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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 4/29/2019

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Josh R

12:55

Does ZiPS care about league strength in its projections and if so is the AL still given a boost? It seems like the NL has finally passed the AL.

Dan Szymborski

12:55

I have the difference almost non-existent now

Ralph Rowdie

12:55

What are your levels of concern for Sale, Thor, Nola, and even deGrom?

Dan Szymborski

12:56

much, not so much, middling, nah

Magic Kingdome

12:56

First to make the playoffs again -- Detroit or Seattle?

Dan Szymborski

12:56

Seattle

Magic Kingdome

12:56

Who will be the best player traded at the deadline this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:56

Bumgarner

santiagofish

12:56

Was gonna ask a Trout question but got too sad knowing he'll always be an Angel and couldn't finish the ques

G.O.A.T Milk

12:56

Drop one that you will not regret dropping.....Heaney, J. Nelson, Inciarte

Dan Szymborski

12:56

Inciarte. You're not properly rewarded in fantasy for his defensive value

Ralph Rowdie

12:56

Vlad Jr is well on his way to being mistaken for the youngest member of the Fielder family.

Magic Kingdome

12:58

Game of the Thrones spoiler: it was dark

Dan Szymborski

12:58

I don't think it's a spoiler to say that they spent a lot on stuff that nobody could see

Matt

12:58

Wait...GoT is only on the 3rd episode of the season? I was totally under the impression that last night was the finale. I have to deal with 5 more weeks this?...

Dan Szymborski

12:58

3 more

Derek in Little Rock

12:58

I can confirm that Louis Linwood Voit III is a real person.

Chuck

12:58

Profar has been terrible, but he has a .169 BABIP. Do you expect him to turn it around?

Dan Szymborski

12:58

Yes

druidiful

12:58

Dan, I was worried there for a second. I saw "final chat of 2019" and thought you were leaving Fangraphs too!

Dan Szymborski

12:59

That would be quick!

Lemme assure you guys, it would take a very unlikely series of events for me to leave voluntarily.

1:00

I've never considered writing as some kind of "in" to working with a baseball team. If that's what I wanted, I've had opportunities to do such.

1:01

Yeah, I've always sold data (I can't give advisory opinions), but I have very little interest working for a team full-time.

I *enjoy* the writing/media side. The cereal *is* the prize.

LFC Mike

1:01

I know this is off topic..a rarity for a Dan chat..but is anyone else creeped out by the Dr.Pepper Brett Michaels mini-me character of "Lil Sweet"? He is worse than the big headed Burger King who really was just a peeping tom stalker in disguise.

Matt

1:01

You, broke: The MiLB exists to cultivate talent and funnel it to the MLB.
Me, woke: The MiLB is a vast conspiracy to get people to buy more batteries.

BenZ

1:01

At this point are Keuchel and Kimberly definitely sitting out until after the draft?

Dan Szymborski

1:02

Dude, I the make-fun-of-a-dude-by-calling-him-a-girl's-name is really played out!

But I think it's getting likely. It's not long at this point.

1:02

Seems like Canning could be a #2, am I optimistic, realistic or homer-tastic?

Dan Szymborski

1:02

I think he could be

CamdenWarehouse

1:02

What type of monster reads out the letters in BABIP?

Dan Szymborski

1:02

well, the words of the letters

"batting average on balls in play"

Abomb

1:03

Is it true that Bo Bichette related to Boba Fett?

Dan Szymborski

1:03

Yes.

Matt

1:03

Is it bad that I chuckle every time i read/hear Ty Buttrey's name?

Dan Szymborski

1:03

No, infantile chuckling is an important part of life.

I still giggle that the Mariners had Charlie Furbush and Doug Fister

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