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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/2/2020

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Dan Szymborski

12:46

That was my favorite shirt at the time. It was also the shirt I wore for a culinary triumph!

A Tribe Called Kipnis

12:46

Thank you. You have answered all of my baseball and baseball-related questions.

J.D. Martin

12:46

Least favorite video game that you spent the most time playing?

Dan Szymborski

12:47

Final Fantasy VIII

LFC MIKE

12:47

Poopyhead Head? Language Dan... please..or we will tell your Mom you said a bad word....and did you ever have your mouth washed out with soap? I preferred Lifebuoy

Dan Szymborski

12:47

I try not let off any f bombs!

I didn't actually finish an answer above! doh

As I said, I think the people who think that baseball having COVID positives represents a failure in itself is missing hte point a bit. I think the goal isn't to be perfect, but for fewer players to get COVID than *would have otherwise*

12:48

We don't test drugs against perfection, we test drugs against the typical treatment.

Minnesota Triplet

12:48

Maybe I'm just being a pessimist, but as determined as these leagues are I just can't see any sort of sports happening in the US this year. What are the chances I'm right? (For the record, I'd love to be wrong)

Dan Szymborski

12:48

I think 1-in-4!

brad

12:48

if a player opts out, do they get more or less salary vs if they played the 60 game season?

Dan Szymborski

12:49

If they have a high-risk reason, they get the same

Cakes&Kakes

12:49

Is the fry picture from the Maryland House in Aberdeen? because it sure looks like it

Dan Szymborski

12:49

It's from the food court at Towson Town Center

in summer of 1996

LFC MIKE

12:49

Somehow I think a reality show starring you and your group of friends in your early 20's would have been very watchable.

Dan Szymborski

12:49

Nah, it would've had too much smoking weed and gambling in goldeneye and monopoly

12:51

Not pictured: lots of beer (none of us were 21 at this point)

SomeGuy

12:52

Any sense on what level of COVID infection rates will cause the league to call it a season?

Dan Szymborski

12:52

I think 10-15%

12:52

So the Betts trade is basically a normal deadline trade now. How would that be viewed as a normal late July trade?

Dan Szymborski

12:52

The thing is, it's only a deadline trade in calendar terms

they still have him for 100% of the season

Guest

12:52

FAMILY TIES THEME PLEASE

Dan Szymborski

12:53

Dammit, I thought you guys woudl forget these

12:56

https://soundcloud.com/dan-szymborski/family-ties/s-piVBxrGPTpp

Dan

12:56

10-15% of the 25 man or 60 man?

Dan Szymborski

12:56

my point was they get him for 2 months, how would the trade be viewed from the view of LAD giving away what they did for 2 + months of Betts, if it were completed on July 23rd of a regular season where they were tied for first at the time.

Dan Szymborski

12:57

But they're getting 100% of a season of Betts, not 33% of a season]

The number of games doesn't actually matter

If MLB only played one game a year, that one game woulld have WAY WAY higher leverage to final results than 1/162

Derek

12:57

Trading one of the top 5 (at worst) players in franchise history without even trying to negotiate a contract with him should not be considered "normal" under any circumstances!

Dan Szymborski

12:57

I mean, itis

Adam

12:57

Will the guys at the top of the FA market i.e. Betts see a significant decrease in their offers due to the revenue shortfalls? If so, do you think they're more likely to take a short contract in hopes that revenues will bounce back post-COVID?

Dan Szymborski

12:58

I do expect the contracts to be very disappointing from the player perspective this winter

And there will be players I think who would do better with one year deals

If Mookie can get 1/40 from the Dodgers for 2021, I think he ought to take that

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