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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/26/22

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Dan Szymborski

12:50

CLOSER STUFF

Liz

12:52

Is the Phillies' all-bats-no-defense strategy viable, or is it just hilarious

Dan Szymborski

12:52

I think the Bryce Harper elbow thing has had a few unfortunate dominos

I don't think they expected to regularly having Schwarber AND Castellanos in the OF

Last Days of Dayton Moore

12:52

If the Rays and Royals changed front offices tomorrow, how long would it take for the Royals to be good again?

Dan Szymborski

12:52

3 years

Guest

12:53

I've always been confused by the highly elevated swinging strike rates listed for Rookie/Complex ball. Is this measured differently at those levels? or do players in those leagues actually swing and miss that often? (e.g. Bryan Rocchio 2018, 21.4% SwStr with only a 12.6% K rate, or Anthony Vargas 2019, 26% SwStr with only a 13.6% K rate).

What does Zips think about lower minors swinging strike rates?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

Guys are incentivized to swing a lot in the minors and pitchers just aren't as good at whiffing guys

Ned Flanders

12:53

Do you have a method for converting pitcher projections to full time roles? I'd like to know how zips would project Kopech as a full time starter. Current ros is 25 G, 9 GS.

Dan Szymborski

12:53

I do, but it's not set for in-season

12:54

But I can give you the starter only preseason one

Guest

12:54

Martin Perez eh?

Dan Szymborski

12:54

Wait, was he injured this morning or something?

Morbo

12:57

Is it possible for say a tip 10 prospect to make it known that they will not sign a contract under any circumstances if they were drafted by say the Pirates, and will instead play abroad and/or reenter the draft at a later date? What would be the consequences of doing something like that

Dan Szymborski

12:57

Carter Steward kind of did that

Stewart

Once you play in Japan though, you are subject to the MLB/NPB rules

ironcurtin

12:57

Can things get any worse for the Mariners?

Dan Szymborski

12:58

it can always get worse

Oddball Herrera

12:58

I am so not falling for the Martin Perez thing - he pulled this exact trick with the Twins to kick off 2019 and look at where his ERA ended up

Dan Szymborski

12:58

Hey, I didn't say he was guaranteed to be amazing

I was fooled too in 2019 - his cutter was rocking that year

Or was that 2018?

But I think he'll be traded

Rangers aren't likely to be in playoff race at deadline and he's a FA

Morbo

12:58

Followup: how long would it take the royals front office to make the Ray's terrible?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

I'll say 3 years

Last Days of Dayton Moore

12:59

Which MLB player would be the most effective pitchman in getting you to try a food you would ordinarily not eat?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

Bartolo COlon

12:59

What are we listening to today?

Dan Szymborski

1:01

(This is the offtopic portion - I don't have a ton of time, so no formal Lightning Round, but here's where to ask off topic stuff)

I've been working my way through the Rubinsky set of Villa-Lobos piano music on Naxos

1:02

And earlier I was listening to a Falcom playlist because I was on a jag since I've been playing Hajimari no Kiseki

Morbo

1:02

Gun to your head you have to choose between Dick Monfort and Bob Nutting owning your favorite MLB team. Who do you choose?

Dan Szymborski

1:02

Monfort

Guest

1:02

Beatles or Stones?

Dan Szymborski

1:02

Beatles

In truth, I listen to Kinks more than either

Liz

1:02

What is your ideal indoor air temperature

Dan Szymborski

1:02

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