You are viewing the chat in desktop mode. Click here to switch to mobile view.
X
Travis Sawchik FanGraphs Chat
powered byJotCast
Prev Page View Full Chat Next Page
Travis Sawchik
12:50
Belt has three seasons of 130 wRC+ or better on his resume. He's already broken out. He's a very good player. His park and injury have obscured his true talent
Guest
12:50
going back to 2013, belt has put up 3.5+ WAR every year he hasn't gotten hurt. dude's one of the most underrated players in the game.
Travis Sawchik
12:50
Agreed
Put Belt in Yankee Stadium II and no one thinks he's underrated
James
12:51
Do the Astros need to make a move in the outfield? Lots of Ks from Fisher and Marisnick.
Travis Sawchik
12:51
Those poor Astros
kevinthecomic
12:51
since you know Neil Walker pretty well from your days covering the Pirates, what in the wide wide world of sports is going on with him?
Travis Sawchik
12:52
The K% and BB% rates are in line with his career norms, which is encouraging, but maybe there's something to be said for the first three weeks of spring training
Wes
12:52
Gallo is also putting the ball all over the field compared to being a serious pull hitter. An adjustment from the shift is real.
Travis Sawchik
12:52
I might take a look at this
Not the Big Red Machine
12:52
Will Luis Castillo figure things out this year ?  Or is playing on a bad team affecting him?
Travis Sawchik
12:53
If he's healthy, he'll be fine
Guest
12:53
On the Astros OF...there is that Kyle Tucker guy sitting in AAA too
Lunar verLander
12:53
Re. Astros in the outfield: If only they had an outfield prospect who apparently has a swing like Ted Williams...if only...
Travis Sawchik
12:53
I'm not too worried about anything regarding the Astros
Guest
12:54
Are Yankees fans inevitably going to be disappointed by Torres? Feel like they're expecting A-Rod jr here, and he kind of seems like more of a sum of all parts type player than anything
Travis Sawchik
12:54
Expectations for a Yankees' prospect rated as a top 10 overall talent are generally going to be unfair
12:55
He's not ARod. Who is? He should be a fine major leaguer
Justin
12:56
You said Baez might be an elite player if he holds onto this improvement. Fair. What percent of players do you consider elite? Is it just, above a certain skill level, or, say, the top ten percent?
Travis Sawchik
12:56
5 WAR+ players I'd consider elite and then you have Trout in another category
20 position players reached 5 WAR last season
12:57
So that's the top 5% of players roughly
Jake Arrieta
12:57
No1 wanted me in the winter because of my velocity drop. It dropped again in 2018 yet I'm looking better than ever. Do you believe I can be a top of the rotation starter throughout the season?
Travis Sawchik
12:58
Be greedy when everyone is fearful? Phillies might have some value here, at least short-term value
v2micca
12:58
I watched for as long as I could, but I eventually had to go to bed.  Can you tell me how that Brandon Belt at-bat finally ended?  (Assuming it did)
Travis Sawchik
12:59
I  believe it ended with a flyout to right? And it was a total victory for Belt and the Giants
CT
12:59
Has the fly-ball revolution increased the value of outfield speed/defense?
Travis Sawchik
12:59
Not significantly because so many balls have been going out of ballparks and because K% are still increasing
1:00
Defensive chances are down for all positions between 20-27% from a decade earlier
Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe
1:00
Brandon Belt had a 21 pitch at bat. If Rob Manfred wanted to really change the length of a game, what if a fifth foul ball resulted in a strikeout?
Travis Sawchik
1:00
I have wondered why batters are rewarded for multiple foul balls
1:01
It's not logical why a foul ball can result in a Strike 1 and a Strike 2 but not a Strike 3
This was also a rule that was created back when no one struck out
Jimmy Jammer
1:01
Fun fact of the day, there are only 2 current MLB captains; Adrian Beltre and....David Wright! Why don't more teams give out the captain title? I'm surprise more teams don't give young studs (Bryant, Trout, Harper) the title which gives a little more incentive for them to stay.
Travis Sawchik
1:02
What do captains actually do?
Mike
1:02
Whats going on with Carlo Santana?
Travis Sawchik
1:02
Probably just a lot of poor luck. Eye skill is still there. He should have a great year for power at Citizens Bank
Matt
1:02
Do the Phillies seem to be rising above the projections yet?  Will this upcoming series against the Diamondbacks tell us if they're for real?
Travis Sawchik
1:03
I wouldn't read too much into anyone series but I do think Phillies have a better chance to reach the postseason than our 14% odds give them at the moment
1:04
If, say, the Dogers and Cubs really stumble or the Cubs and Nats, it's going to be a fun and wide open second half in the NL
Connecting…