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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 11/9/18
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Jeff Sullivan
10:24
Obviously they're in a worse position right now than they thought they'd end up in, and they haven't turned into a dynasty, but most teams in baseball would be envious of the Cubs, despite everything
Bradley
10:24
What kind of starter fits the Padres mold? Jose Urena? Dylan Bundy? Daniel Norris?
Jeff Sullivan
10:24
Bundy and Norris especially, I think
Lawrence
10:25
The Depth Chart WAR totals have the Angels as the 5th best team in the majors.  Do you buy them as a playoff team despite their obvious holes in the rotation and questions marks at, e.g., catcher?
Jeff Sullivan
10:26
No. I think, right now, they have too many holes, and the pitching staff is an enormous vulnerability
10:27
But the Angels of the moment should be somewhere in the vicinity of a .500 team. If they have the flexibility to upgrade, they can move further up
#hugwatch in tokyo
10:28
I want Marlins to trade Realmuto while he is playing as a member of MLB All-Star team in Japan.
Love to see him hugging with teammates and changing uniform during the game.
Do you think Rockies can make that happen without giving up Rodgers?
Jeff Sullivan
10:28
I do think there's a path to the Rockies getting Realmuto without losing Rodgers, but it would involve a subtraction or two from the big-league roster
10:29
That's always a little uncomfortable, because then you're subtracting at the same time you're adding
The Amish
10:29
Padres looking for a cheaper starter with a couple years of team control remaining? James Paxton maybe? What would the Padres offer look like for him?
Jeff Sullivan
10:30
I think Paxton would be a good fit in San Diego, but given that the Padres aren't good quite yet, I imagine the Mariners will land a bigger haul from somebody else. The Padres are less incentivized to pay
10:31
Everyone talking to the Padres should be asking about Chris Paddack
The Mariners would want to ask about Chris Paddack
Brody Man
10:32
Suarez for Syndergaard, who says no?
Jeff Sullivan
10:32
As in Eugenio Suarez?
Reds aren't doing that
James
10:33
Any buzz on a Jose Martinez trade? Would you rather have him or Nelson Cruz at DH the next couple years?
Jeff Sullivan
10:34
I think Cruz in 2019, and then maybe Martinez in 2020. Haven't heard much Martinez buzz yet but him moving would hardly be a surprise. Someone who's also very Rays-y
And Mariners-y, if they have anything to offer
Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes
10:35
Surprised that Zunino was traded so quickly? There are still more teams needing catchers than there are Ramos, Grandal, and Realmuto.
Jeff Sullivan
10:35
The Mariners traded for Ryon Healy in the middle of last November
They made the Segura/Walker/Haniger/Marte trade the previous November
10:36
They made the Brad Miller/etc trade with the Rays early the *previous* November
Dipoto loves to move fast. It's established pattern at this point
Russell - UK Indians Fan
10:37
What are your thoughts on having an automated strike zone?
How big an impact do you think it would be on catchers as framing wouldn't matter anymore?
Jeff Sullivan
10:37
I think an automated strike zone is inevitable, and more good than bad, but a big part of me will still miss having human umpires make the calls. Maybe that's just the writer in me
10:38
But there will be no excuse for baseball not having an auto-zone once the technology exists and is sufficiently improved. It's the 21st century
10:39
Framing will still matter to the extent that catchers will need to receive well to control wild pitches and the running game, etc. It'll make the job a little easier, but I don't think framing is something catchers worry about in the way they worry about game-calling and hitting and so forth
Matt W
10:39
I'm trying not to be defeatist only a few weeks in to his tenure, but after GM Brodie made both his comments about payroll and his comments about Tebow, it's just hard for me to wrap my head around how this all turns out okay.
Jeff Sullivan
10:39
Just remind yourself that he doesn't really know what he's doing yet
10:40
I mean, that's bad!
But he's not even close yet to a fully-formed baseball executive. As he evolves, so will his evaluations and opinions
Casey
10:40
Being the Orioles are in rebuild mode, do they attempt to find trade partners for Trumbo, Cashner, Cobb, etc? If so, what teams would be interested? And what could the O's get in return?
Jeff Sullivan
10:40
Whole bunch of nothing
10:41
Precious little of value left on their roster outside of guys like Bundy and Givens
Plus they need to find someone who can actually make these decisions first
The GM meetings are wrapping up, and the Orioles don't have a GM
IsIt2020Yet?
10:42
If you _do_ think the Pirates are going for it for a few years, do you think Josh Bell and Kevin Newman could net them Goldschmidt's last season?
Jeff Sullivan
10:42
Unlikely
A Hater
10:44
Whose needle in 2019 is moved most by signing Harper or Machado?
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