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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 2/19/18
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AvatarDan Szymborski
2:27
My heart was always Monday.  I grabbed it back as soon as it freed up!
David S
2:27
So now that the Padres are clear favorites to win the division for the foreseeable future do you think the Dodgers let Kershaw walk in free agency next year?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:27
heh
I don't think Kershaw is wearing anything but a Dodger uniform in 2019.
In games that is.  I'm not suggesting he become a never-nude that always wears his uniform
J!bo
2:27
I'm not one to cry collusion as much as "rich owners like money, figured out they can keep most of it", but... is it not odd that right as tensions were cresting, the GM on thinnest ice with the MLB suddenly signs a premium FA to a contract structured to look bigger than it is?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:28
If that's how the owners felt, I doubt they'd go with anything as obvious as that.
Rockie Dangerfield
2:28
Jeff Bridich should be on the hot seat if the Rockies miss the playoffs this year, right?  Choosing to stand pat on one of the worst offenses in team history and hoping rookie development fills the gaps has gotta be fire-worthy, right?  ...right?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:28
Yes.
I have little faith in the team.
They did such a good job developing talent in the minors, but I think their run will be depressingly short for an organization with that kind of talent
2:29
This is a team that has resisted getting value from veterans in lost seasons with a vengeance.
greg
2:29
Cat update please
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:29
Galileo's here bugging me for food.  Don't know where Mercutio and Pandora are at the moment.
Pandora doesn't start making her case for dinner until 3:30 or so and Mercutio's too stupid to understand about buttering up; he just wanders through his days.
nh
2:30
If Martinez does not go to Boston, and they decide that they cannot stand pat without adding a big bat, who's a semi-realistic trade target?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:30
Abreu?  Nothing going on now, but it's plausible for something like that to happen
Matt
2:30
Different angle on the Gleyber Torres/service time argument (and really any player in this position). Let's say that Gleyber is the best option at 2B out of the gate, and if held down, the *sole* reason is service time manipulation. The gap between the Yanks and Sox is close enough that, in that particular situation, not putting the best team on the field could end up affecting the division race? And to further expand, that "present value" has to outweigh the value of a season 7 years from now, no?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:31
A couple weeks just doesn't mean that much
Coach K
2:31
What do you see for Dahl of Rocs? Start in AAA or do they force him
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:31
I clearly don't understand what the Rockies are thinking.
Why was Parra in a "competition" with Dahl?
Why would you sign Ian Desmond if you only think he can play 1B and a corner?
CamdenWarehouse
2:31
They could have just given you the power to post the chat yourself.  No need to bring the evil powers into it.
William
2:32
I don't want to think about Carson mushing anything together.
HappyFunBall
2:32
New pace of play rules came out today. Pitchers no longer guaranteed 8 warm-ups, they get 2:05 from the moment they leave the pen and cross the warning track on to the field. O/U on how long until we see an injury from (a) an RP unused to running straining something trying to get to the mound fast, or (b) an under-warmed RP exploding their elbow and blaming the rule ?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:32
Oh, it'll happen, not sure when
Guest
2:32
How would you attack
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:32
Weaponry
Nick
2:32
Who deserves more credit, re: Hosmer deal, the Romulans, RAND Corp. or Boras?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:32
Boras
Ethan
2:33
What would you rather have, Scott Shebler and his 30+ home runs and barely passable cf D, or Billy Hamilton and his elite D and barely passable offense?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:33
Probably Hamilton here
William
2:33
Who becomes a National: Jake Arrieta or Lance Lynn?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:33
Lynn strikes me as more likely.
Dave in London
2:33
I know he's not a great fielder, but how is it that Moose doesn't have a job, or even many possibilities? Doesn't 38 HRs count for anything these days?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:33
Comes down to demands
A contract requires a meeting of the minds
Humidor
2:33
How would one put humidor effects into projections?  Have you?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:33
I don't.  Simply not enough info.
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