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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 11/19/18

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CamdenWarehouse

12:16

Elias is basically the best possible hire for the Orioles right? How shocked are you that they managed not to screw it up?

Dan Szymborski

12:16

They still could figure it out!

Kiner's Disembodied Hands

12:16

Over/under on Buccos wins this upcoming season: 83.5

Dan Szymborski

12:16

I'd say slightly under, but it's not a bad opening number.

Gumby

12:17

There's no doubt teams will ask the Astros about Whitley and Tucker first in trade discussions- who is most attractive after those two to other teams? Is Alvarez most likely to headline a trade, or might teams be more attracted to Bukauskas or others?

Dan Szymborski

12:17

Given that he's already shown some success, you're going to have teams wanting to ask about James when Whitley is shot down

12:18

There is enough risk around Bukauskas that he can't headline a big trade on his own.

Russell

12:19

Would the Nationals would trade Victor Robles for Kluber/Carrasco, with some other minor league players in the deal?
Are Cleveland actively looking to trade these guys, going out and making offers, or just waiting for offers?

Dan Szymborski

12:19

It's hard to say about the Nationals because the whole Harper thing puts a lot of their future in the air.

12:20

If they can't bring back Harper, then Robles is filling the team's largest need in all likelihood

I also think the urgency about Cleveland trading is overblown in the media generally.

12:21

They're not doing a Marlins-type fire sale, they'd just like eto generally be cheaper without hurting the present team *too* much

The final boss

12:22

What happens to Goldschmidt? Trade now, trade mid season, or extension?

Dan Szymborski

12:22

I think he'll be traded.

Slingsby

12:22

You wander into the Dodgers locker room, Yasiel Puig’s there. Who

Dan Szymborski

12:22

I use Windows 10 no matter who I encounter in a clubhouse.

Maker Bayfield

12:22

Should the Indians' main trade goal be to maximize talent for 2019, or to extend their competitive window? My feeling is the latter, given the weak division and strength of Astros/Red Sox

Dan Szymborski

12:23

If they get cheaper, I think they'll be more interesting in players closer to the majors rather than higher-upside moon shots

squeeze bunt

12:23

If the Padres gave up the farm (but kept Tatis Jr.) to add Thor and Suarez, do they make the playoffs next year?

Dan Szymborski

12:23

No.

They're more than 8-10 wins from the playoffs.

12:24

They're not quite at that point where everything falls into place yet.

San Diego is still sorting through their pitching prospects.

David Sansone

12:24

jeff McNeil is small but they say big things come in small packages. With that being said, Is Jeff McNeil’s package bigger than the package we can fetch by moving syndergaard?