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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 6/1/18
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10:50
How do you forsee Bundy's season playing out? HR problem but filthy slider.
Jeff Sullivan
10:50
Very few pitchers have faced a tougher schedule than Bundy has so far
10:51
Now, that doesn't excuse the miserable start against the Royals, but Bundy has got a tough road of it, given his division and his ballpark
In another setting, it would be easier for him to stand out. As is, he's a mostly solid starting pitcher on a mostly garbage roster
Mr. Nor'easter
10:52
Is it improbable that Max Muncy could be this year’s Chris Taylor?
Jeff Sullivan
10:53
Muncy hit throughout the minors, and he has a fairly discerning eye. Doesn't have Taylor's defensive versatility at premium positions, but it's not hard for me to believe that Muncy is a pretty good hitter now
Muncy, Kemp, and Stripling. What a world
kevinthecomic
10:54
Top 3 non-closer relievers not currently hurt?  Hader, C. Green, Richard Rodriguez?
Jeff Sullivan
10:55
Here's the thing about Rodriguez: 248 relievers have thrown at least ten innings, and his average leverage when entering ranks 20th-lowest
The Pirates haven't trusted him so much in important situations yet. Doesn't mean they won't get there, but it's worth keeping an eye on
10:57
I might have to take Hader, Green, and Ottavino
No, wait, Ottavino is currently hurt
Oh well! Open competition for the third slot there
Hello There
10:58
After a dismal April in AA Fernando Tatis Jr put up arguably the best month of his career in May. Do you think we see him on the Padres at the end of the year?
Jeff Sullivan
10:58
I think more yes than no, although I also think Urias comes up sooner
Alec
10:58
Jose Ramirez: best non-rookie contract in baseball?
Jeff Sullivan
10:58
By a very large margin, I think
Nego
10:59
Clearly the Jays have missed two prime windows to get value for Donaldson. What are they looking at now? Atlanta seems like a fit, do you think AA/Shapiro&Atkins could be trading partners with how he departed?
Jeff Sullivan
10:59
I think front offices are able to overlook those things when focused on baseball trades
Especially since these days so many different people get involved in significant transactions
11:00
Going to be a fascinating deadline, given the potential availabilities of Machado, Donaldson, Beltre, and Moustakas
Anthony
11:00
Speaking of impossibly bad, Kole Calhoun sucks. What happened
Jeff Sullivan
11:01
Also have a note to look at this soon. When something like this goes on for two months, I think you have to consider the chance there's more than just a baseball problem going on
Bo
11:02
Dansby sure has cooled off after a good start... Is he a lost cause at this point?
Jeff Sullivan
11:02
Lost cause is too harsh, but the Braves should probably think about thinking about another long-term shortstop option
DraftDog27
11:04
Thoughts on Maikel Franco missing the plate. Should MLB have intervened (with an on field buzzer system like the NFL under 2 minutes), or is the responsibility solely on the Dodgers at that point?
Jeff Sullivan
11:05
To hear the Phillies tell it, they all immediately realized Franco didn't touch the plate. So the Dodgers should've also noticed, themselves. It's their own fault they didn't
11:08
Now, it's also on the umpire for signaling that Franco was safe. Apparently Grandal asked after the play and the ump thought Franco did make contact
It is, in part, an umpire screw-up. It's also ultimately a Dodgers screw-up, because they had the option to challenge, I believe
11:09
I don't think baseball should intervene in situations like this one. You just expect that the on-field umpires will do a better job of nailing the call
CDMX
11:09
How was Mexico City?
Jeff Sullivan
11:09
Popocatepetl erupted a bit
I know it does that a lot, but I got to see it for myself, and it was amazing
Jay
11:09
It seems like no one wants to win the NL West. Now Kershaw is hurt again. Who eventually pulls this out?
Jeff Sullivan
11:09
Dodgers
Hunky Dory
11:10
Are enough people talking about how amazing Gleyber Torres is, given how many people are talking about how amazing the comparable Albies is?
Jeff Sullivan
11:10
Torres, amazingly, has flown a little under the radar
11:11
Part because his team was already good, part because the lineup was already stacked, part because he was a relatively late promotion
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
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