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Adam

12:31

Are you in favor of limiting the number of pitchers on a roster? Any additional (or alternative) methods you support to move the offense needle up a bit?

Dan Szymborski

12:31

I am.

namiki

12:32

Seiya Suzuki has been struggling lately, do you think he can come back?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

Of course!

Chris

12:32

Should kelenic be sent down?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

Sadly, I think so

Joey Baggadonuts

12:32

What to do about Kelenic? Looking for signs of life and finding none. Keep him on my bench and pray he continues to get playing time once Lewis returns, or cut bait now? Is he a next-year, post-post-hype play at this point?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

I was hopeful about this season, but so far, he's just been a mess.

12:33

I'd send him down.

Even as sad as that makes me.

Tomo

12:33

You think Strider gets a look at SP next year for the Braves?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

I think he'll end up with some starts THIS year

Guest

12:33

what would you do with Paul DeJong?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

I'd wait. For all intents and purposes, this is still April

Guest

12:34

It's very weird seeing pitiful stat lines with a decent wRC+. Trea Turner is hitting .261/.309/.375 for a 100 wRC+. Which camp are you in? 1. please bring back the juiced balls, or 2. don't care

Adam

12:35

What would happen if everyone played the entirety of their head-to-head matchups consecutively? I.e. the Dodgers-Giants played each other for one three-week stretch, split between SF and LA. Would the familiarity with the pitchers have any kind of significant impact on offense?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

I'm not sure it would necessarily be a huge impact

I think it woudl get really tiring though.

HERE COMES GAME 15 OF THE 17 GAME SERIES

Chris

12:35

When will the narrative shift from Julio is struggling to Julio is dominating. He's stolen a bunch of bases, crushed it in center and his batting stats have improved tremendously

Dan Szymborski

12:35

Hopefully soon!

bzink

12:35

Expanding on the Willie Calhoun question above, have you noticed any trends or common traits for prospects who tear it up in the minor but the bat flops at the major league level?

Dan Szymborski

12:36

Not really. And the ones that exist aren't really applicable to Calhoun.

For example, people tend to overrate guys in AAA who get a HUGE amount of their value from walks.

Devil Ray Jay Johnson

12:36

Are you going to answer any questions with "May"?

Dan Szymborski

12:36

As I said, we're still kind of in April, games-wise

Adam

12:38

Who's the first player you think of when I say 1968? 1987? Who will it be for 2022?

Dan Szymborski

12:38

When I think of 1968, it's Yaz because he was awesome and the long bit of trivia about how low his leading BA was

12:39

1987, I think Larry Sheets

because he TORE it up for the O's that year

which is something I directly remember

12:40

I might have different, more personal memories of 1968

but I did not exist in 1968

daro

12:40

CWS is currently a mess with this many injuries. Do you still expect them to finish 1st in the Central AL?

Dan Szymborski

12:40

Yes, but it's getting tighter. Have a piece coming up tomorrow on the subject that I don't want to spoil!

Siri

12:41

Do you think MJ Melendez gets a shot at a relatively full time gig, or is this call up temporary? His slow start in AAA looks babip fueled.

Dan Szymborski

12:41

I think for now, it's temporary

Adam

12:41

I like Tylor Megill because in my head I pronounce his name with the same voice and cadence as TROGDOR

Papa Reina

12:41

For the DMB guys, did you release the spreadsheet of splits/D ratings anywhere?

Dan Szymborski

12:42

I didn't, though DMB does have it. The weird schedule this year through everything into chaos

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