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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/14/18
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Jose Altuve
2:51
Kyle Schwarber had as many stolen bases yesterday as I have all year. So much for me challenging Trout for top overall draft pick. Sorry for wrecking all your fantasy season's!
Bo
2:51
Any big names moved in the next 6-8 weeks? I feel like the addition of a 2nd WC has really muted the deadline trade excitement.
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:51
Big names *should* move early with baseball so bifurcated, but I don't think we'll have a big one until the back of the 8 weeks.
isaac
2:51
harvey cy young 2019 just because he left the horrible terrible mets
Brood550
2:52
Who's leading your AL Cy Young race right now?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:52
If the season ended I was voting now, I think Severino would get the nod by a hair.
Though I vote in NL awards since I'm in the Cincinnati BBWAA chapter.
2:53
Though theoretically, they could ask me to vote in an AL race if a chapter didn't have enough guys, but usually they use the at-large people for that
CamdenWarehouse
2:54
Has an MVP ever been a mid season trade? asking for a friend
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:54
Unless I'm mistaken, no.  Cy Young there's Sutcliffe in '84, but you probably already knew that
Mark
2:55
Has Manaea really broken out, statcast seems to say there is huge regression coming and so do his peripherals.
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:55
I feel there will be some regression, though not a disastrous amount.
I still need to figure out why he was called Seth for a couple of years and then that abruptly stopped.
isaac
2:55
how does the supreme court's ruling on sports betting affect ther MLB
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:56
Well, you'll see MLB betting.  There's not so much MLB can do but try to cooperate enough to be able to influence
George
2:56
Who do you think is the most unlucky player in the MLB right now?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:56
Doesn't Fowler still have like a .140 BABIP?
I think a mannequin holding a bat would do better than .140
Hannah Hochevar
2:57
And I'm curious about Tanner Scott?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:58
Bifurcation central! Bifurcation central!  Bimogrification centeral!  Can you feel it?  I hoep you're satisfied with the projections, but if you ain't, blame the computer on the other side of my desk.
Matt
2:58
If we just banned players from getting paid for their services, then we wouldn't even have this service time manipulation issue. #JustSayin
Hannah Hochevar
2:58
But the O's should still sell everyone, right?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:58
yeah
Hannah Hochevar
2:58
Do the M's want Schoop?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:58
They oughyt to
Adam
2:58
Despite a 64 wRC+, Amed Rosario has improved his ability to hit a baseball (higher exit velo, launch angle, xwOBA compared to his 2017 numbers). He’s also improved his plate discipline (better BB%, K%, chase rate). How much does all of this mean if he's still not producing much tangible offense? Am I fool for still having hope in him?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:59
I'm still a believer too, but he hasn't made as much progress in the majors as I hoped
magicarpenter
2:59
Have you ever looked, or are aware of research, into the predictive power of baseball savant's xStats?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:59
I am unware of research.  I do my own stuff, which I know better
CamdenWarehouse
2:59
Hoskins with a whole half season of experience was a consensus top 20?  Seems like a bad ida
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:59
Yeah, that was aggressive
Pei
2:59
I've read in a previous klaw chat that Keith believes learning to code is the most feasible way to get into working in baseball, and in a chat last week, Eric said that he thinks learning Spanish is the more useful skill and that coding will not set one apart in about five years. What do you think about this topic?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:59
Learn spanish coding.
Both are useful really
Just absorb as much as you can
Tim Tebow's Thunder Thighs
3:00
Also, Bartolo Colon makes gum sandwiches between innings: https://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/mp4/2018/05/09/2025056183/1525898...
Adrian Gonzalez
3:00
Can I still play baseball or no
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:00
Sorta, just not well.
Can't read good
3:00
Ozzie Albies HR on 1st pitch of game!
Zip-a-dee-doo-da
3:00
Dude I love Albies. Leadoff HR off Q
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