JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 2/17/22

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 2/17/22

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12:57

When the O's, Tigers and Rangers are good again, what teams take their place as the very bad meme teams?

Dan Szymborski

12:58

Could be A's in short term (Matts gone relatively soon I think), Phillies, Reds

Phillies I think are past their peak window already

and Reds are talking cost cutting at every opportunity

Guest

12:58

not a question just a comment on your perfect game comment. I was fortunate enough to be at David Cone's perfect game. The most remarkable memory of that game was an early inning rain delay (sun shower). I spoke with a guy a few rows in front of me. He had his four (?) year child with him. This was the boys second game ever, in his hand was a beany baby which he had from his only other game; Doc Gooden's no no. I would have tried to market the kid to the yanks!!

Matt

12:58

Would the Angels be better served spending the rest of their money on starting pitching (and rolling with Rengifo at SS) or adding a SS with that money instead?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

I think you gotta add wins wherever you can get there. The Angels would be better with the Carlos Correa of pitching than the Carlos Correa of shortstop, but they don't have the option to sign the Carlos Correa of pitching.

Appa Yip Yip

12:59

It's very funny to me that Twins fans regularly ask if they could trade Austin Martin for starting pitching help.

Dan Szymborski

1:00

Well, his name does sound like Aston Martin, which would naturally make one worry about his long term health

171

1:00

If the moon was made of spare ribs, would you eat it?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

Don't be silly. Of course I would.

Guest

1:00

I love how you didn’t comment on the meme itself but the font instead (just a quick screenshot and the Oogway meme and mashing them together, that’s all it was). Serious question, though, are there any ZiPS projections that not only struck you as surprising but still make you think “am I 100% positive that this is the right projection?”

Dan Szymborski

1:00

Steven Kwan

Lem Kane

1:01

My first son will be born this year. What will baseball look like when he’s draft eligible in 2029?

Dan Szymborski

1:01

The owners will have a much larger pieces of the pie and idiots on twitter will still be blaming players

Teddy

1:02

Is Kyle Tucker an mvp contender this year

Dan Szymborski

1:02

ZiPS has him 8th in WAR among AL hitters. So I think that means yes

Jfast

1:02

A genie has given you the ability to choose 3 pitches to add to your arsenal. Which pitches would you choose, and from whom?

Dan Szymborski

1:05

Gimme Nolan Ryan's fastball, Tom Candiotti's knuckler, Clayton Kershaw's curve.

Hell just give me the first two. I'll use the third wish for something else.

On that note, it's time for me to head out for another week.

1:06

Thanks for coming everyone!

Hopefully we'll haev better baseball news next time we meet.

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