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Travis Sawchik
12:21
Tough to judge him with the injury, etc ... But I don't think the approach is killing him, it's always been his approach. He might not be 100 percent (or shaking off rust)
R
12:21
Do the 2017 yankees (-11.55) break the FG all time least Clutch record. Currently in 3rd place when you combine hitting and pitching behind the '84 Phils (-12.74) and 2001 Rockies (-12.69)? With better timing of events, are they a sleeping giant in these playoffs? (Great BaseRuns record btw)
Travis Sawchik
12:22
Weren't the Indians leading this a month ago? I could be wrong. The good news? They are due for some positive regression
David
12:22
Matt Olson is on the Athletics... What do you make of the Athletics' Matt Olson?
Travis Sawchik
12:22
I have some Tyler Olson on my mind ...
Sorry!
12:23
I like Matt, too
Paul recently wrote him up
12:25
If you're looking for fantasy power down the stretch, and he's available, he's a good pickup
Olson Twins
12:25
You answered a previous question about A's 1B/OF Matt Olson by discussing Indians LHP Tyler Olson.. so is Matt Olson (and his 17 HRs in 47 games) really that under-the-radar?
Travis Sawchik
12:25
Yeah, I made the equivalent of really poor throwing error. I like both!
JR
12:26
Baez is looking pretty good as of late.  Is he becoming the offensive star we've all hoped he would become?
Travis Sawchik
12:26
He's always had special physical tools ... If he is making real gains into approach, yeah, he can be an all-around star
Anthony
12:27
Do you have any idea how one would go about quantifying front offices? Which team would you say has the best/ worst current front office?
Travis Sawchik
12:27
That's really tough given market sizes and ownership groups and that draft success isn't tied to the GM as much in the other major pro sports
12:28
And there's a lot of smart people in front offices these days so the divide between the great and not-so-great has shrunk
Nick
12:28
Is Trevor Bauer's breakout at least somewhat
Travis Sawchik
12:28
It is! Writing about that later today at FG (or maybe tomorrow)
J
12:28
With Bradley Zimmer out, does Greg Allen now have to be on the Indians postseason roster?
Travis Sawchik
12:29
Assuming Zimmer is out for a while, I think you have to consider Allen with his defense and speed. Jackson has played well, too. I don't think the club is going to try Chisenhall in CF again .
Dave Roberts
12:29
Any suggestions for how I can get the Dodgers back on track? Willing to hear anything out of the box at this point.
Travis Sawchik
12:30
At least this isn't October baseball. I think Dodgers will eventually stop losing but Dave wrote about some real issues that exist on the site today .
IsIt2015Yet?
12:30
Your current piece really ignores how bad Huntington has been at drafting, imo. His reclamation trades are really the only thing keeping him afloat but those have gone south (Niese, Hudson, Benoit) of late, too. Below average GM in a role where you've nearly got to be perfect to make the post-season.
Travis Sawchik
12:31
There's been some draft misses, sure. But we can't really judge the last 4-5 drafts, so it's a pretty small sample of work ... Also, GMs have far more direct impact on roster through trades, FA signs and waiver pickups
12:32
People have really short memories. 2012 Pirates fans could not fathom a stretch like 2013-15. I think Pirates could be Wild Card contenders in 2018 with some things breaking their way
David
12:34
Has Gary Sanchez taken the mantle of best catcher from Posey going forward? In his first calendar year, he hit .282/.358/.560 with 36 homers in 126 games. Through his 161 total career games, so far he's at .285/.357/.577 with 50 homers and 7.2 fWAR. Not bad!
Travis Sawchik
12:34
I owe Gary Sanchez an apology letter
There is one better offensive catcher than Sanchez this year (albeit a smaller sample): Austin Barnes
IsIt2015Yet?
12:35
2013-2015 is about the most disappointing of all possible "resurgences" I can imagine.
Travis Sawchik
12:36
Averaging 94 wins over three years is disappointing for a franchise that went 20 years without a winning season? You have a curious level of expectations
MLB's postseason is far more random than NFL/NBA/NHL
Best way to win titles is to get to the tournament as often as possible
Post Malone
12:37
Did Dave write about issues that exist on the site or issues that exist within the Dodgers?
Travis Sawchik
12:38
There are undoubtedly issues with both ... but in this case I was referring to the Dodgers
PTBNL
12:38
I'd agree that MLB is more random than NHL/NBA, but the NFL postseason is a series of 1-game series, could make the case that it's just as prone to high variance as MLB
Travis Sawchik
12:39
I think the importance of QBing reduces variance. I mean it's Aaron Rodgers, Ben R., Russell Wilson and Brady in the final four of football every season. There is no parity in football (or NBA)
Chaps
12:39
Looking at the Indians & Astros remaining schedule, the Indians should be favored to have the best record in the AL, right?
Travis Sawchik
12:39
Indians had easiest remaining schedule entering the month
Lendel
12:39
Are Drew Pomeranz and Doug Fister the Red So #2/3 starters for the playoffs right now? They've both pitched well the last month or so
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