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Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: All the Marbles

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October 24, 2017
12:02
Eric A Longenhagen: Howdy, everyone. Let’s just dive right in.
12:02
Greg: Do you think Alex Jackson will atleast be a MLB back up type, 4th OFer/3rd catcher type, power off bench?
12:04
Eric A Longenhagen: I think there’s enough going on that he has some kind of big league role, yes. And I don’t rule him out as a regular just yet. I’ve probably said this before, but evaluating catcher defense in the AFL is really tough. Guys are ground down from a long season and also suddenly catching an entirely new staff. I’ve had many scouts warn me of mistakes they’ve made by weighing AFL looks at catchers too heavily.
12:04
Dan: In curious if you could provide some semi historical context for the relative wave of “meh” reviews we are getting on Maitan. In terms of other top international amateurs, I have to imagine many struggle as 17 year olds, and many have body concerns. Does this feel more noteworthy just because of the “generational talent” hype?  Is this a relatively normal level of struggle?
12:08
Eric A Longenhagen: Sure. Yes, 17-year olds who come here and are asked to rapidly assimilate to our culture (which includes access to a lot of food that isn’t good for you which, at age 17, I l consumed frequently) often struggle to do so. And that combined with the difficulty of being a pro baseball player often leads to some unflattering growing pains. So, while I’d rather have scouts telling me he looks amazing, this isn’t something to lose sleep over just yet. At least I don’t think so.
12:08
Hooha: Who are you most interested to see in Arizona?

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Travis Sawchik FanGraphs Chat

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October 23, 2017
12:04
Travis Sawchik: Happy World Series week …
12:04
Travis Sawchik: Let’s get started, folks
12:04
Batflips for BBs: In regards to league expansion, what are your thoughts on Mexico City? Seems like it would open up an entirely new market.
12:05
Travis Sawchik: I really like the idea of Mexico City as an expansion candidate
12:06
Travis Sawchik: I think MLB would do well to place a team there. It would be a national team for Mexico and the average income in Mexico City is not far off from major US cities
12:06
Travis Sawchik: Now the logistics and other matters might delay Mexico City … but I do think there will eventually be a team there. But will it be this round or 2045? I don’t know

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2017 ALCS Game 7 Live Blog

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October 21, 2017
7:51
Dave Cameron: Happy Game 7 everyone!
7:51
Dave Cameron: This should be fun.
7:51
Dave Cameron:

I am rooting for the
Astros (65.8% | 168 votes)
 
Yankees (34.1% | 87 votes)
 
Total Votes: 255
7:51
Dave Cameron:

I think the
Astros will win (57.5% | 138 votes)
 
Yankees will win (42.5% | 102 votes)
 
Total Votes: 240
7:52
Dave Cameron:

CC Sabathia will get
0-6 outs (3.4% | 8 votes)
 
7-9 outs (21.1% | 49 votes)
 
10-12 outs (37.0% | 86 votes)
 
13-15 outs (28.8% | 67 votes)
 
15+ outs (9.4% | 22 votes)
 
Total Votes: 232
7:52
Dave Cameron:

Charlie Morton will get
0-6 outs (8.4% | 19 votes)
 
7-9 outs (34.6% | 78 votes)
 
10-12 outs (30.6% | 69 votes)
 
13-15 outs (18.2% | 41 votes)
 
15+ outs (8.0% | 18 votes)
 
Total Votes: 225

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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat — 10/20/17

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October 20, 2017
9:09
Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends
9:09
Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat
9:09
Jeff Sullivan: Sorry for the hiccup — forgot to set this up and schedule it for this morning yesterday, so everything is all screwed
9:09
Jeff Sullivan: I’ll give a minute for the queue to populate itself!
9:10
CamdenWarehouse: Marshawn Lynch was ejected and sat in the stands last night!
9:10
Jeff Sullivan: One of the peak moments of 2017 professional sports

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FanGraphs After Dark Chat – 10/18/17

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October 18, 2017
9:37
Paul Swydan:

Who will win the ALCS?
Astros (22.6% | 56 votes)
 
Yankees (77.3% | 191 votes)
 
Total Votes: 247
9:37
Paul Swydan:

Who will win the NLCS?
Cubs (5.1% | 12 votes)
 
Dodgers (94.8% | 223 votes)
 
Total Votes: 235
9:37
Paul Swydan:

Will the Dodgers sweep tonight?
Yes (52.1% | 124 votes)
 
No (29.8% | 71 votes)
 
Maybe! (18.0% | 43 votes)
 
Total Votes: 238
9:01
Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!
9:01
Mike: The single-season record for pitcher appearances is Mike Marshall with 106. That’s pretty impressive, but do you think Carl Edwards Jr. will break it in August or in September next year?
9:02
Paul Swydan: I don’t think that Toothpick Edwards’ appendages will stay together for that many appearances in such a short timespan.

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Dave Cameron FanGraphs Chat – 10/18/17

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October 18, 2017
12:00
Dave Cameron: Happy Wednesday, everyone.
12:00
Dave Cameron: Probably a bit less happy if you’re a Cubs fan.
12:01
Dave Cameron: Obviously, the playoffs are the thing happening in baseball right now, but if you’ve got off-season questions, we can talk about that stuff too.
12:01
Eric: Can the Yankees finally conquer Keuchel?  Who do you think wins the series at this point?
12:02
Dave Cameron: I’d bet on this going seven, so I’m expecting them to beat either Verlander or Keuchel, or the Astros pen in one of those two games.
12:02
Dave Cameron: At this point, I think it’s probably a coin flip to who wins.

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Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 10/17

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October 17, 2017
12:02
Eric A Longenhagen: Is this thing on?
12:02
Eric A Longenhagen: So it is.
12:03
Eric A Longenhagen: In case you missed it, BA’s John Manuel is taking a job with the Twins. I wish him well.
12:03
Eric A Longenhagen: OKay, baseball stuff.
12:03
Sam: Anything new you’ve heard on the Atlanta investigation?
12:04
Eric A Longenhagen: Just that it’s almost concluded, nothing else that isn’t out there publicly.

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Travis Sawchik FanGraphs Chat

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October 16, 2017
12:05
Travis Sawchik: Greetings!
12:05
Travis Sawchik: Happy LCS season to you ….
12:05
Travis Sawchik: Let’s get started
12:06
AJ Preller: With increase demand in long receiver especially in PS games, will I be able to sell Hand for a similar package I received for Kimbrel?
12:07
Travis Sawchik: No. But Hand should fetch a nice return
12:07
Padre fan: How many more years do I have to sit in the couch and hope that dodgers lose the POs until my team actually makes their way to the POs?

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Matt Wieters Continues to Be Cursed

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October 13, 2017

Baseball can be really weird, but the game has rarely facilitated action more unusual than the sort that occurred in the fifth inning of Game 5 on Thursday night between the Nationals and Cubs.

The inning in question produced a series of four events that had never happened consecutively in the game’s recorded history, covering some 2.3 million half-innings.

Craig Edwards dove into a potentially overlooked batter-interference call that would have stopped the Nationals’ hemorrhaging in the inning, held the deficit at one, and perhaps have allowed the team to keep playing this October.

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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat — 10/13/17

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October 13, 2017
9:04
Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends
9:05
Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat
9:05
Jeff Sullivan: Technically my second Friday baseball chat of this Friday, for you east coasters
9:05
Bork: Hello, friend!
9:05
Jeff Sullivan: Hello friend
9:06
Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe: Jeff, thanks for chatting last night and being back again now. It was a really tough loss for Washington, but, as in every elimination game, it isn’t one play that ends a season. That said, I think there are multiple issues surrounding instant replay that the league will have to address after last night’s game. Is baseball still a game of inches? Or, with instant replay, is it now a game of millimeters?

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