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AvatarJon Becker
6:22
Nobody up in the pen, per The Athletic's Jake Kaplan
AvatarDavid Laurila
6:22
Not necessarily. McCullers is at 89 pitches and he went 100-plus numerous times this season.
AvatarJay Jaffe
6:23
I wouldn't be surprised if Dusty tries to coax another inning out of him
JC
6:23
Semien going in as a SS or 2B? Or whoever pays him the most?
AvatarDavid Laurila
6:24
Lots of Marcus Semien questions in today's chat.
AvatarJon Becker
6:24
I'd say whoever pays him the most, I'd be perfectly comfortable with him at either spot
AvatarJay Jaffe
6:26
As for me, I don't have another inning — gotta go make dinner. The rest of the gang here will close this one out. Good times chatting with you all — I'll be back to do this again sometime next week. In the meantime, mind the giant scorebugs
Luke Hooper
6:26
Later Jay!
AvatarJon Becker
6:26
👋
Luke Hooper
6:27
I'm sure Semien's season at second will only help him. He's proven he can play either and that has surely opened up his free agent options.
Joey Caltrain
6:29
Why are they using Crochet in a 6-0 game?
AvatarJon Becker
6:29
Kimbrel, Bummer, Kopech and of course Hendriks are all ahead of him in the hierarchy, teams don't really roster "white flag" relievers in the playoffs anyway
JC
6:31
Is this the offseason one of or both of Chapman/Olson are moved to just add to the infield conglomerate on the market?
AvatarDavid Laurila
6:31
I don't see why the A's would move either of them.
AvatarJon Becker
6:33
It's a tough needle to thread and they have a big arbitration class coming up but I don't think the payroll will be at a point where they "have to" (i.e., because of self-imposed spending restrictions vs. an actual lack of money) trade anyone https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/payroll/athletics
Whether they actually do remains to be seen, nothing would surprise me with them.
AvatarDavid Laurila
6:33
Olson is Oakland's cornerstone, and Chapman's current value is maybe not high enough to where they'd get a great return.
Mark
6:33
How lopsided would the game have to be for us to see a position player pitcher in the postseason?
AvatarJon Becker
6:34
Cliff Pennington was the first to ever do that (for the Blue Jays in 2015), I think it was a double-digit deficit at the time
Luke Hooper
6:35
Well McCullers is back out there.
6:36
Really feels like the last good chance to get back in this game.
AvatarJon Becker
6:36
First time he's looked really off with his command, and this is the part of the lineup you want to exploit that
Bob Castellini
6:36
Someone mentioned packaging Gray and Moose together to clear some payroll... does that seem like a Reds move? What comes next?
AvatarDavid Laurila
6:36
I recently opined on a Cincinnati sports radio show that the Reds really need to spend money this offseason. It’s not something they like to do, but they should do it.
AvatarJon Becker
6:37
Too much talent on the top-end of that roster to not augment on the edges
AvatarDavid Laurila
6:38
So, my TV just went to commercial for a few seconds in the middle of a play.
AvatarJon Becker
6:38
Same!
Luke Hooper
6:38
FS1 just cut to a Geico commercial right as Altuve was fielding that.
AvatarJon Becker
6:38
Maybe they REALLY want us to save 15% or more on car insurance
Zander
6:38
Anyone else watching on YouTube TV? They just cut to a Geico commercial right before Altuve picked up that grounder, and didn't cut back until the play was over...
Luke Hooper
6:39
Some people were complaining about FS1 issues earlier in the game too
AvatarDavid Laurila
6:39
Someone in control room must have thought, "I wonder what this button is for"?
Luke Hooper
6:40
Haha, there are a few buttons in this chat interface that I'm wondering the same thing about.
darkness88
6:41
They did the same just before the first inning
Fozzz
6:42
why did the Fangraphs staff writers vote so heavily in favor of the Sox when the projection systems had this series fairly even or the Astros as a favorite?
AvatarDavid Laurila
6:42
I have Astros winning World Series, so...
AvatarJon Becker
6:43
Goes without saying, but what an incredible start from McCullers.
Luke Hooper
6:44
that double play we all missed was huge.
AvatarDavid Laurila
6:44
Red Sox reporter Jen McCaffrey on Twitter a few minutes ago: "JD Martinez just came out to take batting practice."
AvatarJon Becker
6:45
Not in the lineup today (I think you noted that earlier, David) but a very welcome sight, I'm sure.
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