JotCast | 2019 Opening Day Very Long Chat

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Jay Jaffe

1:54

Cashman particularly loves him some tall pitchers. Betances and Sabathia aren't even active right now!

Wire Fan

1:54

Thoughts on the Tatis, Jr decision? Will he be sent down sometime this year? Extended? Or did SD just burn a club controlled year?

Craig Edwards

1:55

He might get sent down, especially if the Padres fall out of the race. But if they have a hot start and get close to the playoffs, it isn't something they are likely regret.

5 Run Homer

1:56

Didn’t Ben Lindbergh write a piece on the Yankees’ size?

Charlie

1:56

https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2019/1/16/18185070/dj-lemahieu-giancarlo...

Tyler

1:56

Kimbrel started last year off really well, and only struggled for the last 20 innings. Factor in that he had an amazing 2017 is this not the definition of a small sample size to punish him for 20 innings?

Hingle McCringleberry

1:56

I want Opening Day overreactions. I'm tweaking over here...

Paul Sporer

1:57

Cano is gonna hit at least 162 HRs, Hingle

Craig Edwards

1:57

It's hard to know exactly how much he is being punished when we don't know the ask or the offers.

1:58

deGrom got a bit lucky there. 2019 is already going much better for the Mets' ace.

The Chipper Chicken

1:58

Who would you rather have: Paul Goldschmidt or Lukes Voit?

Jay Jaffe

1:59

from a longer-term standpoint, 2017 is the anomaly for Kimbrel; he was MUCH more dominant from 201-14 than from 2015-18, with that '17 season the only one that would fit into the first set. We heard rumors of him pursuing 6/100 or at least outdoing Aroldis Chapman's 5/86, but we don't really have anything more to go on than that.

Porcho Villa

2:00

Thrilled that on this glorious Opening Day Jaffe NOT ONLY brought back Luke Voit = Steve Holt BUT ALSO coined a sort of Steve Holt emoji \O/

Craig Edwards

2:00

Luke Voit is a great story, but still taking Goldschmidt.

Jay Jaffe

2:00

I can't take credit for creating that emoji or even bringing it to baseball (I think some Rangers fan did so for Mike Olt years ago) but thank you. It's a fun one.

Anonymous

2:01

wLB+ would be a stat with some gravity

Paul Sporer

2:01

MIKE OLT! What a name!!!! I thought he was gonna be THE DUDE

Craig Edwards

2:01

But isn't wLB+ already weighted.

Paul Sporer

2:01

Leave, Craig.

Dann

2:01

Cubs fan chiming in - happy with Bote and Zagunis starting. We're not all pulling our hair out on opening day.

OddBall Herrera

2:03

My personal hot take so far is that we underrated the Orioles. They are only 9 runs a game worse than the Yankees.

Craig Edwards

2:03

So far

Anonymous

2:03

There's no truth to the 'Starting Pitcher had to sit in the dugout for too long and lost his mojo because he got too much offensive support' narrative, right? More rest mid-game is always better?

Craig Edwards

2:04

Vintage Andrew Cashner

Jay Jaffe

2:04

I don't think anyone has studied it directly but I do know from my own experience with maximum exertion (recreational downhill skiing) that one tightens up the longer one sits inactive.

dave in slc

2:04

thats not even a question, goldy is an established star and voit is a guy who *may* be able to play and stay in the majors. way too small sample size for voit to be in the conversation w goldy

Jay Jaffe

2:04

Hey Salt Lake City! that's where I grew up and where my parents still live

Paul Sporer

2:04

There's definitely a tipping point where it can be too much time. I imagine it's different for every pitcher in every start so I wouldn't apply it universally.

dave in slc

2:05

love you jay!

comsin

2:05

The fact that Judge is so good and so likeable makes me hate him for making me not hate every Yankee. Does that make sense?

Paul Sporer

2:05

100%. I love Aaron Hicks, too. I can't be having Yankees I genuinely enjoy!!!

Jay Jaffe

2:05

The link between Voit and Goldschmidt is because the Cardinals traded the former last August, only to see him blossom in New York. It's not really a direct choice the team faced, but it's kind of fun to think about given the relative size of the bodies of work. You're right though. Very strong odds that Goldy is the better player in 2019 and beyond

Dave

2:06

Nope, wLB+ removes weight to give you mass

Craig Edwards

2:06

The school in Amherst? That can't be right.

Paul Sporer

2:06

Perhaps they (Goldy/Voit) could be compared relative to their costs, too, no?

Jay Jaffe

2:07

that's part of it, yes. And particularly relevant given the Yankees' payroll — they could well have pursued Goldy in trade had they not hit big on Volt and already had Bird

Zach

2:08

Andrew Casher: Opening Day Starter is not going very well

Craig Edwards

2:08

It could be worse.

tnt9357

2:10

Jay, how can I get my 6 month-old as interested in baseball in the next two years as you've made your 2 1/2 yr-old? Did you ignore the pediatrician's warnings about "OMG! No screen time before two! Your child's brain will melt, and then you'll need a million dollars to bribe them into college!"

Jay Jaffe

2:10

We've been pretty generous with screen time, yes. Since we're both in baseball media, our high-pressure periods coincide, and sometimes you just put the Muppet Movie or Sing or Moana on and let ol' Mr Screen do the work in order to cook a healthy dinner. We haven't pushed baseball on Robin in particular, but it's an ever-present part of our lives, and we've done things like get her a little Jackie Robinson t-shirt and take her to games, hoping she'll enjoy the experience enough to feel positively towards it all.

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