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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 8/1/18
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Jeff Sullivan
11:00
There's simply limited precedent for the commissioner stepping in in such a way. MLB didn't make Jeffrey Loria sell the Marlins. And other owners would certainly raise their eyebrows if Manfred took a team away from a member of their group
5 Run Homer
11:01
How weird is it that Kirby Yates, Craig Stammen, and to a lesser extent Tyson Ross are all still Padres? Super weird, right?
Jeff Sullivan
11:01
Ross is kind of the weirdest, but he's been bad lately
Yates is still club-controlled, so they'll probably just try to trade him again at a later date after he racks up some saves
11:02
Stammen is also under control another year, so the Padres have time. Lots of relievers were out there this month
Patrick
11:02
What should the Red Sox do when Vazquez returns and they are stuck with 3 catchers on their roster? Swihart has finally been performing well with regular ABs and Sale/Leon is a strong battery.
Jeff Sullivan
11:03
Good news! When Vazquez returns, it'll be September, and there won't be a roster crunch
11:04
Vazquez and Leon will play the most
Chris Sale would be a great pitcher throwing to anyone
Henry
11:04
Is Byron Buston (yes that was intentional) dead?
Jeff Sullivan
11:04
No
11:05
According to Rotoworld, he was at least sufficiently alive yesterday to undergo an MRI
Jim Leyland Palmer
11:05
Why do you think there was no market for Fiers? Seems like a deal should have been done.
Jeff Sullivan
11:06
Because he has an FIP of a hundred and ten
No one would want to be starting Mike Fiers in the playoffs
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 normal Friday slot, and until then, be well and have great days
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