JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 1/21/19

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 1/21/19

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Dan Szymborski

12:38

Lots of people do.

Billy Boy

12:38

Is there a reason why you refuse to provide BB%, K%, wRC+, FIP-, et al columns in this year’s ZiPS?

Dan Szymborski

12:38

How many times EVER has OPS+ vs. wRC+ drastically changed how you feel about a player?

12:39

And ERA+ vs. ERA-, the order stays the same.

The exact statistics chosen are fairly meaningless - what the numbers mean is more crucial than what the numbers are and I always choose the simplest measure that gets the job done.

Mandy is 92% Fresh

12:39

Would you have done a strategic HOF vote this year, like skip Rivera or Halladay to vote for somebody who might slip off the ballot?

cool

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Dan Szymborski

12:40

Yes. I would not have voted for Rivera.

And since I'd vote at the end to take advantage of information, I wouldn't vote for Halladay either.

If fault is assigned for them not being on the ballot, I see it as a fault of the Hall's design.

Joe Panik at the Disco

12:41

Does ZiPS still see Joe Panik as a 3-WAR player?

Dan Szymborski

12:41

Well now you're just cheating

Matt

12:41

Pause the chat Dan. I'm gonna go grab lunch. I'll be back in 20 or so...I'll let you know when you can start it back up.

poo

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Joe West MLB Umpire

12:41

I look pretty good as well after this weekend......and please buy my albums "Blue Cowboy" and "Diamond Dreams" at your nearest flea market.

Dan Szymborski

12:41

West wouldn't even have admitted the call was wrong

He'd double down

and hold grudges against everybody forever

12:42

At this point, I have obnoxious images for most situations

Danny

12:42

Any hint at which team's ZIPS release are next?

Dan Szymborski

12:42

One of the teams that hasn't gone yet!

Guy from that show

12:44

It was -46 Celsius so -51 Fahrenheit. Warm me up with a wicked baseball factoid

Dan Szymborski

12:44

This was a patented baseball thing for catchers.

Broken Bat

12:44

Do see the Twins having a potent offense in 2019? To me they have some various pathways to their lineup that is not dependent just on Buxton, or Sano coming to forecasts a few seasons ago. Pitching, seemingly is trailing the offense but they seem to have advanced closer to Indians. Thoughts?

Dan Szymborski

12:45

I think they're middle of the pack. I expected them to be more aggressive in free agency than they have been

Kiermaier's Hallux Valgus

12:45

Any update and additional love for my teammate Brent Honeywell for 2019?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

Last I heard on Honeywell, he was throging bullpens

throwing

throging?

g isn't even next to w

Jordan

12:46

Do you think there's any chance the Pirates enter the market for some of the remaining mid-tier FA left? Moustakas seems like he'd make a lot of sense as an upgrade over Colin Moran.

Dan Szymborski

12:46

I just don't think Moustakas is all that good

UofIx3

12:46

Why doesn't the union or MLB leadership do something about how relief pitchers are used up and spit out? I think of someone like Mike Matheny who was nicknamed the Meatgrinder.

Dan Szymborski

12:46

I'm not sure how you fix that honestly

Danny

12:47

What are your thoughts on what Lamet looks like when/if he returns this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:47

Probably similar to how he looked before, but a year older. I guess he could change his beard.

CamdenWarehouse

12:47

What position would Jones play in Colorado? Catcher?

laughing

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Dan Szymborski

12:47

LF hopefully

Barbara Booey

12:47

What do you think of Kris Bryant this season? Ramifications of his shoulder injury?

Dan Szymborski

12:48

I'm cuatiously optimistic after a winter of recovery. But there is some risk.

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