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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 3/25/19

Dan Szymborski

12:03

Boomshakalakagravyfries

Andy

12:03

Which team needs Dan Strailly the most?

Dan Szymborski

12:04

Bowie Baysox?

Anonymous

12:04

Do you find yourself underreacting to small sample sizes?

Dan Szymborski

12:04

I don't think so.

Iron Man

12:04

Is it worrisome that Keuchel hasn't found a home yet?

Dan Szymborski

12:04

The missing element is the price.

12:05

If he's still looking for 5/130 or something along those lines, then no.

If he's plying his trades for 1/15 and nobody's biting, maybe

Raymond

12:05

The team runs scored/runs allowed projections on the 2019 projected standings page seem really high (The Red Sox are projected to score over 6 a game). Is there a reason for this?

Dan Szymborski

12:06

Something *does* look goofy

Not on my part, but it's serious enough to page Dave/Sean about the issue.

Lilith

12:07

How excited are you to play in a standard format that doesn't include odd and even decks? What do you think you'll be playing day 1?

Dan Szymborski

12:07

Very.

Depends on what cards are released.

12:08

I tend to play a Control Priest or a Dragon Priest in new expansions.

Though we'd need some dragons since we're losing some serious ones.

12:09

For example Primordial Drake and Bone Drake are *serious* lossesl\

LFC Mike

12:09

Dan, good opening week Monday morning. I am looking forward to hearing you too signed an extension keeping you at Fangraphs until 2039 or until you become Skyline Chili national spokesman.. which ever comes first.

Dan Szymborski

12:09

Keeping me locked up until age 61 is probably unnecessary

god, i'm going to be 61 at some point

Matt

12:10

So the Mariners apparently announced that Kikuchi will be an opener. Randomly. And they won't announce it. Well, I'd like their ownership to reimburse me partially for my fantasy buy-ins.

Dan Szymborski

12:10

You should know a part of fantasy is figuring out team-related shenanigans

Manly

12:10

Hey Dan. How much is defense weighted into WAR calculations? I was surprised to see Matt Chapman was #7 in WAR last year for hitters.

Dan Szymborski

12:10

It's not "weighted," runs are runs.

12:11

Chapman ranks highly in WAR because there are a crapload of defensive runs that he saved

Now, one can argue that the magnitude of runs in defensive measures ought to be lower because of the volatility and uncertainty

but that's a general thing, not a Chapman specific

CamdenWarehouse

12:11

Could the Orioles have made their opening day roster less interesting?

Dan Szymborski

12:12

Straily?

Straily is like Andrew Cashner but someone was dumb enough to trade a top prospect for him

Chris Zaina

12:12

Good morning!
Who do you think has the better long term outlook, Bieber, Dereck Rodriguez or Jaime Barria.

Dan Szymborski

12:13

I'll have to show some ZiPS loyalty and go with Bieber

Matt

12:13

Frankie Montas has had a phenomenal spring. BBRef says his opponent score is 8.3, so it's not just AA hitters. You think there's a possibility he's going to show some of that upside he had as recently as 2 years ago?

Dan Szymborski

12:13

Yes. He's always shown flashes of brilliance

Daro

12:13

Keuchel makes so much sense in Cinci. They have good offense and the rotation so many unknown.

Dan Szymborski

12:13

Sign me up before you go-go

Auto Zone Guy

12:13

I am actually surprised you knew what the gas cap was for. You are miles ahead of some guy named custelli or something like that who is a baseball writer or something of that nature.

Dan Szymborski

12:14

I assume that Carson's cars are powered with poetry, avocados, and mustache wax.

For those wondering, I mentioned on Twitter that I bought an OBD-II scanner so that the AutoZone guy wouldn't know that I left the gas cap off

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