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Dan Szymborski

12:51

Frankly, if you're not at 110 and have no defensive value possibility or really exploitable platoon split, I lose interest (in this context)

Guest

12:51

What are some realistic moves for the Pirates to improve this dreadful offense? I've thought a trade with Minnesota for Larnach/Wallner has made sense for a while. Any other realistic ideas?

Dan Szymborski

12:51

I was kinda hoping they'd land Schwarber

12:52

I'm not sure there are any realistic moves that really move the needle

unless some crazy trade

Ethan

12:53

If Toronto re-signs Bichette, where do you see Tucker signing and what is the max deal you'd be comfortable giving Tucker?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

I think Giants. I'd be really uneasy going over $300 million, so I'd rpobably nto sign Tucker

Cris E

12:53

Have you ever tried to describe position markets using ZIPs? That is, there are 19 MLB catchers worth more than one WAR so the market price per WAR should by higher.

Dan Szymborski

12:53

Thought about it, haven't really done much on it

Guest

12:53

Will Watson is getting buzz on some top 100 lists - is he in your top 100 yet?

Dan Szymborski

12:54

Don't want to give him a rank, but he's certainly INTERESTING. He's still young enough to shed a walk

Jeremy

12:54

Are you ever completely mystified why ZiPS does or doesn't like a player?

Dan Szymborski

12:54

Sometimes

12:55

Suarez actually popped up earlier, he's one I specifically had a covnersation with Jay about for ZiPS confusion

ARKNDJL

12:55

What's the deal with Chase Silseth? Do you think he can develop into an elite closer? His K/9 numbers relative to age are pretty bonkers

Dan Szymborski

12:55

ZiPS really likes him as a reliever

3.44 ERA, 11 K/9

Guest

12:56

It seems like, least from my perch as a Mariners fan, that AA is extremely challenging for hitters and AAA is a bonanza. And I guess the converse for pitchers. I don't know if that's the ballparks, or aging curves or a mixture of factors. Has it always been this way, and has that made things more difficult for projections?

Dan Szymborski

12:56

It hasn't always been this way. The thing is that offense has BLOWN UP the last five years in AAA

Guest

12:56

Is Zach Eflin washed, or was 2025 just weird and injury-y?

Dan Szymborski

12:56

I'm on the latter side right now

He'll be ian itneresting reclamation project

Oaktown Blues

12:57

If I told you before the 2025 season that someone in the AL not named Aaron Judge would hit 60 HRs, who would've been your best guess? Would Raleigh have been on your shortlist?

Dan Szymborski

12:57

PROBABLY Rooker

20longyears

12:59

What kind of prospects would a team need to trade to net Luis Roberts these days?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

Prospects too much for Robert

Nothing I'm allowed to attribute, but I hear from teams *and* agents that the White Sox are hard trade partners as they're not realistic

similar to what I used to hear about the Rockies a decade ago

1:00

On that note, since I have a piece to finish, it's time fo rme to hit the dusty old trail at a fairly strict time

Thansk for coming and see some of y'all in 2026

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