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Dave Cameron FanGraphs Chat – 7/26/17

12:00
Dave Cameron: Happy Wednesday, everyone. We’re coming up on the trade deadline, but more and more, I get the feeling that this isn’t going to be a particularly exciting few days.

12:00
Dave Cameron: Sonny Gray is going to go. A bunch of solid relievers will get moved.

12:00
Dave Cameron: But I don’t know that we’re going to see any blockbusters.

12:02
Ned Yost: Altuve leads Judge in both bWAR and fWAR, plays a premium defensive position, and is on a team that is significantly better than Judge’s. There is no saber-metric or old school argument you can use against him. He’s the MVP.

12:02
Dave Cameron: They’re tied at +5.5. Position is already included in WAR. Team strength is irrelevant.

12:02
Dave Cameron: Congratulations for taking a hard-line stance on something where it’s perfectly reasonable to pick one or the other, though.

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FanGraphs After Dark Chat – 7/25/17

3:09
Paul Swydan:

What is tonight’s best matchup?

MIL (Davies) vs. WAS (Jackson) (3.3% | 6 votes)
 
BAL (Miley) vs. TB (Faria) (1.1% | 2 votes)
 
KC (Duffy) vs. DET (Fulmer) (26.4% | 47 votes)
 
LAA (Chavez) vs. CLE (Clevinger) (1.6% | 3 votes)
 
COL (Gray) vs. STL (Lynn) (15.7% | 28 votes)
 
ATL (Foltynewicz) vs. ARI (Walker) (5.6% | 10 votes)
 
BOS (Pomeranz) vs. SEA (Hernandez) (15.7% | 28 votes)
 
MIN (Berrios) vs. LAD (Maeda) (26.9% | 48 votes)
 
Other (3.3% | 6 votes)
 

Total Votes: 178
3:18
Paul Swydan:

What interests you more at this time of year?

The decisions by teams to buy/hold/sell (14.0% | 24 votes)
 
The specific players those teams trade/acquire following those decisions (78.3% | 134 votes)
 
Pass! This question is too philosophical for me (5.8% | 10 votes)
 
I can’t decide! (1.7% | 3 votes)
 

Total Votes: 171
3:25
Paul Swydan:

What Comic-Con trailer has you most excited?

Thor: Ragnarok (28.0% | 37 votes)
 
Stranger Things Season 2 (21.2% | 28 votes)
 
Justice League (4.5% | 6 votes)
 
Ready Player One (6.0% | 8 votes)
 
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (6.0% | 8 votes)
 
Marvel’s The Defenders (5.3% | 7 votes)
 
Westworld Season 2 (14.3% | 19 votes)
 
Star Trek: Discovery (7.5% | 10 votes)
 
Bright (0.7% | 1 vote)
 
Other (say in comments) (6.0% | 8 votes)
 

Total Votes: 132
9:00
Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

9:00
Paul Swydan: Jeff may be here but he is also at a ballpark, so maybe not.

9:00
Attila the Hunplugged: Is David Dahl an MLB regular by 8/15?

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Revenge of Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat

12:06
Eric A Longenhagen: Good morning, This is the water and this is the well.

12:06
Eric A Longenhagen: Links!

12:07
12:07
Eric A Longenhagen: I have posts in the queue about the Royals/Padres and Braves/Twins trade. If they get posted during the chat, I’ll add them in here.

12:08
Eric A Longenhagen: Also, I’m writing up all the trades that happened while I was away for posterity. Here’s the Quintana deal: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/belated-trade-analysis-white-sox-acquir…

12:08
Eric A Longenhagen: Ok, let’s drink full and descend.

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Travis Sawchik FanGraphs Chat

12:02
Travis Sawchik: Greetings!

12:02
Travis Sawchik: Happy Monday, and happy trade deadline week …

12:02
String Cheese: Yesterday it was reported that the Tigers could be done dealing. Do you think a “stand pat” deadline strategy would be wise for Detroit?

12:03
Travis Sawchik: I’d be looking to move Justin Wilson …. lot of teams have been interested in impact bullpen guys

12:04
Jacket: Hey Travis, how well does Devers need to hit for me to keep him over Rob Ray or Alex wood at the same price?

12:04
Travis Sawchik: Quite a bit better than his Steamer projection

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Dave Cameron FanGraphs Chat – 7/21/17

12:02
Dave Cameron: Happy Friday, everyone. Jeff and I switched days this week because he wanted to go climb something this weekend. I fully expect there to be 20 trades in the next 24 hours since he’s gone.

12:02
Charles the Cat: If the Cubs are to get one more starter, who do you think they get?

12:04
Dave Cameron: The rumor of the morning put them on Darvish, but there are diminishing returns on adding another guy at that level. You’re starting Lester/Quintana/Arrieta in the postseason, so if you pick up Darvish, one of those guys makes just one start in a seven game series.

12:05
Dave Cameron: So I’d think it would be more like an Estrada type, a guy who could potentially be a buy low and would give them depth if Hendricks has more problems, then could maybe be a reliever in October.

12:06
MK: With everyone focused on Nats bullpen issues, is adding a starter or left fielder the main priority now?

12:06
Dave Cameron: I don’t think they need a starter. They basically have a playoff spot locked up, and Scherzer/Strasburg/Gio/Roark is fine for the postseason.

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Eno Sarris Baseball Chat — 7/20/17

1:06
Eno Sarris: This guy danced like this, sang like crazy, and ended up in a tree at some point last weekend at Pitchfork and we should all live so intensely

12:01
TimMorris: 7 game series who you got, Dodgers or Astros?

12:02
Eno Sarris: I’m going to take the Dodgers. Kershaw gives them two wins (I know it doesn’t work like that, but humor me) and that’s a nice bank. Not sure Sonny Gray changes that calculus.

12:02
Nick: Got offered Kyle Tucker and Schebler for Stras and Cahill and a keeper? Take it or leave it?

12:03
Eno Sarris: Eh. This run environment seems to create Scheblers left and right and if Stras is a keeper he’s best in deal.

12:03
Senor Crabs: I hate to be this guy, but I traded 4 years of Kris Bryant for 4 years of Gregory Polanco and 5 years of Maz and Aaron Nola. Did I do ok?

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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 7/19/17

1:58
Dan Szymborski: MAIN SCREEN TURN ON

1:58
The Average Sports Fan: Do you think David Wright ever gets another MLB AB?

1:59
Dan Szymborski: I think he’ll make an appearance, but not many of ’em.

1:59
Guest: If you’re a White Sox fan, who would you rather not see blow games as their closer… Swarzak or Clippard?

2:00
Dan Szymborski: Clippard because you’ll directly remember Robertson

2:01
Nick: Outlook for Mags Sierra? Can he be an above average hitter?

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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat — 7/19/17

9:05
Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

9:05
Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to a weird one-off Wednesday baseball chat

9:06
Jeff Sullivan: Back to normal scheduling next week. I’ve just wound up with two straight Fridays out of the house and off the grid

9:06
Carson Cistulli: Jeff Sullivan, making his weekly Friday appearance, On a Wednesday….? This commenter is intimidated – Dare I say – Threatened, yes threatened by change!

9:06
Jeff Sullivan: I should also note that Dave will be taking the Friday chat again. Next week, he’s back to Wednesday, and I’m back to Friday

9:06
Jeff Sullivan: Normalcy resumes, to whatever extent it ever can

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FanGraphs After Dark Chat – 7/18/17

6:29
Paul Swydan:

What is tonight’s best matchup?

MIL (Guerra) vs. PIT (Nova) (19.7% | 15 votes)
 
TEX (Ross) vs. BAL (Bundy) (11.8% | 9 votes)
 
ARI (Ray) vs. CIN (Romano) (18.4% | 14 votes)
 
TOR (Happ) vs. BOS (Johnson) (7.8% | 6 votes)
 
CHC (Lackey) vs. ATL (Newcomb) (10.5% | 8 votes)
 
NYY (Cessa) vs. MIN (Colon) (14.4% | 11 votes)
 
SEA (Gaviglio) vs. HOU (Peacock) (1.3% | 1 vote)
 
TB (Snell) vs. OAK (Smith) (2.6% | 2 votes)
 
WAS (Jackson) vs. LAA (Chavez) (2.6% | 2 votes)
 
Other (10.5% | 8 votes)
 

Total Votes: 76
6:32
Paul Swydan:

With Carlos Correa now out, there is one fewer AL MVP candidate. Who is the favorite right now?

Mike Trout (18.2% | 19 votes)
 
Aaron Judge (55.7% | 58 votes)
 
Jose Altuve (3.8% | 4 votes)
 
Chris Sale (5.7% | 6 votes)
 
Mookie Betts (3.8% | 4 votes)
 
Jose Ramirez (3.8% | 4 votes)
 
George Springer (5.7% | 6 votes)
 
Corey Kluber (0% | 0 votes)
 
Still Carlos Correa! (1.9% | 2 votes)
 
Other (0.9% | 1 vote)
 

Total Votes: 104
8:58
Paul Swydan:

Who’s having the best night?

Dbacks (60.4% | 26 votes)
 
Tigers (4.6% | 2 votes)
 
White Sox (25.5% | 11 votes)
 
Yankees (9.3% | 4 votes)
 

Total Votes: 43
8:59
Paul Swydan:

Who’s having the worst night?

Red Sox (29.2% | 12 votes)
 
Rockies (24.3% | 10 votes)
 
Any non-CHW/DET team looking to sell (26.8% | 11 votes)
 
Other? (19.5% | 8 votes)
 

Total Votes: 41
9:01
Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

9:01
Jeff Zimmerman: Yo

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Travis Sawchik FanGraphs Chat

12:00
Travis Sawchik: Happy Monday, folks

12:00
Travis Sawchik: Let’s get started ….

12:01
Travis Sawchik: Oh, and this is a GoT-free zone

12:01
Hot Dogs are Sandwiches: Should the Jays buy, sell, or retool for ’18?

12:02
Travis Sawchik: We have the Jays with an 11 percent shot to reach the postseason http://www.fangraphs.com/coolstandings.aspx

12:02
Travis Sawchik: Not great

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