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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 2/15/19
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Jeff Sullivan
10:48
Pivetta already basically broke out, and he was just hurt by the lousy defense
10:49
Velasquez, also, is better than his most recent ERA
And let's not sleep on Eflin's 92 FIP-
The Eflin story is great. Dude literally doubled his K%!
remy
10:50
Severino and his agent acknowledged the possibility of a strike in 2021 with the expiration of the CBA. Any thoughts on what might happen then and if anything could happen between now and then?
Jeff Sullivan
10:51
I am still lower on the chances of a work stoppage than a lot of other people seem to be. In a way I think it actually helps to be having these discussions so many years out; both sides have time to gain some perspective and realize how much would be lost in the event there were no baseball
Christian
10:51
Does knowing you potentially have Severino signed make it more likely to sign Machado if you’re Cashman/Steinbrenner?
Jeff Sullivan
10:51
Not really
J
10:53
Looking at the Giants ZIPS projections I was surprised at how well it thought Evan Longoria was going to do. Given the Giants need for OF’s and the Padres at 3B do you think a Longoria for Wil Myers swap makes sense? If not would a Myers for one of Samardzija/Cueto/Melancon make more sense?
Jeff Sullivan
10:53
The Giants would need to be eating a lot of money, because while Myers isn't a superstar, he is just 28, and those players going the other way are old, broken, or both
Chucky
10:54
Looking to shorten games? Looking for a universal DH? Seems contrary to one another. DH= more offense= more runs scored= longer games!
Jeff Sullivan
10:55
I think this has been said enough times already, but baseball is less interested in the time of game, and more interested in the pace of game. 3+ hour games are okay, just so long as they're not constantly interrupted by pauses
Rick
10:56
Catchers are a wasteland, where there seem to be four or five who can hit, and then everyone else.  Do you see any catcher taking the step up to being a decent hitter?
Jeff Sullivan
10:56
Gary Sanchez is going to bounce back, if that counts
10:57
I'm interested in Elias Diaz
And maybe this is my opportunity to shoehorn in a Willians Astudillo reference
Mr. I have a question
10:58
Am I a terrible person for hoping the Yankees help Paxton "tap into something extra" just like they did with Sonny Gray?
Jeff Sullivan
10:58
No, you're a terrible person if you wish actual harm on other people
Steve O
10:59
Can't blame Severino though he's made less than 2M in his career including his bonus when he was signed as an IFA.
Jeff Sullivan
10:59
Was also guaranteed to make at least $4.4 million in arbitration
I get it, but the guy wasn't going to be broke
11:00
All right, I need to get rolling
So thank you everybody for hanging out, and I'm sorry for what I didn't or couldn't address. Until the next time we all get to chat, be well and have great days
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