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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 12/7/18
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Jeff Sullivan
10:56
Let it not be forgotten that, if Nelson is healthy, the Brewers have an ace!
Brodie's wild ride
10:57
If the Mets do trade for Kluber or Bauer, what do you think a package would look like? What about other teams that have been connected to the starters like the Reds?
Jeff Sullivan
10:58
I could see the Indians being jazzed by the idea of trading for Brandon Nimmo. I like him as more of a long-term outfielder than Schwarber/Happ
Nimmo would help cover much of the loss right away, and he has four years of team control ahead
11:00
If the Reds got involved, I could see something building around like Shed Long and Jose Siri
11:01
That's presumably not enough on its own, but you could build it out
Nicky
11:01
Have MLB players outgrown the baseball field? They are throwing the ball harder than ever, hitting the ball harder than ever, and there's no reason to think their (league average) athleticism will ever decline. We might have to readjust the size of baseball field for those  players. Crazy idea?
Jeff Sullivan
11:02
I think most of the dimensions are fine. If anything is urgent, it's moving back the mound a foot or three
Pitchers aren't going to start throwing slower
AJ Preller
11:03
Now that Syndergaard's off the table, how can I use my outfielders to get Bauer?
Jeff Sullivan
11:03
You ask how excited the Indians would be about Margot
Not the right time to trade Cordero, and I think Reyes is liked in San Diego
Kristen
11:04
How amenable would DET be to throwing in prospects if my Rangers offered to take Zimmerman off their hands?
Jeff Sullivan
11:04
While I'm sure the Tigers would like to be rid of that contract, it's not like they're about to be buyers or anything, and ZImmermann only has two years left. Doubt the Tigers are too motivated to subtract from the farm
Larry the Cable
11:05
Did the NL East just become the most exciting Division to watch, if they weren't already? Every team seems to be trending for an over .500 season rather easily and continuing to make more moves to improve.
Jeff Sullivan
11:05
11:06
Fun division, but the AL East and NL Central should also be great
DBRuns
11:06
Does Bryce Harper get $300+ million? The Corbin deal seemingly takes the Nats out of the sweepstakes. The Yankees already have one $300 million contract on their books. I don't see the Dodgers handing that kind of money to a guy who only exceeded 1.5 bWAR twice in the last five years. I think Harper falls way short of that threshold. Agree?
Jeff Sullivan
11:06
I think he finds it somewhere. Boras has been building for this moment for years
Bearry
11:07
Yandy Diaz, Encarnacion, and Bauer to the Rays makes a ton of sense... Fills two all-star sized holes, has years of control baked in, and offers some real upside in Yandy. Sign me up.
Jeff Sullivan
11:07
Just a question of how willing the Rays are to move prospect capital, as opposed to just signing free agents
11:08
Granted, if the Rays sign any free agents, they'll have to shed from the 40-man roster. Something could stand to be done to consolidate value
All right, I need to get rolling
11:09
So thank you everybody for hanging out, and I'm sorry for what I didn't or couldn't address. We'll do it again next week at the same time, and until then, be well and have great days
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