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Travis Sawchik
12:04
To begin, some free life advice!
Matthew
12:04
Are the Indians "peaking too early?"
Travis Sawchik
12:06
The Indians would be better off winning 18 straight games in October, sure (though all that is required is 11).... But this is still a team that looks very well situated for October with the game's best starting staff .
mike
12:06
does CLE make it to 20?
Travis Sawchik
12:07
Carrasco today, Kluber on Tuesday vs Det ... so, yeah, I think so
The record for consecutive wins is 26 by the 1916 Giants ... but that streak included a tie so I'm not sure why it is considered a 26-game streak
12:08
The 1935 Cubs won 21 straight without a tie involved. That should be the mark to beat, imo
Ted
12:08
What do you make of Matt Olson?
Travis Sawchik
12:08
I think the Indians unearthed at least a LOOGY .... I love the arm slot and breaking ball versus lefties
12:09
He hasn't allowed a run in his 20 ML appearances this year and he's always wiped out lefties
CamdenWarehouse
12:09
He got a late start to the season so the total isn't there, but I'm still surprised that no one is talking about how JD is running a PA/HR rate nearly identical to Stanton's.
Travis Sawchik
12:09
Martinez has been amazing. I know a lot of contenders didn't need bats, but I have to think some clubs are kicking themselves. There's always room for a bat like JD's
PTBNL
12:10
True or False: the Indians are now the prohibitive world series favorites.
Travis Sawchik
12:10
Yes
12:11
What's amazing is the Indians (+207) now lead the Dodgers (+168)  -- the No. 2 team  -- in run diff by nearly 40 runs
dirty dan
12:11
Sanchez has 50 homers over 161 career games.  I know he won't play 162 in a year but that seems pretty special for a player.  WIll the bat play anywheres?
Travis Sawchik
12:11
It will play at other positions, which is good, because he's had some struggles behind the dish
Johnny5
12:11
Factoring in positions, distance from FA, everything else, which duo would you prefer - Betts/Benintendi or Sanchez/Judge?
Travis Sawchik
12:12
Both are great, but I'm concerned somewhat about Sanchez's glove and how Judge will age .... so I might prefer Betts/Beni
Alex
12:12
Teams give minor league players elite coaching, training and access to analytics.  Why have they made little-to-no-effort to provide top-level nutrition and sleep?  It seems like those things could have large benefits at fairly minimal cost.
Travis Sawchik
12:13
I think this will change over the next decade
CamdenWarehouse
12:13
If you had a BBref page, would "The Prolific" Travis Sawchik be an official nickname?
Travis Sawchik
12:13
Probably only if Carson was willing to sponsor it
PTBNL
12:14
I don't think I'd have believed you if you told me the Twins and Angels would be duking it out for a wild card spot in September.
Travis Sawchik
12:14
Baseball is the best
Watching Byron Buxton play CF is one of the best things about baseball
Javier
12:14
Any tips on writing analysis pieces? I write on my blog and sometimes I find myself being too similar in style to other pieces I have written.
Travis Sawchik
12:14
Find the intersection between human stories/element and the data
Alex
12:15
Why were the Pirates not able to do with Nicasio what the Phillies were?  Did the Pirates have an urgency to off-load him, and if so, might that suggest they believe they have unique information on predictors of health?
Travis Sawchik
12:15
Pirates FO
noted Nicasio was claimed on waivers by a contender that wasn't willing to give up much
12:16
So Pirates they placed him on irrevocable ... a curious decision
Did they really want to save $600k? I don't know. The Phillies didn't get much for him...the real issue was probably not moving Nicasio prior to the non-waiver deadline
Of the 31 ML players moved 5 days prior to the Aug. 1 deadline, 16 were relievers
Jimmy
12:17
Is Ivan Nova toast?
Travis Sawchik
12:17
No he's just had an uneven campaign. He's also had a start skipped. Fatigue?
Gary Sanchez
12:18
A little tired of hearing about my poor defense. Metrics consider me to be a good framer with an elite arm. Hard to believe a dozen passed balls not only negates that, but makes me a net negative defensively. My defensive WAR is actually higher than Posey's, with fewer games and several at DH.
Travis Sawchik
12:19
The passed balls have really grabbed our attention ...but the overall numbers are solid
Brian
12:20
The extreme FB approach is failing Greg Bird due to his relatively low hard hit rate---likely from his shoulder surgery. How long do the Yanks continue to let him be a black hole for?
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