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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 7/6/18
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Jeff Sullivan
9:52
But here's what our prospect team published earlier:
"Andrew McCutchen comps have been pretty common here because Robles has a similar build and swing, but from a skillset perspective, Robles looks more like Lorenzo Cain. He’s a likely star and arguably the most polished high-end prospect in baseball."
Tim Tebow's Thunder Thighs
9:53
What should the Braves target first - relief help, starter help, or a 3B?  Should they just call up Riley to fill the latter?
Jeff Sullivan
9:53
Not for nothing, but Johan Camargo is looking pretty...good
9:54
Reduces the urgency to make a move for Machado
9:55
Plus Machado might not really want to play third base anyway, and I'm not convinced the Braves want to demote Dansby Swanson
They could probably get a starter and a reliever in one fell swoop. Call the Padres
9:56
Doesn't even have to be Brad Hand. Get Tyson Ross and either Craig Stammen or Kirby Yates
Brian Cashman
9:57
Which pitcher am I trading for to pair with Sevy this deadline
Jeff Sullivan
9:57
JA Happ actually wouldn't surprise me very much
I imagine they'd like to have someone so good against lefties
9:58
Garrett Richards would be a fun attempt
Miguel
9:58
What role do you see Matt Strahm settling into for the Padres going forward?
Jeff Sullivan
9:58
Multi-inning reliever
Outta my way, Gyorkass
9:59
Brewers don't seem to want to pony up what Baltimore wants for Machado. From the Brewers system, what do you think it'd take to get him, ignoring if the Brewers would actually be willing to give that up?
Jeff Sullivan
9:59
Mandatory to start with Burnes
But honestly I think the real stumbling block here is it's entirely unclear how much the Orioles expect. They have the best position-player rental arguably ever available, but rentals don't get all that much, most of the time
10:00
Say the Orioles are sitting there demanding Peralta and Burnes. What are the Brewers supposed to do with that?
THE Average Sports Fan
10:00
Hot take alert.  Bryce Harper is more Norm Cash and less Al Kaline.  Good player 1 all time year.  Not all time player.
Jeff Sullivan
10:01
As interested as I genuinely am in arguments against Harper's greatness, I simply can't overlook the fact that his BABIP is 100 points below his average, and he still has a 120 wRC+
I know exactly how his season looks, but I still can't see the guy and not think he's a perennial All-Star
10:02
I do think Harper's 2015 might've been his Adrian Beltre 2004, but nowadays we all look at Beltre as a Hall-of-Famer
Harper 2017 xwOBA: .390
Harper 2018 xwOBA: .397
All Cats Are Beautiful
10:03
Would Astudillo best be described as squat, sturdy, rotund, or portly?
Jeff Sullivan
10:03
Let's go with squat
Dan
10:03
Tyler chatwood is having a very strange season. I couldn't find a leaderboard for the highest single season BB/9 of all time, but he has to be on pace for a historically bad walk rate, right?
Jeff Sullivan
10:04
Let's set a minimum at a convenient 70 innings
Chatwood has a walk rate of 19.4%. That would rank 10th-highest all time (out of 16,809 player-seasons)
10:05
By all time, I mean over the previous century
If you isolate only *starters* with at least 70 innings, then Chatwood ranks 8th-highest
10:06
In 1949, Dick Weik walked 23.0% of his opponents
Blake the Rake
10:06
Is Swihart worth anything to anyone at this point?
Jeff Sullivan
10:06
Not really
Outta my way, Gyorkass
10:07
Realmuto return - similar to what Lucroy got a few years ago, possibly with an extra 45-50 FV prospect in there to compensate for the extra year of team control?
Jeff Sullivan
10:07
Lucroy was traded with a year and a half left, and he was in his age-30 season
Realmuto has two and a half years left, and he's in his age-27 season
10:08
Blockbuster return, at this point. Probably a winter move, if the Marlins can't convince Realmuto to sign an extension (which they'll try)
borksadork
10:08
My friend, Sammi Meatballs, thinks Manaea is a top 20 SP and Mike Leake in the top 40.  Please set him straight...
Jeff Sullivan
10:09
He's wrong, but if he's happy, who am I to intervene over something so pointless?
Q-Ball
10:11
What is a reasonable return for Scooter Gennett?  Who should be interested in him?
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