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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/7/18
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Kyle
2:55
Why does everyone say "sneaky" with the Rockies? They had the 8th best rotation in baseball last year. The offense sucks, YOU are GM, how do you fix it right now? Every prospect is up for trade except Rogers.
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:55
Send everyone who currently makes decision at the MLB level away on an ice floe
Guest
2:56
Why can't teams trade draft picks?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:56
The belief at the time was that it would just increase the demands of the draft picks, who had more leverage at the time.
and result in trades to the rich teams that could meet the asking prices.
2:57
With the current system, it's harder to justify
HappyFunBall
2:57
Can we add "winning baseball games" to that Orioles list?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:57
They believe in it, they just don't know how other than falling into it
Erik
2:58
Do all your cool ZiPS things (other than player projections) live anywhere public? I know you've referenced projected standings and career projections before. If they aren't public, do you intend to share them? I don't own my own personal projection system so I don't really have any insight into what would drive your decision either way there.
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:58
I'm a bit arbitrary in the stuff I share
I share a lot for free after all!
Justin
2:58
My Mets fan friend taunted me (Yankees fan) 18 games ago, saying "worry about my .500 team." That has not gone well for him.
OddBall Herrera
2:58
I read this morning that the Orioles VP Brady Anderson (yes, THAT Brady Anderson!) is taking more leadership, and was in charge of the Tillman, Cobb and Casher signings.  The article didn't appear to intend this as a back-handed complement...
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:59
I thought the Cobb signing at least was fine, so it'd be a bit hypocritical for me to rip them for that.
And they invested nothing in Tillman.
But I really don't like Cashner as a pitcher.
Mr. Fister
2:59
Do you think Kershaw will ever pitch 200 innings in a season again?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:59
Yes
HappyFunBall
2:59
More wins the rest of the way: BAL or MIA ?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:59
Still Orioles.  It's not a compliment.
Nick L.
2:59
Can the Padres lose more games than they did last year but at the same time see more progress from their young players?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:59
Theoretically yes
Billy Beane
2:59
Hey Dan, fangraphs currently has the A's at 9.1% for a playoff spot. You buying or selling those odds?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:59
Sounds about right to me
Ginny
3:00
Mike Trout's 3.0 WAR so far has me wondering where he could top out in a "career year"
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:00
He was probably near his ceiling.
It's not like he has 5 WAR above his normal season in him anywhere
CamdenWarehouse
3:00
Miguel Tejada is definitely not the age I thought he was
TJB
3:00
Mark Prior doesn't turn 40 for another two and a half years.
Matt
3:00
Ok, let's revisit the pain and suffering question - what if it was SIX triples in a 9 inning game? Does that change your answer?
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:00
I still have to go with the world happiness
Mr. Fister
3:00
Is Walker Buehler already the third best pitcher on the Dodgers?
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:00
It's quite possibler!
kderg
3:01
If MLB expanded to 32 teams and put you in charge of picking the 2 new cities, where would you choose and what would the mascots be?
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:01
Do I have any rules about the cities?
I'd personally put a third team in the NY area and a team in North Carolina
3:02
And they'd come with a proviso that if anyone EVER tries to make eight four-team divisions, 100% of revenue sharing goes to Jeff Loria.
Mountie Votto
3:02
Seems like the Reds should sell some assets, but what else will bring back value outside of Iglesias? Scooter Gennett has been solid in Cincy, but no one is gunna pay much for him. Billy Hamilton has value, but again, not gunna bring back a great deal of value. Any sleeper trade chips there?
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:02
Duvall, Schebler.  No real blue chips, but they ought to continue getting interesting lottery picks.
mcmadbat
3:03
Hi Dan, I made a chrome extension that notifies you when your favourite players are about to bat or pitch. It sends an MLB.TV link so that you can jump to the game right away. I think it's super helpful for people who want to see players on different teams (especially since quadview is gone).  https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/batter-up/jnafaeneoijiefchae...
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