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Paul Swydan

9:32

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/2017-lineups.shtml

4 diff LF in last 4 games

9:33

3 diff CG in last 5 games

3 diff 2B in last 5 games

He couldn't even sit still long enough to make Schwarber his DH for all 3 games in Baltimore, for crying out loud.

9:34

Maddon just can't help himself.

The only reason you don't see MORE of it is because he has so many good players.

9:35

But yes, always expect Joe Maddon to be very cute with position switches and starting lineups and anything else.

Jart

9:35

Would it be embarrassing for the Dodgers to have so many MLB ready(ish) prospects with nowhere to play them and *not* trade some of them away right now?

Paul Swydan

9:35

Embarrassing probably isn't the right word, but it'd be better to trade them than ruin them the way they did to Urias.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:36

Or ruin like Bellinger also ....

9:36

Drop Lucroy for Grandal? My league counts OPS so slightly more significant...feel like Lucroy gets me average and same counting stats as Grandal except HRs...thoughts?

Paul Swydan

9:36

Rather have Grandal, yes.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:36

Pass

Rick

9:36

SP has been a tire fire this year, but I flipped Abreu, Cobb, Berrios for Murphy, Quintana, Schwarber. I done good, right?

Paul Swydan

9:36

Yup. Nice work, Rick!

Christian

9:37

Jeff, interesting article today re: fly-ball pitchers. Were those graphs generated in Tableau, I know some of you colleagues use that software? And if so, do you integrate Tableau and R much?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:37

I think it is fair. Really depends on team needs

9:38

I went all over the place with them. One in excel, one in open office and "Danger Zone" was done in Paint for SABRE presentation

Tim

9:38

my OF has become pretty crowded: Schwarber, J Upton, Bruce, Conforto, and Trout (start @ UTIL), but I REALLY want to pick up CarGo...leave him out there?

Paul Swydan

9:39

You should not really want to pick up CarGo in general, or given your current OF options.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:39

I'd pass

Sterling Mallory Chris Archer

9:39

Paul, Jeff, hey, shut up. I need a favor. I've unsuccessfully tried to acquire Altuve, Gordon, Hamilton, and Villar. I need steals desperately. Who should I try to get next?

Paul Swydan

9:39

Margot?

Turner?

Dyson?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:40

Nunez

Paul Swydan

9:40

Cain or Merrifield?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:40

Keirmeyer if you can afford the DL slot

Bobby McBoberson

9:40

Jays: Buyers or Sellers?

Paul Swydan

9:40

I made the case for them being light buyers yesterday.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:40

I see them holding, gut feeling

Keith

9:41

What are the chances Votto wins MVP? Is the team too bad to give him a realistic chance?

Paul Swydan

9:41

Yeah, team is too bad, sorry.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:42

I think he can with no real standouts. He does need to distance himself from pack and lead in some traditional stats.

Paul Swydan

9:42

Kneecapping Bryce Harper and Clayton Kershaw would probably help, too.

FamilyBro

9:43

Who should the yankees go after, frazier + robertson, or gray + alonso?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:43

The price for victory is never cheap

Paul Swydan

9:44

Gray and Alonso make sense, certainly.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:44

Gray, I'm not sold on their starters. They have some arms in the minors who could relieve if needed

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