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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 1/7/19

Dan Szymborski

12:03

A wild Szym approaches!

A Szym draws near!

Command?

12:04

The Szym attacks!

Thy hits decreased to 45.

(I'm just going to do this for an hour)

ChiSox2020

12:05

Why is Machado getting < $250M offers? Seems ... low.

Dan Szymborski

12:05

I'm skeptical of any offer that isn't the offer the player accepts.

If he's actually getting offers that light, they're almost certainly for few years.

kotter

12:05

So, uh.... when are you continuing the ZiPS releases?

Dan Szymborski

12:06

Finishing last elegy and then it's full-bore ZiPS. Remember, I'm a full-time employee of FanGraphs now, so I'm not limited to the 2-3 a week we did with Carson.

Since this winter looked to be as slow as last year, it seemed like a later schedule would make smore sense anyway

kevin

12:06

Please give a suffering Pirates fan a glimmer of hope. I beg you.

Dan Szymborski

12:06

Well, Archer does have upside remaining

12:07

And there's still Keller

12:07

Joey Chestnut has weighed in: A hot dog is not a sandwich. Settled science.

syracuse451

12:08

Was poking around the leaderboards and only one 1B was in the top-15 of wRC+ last year. Weird blip or trend?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

Probably a blip

Casual fan

12:08

Will the Angels be runner up to Wilson?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

Do they ever *really* name an official runner-up?

NOw, Angels were interesting in Ramos, but I'm not sure if they ever said they were the runner-up to th eMets

Swordless Mimetown

12:09

How do expansion drafts work? How is it determined what players are eligible or not?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

I don't believe there's one official rule for them, but I could be wrong.

12:10

IIRC, it's usually been players that would theoretically be eligible for Rule 5 drafts if they weren't on the 40-man

And then a certain amount of protected players, more being protected after each pick.

Jim Leyland Palmer

12:10

Do you think we'll see Harper or Machado have one of those nifty new "swellopt" deals? Or are they still in a position to demand straight player options

Dan Szymborski

12:10

I'd be surprised if neither had a very friendly opt-out

12:11

Player opt-outs are expensive for the team, but they put off the day of reckoning for the GM

Austin Markakis

12:12

Zips has Austin Riley at 19 home runs for 2019. At this point is a platoon of Austin Riley and Nick Markakis better than anything else the Braves can get, assuming Haniger is really not an option?

Dan Szymborski

12:12

I want Riley playing full-time in the minors, not as a platooner in the majors

12:13

And honestly, I'd rather see an OF of Camargo-Inciarte-Acuña first, with Camargo coming into fill other positions.

Unless they get a better option in the OF

The Decadent Moose

12:13

I mentioned to Eno I've been thinking about Mazara for no good reason. What's the likelihood of a trade/change-of-scenery to jump start him? Seems like Atlanta could use him if they can improve him.

Dan Szymborski

12:13

I dunno, he's a very frustrating player.

I put him on my breakout list every year along with Danny Salazar.

12:14

At least Salazar has the decency to keep being injured and leave how wrong I am up in the air!

Troy McClure

12:14

Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such chats questions as "So I traded for an axe murderer.

Mark

12:14

Do you think Dexter Fowler can rebound to at least league average production this year?