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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 3/23/18
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Jeremy
11:00
I appreciate the attempt at positivity in the White Sox in the CF rankings. That could have been so much rougher than it was. Here's hoping I can say the same about the entire 2018 season.
Jeff Sullivan
11:00
All it takes is one breakout. One young player who scratches at his ceiling, and then the enthusiasm will skyrocket
Lunar verLander
11:00
Have you ever said something (in an article or a podcast or chat) that you pretty much immediately regretted saying?
Jeff Sullivan
11:01
good lord yes
More commonly in podcast format, because of the immediacy
11:02
I've said things that were supposed to be off the record, because my mouth has moved faster than my brain. It's embarrassing
Bort
11:02
Thoughts on Vogelbach joining the flyball revolution?
Jeff Sullivan
11:03
He's always hit in the minors. The talent is obviously there. Glad to see him so successful
Still a very low-ceiling player because he can't do anything else
Prospect?
11:03
Who is your most undervalued/overlooked prospect of 2018?
Jeff Sullivan
11:03
I don't even have one right now. The answer would be whichever shortstop or center fielder hits enough, and plays elite-level defense
Look for the next Kiermaiers or Inciartes. They're hidden, because minor-league defensive numbers aren't very good
Moltar
11:04
Over/Under the all star break for Adrian Gonzalez's DFA?
Jeff Sullivan
11:04
Under
John
11:05
Is there anything stopping the Dodgers from signing Holland to a $60MM 15 year contract to stay under the luxury tax threshold, with the plan to release him in 3-5 years?  Not deferred money but a 15 year contract term
Jeff Sullivan
11:05
The Dodgers presumably wouldn't think Holland is worth the trouble
or the free-agent compensation
Young Willie
11:05
That Willie Calhoun kid can hit and the rangers OF isn’t the best so what is he doing in the minors?
Jeff Sullivan
11:05
Seems like he very genuinely cannot play good defense, and the Rangers already have a DH
Bucn Bob
11:06
Let's say G. Polanco and J. Bell both take the dreamed-about steps forward this year and become a potent 1-2 punch in the middle of the lineup. Everyone else on the Pirates plays more or less to projections. Is it enough for them to be competitive with STL and CHC for division?
Jeff Sullivan
11:06
That's not enough, but I'm also kind of hopeful on Glasnow, who could become a star
John S
11:06
are the conditions of the PCL so poor that teams should almost universally not send their legitimate prospects to their AAA affiliates?
Jeff Sullivan
11:06
That's extreme
Jose Peraza
11:07
Can I really just not hit? Are there better days ahead?
Jeff Sullivan
11:07
Very much not a good hitter
Not 62 wRC+ bad, but, bad
Monroe
11:07
Will the Mariners ever actually rebuild? They have so many large contracts on the books, yet absolutely nothing in the minors. How is this run of mediocrity going to play out?
Jeff Sullivan
11:08
They'll fall off a cliff soon, whether it be this year, next year, or the year after that. Some kind of rebuild is inevitable, and it is going to be long
Bean Smuggler
11:08
Compare Brandon Webb to a volcano please
Jeff Sullivan
11:09
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. We'll do it again next week at the same time, and until then, be well and have great days
My last chat without regular-season baseball!
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