JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/15/2019

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/15/2019

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Dan Szymborski

12:40

That's where I adopted that nickname.

Eppler

12:40

please try to make sense of Gareth Morgan's stat line this year. Is he as true a 20 bat 80 power as there is in the world of prospects?

Dan Szymborski

12:41

I actually think he should be promoted. If you're slugging .600, you're probably not an environment in which you're incentivized to work on other issues.

He's being rewarded in A-ball for being extremely aggressive. At AA, that's harder.

Matt

12:41

"The government is a lot like a Burger King. If you're unhappy, you can ask to speak to the manager...but you will never get to speak to the owner." - KRS-ONE

12:42

Is it true that a Manwich doesn't include any amount of man?

Dan Szymborski

12:43

It's mostly ketchup based. They stopped including people after the people shortage during Spanish Flu.

laughing

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PD

12:43

Will Zips validate the rankings on THE BOARD? Just off hand, beyond Wander, THE BOARD feels a bit optimistic about the next 9 prospects.

Dan Szymborski

12:43

You shoudln't be using ZiPS to validate or invalidate other people's rankings. It's just another data-based opinion.

Ryan

12:43

Twins still haven' t lost three in a row. If they lose their next two games, they'll have their first three game losing streak at game 94, which would be the tenth latest in a season a team had their first three game losing streak since 1900.

Dbo

12:43

A grilled cheese is not a sandwich because the cheese acts as an adhesive and it is no longer two slices of bread

Dan Szymborski

12:43

Interesting.

Soxtober2020

12:44

Have you given Teppen a shot yet?

Dan Szymborski

12:44

No. If you want me to play, release it for Windows.

Cashman

12:44

Hear me out. I get Stroman, and with so little time left, I just put Severino in the bullpen and if he comes back with Betances, just straight bullpen any nonTanaka/Paxton/Stroman game after a few innings (or any game that starts poorly). Chapman, Green, Kahnle, Ottavino, Britton, Severino, Betances. Also CC can be there too.

Dan Szymborski

12:45

I've heard worse ideas

Keith

12:45

What was behind Jo Adell being upgraded to a 65? Is the bat tool looking better with his improved K/BB ratio?

Dan Szymborski

12:45

Gotta ask McDongenhagen.

Jay Bruce Is Not Afraid

12:45

Why aren't more people writing about Mookie Betts' mediocre season?

Dan Szymborski

12:45

I'm not sure I'd describe it as mediocre.

It's just normal.

12:46

I'm not sure one can describe a 5+ WAR season as mediocre.

You sir, are a greedy greedy man and people should be able to enter your house and take your belongings.

cool

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Magic Kingdome

12:46

Which Fangraphs alumni did you see in Cleveland?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

Travis obviously since he was at our panel. Sat with Mike Petriello some during Futures.

12:47

That'st when he revealed that Statcast didn't collect data for the celebrity softball game

Which really disappointed me.

stever20

12:47

do you think the Angels could go on a run similar to what the Redskins did 10 years ago after Sean Taylor's death?

Dan Szymborski

12:47

Probalby not. Baseball's not an emotional game in that sense where you can carry that high for 60 games.

Ryan

12:49

Rizzo's comments about pitching inside sure seem to come across as pretty whiny, no?

Dan Szymborski

12:49

Their teammate got hit in the helmet after all.

Jay Bruce Is Not Afraid

12:49

Jordan Lyles or Trevor Williams ROS?

Dan Szymborski

12:49

Twilly

Q-Ball

12:49

Robel Garcia!!!! Thoughts?

Dan Szymborski

12:50

I had to do a Robel projection for DMB midseason update. For the first time ever, it looked like no hitters would debut that I didn't run a projection for.

Jay Bruce Is Not Afraid

12:50

Betts' 2019 WAR is 3.6

Dan Szymborski

12:50

Yes and it's mid-july

Jay Bruce Is Not Afraid

12:50

Offensive WAR 2.7 c'mon Dan

Dan Szymborski

12:50

If that's mediocre, you gotta relearn the word.

3.6 WAR in July is having a 5+ WAR season.

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