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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 11/19/20

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Morbo

12:12

LOUD NOISES! (Just following directions from the subheading)

Appa Yip Yip

12:12

ZiPS out here confirming my bias that George Springer is the best free agent fit for the Jays.

Tommy2

12:12

Don't teams need to know whether or not the DH is universal before signing free agents?

Dan Szymborski

12:12

Technically, teams also needed to know if there were going to be 10 or 16 teams in the playoffs before the season started last year, but yeah.

VladZ

12:12

Does Bauer go short term (as in 1 year) if it means significantly more per? Is that better risk/value for team?

Dan Szymborski

12:12

If there's a huge deal out there, I think he takes it. But if it's disappointing due to pandemic, I can see him doing the one-year thing he's threatened to.

Appa Yip Yip

12:12

What would you do if ZiPS projected skyline chili to win MVP

Dan Szymborski

12:13

Bob

12:13

COVID has me alone on thanksgiving. What do I eat. How do I operate a “stove”

Dan Szymborski

12:13

Crank the nob and get some fire going!

TomBruno23

12:14

As a BFIB how excited should I be about this off-season after the Wong buyout? 1-10 where 1 is the winter of 87-88 when Steinbrenner "stole" Jack Clark during collusion and was replaced with Straight Outta Tokyo Bob Horner.

Dan Szymborski

12:14

Everyone should have all the meh you can muster.

Sonny

12:14

I don’t wish I’ll on anyone, but if jerry reinsdorf was suddenly no longer a part of the White Sox, how many games would Tony La Russa manage in 2021?

Dan Szymborski

12:14

Lawful Evil

12:14

Is coleslaw in between two pieces of breaded chicken a sandwich?

Dan Szymborski

12:14

Yes, though an odd one.

TomBruno23

12:14

Jed Hoyer married a woman whose family lives next door to my friend in a posh St. Louis suburb. How about that?

Guest

12:14

Should Padres ownership be looking for a new investor now that Fowler resigned?

Dan Szymborski

12:15

I don't really know their money situation in and out!

Dbo

12:15

Are you going to buy a PS5 this year Dan?

Dan Szymborski

12:16

I hadn't really intended to. I didn't get a PS4 until fairly late in its life. There aren't any exclusives that I want that won't eventually filter to the PC.

Morbo

12:19

Does this frosty off-season increase the likelihood of labor strife and a work stoppage? Or are the owners wary of loosing more money due to a work stoppage and might therefore be more conciliatory in negotiations with the union?

Dan Szymborski

12:19

I think everyone's nerves are frayed, which generlaly increases likelihood of strife

I've yet to see people become more peaceful when facing economic stress!

12:19

Just read the Padres projections. ZiPS seems kinda down on Nola, no? Barely a .700 OPS?

Dan Szymborski

12:20

ZiPS and Steamer are fairly close here. Nola's not a young player and his breakout still isn't *that* many PAs

Appa Yip Yip

12:20

Alejandro Kirk is going to crush his ZiPS projection between his meaty, powerful thighs.

Guest

12:20

I'm a little confused by the Jurickson Profar projection. I'm surprised that a middling batting line and below average defense is getting him to 2.3 WAR. Is he getting a lot of bonus points for positional flexibility?

Dan Szymborski

12:20

He can play 2B and a 103 projected OPS+ is not middling for a 2B

Tommy2

12:21

Did David Price get a ring for 2020?

Dan Szymborski

12:21

I don't know if he did, but he almost certainly got one.

Teams give out rings like candy.

When the Red Sox won that first one, like anyone affiliated with the team other than Voros got one.

Dave C

12:21

Mets will be better off without Cano, right?

Dan Szymborski

12:22

Depends what they do! I'd rather have the money than his services in their position though.

VladZ

12:22

If you had to give a percentage% sale/discount on free agents in this years market what would you give?

Dan Szymborski

12:22

25%

Appa Yip Yip

12:22

PS5 processors are also melting all over the place.

TomBruno23

12:22

Unsolicited rec and I get no cut for this, LIDOM has been highly entertaining so far, and very cheap for the entire season.

Matt (Oceanside)

12:22

Baseball fans should all by space suits for 2021 and then we don't have to worry about Covid at the ball park! :)

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