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Stevo

9:30

Found something interesting when looking up ARods career numbers. At this moment, Alex Rodriguez currently has more HRs (696) than doubles (548). Barry Bonds finished with 762 HRs and only 601 doubles. In fact, looking at career HR leaders, this highest guy with more doubles than HRs is Albert Pujols (597 2B to 583 HR). Could there be a case to make that doubles are harder to hit than homeruns?

Paul Swydan

9:31

I wouldn't say that. I would say that in some of those guys cases, as they slowed down later in their careers, they were less likely to try to leg out a double, but no one has to leg out a homer.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:32

Not for the best home hitters. Also, keep in mind most HR hitters are slow and will have a limited number of HR

Da Bum

9:32

If you were the Mets what would your offseason goals be? Try to be the same and hope for better health or make big moves?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:32

Get a new manager

Paul Swydan

9:32

Cleaning house would be my priority. Getting people to run my team who didn't get to vote for Nixon, perhaps.

Minty

9:33

Paul, would you please go a little bit further on that, using Moncada? He's striking out a ton at AA, but for his age, what should we expect as the less in the know public

Paul Swydan

9:34

I guess I'm not too worried about the strikeouts given that he is doing so many other things well. He put up a 156 wRC+ in High-A, and is putting up a 151 wRC+ in Double-A. IE, there's been very little drop off.

Kevin

9:35

I'm in a deep dynasty league where I have Dansby Swanson as a minor leaguer, and do not need to call him up until he reaches 130 AB. My question is, with a short bench and a bunch of injured guys (Kang, Stanton, Choo, Swihart, WDavis, RHill) and Puig N/A, should i considering just dropping one of the guys I can't fit on the DL to get an active bench bat in Swanson who i may need to add this season (or early next season) anyways? I could also drop a reliever (Dull) but everyone else is basically starting.

Paul Swydan

9:36

I think you can probably drop Swihart and still sleep soundly at night.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:36

I'd drop Swihart. I don't think he will matter in the future.

Andrew

9:36

over/under opening day 2018 when Benintendi is batting somewhere in top 3 of order and Pedroia isn't.

Paul Swydan

9:37

Over. Pedroia is going to get the Jeter treatment. He will hit 1-2-3 until he retires IMO.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:37

Under, because some how Pedroia has stayed healthy this season

Dock Ellis

9:38

any idea how the dropped third strike rule came about?

Paul Swydan

9:38

None, actually. Jeff?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:38

Not me

Da Bum

9:39

If you got to pick a 2b for the future between Baez and Turner, who would you pick?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:40

Turner

Paul Swydan

9:40

Which Turner - Trea or Justin? I'm assuming you mean Trea. In which case, him.

Matt

9:40

Why does everyone at Fangraphs pretend that Quintana is having a significantly better season than Hamels? Quintana has a comparable era, higher xfip, worse K rate, has pitched virtually the same amount of innings and has a worse GB%. I understand that fangraphs bases its war on FIP but for there to be multiple articles which describe quintana as "dominant" and hamels as lucky to have outpitche

Paul Swydan

9:40

It's because we hate the Rangers, obviously.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:42

The deal with Quintana is that high FB pitchers will constantly outperform their xFIP. I think they are both about the same

Paul Swydan

9:42

I mean, for one thing, why come to FG if you don't like the stats we use? Not trying to be mean, just seems silly to come here and expect us to not use our own stats.

Second - Quintana's been worth 0.6 more RA9-WAR - http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=6&season=2016&month=0&season1=2016&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=4972,11423

9:43

If you use ERA base, it's closer, but Quintana has still been better. Also, I can't fathom why anyone would care. Is this a Cy Young argument? Because neither of them is going to win.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:43

Looking through those, that was some nice cherry picking of stats

Minty

9:44

Pablo could be in trouble come middle of next year if he isn't hitting and Moncada cuts the k's, right?

Paul Swydan

9:44

I think it will be sooner than midseason.

Ben

9:44

Best WS matchup in your opinion?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:44

Pablo will need to some out the gates swinging and

9:45

Indians-Nationals

Paul Swydan

9:45

Cubs-Red Sox is obviously the matchup that FOX and MLB will want. Cubs-Rangers would be good, Dodgers-Sox, I don't know, there's a lot of big media markets in it to win it this year.

9:46

I think the one thing we can say for sure is that MLB and FOX would prefer the Indians did not make the WS.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:46

Ben asked my opinion

Paul Swydan

9:47

He sure did, Jeff!

Da Bum

9:47

Could Hendricks win the Cy Young if a few others falter? Where would that rank in most unlikely Cy Youngs?

Paul Swydan

9:48

Oh man, right up there with Willie Hernandez and Johan Santana and Brandon Webb and...you know, I guess it's how you define it. Was Randy Johnson's first Cy unlikely? He was bad for a long time.

But yes, I wouldn't rule out Hendricks winning.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:48

I think his Wins total will hurt him. Also, Kershaw still leads the league in pitcher WAR

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