JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat

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12:01

"The only FanGraphs chat that lets you obnoxiously spam emotes." AKA the best FanGraphs chat.

Dan Szymborski

12:02

Good aftermorninevening!

Euan Dewar

12:02

Hey Dan! No question, just hope you're doing well and enjoyed the Blizzcon festivities. Was fun to look at twitter and realise a baseball analytics person I like was also chopping it up in WoW on the regular :)

Dan Szymborski

12:03

For the Horde!

Matt

12:03

Have you ever thought about the ramifications of your non-inclusive chili ideology on the bean people?

Dan Szymborski

12:04

People who use beans can still eat it fine, ti's just not chili.

If you want to deep fry up tofu rectangles, dip them in buffalo sauce, and serve 'em with blue cheese, that's all well and good, but that's not a buffalo wing.

Matt

12:04

If the Yanks could get Machado, Happ, Corbin locked in this offseason, would that be enough of what they need? Maybe a stop-gap 2B backup for the 1st with Didi out.

Dan Szymborski

12:05

Who could do better in an offseason?

They're a terrific team right now, though they do have some holes. BUt all teams really do.

Billy Beane

12:05

AJ Puk, Barreto, Austin Beck and Canha for Trevor Bauer...who says no?

Dan Szymborski

12:06

I th ink the Indians. They've given no inclination that they're going full fire sale.

Only that they're talking about the veterans.

That make $

And Puk's value is way down until he's successfully recovered

Ray

12:06

Do you have any thoughts on what's going on in Houston right now? I know last year we dropped most of our scouting department, now it seems like most of the analytics guys in our front office are out. What gives? Does Luhnow literally think he can run the team by himself based on his data input systems now?

Dan Szymborski

12:07

I have not heard anything specific as to reasons.

Though I have to wonder, with so many smart people there, is there enough room to keep some from just being stuck below a ceiling?

Los

12:07

Oscar Mayer officially declared hot dogs are sandwiches. Are they on to something or is this akin to a baseball team thinking Eric Hosmer is worth $120mm?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

That's like me declaring myself the president. You can't just declare something that advantages yourself.

12:09

Sorry, was just trying to figure out why the Kettering, OH disaster sirens were going off.

Apparently they test them the first Monday of the month and I've never noticed before.

Matt

12:09

More likely: Yanks try to throw money at Corbin, or they try to trade Frazier + for something? Is Frazier + enough of an asset to dangle for something useful (Frazier + Gray for Jon Gray, maybe??)?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

They might do both.

Edeka

12:10

What's a fair return for Kluber and can Cleveland get it? Considering what Chicago got for Sale and Quintana, it seems like the Indians should be able to get a top top prospect for Kluber, even if he is going to be 33.

Dan Szymborski

12:10

Age isn't really a concern for a pitcher until 37-38 or so.

12:11

Batters age, pitchers break.

Now, yes velocity goes down slowly over time, but it's the attrition that is the big dropper-off

You don't expect a pitcher to really age worse from 33-35 than 27-29.

12:12

Kluber ought to get a similar package to Sale.

Same tier pitcher, same contract situation, I believe (a year left on contract and two team options at good prices)

Xolo

12:12

What's your best guess as to what Preller's annual craziness will be this winter?

Dan Szymborski

12:12

Dunno. Wade Miley?

BaseballBeerBrats

12:13

Any updates on Brent Honeywell? How's his rehab going and what's his return timeline?

Dan Szymborski

12:14

I haven't heard anything specific in a while. I knew he was doing some light throwing over the summer, which was about on-target for a typical TJ recovery, if I'm coutning months correctly

Generally speaking, no news is good news!

Scott Travis

12:14

Where do you think the year's real #1 free agent, Sig Mejdal, ends up?

Dan Szymborski

12:14

Orioles, please.

But probably not.

12:15

Thing is, I don't know Sig at *all*, we've never interacted, I don't think.

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