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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 6/17/2019

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Dan Szymborski

12:27

I literally have no idea.

Lizard Jesus

12:27

Odds I'm in the A's rotation by 4th of July?

Dan Szymborski

12:27

40%. But certainly soon after that

Eddy

12:28

Does Mike Minor get traded with the Rangers squarely in the wild card hunt?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

No, but I expect he'll get traded when they fall out

Marshall

12:28

What is your favorite Barry Bonds stat/fact (career or single-season)?

Dan Szymborski

12:30

We live in an expanding universe. All of it is trying to get away from Barry Bonds.

Wait, that's a Chuck Norris fact

12:31

My favorite is that from 2003-2007, he had 21 stolen bases and one CS

Brood550

12:31

What do you expect out of Clevinger upon return? Picking up where he left off earlier this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:31

I would hope so, but there's always a risk for a player coming back from injury.

Ryan

12:31

Are you watching any new shows to try and fill the GOT void?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

I don't really watch a lot of TV shows.

Sports tend to dominate my screens.

Ryan

12:32

Could Heyward have "declined" Jansen's balk?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

I don't believe so

I mean I'm like 99.999999999999% sure you can't

Big Joe Mufferaw

12:32

The players who will lose the most playing time are Gardner and Urshela with the EE trade. And as we have found out, injuries happen, so too many bats is a good thing!

Gaslamp Gary

12:33

Fernando Tatis Jr. is a top 5 NL shortstop right now. Change my mind/

Dan Szymborski

12:33

I would not aim to do so.

Gianni

12:33

Is Kimbrel enough pen help for the cubs?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

Depends on Morrow's eventual recover

boredlawyer

12:33

Give me a reason to find something positive with the Cardinals current roster. After a hot start, everyone seems to be underperforming their expectations , with the exception of DeJong and maybe Ozuna. How fortunate are they to be 3.5 back at this point?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

Well, good players underperforming has more of an upside scenario than crappy players meeting expectations.

JoeyBoomBats

12:33

Re: the Tigers and 2019 hitting- seems like the Tigers and White Sox started their rebuilds at the same point, but the Sox are a year away, and the Tigers are a decade away. What percentage of that difference is front office skill vs. luck? 50/50?

Dan Szymborski

12:34

There's a mix.

The White Sox have had pretty bad luck - losing Kopech/Dunning/Rodon all to TJ in like a six month period is horrific luck

12:35

It didn't help that the Tigers tarried overlong and waded in over conservatively to start building

James

12:35

Assuming total health, is Kyle Tucker in an ideal Astros lineup?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

I think so, but it's hard with Yordan destroying things

Matt

12:35

Is a shart a balk?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

I'll say yes.

James

12:37

Can Yordan compete with Vladito for rookie of the year or did he start too late?

Dan Szymborski

12:37

I think it'll be tough, but not impossible

Vladito hasn't destroyed the AL or anything

but he has a head start in the counting

Snid

12:38

Have the Russians hacked the All-Star voting?

Dan Szymborski

12:38

I suspect the kids from Bayside High could hack MLB

Mason

12:38

Thoughts on the Edwin Trade? It's hard to find a Mariner fan that's thrilled with the Juan Then return. Any good reason why Jerry couldnt field offers up until the July 31 trade deadline? Seems Jerry could have insisted on a different player since taking back Juan Then seems uninspiring.

Dan Szymborski

12:38

I thought it was a little light

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