JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/13/2019

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/13/2019

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Bones

12:57

Piggyback onto the Rays question, seems to my eye McKay could plug right in and help a somewhat beleaguered rotation. Any prognostication on if/when this may happen?

Dan Szymborski

12:57

He's been very good, but I don't think the Rays will try it if it looks like Glasnow will come back without setbacks

12:58

I think if they were going to squeeze out some short-term value, they'd back off a bit on the hitting focus

12:59

That they are still playing him at DH makes me think they're still thinking more long-term with him than short-term boost

Tito

1:01

What are your thoughts on the Rays' usage of Chirinos and Beeks this year? It seems thus far to be a huge success for the follower concept.

Dan Szymborski

1:01

Reality certainly isn't thwarting them. I think they're happy with wha thtey're doing

Jim Leyland Palmer

1:01

Dan, you buying a Matt Carpenter turn around?

Dan Szymborski

1:01

Yes

Dusty

1:02

When do you think the Twins will drop the hammer on the rest of the NL Central and American League as a whole and promote generational prospect Wander Javier?

yawn

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Dan Szymborski

1:03

Don't make me punch you.

What started this meme?

Jason

1:03

How do I send a message

GSon

1:03

First Hanley.. Now Cargo.. Do you believe the Indians are going to let Cargo find gainful employment elsewhere while moving Jake Bauers to a permanent OF spot?.. then bringing up the kids that are raking (Oscar Mercado & Bobby Bradley) in Columbus for the vacated OF spot and DH/1B, respectively?

Dan Szymborski

1:03

They *really* should have Mercado up at this point.

Chase upside.

Because CarGo, Hanley, those guys had about none at this point

Imperialism Despiser

1:04

Dan its obvious it's a coup attempt and they're trying to over throw a democratically elected government. Please elaborate your opinion

Dan Szymborski

1:04

The coup was the 2018 election. Not answering any more of these, so you can knock it off.

Eminor3rd

1:05

In Christian Yelich, are we seeing what it looks like when a prospect reaches the 100% outcome in his range of potential? And, if so, how rare is that?

Dan Szymborski

1:05

The thing is, there are way more improbable ones.

1:06

Yelich was supposed to be good and looked like he could breakout

I think Jose Bautista becoming a feared slugger was way less likely

Buff

1:06

So why isn’t Keston Hiura up yet? Is is defense, strikeouts, or some hope that Travis Shaw turns it around? Was this last weekend off a last effort to reboot Shaw?

Dan Szymborski

1:06

I think caution about how the roster works, but I think he's coming soon.

I thought it would be later in the year, but I'm getting my prospect sense is tingling

Gordon Tremeschko

1:07

Is Jose Martinez the worst defensive outfielder getting regular starts out there?

Dan Szymborski

1:07

He *could* be with Kemp gone for now at least

Adam Jones, in a very small sample size, has been pretty lousy too in a corner

Bortky

1:08

Have pitchers figured out Andujar? Seems like it a little bit, do you see him having the ability to make an adjustment

Dan Szymborski

1:08

WAY too soon

question

1:08

is the steamer and zips updated daily for minor leaguers? Or are the zips cacluations shown on prospects at bottom of stats based on previous season results? How up to date are the zips and steamer calcs on prospects.

Dan Szymborski

1:09

ZiPS in-season isn't included since FG doens't have a built in minor league translation. It's one of the several projects I'm working on

Matt

1:09

One of the rotographs chatters comped Franmil to Khris Davis, and that seems...right on.

Dan Szymborski

1:09

A much better comp

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1:09

Thoughts on D Fletcher's K/swing and miss rates. Halos have changed their philosophy and it seems to fit him perfectly

Dan Szymborski

1:10

He wasn't bad last year but he's been even more unreasl this year

mark

1:13

just spent 5 minutes trying to figure out what "ros" means...

Dan Szymborski

1:14

It refers to Sigur Rós, the band that secretly owns FanGraphs

laughing

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LDs

1:14

Is it crazy to say Mondesi is close to Lindor in value in standard 5x5?

Dan Szymborski

1:14

I'd rather have Lindor, but it's not insane to think that he might be in the neighborhood

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