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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 11/16/18
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Jeff Sullivan
10:25
Sure, why not
Ren
10:26
Why hello there Jeff. Which Ozzie Albies is the real Albies? The first half guy with all of that pop or r the second half guy who couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat? Somewhere in the middle maybe?
Jeff Sullivan
10:27
First-half Albies, but with less power
First-half Albies was overachieving, but he's a lot better as a player than how he finished
Ryan
10:27
When will the Angels be good at baseball?
Jeff Sullivan
10:28
I think they can be *pretty* good in 2019. Does pretty good count?
Morbo
10:28
Bartolo Colon is a national treasure!
Jeff Sullivan
10:28
*international
BK
10:28
Blue Jays / Padres WS. Who are you cheering for?
Jeff Sullivan
10:28
Well, I was born in San Diego
So, Blue Jays
Stuafoo
10:29
Sad to hear Carson is leaving. What’s a favorite memory from working with him?
Jeff Sullivan
10:30
Every time he laughed
Jack
10:31
So, uh, any chance the Rays can get Snell to sign one of those long-term, team-friendly extensions they like to sign their young pitchers to, or should I just resign myself to the fact that he’s going to be traded after the 2020 season?
Jeff Sullivan
10:31
Well, he is represented by the same agency that represented Matt Moore
10:32
But on the other hand, literally all of the remaining available evidence
I wouldn't count on Snell, or anyone, to be a long-term Ray, but maybe it's worth holding out hope for a positive ballpark announcement
J
10:35
How much of the Fraley for Plassmeyer portion of the Zunino trade was motivated by Tampa’s impending 40 man crunch?
Jeff Sullivan
10:36
Fraley is still a year away from Rule 5 Draft eligibility. So I would think this was almost a non-factor
10:37
It's true that Plassmeyer has more years to go in which he can be left off the 40-man roster, but so much can change in a year
RodBecksHandlebar
10:37
Harper doesn't have any reason to sign before Machado, right? So this will take quite a long time, eh?
Jeff Sullivan
10:37
I expect it to
I'm thinking mid-January
Dave Dombrowski
10:40
What would you think of me giving up something like Ockimey, Denyi Reyes, and Antoni Flores to the Dodgers for Alex Wood? Feels like a guy that would play in Fenway well, and he may be the odd man out in LA
Jeff Sullivan
10:40
I had to look up every single one of those prospects
10:41
Given that Wood has one year of control left, he doesn't have that much asset value. And he's not the most durable starter around. I can't speak to the Dodgers' taste in the Red Sox' minor leaguers, but there could potentially be something there
GSon
10:42
Alex Anthopolous has a tough decision..if you could counsel him.. do you point him in the direction of JT Realmuto or one of the TOR SP (Paxton/Kluber)?
Jeff Sullivan
10:42
Get a catcher
Rays
10:42
Do we make sense for Goldschmidt or Jose Abreu?
Jeff Sullivan
10:42
I think the Rays would rather spend money on a bat than prospect capital
Hence talk about Cruz or Donaldson
jimmy
10:43
How important is smart decision making in the rebuild process?  i.e. not giving Hosmer that contract
Jeff Sullivan
10:44
The Padres might make the argument that even though Hosmer's contract looks bad, it's not really holding them back that much at the moment
Smart decision-making is vital, but less in terms of free agency, and more in terms of drafting and scouting trade returns
10:45
The Brewers rebuilt without ever bottoming out because they identified players who could help them almost immediately. They've done an enviable job
Rebuilding teams can afford to waste money on bad free agents, more than they can afford to waste opportunities to bring in good prospects
Mandy is 92% Fresh
10:45
What is the best realistic scenario in which the Royals return to contention?
Jeff Sullivan
10:46
Like, this year?
Hoo boy
Let's assume you're not talking about this year
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