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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 2/9/18
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Jeff Sullivan
10:34
I'd never want to be stuck with Scott Boras in a cabin for a week, but I'm glad that players have him at their disposal
2-D
10:35
How much different would this offseason be without the luxury tax?
Jeff Sullivan
10:35
Fairly different
Joe
10:35
Let's say the Orioles somehow signed Lynn, Vargas, and Cashner. Would that be enough to put them in the middle of the WC discussion?
Jeff Sullivan
10:35
No
10:36
I think they'd still be the worst team in the division
JoshSox
10:37
How much can maturing by 1 year help the Red Sox and can they beat the Yankees?
Jeff Sullivan
10:37
By "maturing" do you mean getting older?
I think in some circles the Red Sox are being underrated because they haven't done a whole lot so far. But the team they already have is terrific, provided David Price keeps his elbow together
He Hate Me
10:39
Even when it was the shining example of how strong a union could be, the MLBPA has always screwed over younger players in favor of old vets on the back nine of their careers. Everyone talks about how dismal the minor leaguer's plight is. Wouldn't it make sense for minor league players to form their own union? They may be even less replaceable than big league players, in the event of a strike.
Jeff Sullivan
NerdyMcGerdy
10:40
Is spending really gonna be that much greater next year? Maybe for the Machados and Harpers of the world. It seems like teams value age and length of contract a lot more now.
Jeff Sullivan
10:41
Teams are more wary than ever of guaranteeing money to players in their 30s, because aging curves aren't what they were 10 or 15 years ago. But spending next year is still going to be nuts, compared to this year, just because of the players out there, and because of the reset luxury-tax penalties
Birddog
10:42
Do you think that the current market is in fact as Heyman alluded to, an attempt to persuade players to be more open to extensions over testing free agency?
Jeff Sullivan
10:42
I feel like that would be a form of collusion
I don't think this market exists because all of the teams are trying to send players one specific message
10:43
Now, players might *interpret* this market in a certain way, but I think that would be a consequence, not the core intention
Jerry
10:43
Scenario that keeps playing in my head: A pitcher decides to intentionally walk Barry Bonds. After the first 2 pitches, Bonds throws his bat out for a swing strike for 2 pitches. The count is now 2-2, tempting the pitcher to actually throw to him. Even if he still decides to walk him, you forced him to throw 2 more pitches. I'm sad that Barry never did this
Jeff Sullivan
10:43
It's like I always say, Barry Bonds was a coward
gump
10:43
Does BorasCorp headhunt FG like the teams do?
Jeff Sullivan
10:44
Agencies don't seem to poach public analysts. They probably should
Now more than ever, agencies are operating with substandard information
Tanner
10:44
Yu Darvish ends up with ___ because ___
Jeff Sullivan
10:44
Los Angeles, he likes them
El Jefe
10:44
Fan of Giolito?
Jeff Sullivan
10:44
Not really
10:45
I like that he started to throw more strikes last year but I don't like that his stuff has continued to erode
Calarx
10:45
Erasmo Ramirez start the year in the M's rotation?
Jeff Sullivan
10:45
yep
JoshSox
10:45
What will be the biggest surprise of this year? Giants make the playoffs?
Jeff Sullivan
10:45
I don't think that would be too big a surprise
10:46
I'm starting to bandwagon the A's and Phillies as potential wild-card teams. *Those* would be a surprise
(I like the Phillies more)
Mat
10:47
If the Rays trade Jake Odorizzi, would a similar return to the one they got for Drew Smyly make sense? And if that trade was done with the Twins, who could be the trio?
Jeff Sullivan
10:48
Smyly looked better at the time than Odorizzi looks now. Odorizzi just had the worst season of his career, with an FIP- of 127
I think it's a near-certainty that Odorizzi gets moved, but I think the Rays will get something lower this time
Brandon
10:50
Excluding Luis Castillo, which Reds young SP do you think could breakout?
Jeff Sullivan
10:50
Mahle?
Tyler
10:50
What's your opinion on the Designated Hitter?
Jeff Sullivan
10:50
Pro. The designated hitter gave me Edgar Martinez
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