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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 3/18/21

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Chip

12:33

With the ball presumably being slightly deader, does that help aces like Scherzer whose Achilles heel is the dinger?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

It might, but after talking with Doc Wills about it, I'm less than convinced

GBS42

12:33

Cardinals rotation: doomed, let the kids play, or sign a vet (Porcello?) to eat some innings?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

Porcello as a swingman wouldn't be a bad pickup

Guest

12:33

does ZiPS get updated during Spring Training? And does that get rolled into the Depth Charts regularly?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

It does not. It may in the future

Jeff in T.O.

12:34

We had a cat named Floyd when I was a kid. I rescued it from a tree and it had kittens on my sisters bed that night!

Lim

12:34

Hi Dan, what do you/Zips think of Hiura at first base in 2021? Long term? Could he be a star or is he just a regular (or worse) now?

Dan Szymborski

12:34

He's such an interesting package of skills

He can certainly be a star.

But I don't think it's an inevitability

Tim Anderson's L/R Splits

12:34

How do you think moving to right field impacts Juan Soto's value? Do you think there's any room for defensive improvement, or is he stuck at his current levels?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

He coudl improve somewhat. He's not Hundley out there. I don't expect he'll ever be a big plus there

Will

12:35

is luzardo a future ace?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

I don't think that's out of the question at all

MoonBeamMcSwine

12:35

A Jose Ramirez extension on his already extended contract would look like 4/124 to 5/150 added to the 3/34? If he doesn't sign, can this be the opening salvo in an attempt by the Indians to trade him?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

I don't think the Indians would actually sign that

Mr. Roper & Jack Tripper

12:36

You made us a promise 2 weeks ago Dan. We are tingling with excitement. Come and Knock on our Door Dan....you promised....

Dan Szymborski

12:36

I don't actually have my microphone hooked upa t the moment!

GBS42

12:37

What are 1-2 ZIPS predictions that were the most surprising to you? Good or bad, this year or ever.

Dan Szymborski

12:37

Bieber was the most surprising I think

BettsBellingerCaruso

12:37

Will the Dodgers regret letting Kenta Maeda go?

Dan Szymborski

12:38

Maeda's good, but the Dodgers can sign guys like him

And really, it's nice to see Maeda go to a team that'll just stick him in the rotation and see how high his peak is

Motown Oden

12:38

Did your 116 oz chili bag contain chili, or bean stew? Have you ever ordered chili at Wendy's, and if so, do you order chili, or ask for bean stew? If you see chili cheese fries on a menu, do you ask if they are covered in chili, or bean stew? These are important questions, Dan, and need to be answered.

Dan Szymborski

12:38

I didn't actually BUY the chili!

12:39

I was just noting that the restaurant sold chili in two sizes: a cup vs. 7.25 pounds

a BAG of 7.25 pounds, that is

I do not order chili from fast food places

BettsBellingerCaruso

12:43

What's the GOAT national anthem

Top 3 has to be Russian Anthem, La Marseillaise and the German one (originally Haydn's piece for the Habsburgs, and especially the String Quartet version, "Emperor" OP 76 no. 3 2nd movement)

Dan Szymborski

12:43

Those are all good ones.

12:44

I'm a fan of Israel's national anthem, in part because the melody is an old Italian one that I've always been rather partial to

12:45

It's a similar melody one to Vltava from Smetana's Ma Vlast

12:46

Uruguay's is a lot of fun!