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| 2:07 | Matt VW: Mookie Betts is on tempo for 44 homers. Can you consider anybody else his measurement who’s hit 40? Campanella’s listed on the identical (alleged) top, however had a very completely different construct… |
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| 2:10 | That Guy: Two questions that are associated – Is Brian Cashman’s seat flaming scorching, and will or not it's? This season is a catastrophe. |
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| 2:11 | mac: Should the Yankees commerce Cole and Judge within the offseason as a courtesy to these two guys? Legitimately not one of the Pirates groups Cole performed on had been ever this unhealthy, Judge may’ve left within the offseason however was lied to (“we’re not done yet”), and it’s solely going to worsen in New York. |
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| 2:12 | MT_LAD_FAN: Any likelihood Dodgers signal Ohtani and produce again Kershaw and Urias? They’ll want darn close to a full rotation with Buehler, May, Gonsolin all recovering from damage and Miller, Sheehan, Pepiot and Stone all nonetheless breaking into the bigs. |
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| 2:15 | Zach: Given the present offensive setting, isn’t Julio Rodriguez’s current 17 hits in 4 video games stretch much more spectacular than simply being one of the best such stretch in MLB historical past? |
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| 2:18 | Sanford: Francisco Lindor is fairly good at baseball, huh? |
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| 2:19 | KC Pain: Which crew within the AL Central has one of the best likelihood of being a dominant crew in 5 years? |
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| 2:22 | Porcho Villa: Do you assume Torkelson’s current surge portends a real breakout, or is it simply one other scorching streak? Great across-the-board high quality of contact metrics however drilling down a bit extra it appears that he's slaughtering fastballs however nonetheless struggling to hit (/hard-hit) the whole lot else. |
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| 2:24 | Smiling Politely: FYI, on the primary website, it says 8/8/23 Jaffe chat (although in any other case, it really works) |
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| 2:27 | Jaf Jayee: If you needed to vote in the present day, who’s your NL MVP and why is it Mookie? |
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| 2:29 | Sammy So-so: Would you progress Oneil Cruz from the tallstop place and make him a nook outfielder beginning subsequent season? Seems like it could be far much less stress on him in a number of methods. Thanks, Jay. |
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| 2:31 | Smiling Politely: Sometime this week (presumably), I’ll grow to be a primary time dad! I do know you’ve received a younger one, and whereas I’m certain the Jaffe/Span family is, itself, an introduction to baseball, any recommendation about ensuring it’s enjoyable and one thing they get pleasure from (I don’t wanna be *that* dad or mum)? |
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| 2:35 | Mike: Joey Gallo nonetheless has a job. MAT is among the many least worthwhile CF within the recreation. Are the Twins going to squander this playoff likelihood out of concern of attempting youthful gamers instead of these two? |
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| 2:40 | Yoshida’s Island: How many star gamers had their profession reduce means brief by authorized points earlier than the previous few years? Felipe Vasquez, Bauer, now probably Franco, however I really feel like this wasn’t a factor earlier than the final decade. |
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| 2:43 | Steve: Jay, How far forward do they schedule the venue for all star video games? Any thought when Camden Yards will get one other flip? |
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| 2:45 | Hank: Will the Rangers maintain on within the West? Now two groups proper on their heels, with the notably scorching Mariners and always-dangerous Astros? Mariners turned the AL playoff image extra-interesting actual fast up to now couple weeks. |
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| 2:46 | Slava Ukraini: Cashman is a HOF? |
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| 2:47 | Mt Elden: Damian Lillard routinely received criticized by nationwide media sorts for “not wanting to win badly enough” as a result of he was content material to play out his contract in Portland. Why doesn’t Mike Trout obtain the identical remedy from the media contemplating the dude spends extra time enjoying golf and watching the Eagles each October than he does enjoying significant baseball video games? |
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| 2:49 | Vlad’s Dad: I requested the identical of Ben, however what odds would you placed on a Pete Alonso HOF profession? He’s off to an important begin regardless of the late begin… |
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| 2:52 | Evan: Any ideas on the Michael Busch name up? |
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| 2:54 | Stevie: Is there any upside to Ohtani pitching once more this 12 months? |
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| 2:56 | Zach: Is it time to begin speaking about Cal Raleigh as the most effective catchers in baseball? Sure, he one way or the other may need been omitted from even the deep honorable point out part of the Trade Value sequence (tsk tsk, Ben), however he’s closing in on a second straight 4+ WAR season and is fourth amongst all catchers in WAR because the begin of 2022. |
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| 2:59 | KC Pain: Thoughts on a rookie Cy Young and naming if after Valenzuela? |
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| 2:59 | salt water jaffe: does jaws account for various calculations of struggle from completely different shops/websites/and so on? |
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| 3:00 | Sirras: Good luck with the home searching! The Brooklyn market is hard nowadays! |
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| 3:01 | mac: Did the Rizzo concussion story drop out of the information cycle faster than you thought it could? Borderline medical malpractice and no replace about anybody being held accountable or going through any penalties |
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| 3:05 | Ben Bates: Is Soto’s ceiling decrease than we thought/is he at all times going to be a streaky, lowish common hitter? Or is he nonetheless creating? |
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| 3:07 | salt water jaffe: does the exclusion of bonds, clemens, and different equally statistically certified gamers for the corridor of fame have any impact on the jaws mannequin? different fashions? |
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| 3:08 | Jeb: I cherished your article in regards to the Yankees and agreed with the factors you made. On the opposite hand, I really feel just like the press, normally, (and followers!) have actually piled onto the Yankees to the purpose the place they’re underestimating them in 2024. This 12 months is unhealthy, unequivocally, and regardless of being a fan, I too, have questioned the entrance workplace. On the opposite hand, there are many inexperienced shoots for subsequent 12 months – prime Cole and Judge is an effective starter equipment, for instance. The farm has some fascinating prospects, even when it isn’t prime tier. And whereas hitter improvement on the MLB degree leaves a lot to be desired, pitcher improvement has been fairly encouraging. That may not be a world sequence contender, however it could possibly be a playoff contender, on paper. What do you consider the 2024 Yankees? |
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| 3:12 | YorDaddy: Odds on Altuve attending to 3000 hits? |
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| 3:13 | Pat: what’s your finest (lowest) Immaculate Grid rating? My lowest is 105. All these previous baseball card days repay .Goal is to interrupt 100 sometime. I feel my most obscure reply was Will McEaney a 70’s reliever who pitched for Cincinnati & Montreal (Washngton Nationals). |
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| 3:15 | wADHD: In your opinion, who has had one of the best rookie season ever as a hitter? Ichiro? |
| 3:16 | Bob: Where would Joe Morgan rank among the many finest second basemen of all time? |
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| 3:19 | Lamonte Wade Jr’s tenth place MVP vote: Do you assume groups might be prepared to supply Ha-Seong Kim an enormous contract in free company in a few years? He is younger and has changed into the most effective center infielders within the recreation, however his worth is definitely centered across the stellar protection. |
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| 3:20 | DJ Tofu: What’s mistaken with the Giants’ offense? Any hypotheses on why the entire group collectively declined a lot? How do they examine to different historic offense collapses? |
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| 3:22 | AL Central Casting: If Bryon Buxton is finished as a middle fielder, and even as an outfielder, what do the Twins do with him? He’s not such an important bat that he can DH full time, proper? Some followers are calling for them to attempt him at 1B, which appears sort of ridiculous to me, however I can’t put my finger on why. |
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| 3:25 | Mr. Burrito: As of in the present day, I can consider not less than 13 sure-fire (or very, very near sure-fire) HOFers at the moment within the bigs… Votto, Goldschmidt, Freeman, Betts, Otahni, Trout, Miggy, Kershaw, Verlander, Scherzer, Greinke, Harper, Altuve…. Is that loads? |
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| 3:26 | Tony: The NL Central has 3 first rate however not nice groups, a crew that's often first rate however not nice and the Pirates. They even have 3 of the highest 5 farm techniques in baseball by most metrics. Which crew is finest positioned for fulfillment over the following 5 years? |
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| 3:29 | John: How many present Phillies get HOF consideration in the event that they retired tomorrow? I've Harper, Turner and Schwarber. |
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| 3:31 | Fletcher: Why is Joe Torre a 1B in JAWS? He performed probably the most innings at catcher and seven of his 8 prime seasons by bWAR had been primarily as a catcher (with the opposite at 3B). It doesn’t look like he accrued probably the most worth at 1B. |
| 3:32 | For requirements functions, it’s a moot level since he was elected as a supervisor. |
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Brooklyn-based Jay Jaffe is a senior author for FanGraphs, the creator of The Cooperstown Casebook (Thomas Dunne Books, 2017) and the creator of the JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score) metric for Hall of Fame evaluation. He based the Futility Infielder web site (2001), was a columnist for Baseball Prospectus (2005-2012) and a contributing author for Sports Illustrated (2012-2018). He has been a recurring visitor on MLB Network and a member of the BBWAA since 2011, and a Hall of Fame voter since 2021. Follow him on Twitter @jay_jaffe... and BlueSky @jayjaffe.bsky.social.
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