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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 3/4/21

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Dan Szymborski

12:29

I'm not particularly optimistic about Bauers

12:30

His minor league offensive numbers were *really* walk-heavy, and those guys don't really translate all that well.

Now, he was young, but he never really showed the type of power in the minors you want to see if from a 1B/cOF guy

Now, guys without power at those positions can succeed, but they have to be Mark Grace-types and Bauer wasn't really that good at that stuff either

12:31

He's worth having in an org, but one shouldn't be counting on him as a future starter

Eric

12:33

Thanks for answering. Just took a flyer on them in a 20 team dynasty with pick 1039 and 1041 ha

LFC Mike

12:33

Spring Training Greetings Dan. A question and a request. Is there a player(s) that you have a gut feeling will outperform or underperform his ZIPs projection for this year? Second, IFC has Three's Company marathons now (it did not age well) but you know what we want. Regale us please. You know the words. Come and knock on our door Dan?

Dan Szymborski

12:34

I *am* doing a series right now!

ok, i'll do three's company

12:35

Oh wait, I don't have audacity or anything installed yet

Forgot, new install

so I'll have to do that for next week

Unless you guys forget

LFC Mike

12:37

Note to self..Dan said he will do Three's Company theme next week......there we go....anticipation is building already

Dan Szymborski

12:37

dangit!

I'm curious why it amuses a subset of you. I cannot sing at all.

CeddyBReady

12:38

I was a little disappointed with your answer last week on tortilla superiority. I have conducted more tests. I'm ready to proclaim wraps as superior to the traditionalists' sandwich AND quesadillas as superior to grilled cheese. Fight me? HUGS!

LFC Mike

12:39

We like to know our hero can fail at something....

Dan Szymborski

12:39

I fail at literally everything in my life that's not job-related! lol

james123

12:43

Hi Dan, If A. Hicks is healthy (big if( all year what would be his 2021 stats?

CeddyBReady

12:43

What's your favorite baseball player name. My boy Terrin Vavra is clearly top 10%. It sounds like a Mortal Combat finishing move and something you shouldn't do in the bedroom.

Dan Szymborski

12:44

It's a pretty big if. And it's an I don't know; it's hard to gauge just how good he is right now!

My favorite baseball name is Maxim St. Pierre because it sounds like an obviously fake name but i tisn't

Guest

12:44

How much do you trust the defensive stats for Colorado outfielders during the 90s and 2000s?

Dan Szymborski

12:44

Colorado defensive stats are a little tricky

Though modern methods are better at dealign with that

though there are still some weird positions like LF Boston

CeddyBReady

12:44

Your ZIPS top 100 prospects article had Braden Shewmake rated quite highly. I am also a fan. Do you share ZIPS love of Shewmake, or does the computer think independently of you?

Dan Szymborski

12:45

Computer thinks independently of me!

I'm annoyed I haven't gotten to see him play yet

Though I'm cautiously optimistic

12:46

Hope the defense holds up up the ladder

John

12:46

Will anyone hit 50 homers this year? If so, which player(s) do you think it will be?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

the Pirates will, it'll just take a while

12:48

ZiPS has Acuña at 24%!

12:49

Alonso 16.5, Trout 11.4, Soto 11.3, Olson 10.7, Stanton 9.2, Bellinger 8.9, then big dropoff

Cheesesteak and Cheesecake

12:49

An ultimate lunchtime challenge -- now I must resist a nap until 5.

Dan Szymborski

12:49

Sounds like a delicious challenge

12:49

Are you going to do a zips spreadsheet like in the past with defensive number ratings for DMB users and the ability to comment on missing/needed players and positions? Thanks!

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