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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 6/18/20

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Dan Szymborski

12:28

I thik of Yankees/Rays/Indians/Twins/Astros/A's as the six likely

12:29

and then the White Sox/Red Sox/Angels/Rangers fighting for the scraps

Dan

12:29

I get most of my baseball related entertainment here so Ive never been a big source of revenue for MLB but this whole situation is really making me less likely to ever buy MLB branded gear or bring a new fan to a game again. I won't like baseball less but I not going to share my fandom.

Guest

12:29

No politics, got it. Just one quick one, who is everyone you have ever voted for, and why did you believe they were the right choice?

Dan Szymborski

12:29

heh

Sam

12:29

How good would the reward have to be for you to eat a plate of skyline chili?

Dan Szymborski

12:29

I dunno. I don't want to start the negotiating at my final point.

Big Joey

12:29

I don't know why more people aren't jumping on the Eloy bandwagon. He looks to be the next JD Martinez, .290+ 40+ bombs, great lineup

Dan Szymborski

12:29

I think he'll be fine, but with so many crazy multiple tool phenoms around, it's hard to be as excited

Big Joey

12:29

Was last year Cody Bellinger's best season or could there possibly be another step forward for him?

Dan Szymborski

12:30

Generally speaking, when someone has an MVP-type season, you should assume that's their peak.

Or you'll almost always be burned.

Sirras

12:30

Dan, suppose you have a burger but instead of buns, you have 2 grilled cheese sandwiches. How many sandwiches are there? 2 (only the grilled cheese on either end) or 3 (the two grilled cheeses plus the meat between the bread of the two grilled cheeses)?

Dan Szymborski

12:30

There are three sandwiches. Two sandwiches and one meta-sandwich.

Brian

12:30

Which NL players do you see benefiting most if the universal DH is implemented?

Dan Szymborski

12:30

Various reds

Dan's Mom

12:30

Danny...what time do you want the Birthday strippers to show up tomorrow? I am going to the bank today to get your gift $100 in ones.

Dan Szymborski

12:31

Honestly, my mom is more likely to get me birthday strippers than try to bake a cake.

She got me a playboy subscription as a teenager

Big Joey

12:31

What do you see as Devers upside? Is there another level?

Dan Szymborski

12:31

I'm not sure he's going to get THAT much better

Sirras

12:31

Have you tried Super Mega Baseball 3? It feels a bit like a minor league baseball style game (in a good way!) with the silly team and player names

Dan Szymborski

12:31

I have nto yet

Guest

12:31

It's time to end the antitrust exemption, no?

Dan Szymborski

12:31

should've bene a long time ago

Guest

12:31

Kyler Murray made a good choice going to the NFL instead of the MLB

Dan Szymborski

12:31

Probably

12:32

Though we can review that later after four concussions

Blue Morpho

12:32

Let's pretend MLB decides to rebrand the playoffs this year because it isn't a normal season. New trophy and a new name, replacing the Commissioner's Trophy and World Series. What names would you go with and how would the trophy look?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

I'm not really a brand guy!

I dont' think you change names necessarily

Gunther Centralperk

12:32

Short season aside, are you bullish or bearish on a bounce-back year from Kershaw (recognizing that he was still very good in 2018 and 2019)?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

MILDly bullish

Big Joey

12:32

W, L, K, ERA, WHIP....Rank these pitchers for the short season: Dustin May, Happ, Eovaldi, Keuchel, Jon Gray

Dan Szymborski

12:32

You play in a loss roto league?

12:33

Keuchel's probably the safest. I think May has trouble with time.

Keuchel/Happ/Gray (because Coors losses)/May/Eovaldi

Guest

12:33

Do you have a PO Box for gifts?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

No, I don't need gifts

Older than you!

12:33

Love the Time Warp series. Would love to see what ZiPS projected (10%, 50%, 90%) for Bonds and Clemens when they were beginning their initial decline years at ages 34 and 32, respectively.

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