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Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat - 8/1/19
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AvatarJay Jaffe
1:27
Because it was about damn time the Braves spent the money they've screwed Acuña and Albies out of?
Fjtorres
1:27
How close to returning are the Yankee wounded? Might Cashman's inaction be due to the woes at Boston and Tampa? The Rays injuries and Boston erratic pitching woes didn't exactly scream "my kingdom for a horse". Tampa's moved seemed to be as much as for roster space as for reinforcements. We fans love action but GMs have to balance a lot of needs...
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:28
Even if the Rays and Red Sox are fading, the Yankees still have to get past the Astros and the NL champions in October, if they're lucky to make it that far. I don't think they have it in them unless several things go right at the same time.
Scoops McClatchy
1:28
Does Nick Senzel move to 2B next season now that Scooter is gone?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:29
I was just wondering about that on that radio spot. My guess is yes, unless he's gung ho to keep going in CF. The metrics aren't great.
Kosch
1:29
Astros / Dodgers rematch is a foregone conclusion at this point, right?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:29
Ancient proverb: never assume you know the final outcome of the World Series on August 1.
Alec
1:30
I get the Giants not trading Bumgarner, but they really should have traded Will Smith. Best chip they had, from an already strong bullpen, on an expiring contract. Would you agree?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:32
Yeah, but but once they've decided to keep Bumgarner and upgrade elsewhere with an eye towards contending, I get not burning down the bullpen entirely
Curious
1:32
Hey Jaffe, which player has had the best peak, but is not in the Hall of Fame?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:33
Barry Lamar Bonds
Doug
1:35
Why was Stroman to Mets greeted with eye rolls yet Bauer to Reds was applauded? You can’t say the Reds are really any closer to competing next year than the Mets are. Sure, the Reds got a better pitcher (despite less of a track record) but they gave up their top prospect with huge potential ckmalred to
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:37
as said above, I think opinions on the Stroman move (including mine) have changed in the past 72 hours. It also seems clear that Trammell's stock was down. But a lot of it comes down to the mets org's dysfunction; they're not a team that gets the benefit of the doubt these days, and for good reason.
mikesixel
1:38
Did this deadline show that maybe waiting for trades to fix your team isn't a great plan? There weren't many starters it there, and Keuchel could be had for money. Should teams be more active in free agency, if they won't trade prospects, or if great players just aren't available?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:40
I'd have to think about this longer, but off the cuff, I do think we're seeing some fallout from the frigid free agent market. Boston, NYY, LA and STL could have all made free agent moves that might have wound up being more reasonable than what they felt they were being pushed towards in trade
OK folks, I've got more to write. Thanks for stopping by today, and remember: hug a prospect, but don't hug him too tightly.
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