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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 2/25/19

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Dan Szymborski

12:23

Wouldn't be as dramatic

I think they're hoping to get the Phillies to bid against themselves like Hicks did

but I feel they will be disappointed.

Gub Gub

12:23

Why hasn't anyone made a real-life Spy Hunter track for people to live out their fantasies yet?

John

12:23

How much money would it take for the Dodgers to sign Harper for 2 years? 3 years?

Dan Szymborski

12:23

I think 3 is hard because of the age he will be

I think you'd probably need to offer $50 million per for one or two

CamdenWarehouse

12:24

Do you think that MiLB players eventually making a decent living will be the result of one team deciding it's in their interest to pay them?

Dan Szymborski

12:24

I hope so

Bread Gardner

12:24

Aaron Hicks is locked up. The trend of team-friendly, long(ish)-term extensions continues. I have to imagine that both Hicks, like Severino, and the Yankees are individually immensely pleased; the MLBPA must be furious, and rightly so.

Dan Szymborski

12:24

It's unfair to make the players without leverage take on all the risk for the broken system..

Miller Park (RIP)

12:24

How do you think Braun plays this year after a few slight adjustments to his swing? Up and down last year but was crushing the ball

Dan Szymborski

12:25

I think he's going to continue his decline. Adjustments or not, he's at the age where time has an excellent win-loss record

billsaints

12:25

As a Canadian I'm not totally familiar with US tax. I appreciate different states do different amounts, but after agent fees, tax etc.. if I earned 5/100, what would actually end up in my bank account. Feel free to get another reader to answer this.

Dan Szymborski

12:25

It depends, states vary WIDELY

12:26

And there are all sorts of different structures

state-to-state is a very big deal. Some states don't have income tax at all.

12:27

Some stats have a flat tax, some have it graduated

12:28

ANd the rules for athletes make it even more confusing as states fight to tax athletes that pay taxes elsewhere

THis is more a question for an accountant

Rueben

12:28

Should Indians fans be getting Bieber Fever?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

ZiPS thinks so

Kevin

12:28

When will the full ZiPs projections be available on the site for exporting purposes?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

As noted, I need internet back on my desktop to get all this work completed.

tb.25

12:29

did you have any oscars chili yesterday? https://www.cookscountry.com/articles/1019-what-does-chili-have-to-do-...

Dan Szymborski

12:29

I haven't had any chili in a while

Don Von Handburger

12:29

Why don't spring training parks in Florida have live alligators?

Dan Szymborski

12:29

THey should

Gub Gub

12:29

Without looking any up, do you know any Klingon words?

Dan Szymborski

12:29

qapla

The Old Buccaneer

12:30

What are the chances both Tyler Glasnow and Austin Meadows have better seasons than Chris Archer?

Dan Szymborski

12:30

30% maybe?

12:30

All I ever wanted in a FG chat was Jeff to respond to my “Hello, friend.” Now, it’ll never happen. I am sad. Now I must settle for you. Hello, friend.

Dan Szymborski

12:30

Greetings and salutations, good sir!

or madam

but considering the demographics, sir

12:31

Twitter analytics said my followers were 94% male, 6% female.

pelkey

12:31

How does zips assign playing time?

Dan Szymborski

12:31