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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/6/21

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Dan Szymborski

12:30

There were already reasons to consider him a better pitcher than in his rookie season

QQ4U

12:30

also which of your cats would fit best as a character in a JRPG

Dan Szymborski

12:30

Galileo probably had the biggest personality of my cats

Billy Beane

12:31

Dan do you have any mechanical keyboard recommendations? I've decided I want one but don't know what to get.

Dan Szymborski

12:31

https://www.pcgamingrace.com/products/gmmk-full-brown-switch

12:32

Love this keyboard. Though you many want tenkeyless or compact and there are versions of those

The ease of removing key switches is a big deal for me.

12:34

I'm using Kailh Box Jades for my number pad (clicky, tactile), Kailh Box Royals for my letters (very tactile, no clicky), Cherry Black for my spacebar, Cherry Speed Silver for my utility keys that use a pinky (tab, caps, shift, enter), and Gateron Brown for the various other, miscellaneous keys

12:34

Is William Contreras really the answer for the Braves for an extended period? He's exciting but largely unproven.

Dan Szymborski

12:35

I wouldn't go THAT far

at least right now

The last team we saw him, he was a kinda meh Double-A hitter

12:36

Also, I wish he was Wiliam instead of William. Due to Willson, his parents have been using more than their just share of l's.

Dan

12:36

Bad stretch for the Dodgers? Or closer to talent level?

Dan Szymborski

12:36

No, they'll be fine

Farmer Ted (not a farmer)

12:36

The obvious answer to Jorge Washington‘s question is Chili Davis

Dan Szymborski

12:36

But someone MADE of chili shoudln't be making chili

Jacques Pederson

12:36

Lance Lynn is from Brownsburg Indiana. Your trust is misplaced in him. His chili probably has beans and noodles.

Vote Dan

12:36

Who was worse as a GM: Dave Stewart or Jeff Birdich

Dan Szymborski

12:36

I actually think Bridich was worse

Appa Yip Yip

12:37

Justin Smoak plays in Japan now but I bet that dude makes a hell of a chili

Padre's fan

12:37

I think the most exciting play in baseball is the routine fly ball.

Kevin Platinumstein

12:37

Would you sell high on Rodon or do you think this is his year making 27-30 starts?

Dan Szymborski

12:37

Depends how high you can tell him!

err, sell

And the White Sox should have an astronomical price given their position in contention.

NashvilleSounds

12:38

Do you think Hendriks is a significantly worse runner than Abreu, process errors aside?

Dan Szymborski

12:38

Possibly. The bigger deal is that the risks are bigger

He's certainly a less EXPERIENCED runner

where's Waldo

12:38

does being on a Taxi Squad have any PLAYER benefits? I finally found Michael Chavis on Boston taxi squad. Read up the blurbs on taxi squads, and concluded that a player gets screwed being on the taxi quad. Your position, please.

Dan Szymborski

12:38

IIRC, the main benefit is you get the MLB per diem of $100 something per day

12:39

Which isn't nothing as it's on top of minor league salary

and for many minor leaguers, an additional $100 a day is a ginormous pay bump!

But no service time

BringBackDeSpanielHair

12:39

Re. ragedrop for Suarez, he's suddenly taking walks. I'd hold

A Tribe Called Kipnis

12:39