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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 6/4/18

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Charlie Culberson

2:15

"I don't always hit home runs, but when I do I prefer walk-offs."

Zach

2:15

Gleyber Torres

Eric

2:15

Gleyber Torres- O/U 25 homers this year?

Dan Szymborski

2:16

Matt

2:16

If Nick Markakis was wrapped in a big tortilla, would he be a sandwich?

Dan Szymborski

2:16

Brandong Nimmo

2:16

ZiPS still doesn't believe in Nimmo. Do you think that changes?

Dan Szymborski

2:16

It's slowly coming around! It still remembers that he was pretty lousy in AAA last year

Kiermaier's Deviated Septum

2:17

Dan..Happy Draft Day. The Astro's outfield monster of Gonzalez/Marisinick/Fisher/Davis..basically anyone not named Springer..has had modest production at best. With the Astro's overwhelmingly favored to win the division and go far into the playoffs, would they introduce Kyle Tucker into the mix or stay status mediocre quo?

PS if you place two soft taco's together opened faced..would you have a burrito? Welcome Back Baseball Food Chat!

Dan Szymborski

2:17

Stop turning tacos into burritos!

It's not sealed

You just hav ea mess

CoopDeVille

2:17

Is Carlos Carrasco over-rated? I dealt away Blake Snell when I could have moved Carrasco for a greater return. I’m thinking maybe I dealt the better pitcher after all.

Dan Szymborski

2:18

I still like Cookie

Speaking of which, I recently had a dream in which I hired Cookie Monster as my attorney.

Owen S

2:18

I ****ing love corresponding

The Decadent Moose

2:18

Have the Orioles figured out who they are yet?

Dan Szymborski

2:19

Deluded. They h aven't noticed yet

Jim

2:19

What are your thoughts on Daniel Mengden? Can he prevent runs somewhat like this without the strikeouts?

Dan Szymborski

2:21

Color me skeptical. Nothing he throws really scares me, he's not a groundball nut like some of the guys that survive on that k rate, and last I checked, his velocity-against wasn't impressive by any means

Raul Gillette

2:21

Better offensive SS this season and going forward: Rosario or Swanson?

Dan Szymborski

2:21

Swanson

Matt

2:21

Before the start of today's game, the Yanks have played 6 (if I remember correctly) less games than the Red Sox. The Yanks had a much tougher schedule at the beginning of the season, and was looking to an advantage in the second half. How much does the Strength-of-Schedule advantage get mitigated by jamming a bunch more games into the schedule?

Dan Szymborski

2:21

FEWER

2:22

I don't know how to do a Whole Crapload of Rainout Makeup Games adjustment, unfortunately

Wreckx N. Effect

2:22

Most likely current closers to get dealt at the deadline?

Dan Szymborski

2:22

I think the Padres blink and trade Hand

2:23

O's should trade Britton if he's fine, but wtf knows what the O's do.

White Sox should cash in Soria if you count him

Jim

2:24

Does anybody in the Angels organization know that batting Pujols 4th and Simmons not 1st is a terrible idea? They can't possibly bat Albert cleanup for the rest of his contract, can they?

Dan Szymborski

2:24

I think some people know, but nobody that can make Scioscia not do that

And Scioscia's not going to embarrass a vet like Pujols

O's Nos

2:24

How close are you to cracking the conspiracy that has led to Nick Markakis's 141 wRC+?

Dan Szymborski

2:24

I've got Eric Garland game theorying it

Slapshot

2:26

Nick Markakis, possible NL All Star is a cruel joke Cistulli is playing on the world, isn't it?

Matt

2:26

A terrible Szymborski chat is incoming. That's pretty great, because my expectations were that it'd be abysmal. You've now likely set the bar too high.

Dan Szymborski

2:26

Crap, I thought I was just mediocre. This is a gamechanger.

snip

2:27

Who do the White Sox take at #4, Singer or Madrigal and why?

Dan Szymborski

2:27

I think they take Singer

2:28

YOu pretty much have to keep Madrigal on that side of the defensive spectrum, he's not going to hit enough you can move him that far down.

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