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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 1/19/18
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Zac
9:31
Where do you rate on the scouting scale as an emergency wedding driver?
Jeff Sullivan
9:32
Possibility for snow on this drive, so, 30
gump
9:32
Are Patagonia trips less expensive than I'd think, are you way more frugal than we know, or does FG absolutely print money? Also, congrats!
Jeff Sullivan
9:32
Every year I make 1.5 million dollars
9:33
So actually, I don't know what you think, but it's not horribly expensive, and though the travel times suck, it's pretty affordable once you're down there to do a lot of cool stuff. That is, if you're a hiker/camper/climber/whatever
Grover
9:33
If you had to bet on where Kershaw would be playing in 2019, would you take the Dodgers or the field?
Jeff Sullivan
9:33
Dodgers
Bobopedia
9:34
Given age, performance, arbitration status, etc., is there a case to be made that Roberto Osuna is the most valuable reliever in baseball?
Jeff Sullivan
9:35
There's a case, sure. But I don't think age makes the same difference for pitchers as it does for position players, and would you rather have three years of Osuna or, like, five years of Chad Green?
Snid
9:36
How much do you put in to players who alter their swings for more flyballs? Passing whim? Effective?
Jeff Sullivan
9:36
Depends entirely on the player. For some guys it obviously works. For someone like Gregory Polanco, it can mess a guy up. I don't think it's a fix for every struggling hitter in the minors, but for a number of guys it's something they've never thought about doing before, and the game clearly encourages it
Drew
9:37
Will the MLBPA ever get its head out it's collective ass?
Jeff Sullivan
9:37
Yes
Eso Sannis
9:37
What TV show really needs to get a reunion season?
Jeff Sullivan
9:37
Not a single one of them. Dead things should stay dead
Mike Scioscia
9:38
Hi Jeff, do I need to worry about my job? I'm pretty sure I can get the Angels into a wild card. I could use Yu Darvish but I don't think Arte will let me have him.
Jeff Sullivan
9:38
Last year of the big contract. On the one hand, it's probably about time for Eppler to find his own guy, but on the other hand, Scioscia might be the last of the old-school managers, with legitimate front-office pull. Hard to imagine the Angels without him
Henryv
9:38
If offered a job with the Yankees writing esoteric and snarky internal memos, what would be your fiscal demands?
Jeff Sullivan
9:39
Do I have to move?
If I have to move, $250,000
If I don't have to move, $150,000
John M.
9:40
Are the Cardinals seriously going to go into April with Gregorson as the closer? I can't believe they would do this and lower the payroll after stating a need for a closer and saying they can push the payroll up.
Jeff Sullivan
9:40
Decent chance they begin with Gregerson as the closer but far, far lower chance that's how they finish
Bork
9:41
Is this emergency ride to a wedding, your wedding? Are you chatting on your wedding day?
Jeff Sullivan
9:41
I wouldn't do that, but I'll note that Ben Lindbergh podcasted on his wedding day
nick in cleveland
9:42
Hi Jeff, welcome back!  I'm trying to better understand the value of top prospects.  For example, would a trade between the Indians and Marlins, swapping top catching prospect in baseball Francisco Mejia for Christian Yelich, be about fair for both sides, value-wise?  An overpay by Cleveland?  Underpay?  I'm just not sure.
Jeff Sullivan
9:43
My sense is the Indians would have to include another, say, two decent prospects. Maybe one pretty good prospect and a couple of fliers. Mejia is super promising, but Yelich is enormously valuable right now, and especially to a club like Cleveland
groucho
9:44
What's could the cardinals reasonably do before the season to close the gap with the cubs?
Jeff Sullivan
9:44
Add some form of impact reliever
9:45
Now, I do not believe that impact reliever is Greg Holland
Jamie
9:47
Which of this year's remaining FAs take a pillow contract and which should?
Jeff Sullivan
9:47
I think Jonathan Lucroy might want to give it a year to try to reestablish his bat
...in a non-Colorado environment
Scott
9:48
If you were a GM and had to trust either Carson or Dave to pick a non-Top 100 prospect to become a good major leaguer, who would you pick?
Jeff Sullivan
9:50
Dave. But I'd trust Carson if it was a non-top 500 prospect
Sharp
9:51
For regular posters, do you start to remember their question types and team affiliations after a while?
Jeff Sullivan
9:52
For a few of them, yeah, but I try not to look at the username because I don't want to introduce any biases
Like, I know that some friends of mine come to these chats and I don't want to end up selecting all their questions just because we sometimes have beer together
Mike
9:53
Hunter Pence  and 2 of Giants top 3prospects for Avi Garcia?  Who says no?
Jeff Sullivan
9:53
This would not be a good idea for the Giants
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