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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 1/18/18
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AvatarDan Szymborski
2:56
Beede but only because I want to call him venerable
Jay
2:56
I haven't researched this widely enough but I have noticed a possible correlation between some declining skills offensively preceded by a drop in their recorded Sprint Speed on Statcast (going back to when they started capturing it in 2015).  What are your thoughts? Merely coincidental or is it possible that loss of speed could be the first indicator of a decline for a player?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:56
THere is some relationship.  In BABIP for instance
Chuncey Wiggins
2:56
As a statistically inclined guy, you might be interested. Apparently sumo is experiencing the equivalent to Wayne Gretzky in their sport. Hakuho is perhaps even more dominant than the Great One was for hockey.
JSDee
2:56
Padres twitter is a dark place where you get dragged into disputes about minor league utility players.  Is it possible the front office is darker?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:56
I enjoy the rage of Padres twitter.
AMusingly, it's many of the same people that had INTERNET RAGE~! about me bashing the Kemp trade
Dan
2:57
If you had to pick one player who will exceed their 95th percentile forecasted outcome for 2018, who would you pick?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:57
I think Kopech has both a shockingly good chance to be awesome and a shockingly good chance to be horrible
$11 Worth of Taco Bell
2:57
Looking forward to articles in 20 years defending Eric Hosmer Hall of Fame votes?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:57
I don't think it'll come to that.  Lot of people bleated abotu Joe Carter and Garret Anderson as those types and nothing came o fit
Bryce Harper
2:58
Nakamura has to win the Rumble right?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:58
WWE tends to be ultra-conservative with rumble winners, sadly
3:00
what was the last surprising rumble winner?  ALberto del Rio?
Josiah
3:00
if you are Friedman and co. in LA, you going after Yelich or Harrison? or both?
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:01
Harrison is more practical I think
Sonny
3:01
Big downside to log jam of worth candidates and 10 player cap is the disappearance of the 'home town beat writer giving local good player a lone HOF vote.' Jose Rijo man
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:01
There's always Bill Livingston
Phil
3:01
Best stadium food is ________
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:01
edible
Magic 8 Ball
3:01
What type of prospect(s) would the Dodgers have to package with Kemp in order to move $30M of his salary?
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:01
I think they're fine with it distributed how it is
I think they'll release him before giving a way a prospect to dump him
Tomahawk chop
3:01
Will the 2018 Marlins be the worst team in MLB history?
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:01
No
Matt
3:02
Uh. You ever going to chat at the time that's listed towards the bottom of FG.com?
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:02
Not until Carson honors the laws of time
Phil
3:02
Top 3 most reasonable fanbases on Twitter... go!
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:02
Just from my experiences, Astros, Pirates, and believe it or not, Phillies
Kai
3:02
What is a team that could surprise this year?
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:02
Phillies
"E" from the Big B
3:02
how much rope will the O's give Chris Davis this year
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:02
Unlimited
Lou
3:03
Has advanced analytics killed the local sports writer pontificating about moves that should be made?
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:03
No reason it should
CarrotJuice
3:03
The best way to show how terrible this off season is is that MLBTR has four (!) paragraphs dedicated to the Brewers signing Ernesto Frieri to a minor league deal, who I forgot even existed.
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:03
On that note, I have some errands to run -- which is weird as I'm on vacation -- and it's time for me to go!
As a reminder, you can read my work at ESPN.com, chats and projections here at FanGraphs.com, and DSzymborski on Twitter.
Now go work or something
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