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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 4/6/18
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Jeff Sullivan
9:29
I'm surprised I'm saying this but I think my answer is no. For me, the Cy Young is just about the pitching itself
Maester Aemon
9:29
So... The Braves' offense?
Jeff Sullivan
9:30
Current Braves with a four-digit OPS: Freddie Freeman! Ryan Flaherty! Preston Tucker!
9:31
I think it's too bad that Tucker is about to lose his job through no fault of his own. But what I really love here are Freeman's 10 walks and 3 strikeouts
He is so, so good
I love how a rebuild built entirely around young pitching has gotten to the point where it's mostly about Freeman, Albies, and Acuna
Rob refsnyder’s falling catch
9:31
Who is your twitter avatar? I always thought it was Ibanez but he’s clearly on the grass when he spiked it.
Jeff Sullivan
9:31
It is indeed Raul Ibanez
Raul Ibanez had multiple lawn darts
Seff Jullivan
9:32
Say Josh Donaldson's arm injury ends up being serious and forces him to DH a large percentage of the season. How will this affect his earning power this offseason?
Jeff Sullivan
9:33
J.D. Martinez just got 5/$110m, with the Red Sox effectively bidding against themselves. And Martinez is hardly going to see the field. Donaldson will be older than Martinez was as an FA, but he's so very good that he'd still get a huge deal
dodger dogg
9:34
what do you make of the dip in velocity for Dodgers pitchers...WS hangover
Jeff Sullivan
9:35
Not worried about Kershaw's velocity. Minimally worried about Wood's velocity. Most worried about Jansen's velocity. I'm at a 7/10 alarm level here
9:36
It did seem like there was a little improvement last time out, so I won't be in a full-on panic unless this keeps up another week or two
YOAT
9:37
It's pretty amazing  that Scott Kazmir has 25 WAR to his name. Will be interested to see if he is done or can squeak out a little more of an MLB career
Jeff Sullivan
9:37
If he were even the slightest bit more durable, he'd probably be with the Padres by now
Bill
9:37
It's Friday and only half the MLB teams are playing . . . how did this happen?
Jeff Sullivan
9:38
Bunch of home openers yesterday, so just like last week, today is to cover for potential rain-outs that didn't happen
Won't see this anymore the rest of the season
Bert
9:39
Is this the year Nomar Mazarra arrives at his expected performance? Is .280/.350/.500 achievable?
Jeff Sullivan
9:39
Minor trivia: last year Mazara topped out at an exit velocity of 113.6. The other day he hit two balls at 114+
9:40
Since this is just his age-23 season, I expect that he will indeed take a step forward
Gavin
9:41
Daniel Norris is the girl that the Tigers continually spurn only to see her take her glasses off and let down her hair and strike out 6 in 3.1 innings
Jeff Sullivan
9:41
At least for me, Norris remains the most interesting thing about the Tigers right now
He's going to end up in Triple-A, but he shouldn't be there for long, I don't think
Maester Aemon
9:44
Is there anything in Preston Tucker's history that makes you think he can be a major league regular with some power?
Jeff Sullivan
9:44
Been an above-average hitter in the minors at every stop, and he's strung together ISOs of .200+
9:45
At the major-league level he's hit a bunch of balls around 110mph, so the bat speed is good, if short of fantastic
I bet he can be a fringe starter. It's too bad about the Acuna thing
For him, I mean. Not for anyone else
Shef
9:45
Who's the fill in closer in Milwaukee?
Jeff Sullivan
9:45
Gotta assume it's Hader
TKDC
9:46
If Ohtani is a much better hitter than pitcher, would the Angels make him a full time DH/closer?
Jeff Sullivan
9:46
I think that would only make things more complicated. How do you start a guy in the lineup and also have him warm up to potentially relieve in 70 games?
Kevin
9:47
I only have enough love for one player do I choose Trout or Ohtani?
Jeff Sullivan
9:47
First you need to perform some stretching exercises for your heart
Your capacity for love is shamefully low
Trout
otis
9:50
Have you seen any of Nick Pivetta’s first two starts? If so, any thoughts?
Jeff Sullivan
9:50
I haven't looked at him in depth yet, but I liked a lot of what I saw in 2017 and I've looked forward to seeing him make 25-30 starts this time. I think he has a plus fastball, and it looks like he's abandoned his changeup this year
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