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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 6/8/23

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Dan Szymborski

12:54

I'm going to have to stop answering ones that I have to check data on!

Jerry

12:54

As an Astros fan how concerned should I be that the Rangers are on the pace they're on? Is it sustainable? Should we be looking at the Wild Card race already?

Dan Szymborski

12:54

Should be concerned. We're going to be at the halfway point in a couple weeks

No name

12:54

What do you think about the reaction feature in chat? I feel like it negatively affects the mobile experience

Dan Szymborski

12:55

Oh, I always leave it on because I like to give you guys as much freedom as possible

Steve O

12:55

How real is Jake Bauers? He's got the best batted ball data of his career, but the sample is still quite small. The Yankees are going to need someone to step up while Judge is out.

Dan Szymborski

12:55

Still skeptical

Frank Thomas the Tank Engine

12:55

Dan, you got to move. It can't be in the same state where you live now, any state where you lived previously, or any bordering state of where you live now or have lived. Where do you move?

Dan Szymborski

12:55

New Hampshire

or Colorado

Chickie

12:55

Is that trio OF in Miami of Soler, DLC and Sweet Jesus remotely reminiscent of the former of Stanton, Ozuna and Yelich?

Dan Szymborski

12:55

Soler kind of odd man out long term

12:56

12:56

Can you help me understand 90th percentile EV a little better and its significance?

Dan Szymborski

12:56

It's like max EV but 90th percentile means you're eliminating some outliers

Ugh

12:56

Are the Cubs really this bad? Spending $300m to be just as bad as last year? And even "prospect" fans and cubs media tell me will be a guy isn't even bench worthy. The org feels like its in disarray. Total dumpster fire.

Dan Szymborski

12:57

They're a 50ish team playing poorly now after playing very well in April

Jason

12:57

Has this season affected your outlook on Corbin Carroll?

Dan Szymborski

12:57

No, I already thought he was often

brooklyngail

12:57

My 14-year-old cat often walks through the house carrying a sock in her mouth and meowing loudly. What does it mean?

Dan Szymborski

12:57

Doesn't necessarily mean anything

but if it's a change in behavior, that's a good reason for checkup

TooDamnTall

12:57

Have badly have humidors messed up park factors, on a scale of 1 to blueberries.

Dan Szymborski

12:57

bessemer process

FroYo

12:57

I'm on a work call that's totally distracting me from your chat...God help me!

Ugh

12:57

Why are FOs still bad when there are analysts using publicly available data that could tell you why what a FO is doing is not a good idea?

Dan Szymborski

12:57

Decision-making is complex and getting data from a computer screen to a plan of action isn't always easy

12:58

Thoughts on the Hearthstone meta now that there's been a little time since the mini-set?

Dan Szymborski

12:58

haven't played much constructed

Devil Ray Jay Johnson

12:58

agree it's "puh-CON" except it is always "PEE-can" pie

Daniel L

12:58

Do you blame AJ Preller for the failure of the Padres? This isn't the first time he's constructed a roster that has performed well below expectations? Or is it on the players?

Dan Szymborski

12:58

The thing was, the first go back in 2017/2018 range shouldn't have worked

but this one works

it's hard to blame him in this case for the players that have sucked

Which also makes it really frigging hard to fix

Chip

12:59

I am looking at ZIPS 24 and 25 projections on KeBrayan Hayes and they're...underwhelming. Why do you think a guy who purportedly has a 60 hit tool is such a bad hitter?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

ZiPS has always been skeptical about his offense

Frank Thomas the Tank Engine

12:59

Dan, can you simulate a photo of a dugout-clearing brawl but with everyone running onto the field in tutus and with feathers?

Appa Yip Yip

12:59

Is Kevin Gausman the best FA pitcher signing in baseball?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

Looking like it