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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 4/6/18
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Jeff Sullivan
9:52
At the same time, he's added to the depth on his curveball. Pairs well with the four-seamer. Kind of Porcello-y, with more zip
Will be a matter of command; the stuff is good enough to work
THE Average Sports Fan
9:53
Who would you choose to head the MLBPA?
Jeff Sullivan
9:53
I doubt I even know the name of the person who would be the best possible pick
Bill
9:53
You wrote in the off-season about Matt Albers' signs of break-through last year . . . do you think he has what it takes to close while Knebel is out?
Jeff Sullivan
9:53
I think the Brewers are blessed to have a few options
9:54
Only Hader could be as dominant as Knebel, but it's a deep bullpen, especially if/when Logan ever returns. Albers could do it, but so could a few others
Jim
9:54
Do the Dodgers have the SP depth to rest Hill and company consistently this year?
Jeff Sullivan
9:55
I think they have the least SP depth they've had in a few years, but Font could work, and Buehler is coming. So there's nothing desperate
TKDC
9:55
Is Ohtani the runaway favorite for guy that will have the most Fangraphs articles about him in 2018?
Jeff Sullivan
9:55
Him or Trout
And Ohtani is basically two players in one, so that's cheating!
Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes
9:55
Bullpen day is the new Rays ace. How about Yonny Chirinos?
Jeff Sullivan
9:56
Fringe Five superstar!
Chirinos in Triple-A last season: 22 walks, 120 strikeouts
9:58
In typical Rays fashion, he seems to like to elevate his fastball. In less typical Rays fashion, his fastball isn't really high-spin. Got a good splitter. Nothing positive about the Rays' pitching injuries, except that they'll give opportunities to sleeper pitchers in the system as a consequence
Jason
9:59
Are the issues with Kapler overblown and just old school people not used to new ways?  Probably some of this although if he loses the clubhouse that seems like a real problem.
Jeff Sullivan
9:59
Yeah, clubhouse is the only problem
10:00
Kapler's going to learn as he goes, and based on how spring training went, he's already got a lot of buy-in. The failure to warm up Milner was embarrassing. Most of the rest is justifiable. No one needs to worry about anonymous grumbling from veteran scouts
Kraznys mo Nakloz
10:01
Does Freddie Freeman getting the Superstar treatment from the Phillies and Nats mean he is going to post Votto level OBP numbers and MVP stats?
Jeff Sullivan
10:01
I mean, he was already trying to do that last season before he got injured
Freddie Freeman is amazing
And also, the rest of the Braves lineup is *not* amazing
10:02
So we'll see if Acuna provides a second major threat, when he finally comes around
Mike
10:02
If you had to pick a team to be this years Indians (underperform til the ASB before taking off) who would you take 1 week in?
Jeff Sullivan
10:02
Dodgers
10:03
Oh, are there first-half problems? Well, Turner is back. Buehler is coming. Verdugo is coming.
Will
10:03
Why is Jose Reyes playing as much as he is?  Overall I think Mickey Callaway has been very good.
Jeff Sullivan
10:03
Jose Reyes has eight plate appearances
10:04
And he's actually been a fine player the last couple years
You can understand not pushing Amed Rosario every single day, given how much more development he still requires
Stevil
10:05
When does Seattle recognize that Healy needs more AAA seasoning and gives Vogelbach the job at 1B? When Cruz comes off the DL?
Jeff Sullivan
10:05
Don't bet on it
Derek
10:06
What's the difference between a regular curve and a knuckle curve? Are there other specialty curves?
Jeff Sullivan
The knuckle curve is thrown with a knuckle on the ball
Some say that's how the pitch got its name
10:07
There's also the semi-related spike curve. And more generally, some guys will alternate regular curves and slow curves, that take off about 10-15mph
Billy Beane
10:07
Matt Chapman is currently tied for 1st in MLB position player WAR. What do you think the odds are that he ends the season top 10 there?
Jeff Sullivan
10:07
Not very high, but my odds are higher than most other people would say. I like Chapman a lot
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