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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 6/8/18
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Jeff Sullivan
10:25
Ross. They'd be stupid to trade someone like Miguel Andujar
Expos Myself
10:25
Hey Jeff.  When do you think we see Vlad Jr. up with the Jays. Weeks? Months? Please don't say only in September :(
Jeff Sullivan
10:25
Well, the DL stint doesn't help
10:27
They're still going to want him healthy and they're still going to want him to see at least a little of Triple-A. I'd think August at the earliest, after Donaldson is potentially traded
connor
10:29
Jose Osuna continues to hit in AAA.  Josh Bell has been less than reliable.  Why don't the pirates promote Osuna to give Bell a rest?
Jeff Sullivan
10:30
ZiPS and Steamer still both consider Bell the superior hitter
Remember that, just last year, Osuna batted 227 times with the Pirates and posted a 78 wRC+
Which isn't to say that Bell hasn't gotten worse and Osuna hasn't gotten better, but it's not so cut and dry
10:31
They're probably in the early stages of thinking about a swap. So Bell should try to improve quickly if he wants to keep his job
Trixie
10:31
Shouldn't the Padres take a break from their decade-long rebuild and try to compete this year?   San Diego fans deserve a little happiness.
Jeff Sullivan
10:31
Last thing a fifth-place team ought to do is trade valuable future assets to try to make the wild-card game
10:32
I know the NL West looks bizarre this season. I know the Padres are technically in the hunt. But they are not good. This is far more about the Diamondbacks and the Dodgers
Slurve
10:32
Which Mariner from the 116 Win team in 2001 would be the best addition to this team?
Jeff Sullivan
10:32
You mean then or now?
10:33
Then, Ichiro
Now, Ichiro
Troll Captain
10:34
Greetings!  I represent the hundreds nay thousands of trolls who terrorize Dan Szymborski with questions about Nick Markakis.  I will now focus my efforts on you.  Unlike poor, pathetic Dan, you may choose the instrument of your torture.  Name a single player who will be mentioned, asked about, and unduly praised over the next two seasons until you are reduced to gibbering in the fetal position on the floor by your desk.  Might I suggest Eduardo Escobar.
Jeff Sullivan
10:34
Or Eddie Rosario. The choice is yours!
Billy Beane
10:34
Tyler Chatwood, am I right? Like... Wow.
Jeff Sullivan
10:34
Turns out there's more to pitching than spin rate
FS
10:35
What should Nationals do when Eaton is ready to play? Who doesn't get regular playing time? Is it Soto, the best Nats OF right now or is it Taylor their best defensive CF who has done well lately at the plate or is it Harper who has had rough time for about two months now?
Jeff Sullivan
10:36
I think you start with a lot of Eaton/Soto/Harper outfields, that become Soto/Taylor/Harper outfields in the later innings
10:37
And if or when Soto hits the wall, you can send him back to the minors. But for now he's too good to demote
CT
10:38
Chris Davis contract-worst in the game? Worst in history?
Jeff Sullivan
10:39
Even after this year, Davis is due 4/$92 million, while Pujols is due 3/$87 million, and a bunch of Davis' money is deferred
10:41
And remember that Ryan Howard got a $125-million contract for 2012-2016
Over that span, he was worth -1.6 WAR
10:42
This is terrible, but this is not unprecedented
Great contract for Chris Davis!
APODionysus
10:43
Obviously the line was... not good, but did you see anything positive or of note in Beeks debut?
Jeff Sullivan
10:44
Every fastball was up, every changeup was down
Very Red Sox style performance
I think the fastball and changeup profile well together, based on movement, but moving forward, Beeks probably isn't going to want their locations to be so dramatically separated
In other words, bring the fastball back down a little bit
Mike
10:47
It's June 8th and Joc Pederson is rocking a 133 wrc+ and... a 14% walk rate? Is he going to be a star again in a completely different way?
Jeff Sullivan
10:48
Contact rate is the same as last year. Chase rate is the same as last year. Zone rate is actually *higher* than last year
For what it's worth, the query has a typo -- Mike means strikeout rate, not walk rate
10:50
I think there are some encouraging things here, but as recently as one week ago, Pederson's wRC+ was 98, and he had one home run. He still doesn't do anything against lefties. I'm not at all sold he's a complete player
mmddyyyy
10:52
Do most injured players travel with the team?
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