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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 12/3/18

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Dan Szymborski

12:17

I'M CALLING THE DREAM POLICE

November, 2020

12:17

Sorry, we can't sign any free agents while we're still paying off the Cano deal. No, we won't move him off of second base, that would be disrespectful to the veteran. We can't rebuild even though we've yet to make the playoffs since 2016, we're still Going For It. Just, you know, without spending real money.

Dan Szymborski

12:17

I don't think he's a problem at all at second base, honestly.

Matt

12:17

I'm getting lunch at 10:51. Sue me.

Dan Szymborski

12:17

That's 11:51 in normal time

Mandy is 92% Fresh

12:17

I think I have just been traded to the Mariners ... and now from the Mariners to Phillies ... and back to the Mariners ... and to the Mets ... and back to the Mariners ...

The Old Buccaneer

12:17

It’s truly fascinating to watch a motivated Dipoto in action compared to other GMs.

Dan Szymborski

12:17

It's never boring.

Hank Scorpio

12:18

The O's sign Adam Jones and Markakis and just try to pretend the last two (four?) years didn't happen...

Dan Szymborski

12:18

Happily -- or maybe sadly because of the lulz -- they're probably too smart.

Baseball Guy

12:18

What does Jerry DiPoto know that no one else does? Seems like he's the only GM than can make trades anymore.

Dan Szymborski

12:18

If you keep making trades YOU CAN'T DIE

pelkey

12:18

how does WAR split across players in a trade? what i mean is, if you are trading a 10-win player for 2 players, what would the combined total WAR need to be between them? two 7-win players would satisfy the pythagorean theorem (which is appealing to me for some reason). what about 3 players?

Dan Szymborski

12:19

I'm not quite sure I understand this question. Could you rephrase it?

Slapshot

12:19

What, exactly, are the Mariners doing? I don't think they know. Because I sure don't!

Dan Szymborski

12:19

Teareing down for a rebuild.

Joe

12:19

Please explain how acquiring a 36 YO 2B and elite closer for prospects and then trading away your #2 starter makes any sense without using the following words: Wilpon, cheap, or Madoff. Thank you.

Dan Szymborski

12:19

It'd be crazy to trade Thor once you've gone to all this effort to bring in Cano

12:20

I made a graphic to demonstrate what picking up Cano and trading Thor would look like.

Poised

12:20

Thoughts on DRC+? And will it come to Fangraphs?

Dan Szymborski

12:21

It's new and I haven't relaly thought about it deeply, but it's interesting, almost a batter FIP.

ZiPS does something similar, but it does things like model individual things like BABIP

Dbo

12:21

How much of an impact does Cano-Diaz have on the Mets? They're still hopeless, right?

Dan Szymborski

12:21

There's enough of an upside with the pitching. No other team in the NL East is a juggernaut

Sad Mr Met

12:21

Was this deal as awful as I think it was? I’m actually thinking of moving fan bases

Dan Szymborski

12:22

I don't think it was bad - the idea the M's would eat $100 million always struck me as fanciful

And no Bruce to stupidly eat up ABs

Or did Syndergaard suddenly get traded while I've been chatting? Lots of Mets panic in the questions today.

pelkey

12:22

thanks for the elegy series. it's been great!

Dan Szymborski

12:22

I hope you guys are enjoying it; it's the kind of thing I really wanted to do at ESPN for years but never was able to

Cpins

12:22

Now that $20m to NYM appears confirmed and setting aside opportunity costs for other options - how does the Diaz/Cano deal shake out valuation wise?

Dan Szymborski

12:23

I think it's actually fair.

tb.25

12:23

I can only picture Dipoto doing normal life, like walking around his house or out at dinner, only to randomly think and shout "trade!" like the dog in Up with squirrels

Dan Szymborski

12:23

I'm keeping the off-topic ones for the Lightning Round, I'm not ignoring them.

12:24

Unless it's incredibly stupid, in which case I might.

Also as a side note, there will be no chat next week as I will be at the Winter Meetings, so I'm trying to be twice as lousy this week to make up for it.

Jean P. Crawford

12:24

I'm convinced Dipoto thinks Safeco will explode if he doesn't keep making trades. Crawford hasn't shown much above AA, does he really represent someone of good value in a return for Jean Segura?

Dan Szymborski

12:24

I remain optimistic about a health Crawford

Michael Conforto

12:24

What if the Mets flip Diaz for better prospects than the ones they just traded?

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