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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 8/18/17
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Jeff Sullivan
10:05
I don't know, 90%?
Guest
10:06
Which potential Wild Card teams have the biggest advantage in a one game series?  And will that advantage potentially hurt them if they win and move on?
Jeff Sullivan
10:06
In theory, if healthy, the Mariners could have the advantage of starting James Paxton
10:07
No one else could really meet that
The Yankees, on the other hand, could give like four innings to Severino, and the rest to their bullpen
10:08
The Yankees could be a wild-card nightmare
Hello
10:10
As a non prospect guy, thoughts on why sites have Moncada ahead of Acuna? At some point shouldn't production outweigh theoretical tools?
Jeff Sullivan
10:11
Acuna has been an extremely fast riser. Moncada was sort of already there, so to speak. So inertia here is a factor
Ken
10:11
Mariners need pitching and need to win soon. If they took all the salary do they have a chance at Verlander? I know it is a bad long term move but they really need to win.
Jeff Sullivan
10:11
That is how you make tough situations worse
Go Sox
10:12
Evan Longoria is closing in on 50 career WAR. If he keeps it up, he'll arguably have the quietest Hall-of-Fame-worthy career.
Jeff Sullivan
10:12
Tell that to Bobby Abreu's 59 career WAR
mmddyyyy
10:13
We know wins, saves, era don't mean too much. Are there any outcome-based stats you would encourage the average fan to look at when his or her team acquires a new pitcher?
Jeff Sullivan
10:13
Start with strikeouts and go from there
Absurd Questioner
10:13
Who is actually the next Ben Zobrist?
Jeff Sullivan
10:13
I guess Chris Taylor?
Batflips for BB
10:14
Aaron Nola is currently on a ridiculously consistent tear. Are the Phillies going to start being accused of "wasting his prime"?
Jeff Sullivan
10:14
No
tenaciousdeucer
10:14
The Cubs could sure use another SP for this year and the next couple, as well.  They've also sold off (or need) their good, young players.  Isn't Verlander an obvious "get' for this huge-market team?
Jeff Sullivan
10:14
They already got Quintana
MVP
10:14
Mike Trout has to be the MVP, right?  Best player in baseball, and his team might sneak into the wildcard despite having no pitching.  Without him they might be the league's worst team.  Right?
Jeff Sullivan
10:15
It's going to be extremely hard for Trout to win the award with so much missed time
And I bet some voters are going to hold against him the fact that the Angels played .500 baseball while he was on the DL
For now I'd back Chris Sale, myself
Harrisburg Hal
10:16
With no salary cap in baseball, why are there not owners like in European soccer who don't care how much money they lose in pursuit of fielding a winning team?  Is it because of the types of owners who are currently holding the franchises (families or line items in public corporations)?  Could this change in the future or will MLB not sell franchises to these types of ownership groups (oligarchs or hedge fund magnates)?  Even in the NBA, with its so-called soft cap, teams like the Cavaliers are content losing millions of dollars in pursuit of a championship.
Jeff Sullivan
10:16
The Tigers kind of went down this path under Ilitch
10:17
But remember that the luxury tax does count as a pretty firm salary cap, at this point
Julio Pepper
10:17
How much has Tim Beckham's career WAR expectation changed in the last two weeks? +10? +8?
Jeff Sullivan
10:17
I'm stubborn, so I'll say +2
I don't really care how good a hitter is for two weeks; it's still two weeks
Different for me if it were a pitcher doing something similar
Nic
10:18
Fun fast-Food gregarious is third in shortstop war behind seager and simmons.Can we officially call him a top 5 shortstop in baseball?
Jeff Sullivan
10:18
No
Q-Ball
10:18
The Cubs looked like a potential dynasty after last year, with a winning team and a bunch of young stars that everyone envied.  It doesn't look that way now.  Or, is this year kind of a blip?
Jeff Sullivan
10:19
Kind of a blip, kind of not. The Cubs remain in very much an enviable position, but there's no such thing as a baseball dynasty
Way too many teams who, in any given year, can make themselves equally good
Ray
10:20
Is the AL just worst than the NL this year, or NL has more inequality of teams?
Jeff Sullivan
10:20
AL still holds a slight advantage in interleague play. It's the latter
mmddyyyy
10:20
Would earlier arbitration lead to a more even distribution of wealth?
Jeff Sullivan
10:21
Yes; earlier arbitration or a higher minimum salary
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