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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/19/22

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Dan Szymborski

12:21

Only if youre baseline is pre-TJ Verlander

youre?

Yikes

Insert Witty Name Here

12:22

How many games do you think we get from Buxton this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:22

I'll say 100. Would like more of course!

Dan

12:23

It seems like that is a lotmore talent in right field and center. Am I mistaken? Assuming I'm not is there a reason for there or is it just a fluke?

Dan Szymborski

12:24

I think marginally8, but you can't expect talent to be evenly distributed at all times

Ben

12:24

Is Marcus Semien this bad?

Dan Szymborski

12:24

Cory

12:24

Why are the Blue Jays hitting so poorly with runners in scoring position? Related, do you think the deadened ball has affected them more than other teams?

Dan Szymborski

12:24

I've never found this to be predictive and there's no overwhelming reason for me to think otherwise

Dodgers Fan

12:25

Do You think Paul Blackburn is for real?

Dan Szymborski

12:25

This good? I think he's got a rather thin margin of error, though I think he has improved

Guest

12:25

Loved the piece about young players who deserve long-term deals. The biggest surprise for me is Andres Gimenez hitting the ball much harder. NEVER thought that frame would support that sort of development. Was it something you saw coming on?

Dan Szymborski

12:26

Some things I see.

This I did not.

Though people overrate frame stuff I think

12:27

Altuve can fit in a lot of carry on suitcases

And every year some people complain about ZiPS having Ozzie Albies continuing to hit for power

And he continues to hit for power

Robby Neyer

12:27

Ben, Dan...you're all just one archetypal Statnerd to us

barney gumble

12:27

I am mortified that I called you Ben. please accept my most sincere apologies, I do not deserve to have my question answered

Dan Szymborski

12:27

Hey8, I got you Ben's answer!

Big Joey

12:27

You do believe Gallo will go off one of these months....right?

Dan Szymborski

12:27

Still do

Dayton

12:28

Any good reason to why I haven't called up Vinnie Pasquantino aka the Italian Breakfast?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

You're preoccupied with firing the Royals hitting coach for building what is essentially the Royals offense almost every year you've been the GM.

Marc

12:29

I say we lock up Mead to a mega deal this offseason and roll with him and Franco for the next decade.. what say you?

Dan Szymborski

12:29

I would expect the Rays to sign him very quickly

Doug

12:29

Might Taylor Ward actually be one of the best hitters in the game??

Dan Szymborski

12:29

I'm not quite there, but my where keeps getting closer to there from the preseason here

Guest

12:29

We holding nolan gorman if i have 1 na spot ?

Dan Szymborski

12:29

Depends who is available

kevinthecomic

12:29

Is it just me, or did MLB start using the rabbit ball again this week?

Dan Szymborski

12:29

Ben and I talked with Dr. Wills this week for FanGraphs Audio (dropping tomorrow) and there's all sorts of stuff about these things!

Dude

12:30

Is Mookie Betts' true talent level 140 wRC+, 6 WAR? Still great, but it now looks like 2018 was a bit fluky (or at least, absolute peak).

Dan Szymborski

12:30

I think that's about where he is

kevinthecomic

12:30

Please rank in order of likelihood to rebound from an abysmal start: Marcus Semien, Darrin Ruf, Robbie Grossman, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Teoscar Hernandez, Wil Myers -- thanks!

Dan Szymborski

12:31

Semien, Teoscar, Gurriel, Grossman, Myers, Ruf

Tim

12:32

Is Alex Kirilloff worth much this year?

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