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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 10/19/18
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Jeff Sullivan
10:43
Same with the Braves
Ozzie Ozzie Albies Free
10:43
This never happens, but we have to give Joe West props for making the right call as well as having an excellent day behind the plate.  He’s an ass, but he’s a good ass. (Wait...that doesn’t sound right)
Jeff Sullivan
10:44
Joe West has been more good than bad
It's perfectly fair to observe that players don't care for him much, but that doesn't mean that every single thing he's involved in is an umpshow
10:45
People love to rip on Joe West and people love to rip on Angel Hernandez, and West and Hernandez *do* have histories of getting in the way of good baseball, but that doesn't mean that West and Hernandez are constantly screwing up
10:46
Like, the other day, when Hernandez had three plays at first overturned by replay? That's a horrible look, and, indeed, one of those plays seemed like a bad call on its face. But the other two were impossible! They were just bad luck. They're why replay exists
Yankees fans
10:46
"Worst" 100 win season ever, at least from the fans' perspective? Not that Yankees fans inspire pity!
Jeff Sullivan
10:46
In 1993, the Giants finished 103-59, and they didn't make the playoffs, because that was before the wild-card era
10:47
The Giants fell out of a first-place tie on the last day of the season
As late as August 11, they had a nine-game division lead
That was a bad one
10:48
But at least they didn't lose in October to the Red Sox
Anthony
10:48
Grandal or Barnes?
Jeff Sullivan
10:48
Grandal from the outside perspective, without any inside information. Dave Roberts knows more than I do
ADDISON & CLARK
10:48
Do you see The Astros resigning either Charlie Morton Or Dallas?
Jeff Sullivan
10:49
I think Morton is more likely, since he could be happy to settle for a one-year contract
He seems to be very happy there
Brian
10:49
Why do baseball uniforms still require belts?
Jeff Sullivan
10:49
It makes them into more dignified pajamas
Jay
10:50
The year is 2030. Postseason games now average 6 hours. An inning. Joe Buck is the first commentator to have a statcast implant in his head for realtime commentary. Roboumps last missed a call 4 years ago. John Smoltz is still angery
Jeff Sullivan
10:51
The year is 2030. Postseason games now average 3 hours. Tempo has been improved by electronic pitcher/catcher communication and automated strike zones. The seas have swallowed Florida
Trent
10:52
If the Diamondbacks rebuild, do you think the Rockies are more likely to try to compete in 2019?  The Rockies seem to be in a position similar to Arizona, since they too have one more year of their superstar and enough talent to potentially compete, but also obvious roster holes and large contracts that could hamper their off-season plans.  Arizona taking themselves out of contention, though, would seem to help open up the NL Wild Card race for Colorado.
Jeff Sullivan
10:53
I don't think the Rockies are going to take a deliberate step back. I don't think they would no matter what the Diamondbacks do. If they're smart, they have a sense that the Padres are coming, and they're coming soon. Still lots of talent under club control in Colorado. They can't give up on a competitive season before it starts
Brian CashGod
10:53
A lot of baseball writers are OK with Price finally winning a playoff game because now they get to indulge on histrionics on Manny Machado playing too hard, yet also not hard enough
Jeff Sullivan
10:53
I mean, it's not like Manny Machado *didn't* pull an asshole maneuver
10:54
It's not the biggest deal in the world, but Machado did it, and he did it alone. Just like his slide where he grabbed Orlando Arcia. These aren't happening by accident
Bill
10:54
The "Post Counts" on the Fangraphs blog roll indicate that Carson Cistulli is within 100 of all-time leader Dave Cameron. Will there be a ceremony of some kind when and if Cistulli breaks the record?
Jeff Sullivan
10:54
No
matt
10:55
hey jeff, you follow hockey right? are you up to date on hockey analytics or have you ever played around with them? in some cases they are very similar to baseball and i was just wondering if you have ever explored working with them
Jeff Sullivan
10:55
I haven't. I think I've said this before, but I'm kind of intentionally stupid about hockey, because I don't want to overthink it the way I do baseball. Hockey is my emotional outlet. I don't want it to become another statistical thought exercise
10:56
I have to say, sometimes it's fun to be ignorant
You can talk yourself into believing almost anything
I fully understand that, on the larger scale, this is the very problem with society
Xam
10:56
The Rockies need bats. The Padres could use a top starter. Would a trade of Jon Gray for one of the Pads outfielders (maybe even Wil Myers) make sense?
Jeff Sullivan
10:57
Don't think the Rockies would be interested in moving Gray at all
Preston
10:57
If Harper lands with Chicago, do the Cubs trade one of their outfielders?  And would NL teams be interested in Schwarber?  His defensive metrics are solid, after all, despite popular sentiment that he should be a DH.
Jeff Sullivan
10:58
Schwarber still isn't a guy with very good range. He finished at -9 Statcast outs above average. His defensive numbers were kept up because of his arm, and his arm *is* good, but it's not always going to be that valuable. He's still mostly an AL player
Langston
10:58
Where will JT Realmuto be playing this year?
Jeff Sullivan
10:59
Tampa Bay has to be the current dark horse
Astros and Dodgers would also make sense
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