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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 1/9/2020

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Joe

12:55

Will I be sad if I play OOTP instead of the Show, keeping in mind that I play at least 200 hours of the Show every year?

Dan Szymborski

12:55

They're different games.

kev

12:55

what's the thought process behind releasing zips in parts instead of all at once?

Dan Szymborski

12:55

It's more fun this way and the traffic is always excellent this way.

It's fun to focus on one team, dig into the insa and outs.

12:56

And I usually do a run of local radio stations to talk about the teams.

Alex

12:56

I’m conflicted on the conflicting reports of Akiyama’s defensive abilities

Dick Williams

12:56

Akiyama is as much a CF as Senzel

TomBruno23

12:56

Everytime I read it I see it as The Mike Kingery Deal.

Dan Szymborski

12:56

I was annoyed some years ago to find out that he was not related to Mike Kingery

(Scott)

Though not as destroyed as when I found out Andy Ashby and Alan Ashby were not related

Johnny

12:56

Do any HS RHP’s have a realistic shot at going in the top ten picks this year? The college crop is solid.

Dan Szymborski

12:57

Kelley?

omg_pwnasaurus

12:58

Wait a minute...Murray Head has a Chess newsletter?

Dan Szymborski

12:58

He's a Grob player.

Guest

12:58

Post-Deadball, Ryan Doumit is actually the worst position player at -8.6 fWAR. Alan Mills at -3.6 as worst pitcher.

TomBruno23

12:58

and The Mike Kingery Deal obviously refers to his family's singing group. http://thekingeryfamily.com/

Fangraphs: Turn Off The Dark

12:59

Mozeliak had a solid run in the 2010s.

What is with the emojis and peanuts we can add to the chat? Is that new? Never noticed before.

Dan Szymborski

12:59

They've been in my chats. I activate them.

TomBruno23

12:59

Craig Edwards had a great writeup on David Price's trade value last month. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/david-prices-trade-value/

Appa Yip Yip

12:59

I developed a new hitting metric, GUT+, based on HR/LBS it is also a pitching metric. Bartolo grades out very well.

Dan Szymborski

12:59

Please join a team so that I can still be a prospect!

tom

12:59

i'm sure desmond likes the desmond deal.

Jimmy

12:59

How possible is it that all of these cheating scandals he’s been engulfed in ends up costing Cora his job?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

Not sure, let's wait and see the penalties

Dbo

1:00

I watched a documentary and they talked about how to make prison pizza: The crust of the pizza is made with crushed saltines, Ritz crackers and ramen noodle soup with the addition of hot water. The toppings include tomato sauce, cheese, Slim Jims, pepperoni and pickles.

Dan Szymborski

1:00

I'd still eat that over the Nutra Loaf stuff

Cat Latos

1:00

I. AM. CAT.

Dan Szymborski

1:00

OK, as I have a 1:00 radio thing, it is time for me to head off.

1:01

Thanks for coming everyone! See you next week unless either you or I have gone to the undiscovered country.

I should portend my death every week so that at *some* point it actually happens and everyone's haunted by the screenshot of my previous week's chat.