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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 2/15/19
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Tyler
10:01
Now that Realmuto has been traded, who is the next big chip to be traded by any team?
Jeff Sullivan
10:03
It was last year around this time we saw the Odorizzi and Cron trades
And, of course, the subsequent Souza trade
10:04
But typically this is not an active trading season. I mean, there are trades, but they involve guys way down on the 40-man hierarchy. Not blue-chippers
I guess the right answer would be Edwin Encarnacion, if someone has a 1B/DH get hurt?
Your Friend
10:04
Better season, Puig or Votto?
Jeff Sullivan
10:04
Votto
Jim Leyland Palmer
10:06
If you had the misfortune of being a Tigers fan in 2019, what things/players would you be watching for this year?
Jeff Sullivan
10:06
Oof
I'll always like Daniel Norris
Boyd is a popular breakout pick
Interested to see most of a full season from Christin Stewart
10:07
And of course, baseball is better when Miguel Cabrera is hitting
Ichiro for CEO
10:07
What do you see the Dodgers doing with Alex Verdugo?
Jeff Sullivan
10:07
I'm not sure when, but I think he'll eventually be traded
scooter262
10:08
How do you think the MLBPA addresses the fact owners are not incentivized to win, given the decoupling of revenue and wins.
Jeff Sullivan
10:08
The idea of draft incentives and penalties is a productive one, even if writing the actual rules would be complicated. You don't want to completely screw over a team that just gets unlucky, but there's something to this
C'mon Sign Already
10:09
Jeff, in your estimation what is the delta between a Harper season in San Francisco and a Harper season in Philadelphia?
Jeff Sullivan
10:09
Making the playoffs
UnwrittenFool
10:11
What would you say is the sabermetric equivalent of winning the triple crown in today's game?
Jeff Sullivan
10:11
uhhhh
wRC+, RE24, and WAR?
You can see why it hasn't caught on
Erik
10:12
Luis Severino entered the league quite young and still won't become a free agent until the winter before his age-30 season. I haven't heard much talk about the union pushing for fewer years of team control, but that seems like it should be a huge priority. Is it viewed as something they'll never be able to get, or are they correctly prioritizing other issues?
Jeff Sullivan
10:12
At a minimum, the union needs to push for higher minimums and arbitration reform
10:14
But down the road, it's not hard to see the union pushing for a cap on club control. Whether that's fewer years or just an age cutoff for FA eligibility, I don't know. Would be a radical step, and maybe too radical for the next CBA, but I've already heard this suggested a few times this winter by team-side people
passive voice
10:15
Fans of which team(s) should be most frustrated with their offseason? I feel like 5 teams in the AL alone have an argument.
Jeff Sullivan
10:16
Going off the top of my head...Pirates? Twins? Indians? Braves? Rockies?
Zihuatanejo
10:17
Your Effectively Wild chat about the future of baseball seemed to take a grim turn.  Everything ok Jeff?
Jeff Sullivan
10:17
With me? Yes! With the world? No!
Thankfully, I'll likely be dead by the worst of it
Charlie
10:18
You don't seem like much of a movie guy. So, what's your favorite movie?
Jeff Sullivan
10:18
Given the former, I can't imagine why anyone would be interested in the latter
"You don't seem literate. What's your favorite word?"
10:20
(I don't know if it counts as favorite, but 180 Degrees South was at least the most meaningful to me when I watched it a few times)
Josh
10:22
How does ZIPS project playing time?   I'm trying to figure out the Reds OF.  Ervin 402 AB, Kemp 475 seem high to me, while Puig 435, Senzel 333, Winker 377 seem low.  As a Reds fan, I think Winker,  Senzel, Puig is our best OF.
Jeff Sullivan
10:22
Don't take those playing time projections too seriously. What you'll want is when ZiPS is folded in and combined with our own depth charts
Tyler
10:22
Would the Dodgers be smart to sign Buehler to a similar deal that Nola/Severino just got? Too early?
Jeff Sullivan
10:23
They'd be smart to try, but something tells me a guy like Buehler might be more likely to bet on his own future success
Ginny
10:23
You've mentioned you like JBJ as a fit for Cincinnati; can you approximate what the Reds would have to give up to get him?
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