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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 1/21/21

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Dan Szymborski

12:45

I think they'd be underdogs still

Overbearing Padre

12:45

Padres are likely playoff bound but don't have a great middle of the order lefty bat to counter the likes of de Grom, Buehler, Soroka, maybe even Cole, and all the other dominant right handed starters they're likely to face come October. Who should they get to remedy this? They barely scored off Flaherty, Wainwright, May, and Buehler in the 2020 playoffs. Please and thank you.

Dan Szymborski

12:46

I don't think there's necessarily a remedy.

Guest

12:46

Who is the favorite to win the AL West? And does the answer change if the Angels sign Bauer?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

I think it's the A's, but the division is very fluid

the Angels can get really close if they push

Bauer Hour

12:46

Do you think Bauer will hold out if he doesn't get the offer he wants?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

It's possible. He seems a bit unpredictable.

Adam

12:47

Should the Dodgers just move Lux to left and tell him just to focus on hitting from now on?

Dan Szymborski

12:47

McBain

12:47

How fun could the NL West be this year, on a scale of Watching Squirrels Raid Bird Feeders to Flying Monkeys Armed with Bubble Machines?

Dan Szymborski

12:47

Dpeends which team you like!

Not Dan Szymborski

12:47

Question. I am a fan of the Cle. Baseball Team. I don't see much hope for this roster as currently constructed and it seems we have a lot of "pretty good" prospects that won't be ready to contribute until about 2022/23-ish.

In light of all that, would it be prudent to deal Biebs and Jose, assemble what would likely be the best farm system in baseball and attack 2023 as the beginning of the next window? Or is that bolder than is necessary?

Dan Szymborski

12:47

At this point, I think I would.

I wouldn't have before the Lindor trade.

12:48

Once I've pushed all my chips chasing the flush, I might as well put the last ones in.

Mark

12:49

Are there any starters in particular who you see as more likely than others for the Blue Jays to target in a trade? I see Castillo and Hendricks mentioned occasionally. Anybody else come to mind?

Dan Szymborski

12:50

I'm not sure as a lot of the big ones have dropped

It'd be fun to chase after Gray though.

Or even better, Marquez, but the Rockies don't make a great trade partner honestly.

12:51

This is an organization that insisted on Kevin Gausman for two months of Jorge de la Rosa in 2016

Spencer

12:51

Is Turnbull a legit upside play...or just a time bomb?

Dan Szymborski

12:51

I'm not sure for upside

Jay

12:51

Is Bauer really going to pitch every 4 days?

Dan Szymborski

12:51

Guest

12:52

Do you think Brandi Rhodes is actually pregnant or is AEW setting us up for a work? She was getting her elbow smashed in a chair like two weeks before they announced her pregnancy...

Dan Szymborski

12:52

Always assume everything is a work until you KNOW otherwise

Appa Yip Yip

12:52

You don't pour the milk from the bag into the container. You slide the bag into the container and cut the corner of the bag.

Dan Szymborski

12:52

I'd screw that up

12:53

I once shattered a jar of olive oil in the kitchen, stepped on a shard and cut my foot open, slipped and fell on the blood-and-olive oil slurry on my floor, and then had to chase after a cat leaving bloody oil footprints after stepping in it.

Guest

12:53

Dan, I made turkey chili this week. Does that exist in your mind? Or do you feel strongly that chili must be beef?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

Was the turkey made of beef?

If so, I see no chili

Guest

12:53

The depth charts on Fangraphs have the Astros ahead of the As by about 5 WAR. Still sticking with the As as favorites in the Weset?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

Yes

Steve

12:54

Will we ever see a hitter with >50% strikeouts and >1 OPS

Dan Szymborski

12:54

Probably not. The ISO and BABIP needed would be extreme.

Appa Yip Yip

12:54

If you were assigning a team to have their pitching, hitting, and defense to be one each of great, mediocre, and shaky, how would you do it for your own maximum personal enjoyment? I go great hitting, mediocre pitching, and shaky defense. Slugfests for days.

Dan Szymborski

12:55

I'd swap the hitting and pitching

Guest

12:55

The Reds reportedly asked for Gleyber Torres in return for Luis Castillo. Would that be a "fair" trade, in your opinion?

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