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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 2/2/18
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Corey
10:18
How much did The Athletic offer you?
Jeff Sullivan
10:19
Have had zero contact, and am interested in continuing that relationship
Brett W
10:19
Is Boras one of the key factors for the slow off-season? Seems like he does this every year, but also seems like his top guys are actually slowing things down this year.
Jeff Sullivan
10:19
He's a part of it, sure. It's also hard to blame him; he's proven his ability to eventually get owners to cave
stever20
10:19
Pitchers and catchers start reporting in only 10 days.  How glorious is that?
Jeff Sullivan
10:20
Less glorious when there's talk of a potential league-wide holdout
Andy
10:20
Courage or Cowardice?  Appel walking away from the game.
Jeff Sullivan
10:21
I hope I never associate with the sort of person who would call Mark Appel a coward for stepping away from baseball
Erik
10:22
Where would you puts the odds of a strike/lockout happening within the next five years?
Jeff Sullivan
10:22
1-2%
A Random Dude
10:23
Expecting Hill to pitch less innings (~120-135IP?), what do you think the quality of those innings will be?
Jeff Sullivan
10:23
I imagine he'll throw about 130 regular-season innings, and most of those innings will be scoreless
Kristen
10:24
NYY needs a 2B/3B'man, PHI/CHIC/MIL etc., need TORP's, WAS needs a C.  With Profar, Beltre, Hamels and Chirinos, isn't the timing right for TEX to take advantage of the demand and deal these guys to help restock a barren upper farm system?
Jeff Sullivan
10:25
Profar has no value to anyone right now, the Beltre market is complicated by Machado and Donaldson, Hamels is coming off a pretty bad season, and Chirinos is mostly a part-time player who's now in his mid-30s. I think the Rangers could be interesting in July, but not right now
Desperate, confused Marlins fan
10:25
What will Realmuto get us from the Nationals? Robles and Soto seem to be untouchable.
Jeff Sullivan
10:26
If pressed, Soto should be a possibility
Depends how much you can convince the Nationals that their window is *right now*
Slurve
10:26
What percentage of the lull in free agent signings is on the players? Clubs?  is it 50/50?   and is there a player signing or contract that will break the ice?
Jeff Sullivan
10:26
Hosmer needs to make a decision, and Darvish needs to decide how much longer he'll hold out for the Dodgers
billsaints
10:28
How do you think Trey Mancini will do next season? He quietly had a very solid year, making adjustments while  playing out of position. Continued improvement?
Jeff Sullivan
10:29
His skill, of course, is that he makes solid contact, and that won't go away. But he's not much of a runner, which means he's not much of a defender, and he's aggressive while making below-average contact frequency. It's hard for me to see Mancini reaching another level unless he really reins in his swing tendencies
wily mo
10:29
i'm with you on wilmer font being good, jeff. stay strong and we'll crush the doubters together. (we = you, me and wilmer)
Jeff Sullivan
10:29
I do get it; Font's record is weird and his age is off-putting when talking about a guy with next to zero service. But I think I might have to quickly write something up about Font post-chat. Gotta defend my opinion!
10:30
Preview: would you rather have Wilmer Font or Tyler Chatwood? I...I'm not convinced Chatwood is the obviously correct answer
Nate
10:30
Who are some of your breakout pitching candidates this year? Guys who caught your eye at the end of last year or sparked your interest this offseason.
Jeff Sullivan
10:30
Wilmer Font!!
10:31
I think Glasnow is surprisingly close to being amazing
Interested in Chris Stratton, not as an ace, but as a No. 3 who no one talks about
The Rays have like a dozen capable big-league starters
10:32
Excited to see the return of Nick Tropeano
Fairly high on Bryan Mitchell
Uhhh Nick Pivetta is interesting?
10:33
And Jakob Junis is good
Brett W
10:34
Personal opinion - the White Sox, Tigers, and Marlins are more primed to buy Kemp and a prospect than the Phillies. The Phil's are preparing to be competitive again now. They have the payroll but they won't be as prioritized as those 3 teams.
Jeff Sullivan
10:34
I think they all make sense, and I think you might be underestimating how much financial flexibility the Phillies possess. Almost impossible for them to max out over the next two seasons
A few years ago, the Phillies ranked third in baseball in payroll. Right now they're 29th. Kemp would hardly make a dent
Spanky
10:35
Apple Pie or Cherry Pie? (very important)
Jeff Sullivan
10:35
I usually don't really like pie
I don't care that much for sweets
I do care much for fried chicken
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