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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/11/23

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Dan Szymborski

12:35

Let's just say it's not...been...ideal so far

Save us, Nick Pratto

12:35

So you think Vinnie Pasquantino is worth locking up long-term? Is there anyone else among all those first- and second-year players for KC who maybe shows this kind of promise, or is Italian Breakfast all there is?

Dan Szymborski

12:37

Whether he's Italian Breakfast, Pasquatch (his preference), or the Italian Nightmare, I think he's the safest bet

Though the Royals should explore it with Witt and Pratto

Orioles

12:37

Any chance of Yennier Cano taking over the closing duties in the near future? Felix Bautista has been shaky but avoided and big blowups. Cano... has not been shaky.

Dan Szymborski

12:37

Closers *typically* don't lose jobs unless they're a lot worse than the alternate

12:38

There's a big incumbent advantage

Joe Brrr

12:40

How would you handle the Vientos situation? He’s done all he can with the bat, but would you call him up to DH occasionally/muck around left field?

Dan Szymborski

12:40

I would

make him Vogelbach's platoon partner and start giving away Canha/Pham at-bats in other games to him

12:41

And if you can't find a spot to play him

(and I think they can)

Then you really have to explore trades

like Eduardo Rodriguez

Vientos murdering pitchers in Syracuse doesn't help the Mets and it doesn't help his career

Jon

12:44

What's the long-term plan for prospect coverage at Fangraphs? It seems the workload is too heavy for one guy

Dan Szymborski

12:45

Don't forget about Tess!

That should be targeted towards Eric. I don't know his workload or how he's feeling about it.

And it certainly wouldn't be my role to speculate on our staffing decisions!

MilwaukeeBeerJays

12:46

What's the percent chance that the AL East all finish above 500?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

Dammit are you going to make me open zips?

<sigh>

Luckily, I literally ran a season sim an hour ago, but I have to open it so I'll answer other things

RobertoBeers

12:47

A man a Dan a chat in may, amnitahcanadanama

Juan

12:47

Soto's average Max AV for his career is listed incorrectly.

Dan Szymborski

12:47

it's not really average max av

just his max av

Giancarlo

12:48

A friend of mine, who doesn't watch baseball, asked about a pitcher. To which I replied he's been just ok but his stuff is great. My friend found it hilarious that we call the quality of a pitchers' pitches "stuff".

Dan Szymborski

12:49

This is a text from a dear friend who does not like baseballl, but comes along with me frequently to baseball (and to the Staten Island panel we did!)