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Travis Sawchik
12:03
Howdy
How was your week?
How was Ohtani's (and Bryce Harper and Didi's) week?
Let's talk about it ...
Chris
12:04
Is there anything you see, besides bad luck, behind the Indians miserable BABIP?
Travis Sawchik
12:04
Mostly bad luck and awful weather
12:05
There are reasons for concern about every OF spot, though. Brantley's health, Zimmer's hit tool, RF production/health ...
Eddard Karstark
12:05
Freddie Freeman will win the MVP award this year and the Braves will not make the playoffs.  Change my mind.
Travis Sawchik
12:06
Freeman is a monster. I think he'll be a top 5 finisher with 500+ plate appearances. Harper was my preseason pick but Freeman is great
snood
12:06
How is Ohtani's whiff rate (as a pitcher) even more terrifying than the raw K%
Travis Sawchik
12:07
A 23.5% whiff rate from a starter is terrifying
70.3% whiff rater on his splitter!
Really amazing. Small-sample. .... sure. But the stuff is legit
Look dude
12:08
Is there real reason to be concerned about Kenley Jansen?
Travis Sawchik
12:08
Any time velo is down like that there is reason to be concerned
I'm still in 'Let
s keep an eye on it mode'
pirates hurdles
12:08
Polanco has already matched his 2017 WAR total and his babip is .286. Is the breakout finally here?
Travis Sawchik
12:09
He was on his way to a breakout in 2016 until injuries got in the way. The Pirates need him to be a plus corner and he can still be that
The bat looks great but his instincts on the field and bases are still highly questionable
mcmadbat
12:10
So when does Ohtani get an extension and for how much?
Travis Sawchik
12:10
Does he get an extension? Or does Ohtani just bet on himself and become a FA entering his Age 29 season
Matt
12:11
Can the Mets find some place to move Brandon Nimmo?  I mean, his profile is great...could be an all star
Travis Sawchik
12:11
I'd find a way to get Nimmo regular PT. I'd try Bruce at first
I am a robit
12:12
If Bryce Harper continues his unsustainable pace for the rest of the year, what does his free agency contract look like?  500 million?  A billion?
Travis Sawchik
12:12
An owner gives Harper his franchise and Harper pays the owner
12:13
Seriously, though, if Harper, say, repeats his 2015 he could exceed $400 million
But, I'd expect a lot of opt-outs
The Old Buccaneer
12:13
Re: the Pirates running away with the Central- j/k I know it’s been the Tigers and Reds
Travis Sawchik
12:14
The competition has been weak ... but Taillon looks awesome, Moran and Polanco have been encouraging, Rivero looks fine ...
Pirates still projected as near a league-average team without Cole and McCutchen
But if you had THIS Cole and Taillon as a 1-2 ....
And THIS Charlie Morton ...
Josh
12:15
Is Colin Moran a guy you think will outperform his projections?  Do you believe in the power increase he showed last year?
Travis Sawchik
12:15
He's a swing-changer. I think the power increase is for real
Towel
12:15
Matt Chapman was top of the WAR lists all weekend with 1.1 then he had to face Ohtani (again) and now he dropped to second with an even 1. This is unfair!
Travis Sawchik
12:15
WAR leaderboard: Didi 1.1, Harper, Ohtani, Chapman 1.0
Lindor, The Mighty Truffle
12:16
Gomes the hero yesterday less for his HR than the runs he saved with his cannon.
Travis Sawchik
12:16
When Gomes is going good, he's a quality catcher ... that bat is so up-and-down, though. So are the framing numbers for whatever reason
12:17
Be interesting to see how the Indians ultimately address the Perez/Gomez/Mejia logjam
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