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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 2/17/22

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San Dzymborski

12:46

What was ZiPS' best breakout prediction?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

Bieber

12:48

Going INTO 2019, ZiPS projected Bieber as the #14 SP, just behind Kershaw

Also Scherzer 2013

which wasn't as much of a breakout

but it was to me, it made me put $200 on Scherzer to win the Cy

Kevin

12:50

Why did Skaggs, Harvey, etc.. not return positive tests? Does MLB test for drugs of abuse?

Dan Szymborski

12:50

Opiates weren't classified as drugs of abuse in the agreement until after 2019

MilwaukeeBeerjays

12:50

Yeah if you're playing the game I agree taking time to enjoy an RPG is the way to go. But seeing the skills these dudes have is pretty impressive. You should teach Zips how to speedrun

Dan Szymborski

12:51

Oh, it IS pretty impressive. I enjoy watching it. It's just a skill I personally prefer watching rather than actually doing

Hardball via Hardcore

12:51

What is Minnesota trying to do? What should Minnesota do?

Dan Szymborski

12:51

Emoji shrug. Go back in time and sign Gausman/Ray

171

12:51

JFYI Towson is an absolutely miserable pedestrian and commercial experience now.

Dan Szymborski

12:52

Towson was never a great pedestrian area

remember, there's basically no public transportation in Towson

yeah, bus, but nobody really uses that in Towson

I do miss Towson Commons.

when it had Borders and stuff there. We hung out there a lot

So many good memories

12:53

Like the time we filled out the windshield washer reservoir of our friend Dan's Honda Prelude with urine.

Jfast

12:54

What skill/trait do you most admire in good hitters?

Dan Szymborski

12:54

I'm still a sucker for mind blowing power

if you can have good power FOR A MAJOR LEAGUER, that's an insane amount of power

Because you could put Juan Pierre in your beer league softball team and he'd be like prime Barry Bonds

Breezy

12:54

What is the best way to play that Semantle game? It's so hard to think of words when every guess is cold.

Dan Szymborski

12:55

You want to start off not hating Semantle because by the time you're done the daily, you will.

Guest

12:55

Is DH best for teams looking for more run production from one player or teams using it to rotate/rest players?

Dan Szymborski

12:55

You can do both

Mob Ranfred

12:55

Odds of a full season starting on time at this point?

Dan Szymborski

12:55

20%

MLB's move towards the players they touted was pitiful

12:55

Anyone who’s played Backyard Baseball knows the correct answer to the “best fictional ballplayer” question is Pablo Sanchez.

Appa Yip Yip

12:55

Shouldn't that read "shuffle into your own deck"?

Dan Szymborski

12:55

The card has to be playable!

Prospect lists

12:56

Which happens first, MLB season begins or Fangraphs finally publishes the top 100 prospects?

Dan Szymborski

12:56

The latter, duh!

Prospect Week is next week!

12:57

Top 100 was 2/17 last year. 2/12 in 2020, 2/13 in 2019. It's not at a crazy later date

UKR

12:57

Who wins this homerun derby?

Aaron Judge at AT&T park or Dee Gordon in Mexico City

Dan Szymborski

12:57

Still the judge

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