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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 4/9/18
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Gub Gub
2:42
I feel like Carlos Gonzalez got a job in Colorado on name recognition.  Like a weird version of The Distinguished Gentleman, except it was the same guy.
Matt
2:42
On Friday, I watched the MASN feed of the Yanks/O's game. Wow. What a mistake. The score bug is terrible - hides the pitch count behind a MASN logo flashing it only briefly after it increases by one. They missed the entire Ball/Strike count for an AB. Also, there was a (presumable) O's fan in an orange Dumb and Dumber style tux. The announcers talked about how its tough to not see him, how they liked his hat, and wondered *if* it was a tuxedo. Never once mentioning the movie.....
Phil
2:42
you haven't answer one question with a reasonable answer or insight.   Why are you chatting?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:42
Have you met me?
Matt
2:43
Are you encouraged by Dansby Swanson so far?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:43
Yes.  I think he's still going to be an excellent player.
Tim Tebow's Thunder Thighs
2:43
Time to jet.  Super excited to sit in the waiting room of a Hyundai dealership while I get my oil changed.  
Josh
2:43
Is Maikel Franco breaking out?  His exit velo is way up.
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:44
He CAN hit hard.  I think his breakout depends on where the plate discipline goes; you have to be good enough to take advantage of the power.
Matt
2:44
Dan, your late chat post had me scrambling for questions, and I totally forgot to mention: I missed you.
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:44
Love ya too!  I needed that after Phil's comment.
MortalWombat
2:44
Drop or Nick Ahmed or Jed Lowrie? 12 team H2H pts. league.  Do you see anything behind their hot streaks or am I wasting space on my 25 man roster? I am in need of OF. Any trade value in these guys?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:45
I'd probably drop Ahmed first.  Not crazy with either on a 12-team
Its Me
2:45
Mine is now Alexia Bliss
April
2:45
Speaking of LOLROCKIES, why have McMahon on the opening day roster to barely play?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:45
Colorado is AMAZINGLY frustrating.
OK, you've made the decision that Ian Desmond helps your team win at first in 2018 more than Ryan McMahon does.  Little out there, but OK, sure.
2:46
At that point, McMahon should be playing in the minors full-time, preferably at multiple infield positions.  Not sitting his ass on the bench making pinch-hit apeprances.
Eric
2:46
I guess I'm late on this, but what happened to Papelbon?  One mediocre season and his career is over?  Was he just that big of an ass that teams didn't want him around?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:46
He's really difficult for coaching staffs to work with.  Plus, the buzz has been he's asking too much to come back.
Matt
2:47
My early analysis says that Stanton to the Yanks is the WORST trade EVER in the HISTORY of things that are comparable.
Hannah Hochevar
2:47
I don't think I ever heard your Alex Cobb take (the signing felt so similar to when they brought back Chris Davis: the long wait, the being the only suitor, the paying top price even without seeming competition) but after watching Mike Wright yesterday...
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:47
I think the Cobb signing was just fine.
As long as you're going to try and compete in Machado's final Baltiyear, you HAVE to sign a pitcher better than Andrew Cashner
Joe
2:47
ROS berrios or Luis castillo?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:47
Berrios, but it's close
Scherzer's Blue Eye
2:47
you know what would be great--if they stopped this pace of play non-sense and corrected the biggest issue: Terrible Ump Shows.
Guest
2:47
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Matt
2:48
Based up our new and recent information, on a scale of Rob Refsnyder to Vernon Wells what should we expect the rest of the Stanton deal to look like?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:48
An overpay but not alarmingly slow
Don't go too nouts about the start
The Toddfather
2:48
Is the NL East the most competitive division in MLB?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:48
I think AL East will be
brood550
2:48
When will Beltre fall off, and will it be as colossal as Beltran last year?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:48
It would have to be, because a slow decline means he can play until like 60
Bob Villar
2:49
Believer in Corbin's fast start?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:50
Well, not at his current ERA, but he was REALLY good last year and if that slider has taken another step up, he's frightening
John
2:50
Does the Kapler coverage remind you a little of the Paul DePodesta coverage when he took over the Dodgers? Seems like most of the Kapler criticism so far is old school people who don't like trying new things.
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:50
In fairness, Kapler really did screw up some stuff his first several games.
It's just that stupid people decide that using ten billion relievers and not knowing the warmup rules is somehow a sabermetric thing.
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