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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 2/4/19

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Dan Szymborski

12:17

I've done some SNES streaming, but my schedule is such that it's hard to come up with a regular Twitch schedule.

12:17

Which FA signing would increase the Phillies World Series chances the most?

Dan Szymborski

12:17

Harper and Machado are pretty even

CamdenWarehouse

12:17

You need cyborg pitchers to deal with robot hitters

12:17

Other than signing Harper or Machado, is there an available FA that could really provide a significant upgrade over who the Pirates have currently?

Dan Szymborski

12:17

Keuchel

Scott (Robotics Guy)

12:17

It's gotta be easier to set an object on a trajectory at a given velocity (i.e. pitch a ball) than to 1. Track said object 2. Set another object in motion to 3. make a productive collision between objects 1 and 2 (bat a ball)

Dan Szymborski

12:17

Yeah, but we have such experience tracking missiles and stuff

Dave in London

12:18

Broadly speaking, how often does ZIPS forecast a genuine breakthrough for a player? Only rarely?

Dan Szymborski

12:18

You see more in the probabilities than the mean projections, I'll frequently note when it happens.

Mac

12:18

O's are playing in Canada on April 1. You just ruined everyone from Baltimore's day by saying they're not trading for Realmuto!

CamdenWarehouse

12:20

in the shopping center across the street from the pizza hut if you remember where that

Dan Szymborski

12:20

That weird little shopping center that I don't think I ever went to in 9 years across from Mason-Dixon Family Restaurant?

Shoot, if I still lived there, that woudl be convenient.

12:21

What I really miss was this real hole-in-the-wall sub shop that was there until like 2002 Fiorentino's.

Wander

12:21

Do you think Madbum has any more ace seasons left? Do you think he can come back like Verlander did? Or is this spin rate thing permanent?

Dan Szymborski

12:21

I think he's a good #2

Jack

12:21

Is there a location I could find ZIPS projections from previous seasons?

Dan Szymborski

12:21

Usually if people ask me, I'll send them a spreadsheet

Scott

12:21

Has Jerry DiPoto built a roster that

Dan Szymborski

12:21

has every player traded 50 times? Yes.

Scott

12:21

Has Jerry DiPoto actually built a roster that's...OK? Seattle fans are expecting a tank but I feel like they are screwing up the tanking idea.

Dan Szymborski

12:21

OK-minus

I think it's a losing team, but not notably too far into the loss column

Soto

12:21

Do you think Votto or Cano have anymore 5 WAR seasons?

Dan Szymborski

12:21

I think Votto is likelier

CamdenWarehouse

12:22

Law thinks the Orioles farm system is the worst despite last year's trades. They didn't acquire any stars, but are they really that bad?

Dan Szymborski

12:22

It was REALLY empty before.

If I start exercising more than I currently do for a month, I'll be doing better than I was, but still pretty bad

Mystery Chatter

12:22

Are FA contracts really all about the $? I bet Harper and Machado are paying attention to teams' pitches about plans to win, rosters, facilities, city amenities, etc. You?

Dan Szymborski

12:22

In the end, # talks

Joe

12:22

Rank your favorite Towson/Timonium bars. Or don’t. You’re an adult.

Dan Szymborski

12:23

Padonia Station was always one of our favorite places to hang out.

Mt. Washington Tavern

We used to hang out at Damon's when that franchise was a thing because they had All-You-Can-Eat Ribs for $19.99 during Monday Night Football

12:24

Since I slept through most of 9/11, my most vivid memories from that time were being at Damon's the night before, that was the game in which Ed McCaffrey's leg was shattered

12:25

And Rodney Williams had that 90 yard punt in his NFL debut

Jim Leyland Palmer

12:25

Do you think either Bauer or Carrasco will overtake Kluber as top dog in the Cleveland rotation in '19?

Dan Szymborski

12:25

Jason N

12:25

The Padres interest in Machado was reported ~2 weeks ago but no meeting yet. Harper meeting within days of the reports of Padres interest. Can we read anything into that?

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