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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 4/13/18
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Jeff Sullivan
10:18
Maybe once, but he has that blend of swings and misses, and patience. So he already gets into deep counts, which makes the prospect of striking out ever present
A big dumb idiot
10:19
If Freddie Freeman is Joey Votto can I be Freddie Freeman?
Jeff Sullivan
10:19
I'm afraid that Ryan Flaherty is Freddie Freeman
you can be Ryan Flaherty
Bored Employee
10:20
Have you heard anything about the Brandon Drury situation?
Jeff Sullivan
10:20
Not a word. These things always make me a little uneasy
Sean
10:20
With FB velocity consistently rising at what point does player safety have to be re-addressed?
Jeff Sullivan
10:20
I think it's constantly under consideration
10:21
You see more players now wearing more protective helmets
Jon
10:22
If you got in a fight, are you more of a Joe Kelly or Luis Perdomo
Jeff Sullivan
10:23
Definitely Perdomo. I'd throw my glove. Improvise with what you've got. Maybe the glove would scrape the dude on the cheek
10:24
Big fan of Perdomo's backpedaling maneuver. Athlete!
Southern Bleacher Bum
10:24
Chances Schwarber becomes the most valuable stick in the Cubs lineup this year?
Jeff Sullivan
10:24
The Cubs lineup that already includes Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo?
That Cubs lineup?
10:25
5%
CubFan
10:25
Think Colome gets dealt mid season? If so, think Alvarado gets a shot to close? He's got the best stuff in the pen. Or do they hand the keys over to Romo?
Jeff Sullivan
10:25
Right now, Colome sucks
This is one of the reasons he didn't get traded
10:26
No one wanted to pay a high price for a guy whose strikeout rate collapsed
10:27
In his brief 2018 sample, he's been very bad. He might lose his job before he ever changes teams
Slurve
10:27
Which player's SSS Slow Start do you think continue throughout the year?  Why?
Jeff Sullivan
10:27
I'm not worried about any hitters yet, but Chris Tillman is toast
10:28
Bryan Mitchell, as a starter, is toast
I've lost most of my Giolito enthusiasm
And that Felix Hernandez start the other week was dreadful
If you want to know what I think about pitchers, look at the guys with bad K/BB ratios
Tim
10:29
Am I an idiot for ever thinking LoMo was actually a good baseball player at some point?
Jeff Sullivan
10:29
Checking in on the 2017 breakouts: Alonso has been bad. Morrison has been bad. Smoak has been fantastic! That's 1 out of 3
10:30
Morrison will get going at some point, but this is ugly. You can see why the market didn't bend over backwards for these guys
Poised
10:30
Is Adam Ottavino fixed?
Jeff Sullivan
10:30
I'll say yes
10:31
I was looking at him closely the other day. Couldn't spot much of anything mechanically, but there's just no way to ignore 1 walk and 16 strikeouts
This is one of those small samples that's so impressive it carries actual weight
John S
10:32
Bryan Mitchell.  Oof.
Jeff Sullivan
10:32
Clayton Richard is the best starting pitcher on that team
Thank god for Joey Lucchesi
whoever that is
Nick
10:33
What's more believable to you, that since the start of the season the Mets have added 22.2% to their playoff odds (now at 67%) or that the Angels have added 24% (to 51%) to theirs?
Jeff Sullivan
10:34
I'd say the Angels because of Ohtani, but then, Ohtani was already projected to be pretty good. And the team has lost JC Ramirez, and possibly Matt Shoemaker already
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