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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 8/18/17
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Brian
10:21
Pumped for expanded roster baseball??
Jeff Sullivan
10:21
I actually kind of like it, but I am a moron
Ben
10:21
Which of the AL 2nd WC contenders do you not want to see in the playoffs and why?
Jeff Sullivan
10:22
A team would be rather annoyed to have to deal with the Mariners and Paxton. The Mariners are not good, but if they could start Paxton in a series multiple times, suddenly they're legitimate
Ronald Acuña
10:22
Am I the best prospect in baseball?
Jeff Sullivan
10:23
Starting to feel that way to me. At least now that Devers has graduated
Breakout
10:23
Noticed Byron Buxton lately? Contact up, contact quality up, swing and miss down. Obviously all these things were starting at a pretty terrible place but interesting things are happening with him. He also bailed on a big leg kick. At the very least, watch his HR yesterday.
Jeff Sullivan
10:24
I'm going to need a lot more than a couple of decent weeks against bad pitching
10:25
10 Twins have batted at least 20 times in August, and Buxton has the third-highest strikeout rate
That being said, I've really come to appreciate his defense. If he's just going to be an occasionally more powerful Billy Hamilton, that's not horrible
Mike
10:26
Cleveland the AL favorites and WS favorites right now? Insanity?
Jeff Sullivan
10:26
WS favorites? What?
Dodgers, man
mmddyyyy
10:26
Does the august deadline apply only to 40-man players?
Jeff Sullivan
10:26
Yes
Shaemus
10:26
Is Edwin Diaz the most hot and cold closer ever? How would you quantify this?
Jeff Sullivan
10:27
Fernando Rodney is still closing
Diaz is one of those guys with power stuff and control problems. Lots of those closers around, and none of them ever feel quite reliable
Guest
10:27
Will more runs be scored in the playoffs via the HR or by other means?
Jeff Sullivan
10:28
Other means
Brett W
10:28
Don't forget to take your own glasses to the eclipse on Monday! I've uncovered evidence that the provided glasses will all be faulty as part of a mass MLB conspiracy to create the next generation of home plate umpires. Anyways, who do you see being the primary suitors for Lorenzo Cain this winter?
Jeff Sullivan
10:28
Seems vaguely Giants-y. I haven't thought this all the way through, but they'd make sense to me
Q-Ball
10:29
Why is there always a greater lefty on lefty advantage, than righty on righty, accross the league?
Jeff Sullivan
10:29
I'll guess experience. Righties get a lot more reps against righties than lefties do against lefties
mmddyyyy
10:30
What % of the average mlb 25-man roster can you name?
Jeff Sullivan
10:30
75-80%? I can recall just about all of the regulars and important role players, but pretty much every team has some kind of bullpen shuttle that will throw me off
Also who the hell is starting for the Marlins these days?
LegallyEagle
10:31
Who is favored: Rockers or D'Backs in a Wild Card. Arizona has the better ace, but Rockies have a better bullpen.
Jeff Sullivan
10:31
D-Backs
10:32
You can get however many innings out of Greinke, and then two or even three from Bradley
Hannah Hochevar
10:32
Keuchel has a scorcher and a honker since the DL. Think he finds his ace form this year?
Jeff Sullivan
10:32
He's fine
Probably
Tolther
10:33
How much do the additions of Skaggs and now Heaney help the Angels for the rest of the year?
Jeff Sullivan
10:33
Zero idea about Heaney -- can't take anything for granted, there. But Skaggs is going to be crucial
Pumpsie Green
10:33
Dickey a good fit for any contender?
Jeff Sullivan
10:34
Horrible rotations like Seattle or Baltimore could use him for a few weeks, but he'd be of zero postseason utility
Hannah Hochevar
10:34
Now that the O's didn't ship off Britton, what should they be looking to do this August?
Jeff Sullivan
10:34
Win games
Curtis
10:35
Do you have a preferred method of water filtration while hiking?
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