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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 6/1/18
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Jeff Sullivan
9:29
I cannot overstate how proud I am that we get to employ them both
Grey
9:29
Which underperorming hitter and pitcher will be better ROS?
Jeff Sullivan
9:30
Is it cheating if I say that Kole Calhoun will probably finish with a wRC+ higher than 3?
Fowler and Ozuna will figure it out in St. Louis
9:31
And Luis Castillo will be ok
Tim Tebow's Thunder Thighs
9:31
Not that anybody expected Albies to keep up a 40 homer pace, but has the league found a way to pitch to him?  Is there a hole in his swing/approach?
Jeff Sullivan
9:32
Albies, April: 163 wRC+
Albies, May: 99 wRC+
Albies, April: .349 expected wOBA
Albies, May: .327 expected wOBA
9:33
Even when Albies was chugging along, he was overachieving. Of course, some of that was a product of his aggressiveness -- he stretched a whole bunch of singles into doubles, for example
9:34
But now opposing defenses are more aware of that. And Albies wasn't going to sustain his pace anyway
9:35
I don't see any kind of hole that's opened up. The approach to Albies hasn't changed too much lately. He's still very young and very good. He's just slowed down
Mark
9:36
How long do you need to get a good trip out of Yellowstone and Glacier?
Jeff Sullivan
9:36
Different definitions of "good trip." For me, I'd probably want at least two or three full days in each. But I'd also want to get out into the backcountry
stever20
9:38
Saw someone with a too early All Star ballot.  Dodgers had all of 1 guy represented- Kenley Jensen.  And it feels very realistic.  If I had said that to you 2 months ago, would you have ever believed it?
Jeff Sullivan
9:38
Seager: hurt. Turner: hurt (for a while). Kershaw: hurt
9:39
And despite everything, the Dodgers' BaseRuns record is over .500
Ross Stripling!!
Juan
9:40
Thanks for the chat.  How do you see the closer situation in Pittsburgh working out?  Committee? Crick , etc,
Jeff Sullivan
9:41
I think Vazquez still has some leash left, but if he's more hurt than they're letting on, wouldn't be hard to see Rodriguez getting opportunities
Cust
9:43
What is wrong with the Angels?
Jeff Sullivan
9:43
Not much. Kole Calhoun, Garrett Richards, and Cam Bedrosian, for the moment
9:44
It's a fairly good team that needs something, anything, out of right field. And there are a bunch of open questions regarding the pitching staff, which was inevitable
I like what I've seen from Justin Anderson, but he's not perfect
Ben
9:45
How important is hitting for the cycle important to batters? Like would a batter stay at first when they would have had a double if they already had a home run, triple, and double?
Jeff Sullivan
9:45
No
It might very slightly change the internal calculation of how much of a chance to take re: stretching to second, but it doesn't really matter to anyone
9:46
The cycle is stupid
Hendrik
9:46
What current MLB and NHL players to you are the best embodiments of the joy that playing those sports brings?
Jeff Sullivan
9:46
For MLB, it's Francisco Lindor
9:47
For NHL, I don't know, because I mostly only know the Ottawa Senators, and none of those players are happy
stever20
9:48
Do you feel like the Dodgers rushed Kershaw back too early?
Jeff Sullivan
9:48
This is one of those times where I think it's appropriate to give the club the benefit of the doubt
They were already pitching well without Kershaw, and the injury that knocked him out from his first game back is different from the injury that sidelined him in the first place
9:49
I think it's just one of those things. Backs are annoying
Juan
9:51
Will Pham go back to being Pham or is this slump a concern?
Jeff Sullivan
9:51
Pham, April: 82% contact
Pham, May: 73% contact
9:53
That's not nothing, but I'm not yet too alarmed. The bat speed is still there. I guess there's some chance Pham is having trouble again picking up the baseball, but if you assume he's pretty much conquered his eye troubles, then I think this is just a run-of-the-mill cold streak
Sirras
9:54
Jacob deGrom has 2 seasons of control left after this season. Given the Mets don't seem to have the talent to compete with ATL/PHI/WAS over the next few years, would you consider trading deGrom this offseason or next trading deadline (health permitting, of course)?
Jeff Sullivan
9:54
A much wider gap would have to open between the Mets and those other rival teams. For now, the Mets aren't so far behind, talent-wise, that it makes sense to deal the team's best player away
Borp
9:56
“Pele’s Hair Rains Down on Hawaii Residents”. That sounds so pretty! Until we read that this is volcanic glass. How can something that sounds so innocent and pure be as harmful as asbestos
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