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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 12/9/21

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Dan Szymborski

12:47

The Rays don't have huge attendance benefit from winning 100 vs. 70 games. Nor do they get more national money.

Inaccessible Rail

12:47

I can't find Dr. Brown's Celery Soda anywhere. Do you know what's going on? Is there a celery shortage?

Dan Szymborski

12:48

Uggh, childhood flashbacks to my grandfather drinking Cel-Ray and chocolate soda

Trevor

12:48

I see the Jays and the Marlins starting rotations as pretty similar. Does zips see one as noticeably better than the other ?

Dan Szymborski

12:49

I think the Marlins is better, but the Marlins is REALLY good, like Oops! All Berries good.

That offense though...

John

12:49

I know what zips says - but what do you think Jarred Kelenic's WAR ends up being next season?

Dan Szymborski

12:49

Guest

12:49

The Logan Webb projection was very exciting. I also love when the player comp is someone I've never heard of and then go down a baseball reference rabbit hole

Dan Szymborski

12:50

It's fun seeing an old story about players that aren't one of the traditional NAME legends

Camilo Pascual was a really good one

12:51

Ohtani's top comp last year was a fun tangent

As a pitcher, it was Scipio Spinks

12:52

I ended up talking as much about Spinks as the Angels pitching! lol

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2021-zips-projections-los-angeles-angels/

APODionysus

12:52

If we rename pitching wins to accounting fictions can we rename Saves to “outright lies”?

Dan Szymborski

12:52

Sure

Holds can be outright lies nobody cares about

Ben Cherington

12:53

Who is the single most valuable trade asset in MLB today, with contracts, age, and positional value being considered?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

Soto

Mrs Phanatic

12:53

Do you have any productivity tips? I’m wasting so much time doing non-productive things, (cough, szymchat, cough) but I don’t want to do boring productive stuff.

Dan Szymborski

12:53

HEY

12:54

I'm not great at productivity tips

I'm good at my job because I love my job and it's stuff I'd do anyway

Though I wouldn't write as MUCH of course

12:55

Given how often I'm playing video games and at home in a t shirt and gym shorts, I dont' think I can be giving productivity lessons

Adam

12:55

What kind of prospect could teams get from San Diego if they agreed to trade for Eric Hosmer's entire contract and give back nothing?

Dan Szymborski

12:56

You basically need seven or so free wins.

12:57

I don't think you necessarily need an elite prospect at this point

12:58

Maybe a 50 FV prospect?

John

12:58

If the Mariners offer Julio Rodriguez 6/65 with a couple club options - does he bite?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

Couldn't say if he'd bite, but I'd do that if I'm the Mariners

Tiger Fan

12:59

Hey Dan - when might we expect Detroit ZiPs projections? Can't wait to get a look at those, especially with the new folks in the fold!

Dan Szymborski

12:59

9 AM on 12/9!

Guest

12:59

New rule from Manfred. You can sign with another team via free agency, but you can’t leave your current city. The only games you can play for your new team is when they come visit.

Billy Beane

12:59

Dan, you have any recommendations for GPU sag? I currently have an extra piece of crown molding propping up the far end of my 3090 because it was the only thing I had handy I could cut into size easily.

Dan Szymborski

12:59

Just get a sag bracket!

1:00

They're like ten bucks

But for the moment, anything that's the right hate can be stuffed under their temporarily

APODionysus

1:00

Thus far, it seems like the Players are “winning” the “PR war” part of the CBA negotiations… but honestly how much does that even matter? Feels like the owners have little reason to actually care

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