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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 12/22/17
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Jeff Sullivan
10:36
The fact that nothing ever happened suggests it was probably more of a due-diligence thing
Craig in CHI
10:38
Gleyber and Ells (plus $40M) for Cole and Meadows.  Which team is out?
Jeff Sullivan
10:38
Pirates
Gleyber for Cole would be a net win, but it's more than canceled out by the pointless Ellsbury/Meadows swap
Your Girlfriend
10:39
What do you want for Christmas?
Jeff Sullivan
10:39
already got it
Dub
10:40
Phillies want Archer, how about Nick Williams, Roman Quinn, Dylan Cozens, Vince Velasquez, Ben Lively, Jake Thompson?
Jeff Sullivan
10:41
Rays would have minimal interest
If you want Chris Archer, you have to give up players who are good
Cards Fan in Austin
10:41
Odds that Mikolas out-performs Ohtani as a pitcher in 2018?
Jeff Sullivan
10:42
Kind of depends on your metric. On a per-inning basis, maybe 20%. On a WAR basis, maybe more like 35%, since Mikolas could just accumulate more starts
Brian CashGod
10:42
What remaining free agent is most likely to be a worse investment than bitcoin?
Jeff Sullivan
10:43
That all depends on when you started investing in bitcoin
I would want little part of Jake Arrieta, personally
Guesto
10:43
Rumors are flying about Gerrit Cole to the Yankees. How does this end?
Jeff Sullivan
10:43
Probably with Gerrit Cole on the Yankees
With no Torres, but with a third player in addition to Frazier and Adams
Sam
10:44
Would acquiring Gerrit Cole make the Yankees the favorites in AL? Or would you still project them behind the Astros?
Jeff Sullivan
10:44
Still like the Astros but it would be so, so close
The Average Sports Fan
10:44
Does Jurrickson Profar ever get a real chance to play?
Jeff Sullivan
10:44
Yes, somewhere else
John S
10:45
Angelos, Wilpon, and the Marlins crew have, rightfully so, been taking flak this offseason.  What other teams can you think of that would benefit from a new ownership group? Seems like there are more committed owners now than 10 years ago - and by committed I mean willing to put up money and get out of the FO's way.
Jeff Sullivan
10:45
I'm torn on the Nationals. They've obviously been willing to invest, but they've made life in the front office almost entirely unpredictable
10:46
I think everyone in Pittsburgh would agree it's time for the Pirates to be sold
Craig in CHI
10:46
Why is nobody signing Adam Lind?  The guy hits RHP.
Jeff Sullivan
10:46
Nobody is signing anyone
I mean, we only just got Alonso, Santana, Adams, etc off the board, and they're better than Lind is
Hunky Dory
10:47
What do you think is the best way to address franchise players?  Trade ‘em away and break the fanbase’s heart (Longo, Stanton), let ‘em walk in FA (Pujols, Harper, Machado), or extend forever (Jeter, Posey)?
Jeff Sullivan
10:48
Obviously it's always a case-by-case basis, since it depends on how the player looks and how the team is situated. But my suspicion is that fans would rather stomach the loss of an icon than watch said icon disintegrate over time into nothing
Like, how many Cardinals fans would be happy to still have Albert Pujols?
Tugs
10:48
When are you gonna be back for Friday chats? Need to add it to my calendar.
Jeff Sullivan
10:48
Middle of January
toki
10:49
Will Kemp end up as a dh or just out of baseball?
Jeff Sullivan
10:49
50/50 at this point
Matt Olson
10:49
Was my performance in 2017 a sign of things to come, or should I lower my expectations going forward?
Jeff Sullivan
10:49
I think Olson is a good hitter, but he just finished with two doubles and 24 home runs. That is laughably stupid
OddBall Herrera
10:50
Twins fan who was excited about the idea of Darvish and looking for a silver lining with the apparent bidding war that's developing (one which MN will almost certainly lose).  Would Cole->NYY + Darvish->Cubs open up the chances the Twins can grab one of the cheaper guys like Cobb or Lynn?  I'd almost be happier with fewer years and dollars to one of those guys.
Jeff Sullivan
10:50
Yes
John Jaso Jingle Heimer Schmidt
10:50
Do the Yankees get a guy like Gerrit Cole without Torres?
Jeff Sullivan
10:50
Torres is too high a price to pay, I feel
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