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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 3/18/21

Dan Szymborski

12:00

And greeting! Sorry about no chat last week, but I was not feeling well!

Sodo Mojo

12:00

I know that springs stats are noise but is there anything you've seen from Tramell's approach this spring that shows progress in his profile?

Dan Szymborski

12:01

He's certainly played well! I haven't seen him play though, so I can't say much for the change. Spring stats are *slightly* meaningful, but it's smart to be careful about excitement.

druidiful

12:02

Hi Dan, just wanted to say "hi" and keep doing the good work!

Dan Szymborski

12:02

Yo!

You da Bohm

12:02

Enrique Hernandez has looked really good at leadoff this spring, but historically he hasn't been much of an on-base guy. Do we think a new team and a change in approach and park can make a difference?

Dan Szymborski

12:02

Coudln't hurt! But I doubt the Dodgers were discouraging him from getting on base.

Guest

12:02

Dan, did you watch AEW Revolution? I thought they handled the botched ending really well on Dynamite. Eddie Kingston still comes off looking foolish, but Kenny used it to generate quite a bit of heat.

Dan Szymborski

12:03

I missed it, sadly

Chip

12:03

I have one minors slot in my redraft league. Do I target Kelenic, Vaughn, Franco, someone else? (6x6, OBP, SLG, -AVG).

Dan Szymborski

12:03

Kelenic is a fun target if he's available

Vaughn is quite risky

And the Rays don't seem to be burning to aggressively promote Wander

jimmy j

12:04

Am I crazy to think that Eloy and Gallo are fairly close in OBP leagues but not in BA leagues?

Dan Szymborski

12:05

I'm not sure *crazy* but I don't think they're close in any league.

Gallo has to hit .250 to have an awesome OBP really

and RBI are going to be awful in Texas

Concrete Fan

12:05

Best cat names you haven’t already used for your own cats?

Dan Szymborski

12:05

I've wanted to use the name Prospero for a cat

12:06

My last adopted pair was two littermates in 2019 and I could have called them Prospero/Antonio since they were brothers, but if people don't know that the other is Prospero, they'll just think I gave the cat a normal human name

And normal human names seem weird for cats.

12:07

Here's my cat, Gary!

Tim Anderson's L/R Splits

12:07

Hi Dan- which team do you think provides the widest range of outcomes? Is there a team that could win 95 games, 80 games, or anywhere in between?

Dan Szymborski

12:07

I haven't looked at what ZiPS says, but I think I might say Astros

12:08

They have *big* stars on the offense and huge upside, but the pitching could fall apart very easily

Maybe the Cubs?

Frankie23

12:08

What's the #1 stat you look at in spring training for hitters and pitchers?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

I wouldn't have a go to

In the spring, I look for different things from different players

alex parmigiano

12:09

Marco G's a legitimate #2 starter, am I wrong? Thanks.

Dan Szymborski

12:09

I don't think you're necessarily wrong, though I'm probably slightly bearish on that

Jeff

12:09

Brailyn Marquez or Garrett Crochet, who does ZiPs got?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

ZiPS prefers Crochet

Concrete Fan

12:09

How does ZIPS ‘deal’ with players that play through injury at the cost of their production (quality) ?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

Poorly

ZiPS can identify discrete appearances on injured lists and specific injuries

The unknown effect of a guy playing through a hamstring tweak? Much harder

Nick

12:09

A few weeks ago I asked you what a fair Bieber extension would look like, and you said you didn't want to answer because you were writing an article on the topic. Perfidy!

Dan Szymborski

12:10

Still on my to do list!

Concrete Fan

12:10

What would be the most Rockies thing to do in 2021?

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