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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 6/30/22

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Bryan

12:57

Hosmer is in season 12, but has 10.5 fWAR. Has anyone had a longer career averaging less WAR/year?

Dan Szymborski

12:57

Among modern guys, Ruben Sierra

12:58

Larry Bowa and Joe Carter had better averages

Isaac

12:58

How does age factor into a players placing in a prospect list. If a player has a .280 AVG, 20 HR, 20 SB in A+, but is 26 why would he be left off a top prospect list?

Dan Szymborski

12:58

It depends on the philosophy of who is making the list

Steve O

12:59

Isiah Kiner-Falefa was supposed to be a defense first SS but he's been not great on defense or offense. Would Oswald Peraza be an upgrade (it seems like he's adjusted to AAA over the last month and seems like he'd be better defensively)?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

In this case, I think given where the Yankees are, Peraza's not a *huge* upgrade on IKF's future expectation for 2022

Vic

1:00

Moved from across the street from Loyola Blakefield to Freeland last summer.....Bonkey's, albeit pricey, is a treasure! Didn't you follow a similar path before leaving the state? Scooped up Gunnar off waivers 6 weeks ago and now can keep him late in a draft in 2023,2024, 2025. Will he get SS or 3B in he arrives for good?

Dan Szymborski

1:01

Yeah, I actually grew up a few blocks from Loyola Blakefield -- we went to the board of ed to sled when there wasn't enough snow to make the forest hill at the corner of kenilworth and Charles safe

I went just over the state line into PA

1:02

Is that out-of-place mansion along york by the border still there?

1:06

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7275021,-76.6648802,3a,75y,55.45h,69.5...

Someone built a giant mansion overlooking interestate 83

1:08

Here it is

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1274-Oakwood-Rd-New-Freedom-PA-1734...

Bryan

1:09

The out of place mansion is still there!

Dan Szymborski

1:09

I wasn't sure. Last time I was there I went to brown's but I got off at Loganville

szakyl

1:09

Re: ZiPS 600. Something like this really helps towards the end of the season when you just see either .1 or .2 WAR for everybody and can't really differentiate abilities by counting stats.

Jesse

1:09

I thought Logan Gilbert was projected as a No. 2 or 3. Is it possible he's an ace?

Dan Szymborski

1:09

He's certainly making his case

Thunderclap Jackson

1:10

If Dangraphs were created what would it contain? What would a Notgraphs-like universe molded in your image be like?

Dan Szymborski

1:11

Guest

1:11

grammar: *less* WAR or *fewer* WAR? maybe this is for lightning round.

Dan Szymborski

1:12

I think less WAR since it's rarely exactly a whole, countable WAR

Big Bob

1:12

Do you think Jack Flaherty will regain his '18-19 form?

Dan Szymborski

1:12

I'm starting to grow pessimistic for health reasons

MilwaukeeBeerJays

1:12

Am I missing something or have I just missed you? Where have all the Dan chats gone?

Dan Szymborski

1:12

One week I had a work task to finish and then I was off for a few days last week because of COVID

John

1:13

How can I explain the fallacy of the “productive out” which advances a runner at the cost of an out to someone who lacks a math orientation or math skills?

Dan Szymborski

1:13

In my experience, unsuccessfully

If they're a chess player, you can give them one of the crappier gambits

1:14

Productive outs *are* more valuable than normal when run scoring is low

TomBruno23

1:14

No problem, would still host you for a game in Baseball Heaven this summer. Same offer of Impossible White Castle Sliders stands.

Dan Szymborski

1:14

Can I have Probable sliders?

sadtrombone

1:14

Helmand is really good. Or at least was, I went something like 12 years ago. Delicious.

Dan Szymborski

1:14

I still go there probably half the time I'm in baltimore

1:16

My faves are the mashawa and the aushak

And one of the best places in town for properly prepared lamb

MilwaukeeBeerJays

1:16

You know Dan it's really selfish of you to take time off because of things like "health" and "work".

Dan Szymborski

1:17

Meg is really good at making sure we have a good work/life balance. She's super nice at getting me to stop working when I'm sick, I hate not tinkering with things even when I'm "off"

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