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Dan Szymborski

6:12

I don't honestly remember Kerfeld's stuff being that good

Oaktown Blues

6:13

Hey Dan, did Jacob Wilson's spring improve his ZiPS? I don't remember what his previous projection was

Dan Szymborski

6:13

it did, quite a bit actually!

Matt Martell

6:14

Yankees fans are going to have a totally rational reaction to this Devin Williams performance

Dan Szymborski

6:14

283/332/421 before spring for Wilson, 290/333/453 after

War2d2

6:14

Wally World! Such a weird career. Looked like a slugger for a year and then turned into like a less-than Mark Grace for most of two decades.

Dan Szymborski

6:15

would a lesser Mark Grace be Mark Forebearance?

Kwah

6:15

We Yankees fans are 3 runs away from rescinding the new lax facial hair rules.

Farhandrew Zaidman

6:15

I have Yankees fans in my life already yearning for Clay Holmes back. Lol.

Jay Jaffe

6:16

Jake Bauers: .200/.291/.384 (87 wRC+) in 618 PA for the Yankees and Brewers over the last two years. 24 HR, 16 SB... and a 34.5% K rate. -0.4 WAR. Can't believe teams still think he'll turn the corner and be useful.

Dan Szymborski

6:16

Holmes starter was going to be on my breakout list, but I didn't since I also picked Michael King last year, but it turned out I didn't pick Michael King last year

millville meltdown

6:16

clay holmes the starter or clay holmes the closer?

Guest

6:16

The player avatars in Gameday are still all-white. Not sure why this would be the year that changed...

Davy Andrews

6:17

But seriously, this is a good point, and I will see if I can raise it with someone.

Dan Szymborski

6:17

If you ground players faces with a belt sander, you'd eventually get down to the white skull

Davy Andrews

6:17

Also, you would probably go to jail.

Christian

6:17

Oof that double play by the royals was brutal.

millville meltdown

6:17

hunter (gaddis) does not get a bunter (isbel) out

Matt Martell

6:18

Jake Bauers stolen base!

Davy Andrews

6:18

That's why they're sticking with him, Jay. The wheels!

millville meltdown

6:18

ever think about your bones are always wet?

Davy Andrews

6:18

I will now and for the rest of my life. Thank you for that.

Matt Martell

6:18

Dry bones sound painful

Dan Szymborski

6:19

I mean, that's only while we're alive. Our bones will be dry longer than they're wet

Matt Martell

6:19

Well, now I'm thinking about my mortality - thanks Dan!

Farhandrew Zaidman

6:19

I think the appeal with Bauers is the elite chase rate, the very good walk rate, and the decent enough barrel rate that you can dream on him.

Jay Jaffe

6:20

he's on his sixth MLB organization, so yeah six GMs have dreamt on him. And most of them woke up screaming.

millville meltdown

6:19

luckily once you're dead that can change!

Dan Szymborski

6:19

My executor is going to have a lot of surprises when he reads my will. I've left instructions that he has to use my twitter to troll Carson once a year

Oddball Herrera

6:20

This chat got dark fast. Can we go back to mocking Blue Jays pitching?

Jay Jaffe

6:20

wait, Dan is going to tell us about his DIY trepanning

Matt Martell

6:20

Dan, can you leave me a bowl of Skyline chili in your will?

Phil

6:21

How good do you think Campbell will be--not is, necessarily--defensively? Can he really stick at 2nd permanently? That was a tough play he just muffed, to be clear.

Davy Andrews

6:21

My sense -- and this is just from reading what smart people think -- is that he just needs some time, but it might be bumpy for a bit.

Dan Szymborski

6:21

I DO have facial textures for players and people for use in WWE2K games