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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 4/1/19

Dan Szymborski

12:01

It's April, but I'm still having this lousy Smarch weather!

12:01

Burnes, C. Smith, P. Lopez, Matz, Matz

ECDC

12:01

Why would Rendon sign an extension now when he's pretty much the only FA for this coming offseason now?

12:01

My fault, meant to say please rank them

Dan Szymborski

12:02

What format?

Well, he could get a deal he likes, but yes, he's rapidly becoming the only player in free agency!

Rob

12:02

Hearing multiple stories on Lindor ranging from reassurance to more serious underlying issue....any insight for a panicked owner?!

Dan Szymborski

12:02

A little worried, but I think if it's a long-term thing, the Indians would go into complete panic mode

12:03

Their offense is VERY largely hitched to the J-Ram/Lindor wagon.

They're not the offense's engines, they're the offense's WINGS

Chorizo

12:04

I walked 51.4 miles last week and only ate one huge piece of cake. Small victory.

Dan Szymborski

12:05

I think we established that it was OK as long as you weren't eating *A* cake as your exercise reward

Tommy Gufano

12:05

Look out for those pesky Orioles!

Dan Szymborski

12:06

They keep this up, they may get their playoff odds to sneak over that 0.1% line

then we can celebrate Not Rounding to Zero Day

Matt

12:06

Do you see Chris Paddack more in the Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, or Kevin Brown mold?

Dan Szymborski

12:06

That's premature!

Matt

12:06

When is the zips prospect list coming

Dan Szymborski

12:07

After Kiley and eric. May be a midseason thing as a result.

12:08

Which means I'll do it earlier next year instead of waiting. I didn't want to horn in on their territory

Wes

12:08

How do you handle new parks with ZiPS? When the Rangers open their new field next season, how is the park factor determined?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

I (very conservatively) compare it to existing parks.

Conservatively enough that it'll be fairly close to neutral unless it's a crazy elevation

which it won't be unless a volcano sprung up down there and I didn't notice

Devil Ray Jay Johnson

12:08

"Hey, it's the Dan Szymborski's Chat Show...Coming to you live on the down low...It's Dan, not Dave, keep it straight...I can't believe he's not running late"

Slapshot

12:09

Do you have any predictions to share on who you think will win the big matches at WrestleMania (Kofi/Bryan, HHH/Batista, Brock/Rollins, Rousey/Lynch/Flair) on Sunday?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

Bryan, HHH, Rollins, LYnch

Joey Joe Joe Jr Shabadoo

12:09

Which SD SP should I keep, Luchesi, Strahm or Paddock? I've streamed/will stream all three but will need to keep one.

Dan Szymborski

12:09

Lucchesi is the safest, but Paddack if you need to chase upside

Ray Kinsella

12:09

Tim Beckham - best player in baseball?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

Of course

ummmm

12:09

Bogaerts extension...seems like yet another instance of a "fair value, probably left a little on the table" deal, yeah? FA is gonna be pretty boring the next couple of years, but all these extensions are a blast!

Dan Szymborski

12:10

I'm finishing my piece on this after the chat!

Mike

12:10

Who's performance from the first weekend will we overreact to most? The Dodgers' ability to score lots of runs, the Padres' ability to pitch, the Yankees dropping 2 of 3 against Baltimore, or Bryce Harper getting booed in his first game?

Dan Szymborski

12:10

Maybe Marlins starting ptiching?

At least if my Twitter is any indication

12:11

People have been yelling at me for disputing someone calling them "pretty damn good" by noting how they shut down those juggernaut Rockies sort of

12:11

I imagine there'll be a lot of angry Braves fans in this chat, I'm here to represent the calm side of the fan base. So my question is: why does it seem like the Braves haven't developed a decent starter in like...20 years?

Dan Szymborski

12:11

Teheran's had enough highlights to call him decent

Folty's certainly decent

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