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Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat - 7/29/22
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Didace
3:33
"WAR padded by BB and OBP." Like that's a bad thing?
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:34
right? I'm still laughing at that one.
Guest
3:34
Do you think Xander Bogaerts is in for a rude awakening when he hits free agency and no team wants to pay him like a premier shortstop? Or do you see a team like the Cubs or Angels offering him a huge deal (around $200-250 mil) anyway?
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:34
more the latter if not necessarily those teams.
Joe
3:34
Am i the only one who think the baseball trade values website is a little off?
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:35
TBH I haven't spent much time on it, but people were talking about it recently because of The Athletic's article on Soto and it's fun to play around with.
Nuke Laloosh
3:35
If anything the injuries have bailed the Red Sox FO out of more deserved criticism...that and one hell of a 5-6 week run.
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:35
that makes some sense
Hole Camels
3:36
Can you explain the Phillies' lack of any kind of reliever pipeline? Seems like most teams are able to pump out serious quantity and at least some quantity, yet every year the Phillies are forced to patch their bullpen with castoffs with disastrous results. Has to be an org issue at this point right?
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:38
It does seem like it. One thing that I see from teams like the Yankees and Dodgers is that every year they seem to find guys who didn't fit with other orgs and use a combination of analytics and coaching to implement tweaks in repertoire and maybe mechanics that turn them into above-average relievers.
Phil
3:38
Would there be much of a return for Eovaldi? I know this ia true for any pitcher, but it seems hard to trust either the health or the not-giving-up-lots-of-home-runs.
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:39
A good way to allow fewer home runs is to not pitch in Fenway Park, or the AL East in general
Guest
3:39
When Greinke makes his induction speech, how likely is it that he'll just say "Thank you" and walk off the stage?
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:40
it's tough to imagine any HOF inductee not thanking family and some coaches in even the briefest of speeches.
Colton
3:40
Do you think the Reds will end up dealing Mahle by the deadline? His buzz has went down a bit, assuming part of that is from coming off and injury.
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:40
Yes, unless his medicals are really bad.
Dr. Mantas Tobogan
3:41
Rank the needs for the Phillies: SP, RP, CF, SS
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:43
They have one of the strongest rotations in the game by our numbers. Sure, they could always use more but I have to think CF and SS are bigger priorities than adding a starter. Maybe RP is between those two if they think Stott is close to turning a corner this year.
3:44
Ok folks, lots of good questions and bad trade proposals still in the queue but I've got to call  it for the day. Thanks for stopping by! We'll be all over the deadline coverage as usual next week. Stay cool
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