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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 6/24/2019

Dan Szymborski

12:04

Uh oh

12:12

Just letting the queue fill up a bit more. The post wasn't going live so I had to re-do it.

We're going to start off at about 12:30 PM

Maybe earlier if you guys build up a mighty buffer.

12:23

OK, let's get this strangely scheduled party started.

Magic Kingdome

12:23

I don't feel tardy

frankiebones

12:24

With Gallo and Pence coming back soon, how do you see the Texas lineup shaking out?

Dan Szymborski

12:26

It's a little tricky in that Pence has bene *way* better than I think anybody expected. I know they probably don't want to, but the only practical way to get them all atbats is to kind of have a Choo/Pence/Gallo rotation, with one of them serving as a Mazara backup as well and sneaking Gallo some CF starts

I know they don't really *want* to have Gallo in center, but who do you bench otherwise?

Dan's Mom

12:26

DANIEL JOHN SZYMBORSKI. Am I going to have to take away your twitter privileges so you can get to your chat on time? You have kept your little friends waiting.

Magic Kingdome

12:26

The new All-Star voting process -- sure why not, history's greatest monster, or still don't care?

Dan Szymborski

12:27

Post wasn't going through!

I've found the ASG to be the least interesting part of the event.

pelkey

12:27

braves top #1 most fun team

Dan Szymborski

12:27

Padres?

Gub Gub

12:27

Do you prefer the title Supreme Leader, or do you lean more towards a "man of the people" type of dictator name, like First Citizen, or "Da Boss"?

Dan Szymborski

12:27

Usually go by Dan

Bearry

12:27

Kevin Padlo, KATOH darling at the time of the Dickerson trade, seems to have turned it around in AA. He's still very young at 22. Does ZIPS believe anything has changed?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

ZiPS isn't quite there yet.

He didn't have an offical prediction, but you don't want to see what it was coming into the season!

Magic Kingdome

12:28

Who will the be the worst All-Star Game representative?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

The Marlin, I guess.

12:30

Maybe someone like DAdam Jones if he sneaks in

LFC Mike

12:30

Hi Dan. Kudos to Cardinal fans for a weekend Pujols-fest that was so richly deserved. They are some of the best fans in baseball. Great scenes in St. Louis. For those that haven't seen the clip of Albert and the young boy with Downs Syndrome from Toronto last week..it shows Albert is an even better person than baseball player https://www.ksdk.com/article/life/heartwarming/albert-pujols-signs-giv...

IsIt2020Yet?

12:30

Does ZiPS think Bryan Reynolds is doing real things?

Dan Szymborski

12:31

ZiPS is coming around - he gets closer to Steamer when you include his early season minors crushing

Magic Kingdome

12:32

What happened when REM finally went back to Rockville?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

heh

Nick

12:32

Who will be managing the New York Mess come August 1st?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

Some caretaker candidate until the Mets can reshuffle this offseason and figure out the worst candidate.

Anon21

12:33

With the division race in good shape, what players should the Braves target in trade to give themselves a shot against the Brewers/Cubs and Dodgers in October?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

Bullpen bullpen bullpen!

Now, nobody that causes them to give up as much as the Cubs did for Chapman, of course.

12:35

But you know, Giles, Will Smith

Will have to see who falls out of the race more.

Yisus

12:35

Hi Dan, do you think Callaway should have been fired after his altercation with the reporter? (I guess he shouldn't even be managing the team by now, though)

Dan Szymborski

12:36

Yes, but only because he was already on the very edge already.

12:37

It was a good idea to give him a shot, but like Ray Miller or Bud Black, in the end he's a pitching coach awkwardly cast as a manager.

12:38

And no, I didn't accidentally say Bud Black while meaning someone else.

John Montagu

12:38

It has come to my attention that my invention which has fed billions of people is under weekly ridicule on this gathering. #respectthesandwich

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