JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/12/22

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/12/22

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Dan Szymborski

12:12

I had a barbacoa burrito with very spicy salsa, white rice, and queso

12:13

Oops, meant to save this for Lightning Round

I'm saving the off-topic things for Lightning Round

Three finger brown

12:13

Hey Dan! Will oriole fans regret Rutschman finishing either first or second in ROY voting? Or should oriole fans enjoy the moment and extra year of team control be damned ?

Dan Szymborski

12:13

He may be far enough behind in PT that he's not first or second!

I mean J-Rod's probably just as good

and Pena starts with a huge lead

Kempin' ain't easy

12:13

Shea Langeliers is crushing it at AAA. Is there any scenario where it could make sense for the A's to carry both him and Murphy, splitting time at C/DH to keep their bats fresher than your average starting C? Or does that leave too much defensive value unrealized?

Dan Szymborski

12:14

I don't think so. Langeliers shoudl be playing full-time since, let's be honest, 2022 doesn't really matter much to the A's

I want young catchers to get as much time honing their craft as possible

Colton

12:15

Logan Gilbert or George Kirby over the next 5 years?

Dan Szymborski

12:15

Gotta be Gilbert

Reds Year

12:16

Do Hunter Greene's fluctuations in velocity worry you at this point?

Dan Szymborski

12:17

Not at this point.

He's still adjusting to majors and, let's be honest, hasn't played much professional baseball

Golan Norman

12:17

What has surprised you most thus far in the 2022 season?

Dan Szymborski

12:17

The offense

Big Joey

12:17

Drop Cronenworth for Gleyber Torres?

Dan Szymborski

12:17

ONLY if he qualifies for SS in your league

And, of course, you need a shortstop

12:18

mr honk

12:18

do you think Bieber finds his velocity again this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:19

I'm not super optimistic - he hasn't been the same since the injury

Golan Norman

12:19

Do you think baseballs (and their properties like drag coefficient, seam height, etc) varied in past eras? Is this something we are only noticing because we have more information about batted balls?

Dan Szymborski

12:19

They likely did simply becuase of manufacturing technology

But it's a lot worse when it seems to vary because of MLB's hapless management

Guest

12:21

Hi! I’m a novice in a league of 13 jaded pros. Meyer, Gorman, Pepiot, Kirby, Rutschman, and Rodriguez have all been snapped up. My question is this: which little known player would be good for me to grab and hopefully help me look like I know what on earth I’m doing? 🤭

Dan Szymborski

12:21

If you want a deeper dive? Michael Busch?

Andy

12:22

Who’s the Catcher in OAK by the end of the season?

Dan Szymborski

12:22

I think Murphy, but new team for him next year

Dan (other Dan)

12:23

Is Stratton officially no longer part of a Committee in PIT? Bednar stands alone, yes?

Dan Szymborski

12:23

I believe they'll go just Bednar

Big Joey

12:24

Would you be shocked if Nestor Cortes finishes top 10 in the AL Cy Young voting?

Dan Szymborski

12:24

I would not be

Andy

12:24

O’Neil Cruz’s’z numbers look terrible. Is there anything to suggest he’ll be able to hit in the majors?

Dan Szymborski

12:24

Most of the rest of his career except for the one month in 2022?

ShoEyyyyyyyy

12:25

As a hitter, Ohtani has a 151wrc+ in May with an identical number of Walks and Strikeouts and a .291 BABIP. That is all.

barney gumble

12:25

hey Dan, why is it that league wRC+ is 97 or 98 for most seasons, instead of 100?

Dan Szymborski

12:25

Non-pitchers

12:26

If you're in the league stats in FanGraphs and see all those 96 and 97 numbers

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