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Travis Sawchik

12:45

Record for starting pitching WAR for a season (26.0), is held by the 1970 Cubs and 2011 Phillies ... Astros already at 8.9

12:46

But WAR isn't the best measure because it's accumulative, etc

12:47

But ERA- ... Astros (54) are No. 1 ahead of the 1906 Cubs (66) https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=sta&lg=all&qual=0...

Confortobly numb

12:47

Andrelton Simmons: now also incredibly in ways we can measure. Can we get a piece on that 5% K rate??

Travis Sawchik

12:48

You do worse than a Simmons-Trout, SS-CF combo

Alex F

12:49

At this point, Goldy's struggles have to be mental, right? A lot of peripherals match last year but his F-Strike is way up. Last year he hit .450 of 96+ and this year he's hitting .063. Can bat speed just go away?

Travis Sawchik

12:49

That number vs. velo is a bit concerning but I can't believe he'd lose a dramatic amount of bat-speed overnight

HappyFunBall

12:50

MIL should follow TB's lead, and have Josh Hader start once every series just to blast throw the batting order that first time.

Travis Sawchik

12:51

If if could get him to matchup with , say, Bryce Harper twice in the early innings it could make some sense

cole

12:51

Correa or Lindor?

Travis Sawchik

12:51

Lindor

GERB

12:51

At this current pace, Jose Ramirez could have the best 3rd baseman season in the history of the game, and get no 1st place MVP votes. Wild

Travis Sawchik

12:52

Not a great time to be Lindor or Ramirez if you want to win an AL MVP

Rockie Dangerfield

12:52

Are pitchers with steeper downhill plane getting hit harder by hitters that are swinging for higher launch angles?

Travis Sawchik

12:52

It's still most difficult to elevate a ball down in the zone, but there are more and more swings geared to take advantage of such pitchers

Ronnie

12:52

Jesus Aguilar has a 127 wRC+ in 430 MLB plate appearances over 2017-18. He has about a 130 wRC+ in over 1,500 AAA plate appearances. Steamer/ZIPS don't buy it projecting 90/98 wRC+ ROS. How large does a sample need to be before the projections take it into account?

Travis Sawchik

12:53

When Aguliar retires with a 127 wRC+ 10 years from now, Steamer will still refuse to accept that it happened ... In all seriousness, I think we need to see a little more but he's exceeding expectations

Fred

12:53

6x6 OPS league. No middle infield. Would you trade Carrasco for Baez? Pitching... Porcello, Maeda, Gausman, Eduardo Rodriguez, Cole Hamels, Pivetta, Freeland, Hellickson, Matz, Vazquez Treinen

Travis Sawchik

12:55

No. I have more confidence in Carrasco being a near ace than Baez being a plus bat. That .299 OBP is ugly

ohioastrosfan

12:55

What's the date that allows TOR to maximize Vlads service time?

Travis Sawchik

12:55

Given where TOR is in the standings, probably June of 2019

River

12:56

The Jays should sign Vlad to a 6 year deal worth $60M. Call him up!

Travis Sawchik

12:56

Jays would want some free agency years and Vlad would probably want some more cash (a lot more)

ChiSox2020

12:57

How do you foresee the trade market for Jose Abreu shaping up this deadline?

Travis Sawchik

12:57

I'd move him, and I'd love to see Abreu and his power and high contact in Coors Field

jimmy

12:58

Sign Vlad for a 12 year 500M dollar deal tbh

Travis Sawchik

12:58

Vlad would do that, I'm pretty sure

Or just give Vlad the franchise and have him pay the club

HappyFunBall

12:58

So the Nats are a SS shy of being able to field an entire lineup worth of MLB caliber players from their DL:

C - Weiters
1 - Zimmerman
2 - Murphy
3 - Kendrick
SS - ??
L - Eaton
C - Robles
R - Goodwin

P - J. Ross
RP - Madson
RP - Grace
RP - Gott
RP - Benoit
RP - Glover

Travis Sawchik

12:58

That's pretty wild

Jeremy

12:59

At what point does a Vlad Jr. contract make sense? 10/120?

Travis Sawchik

12:59

Seems in the right ballpark

Tom

12:59

Is Josh Donaldson done as an elite player?

Travis Sawchik

1:00

This was not the year he wanted to have entering free agency , that's for sure

He's going to be 33 next season, the shoulder looks concerning ... I think we've certainly seen Peak Donaldson now the question is can he rebound to what degree

Alex F

1:00

Do you think the Cards will employ a 6 man once Reyes is ready. So silly to demote Flaherty or put him in pen.

Travis Sawchik

1:00

Cards gotta keep Flaherty in the rotation

Alex F

1:01

Which SP has surprised you the most so far in terms of results?

Travis Sawchik

1:01

Gerrit Cole