JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/2/2020

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/2/2020

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Tony

12:58

With expanded rosters and new pitcher rules do you see managers being more aggressive and changing pitchers more at the start of an inning?

Dan Szymborski

12:58

I'm not following

12:59

If anything, I'd expect them to be less aggressive

since the batter count doesn't matter for a changed inning

A cat

12:59

There is a great opportunity for trolling opposing teams with cutouts. Stands full of Pete Rose cutouts when CIN is visiting, or all the James Bond actors in tuxes with trash can banging or buzzers going off when the Astros are in town. Or empty seats when the Rays or Marlins play on the road.

Dan Szymborski

12:59

My idea is for the marlins to put cardboard cutouts of empty seats in the empty seats

Erik

12:59

will jose quintana buy a dishwasher for 2021?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

OK, this one's over my head

Adam

12:59

New revenue idea: teams auction off ONE ticket per game, conditional on a negative COVID test. You can sit wherever you want. You know Marlins Guy would shell out a pretty penny to be the only fan in as many stadiums as possible.

Dan Szymborski

1:00

He already does that 81 times a year

SomeGuy

1:00

Wouldn’t calling someone a poopyhead also be a lie if said person is not a poopyhead?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

For the purpose of the example, I'd call it a poopyhead

Who's Fabio?

1:00

Dan, I have to explain to a visitor from another planet the logic and reasoning behind banning Pete Rose for gambling but allowing Alex Rodriguez, admitted cheater and steroid user, to potentially own an MLB team. Can you help me out?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

Gambling is a conflict of interest thing. Steroid users still have the same interests in performing well.

1:01

Injecting heroin into your eyeballs is way more illegal than doing things based on a tip from a friend.

The SEC cares about the latter.

Erik

1:01

Quintana: Cubs left-hander Jose Quintana underwent surgery on his left thumb, the team announced today. According to the team’s press release, Quintana suffered a laceration on his left thumb last week while washing dishes at home. The cut required five stitches, and Quintana ultimately required microscopic surgery to “further determine the extent of his injury.”

Dan Szymborski

1:01

I totally missed that!

Jimmy

1:01

WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE OWNERS

LFC MIKE

1:02

Semi-Non Baseball related..Congrats to FSG for ending a 30 year drought for my soccer team. They have a gift for ending championship droughts, right Red Sox fans?...and a tip of the cap to LeBron James. His initial $6.5 million investment in that club from 2011 is now worth almost $44 million. That's just 2% ownership. Happy 4th Dan and everyone here..be safe and considerate to all.

Yandy Diaz

1:02

Very unrelated, favorite dead ball era player?

Dan Szymborski

1:03

Phenomenal Smith

He was such a dick that his teammates once committed like a dozen errors in a game just to show him up

1:04

I also WISH I knew more about the man, the legend: Silver King

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/silver-king/1006943/stats?position=P

Adam

1:04

Will you still answer "April" in chats even though the season starts in late July?

Dan Szymborski

1:04

Of course

BK

1:04

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but man I would've loved to have seen these games https://theathletic.com/1905651/2020/07/02/prohibition-baseball-inside...

Don

1:04

You think 200 or so players would have to get sick before they’d cancel the season?

Dan Szymborski

1:04

I think so, though it depends on who they are

Stevil

1:05

Seattle was projected to have the second worst record in baseball and that was before Mitch Haniger had surgery and hit the IL. Should they be the favorites to bottom out now, or is Baltimore still clearly in the driver's seat?

Dan Szymborski

1:05

Baltimore

J

1:05

Trevor Hoffman was once runner-up for CY with no wins

Dan Szymborski

1:05

I mean a STARTER Cy with no wins

LIke deGrom goes 0-6, 1.60 or something.

On that note, we are past our prearranged farewell date.

1:06

Have a great fourth and don't do anything I'd do!

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