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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 4/14/22

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Dan Szymborski

12:14

towards the back of the lineup isn't a bad idea, though I'd keep him in front of Stallings

Aaron

12:14

Have you updated your priors on any of your breakouts/busts in the first week of the season?

Dan Szymborski

12:14

I did not make any changes after Opening Day! I can't chat at my own game.

Jed Hoyer

12:14

April I know, but concerns already existed about Schwindel and Wisdom (see your busts column) - not sure there is a better option than riding with Wisdom at this point?

Dan Szymborski

12:14

April and might as well see for yourself

12:14

Hi Dan. I haven't played video games in years but am thinking of getting MLB The Show. Any thoughts or sage advice?

Dan Szymborski

12:14

I've always enjoyed that game. It's a great deal of fun

12:15

I didn't get this year's version simply because I haven't yet snagged a PS5 near retail

Considering I'll mostly use PS5 to play MLB the Show and probably japanese imports of Falcom games before they're ported to the US, it's hard to pay $800

Angelus Novus

12:16

Callups are hard to predict. Try please? O's edition, Bradish, Rodriguez, Hall. (My guess is late-April, early-May, post-All Star break, respectively)

Dan Szymborski

12:16

Sounds about right

The Ghost of Bobby Thigpen

12:16

I don't think this is an "April" question.

Will LaRussa ever stop messing with Andrew Vaughn and just put him in the lineup and leave him there? Kind of hard to see him reaching his offfensive ceiling if he's not getting the ABs.

Dan Szymborski

12:16

No.

I'm of the same opinion

12:17

I believe that you play Vaughn in the majors full-time and if you're not comfortable playing him full-time in the majors, you play him full-time at AAA

Devil Ray Jay Johnson

12:17

What is the fourth month of the year?

Who did Aubrey Plaza play on Parks and Recreation?

What kind of showers bring May flowers?

You like Josh Lowe?

Dan Szymborski

12:18

I don't like any Lowes because now I have to remember Brandon Lowe has to be different

Zach vs. Zack vs. Zac is annoying, but at least I didn't have to remember to say one of them as "Zawk"

Matt

12:19

Would you trade Vaughn for Montas if you were the Chisox?

Dan Szymborski

12:19

I think the team needs Vuahgn to develop

mybloodyballantine

12:19

Can we please stop with the 'x-rod' thing?

Devil Ray Jay Johnson

12:19

Did the great minor league contraction leave notably fewer jobs for fringe MLBers types like many of the remaining free agents?

Dan Szymborski

12:20

Some, but I think it probably hurts the sub-fringe MLBers worse, the real organizational players

Dan

12:20

When you run your season projections did you notice how many team/seasons ended up with a team missing a playoff spot or a first round bye by one or less game?

Dan Szymborski

12:20

I did not

Quarantino Martinez

12:20

So, according to Manfred, the Lerners will probably sell the Nats for a loss, right?

Dan Szymborski

12:20

I'm sure.

Sirras

12:21

Dan, what is the first month alphabetically?