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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/22/2019

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Joe

12:39

Thoughts on Wojciechowski?

Dan Szymborski

12:40

I've always liked Jason and congratulating him on his new job was always a fun Twitter meme in baseball nerdland.

Jim Leyland Palmer

12:40

Would you take this job offer: GM of the Reds, top decision maker and everything that comes with it, and you get to work 100% from home with everyone coming to you and reporting to your house if needed, BUT you have to eat a Skyline Chili lunch (to completion) every day for as long as you hold the job.

Dan Szymborski

12:40

It might be worth eating the chili

Do I have to *call* it chili?

Jaff

12:40

The Giants still should sell right?

Dan Szymborski

12:40

Probably

Roberto Beers

12:40

If you could add 2 KBO traits to be to universally accepted by the MLB (players/management/fans/broadcasters) what would they be?

Dan Szymborski

12:41

Believing baseball is fun

Love of individualized theme songs.

Outta my way, Gyorkass

12:41

How screwed is Milwaukee with Brandon Woodruff injured (4-6 weeks minimum)?

Dan Szymborski

12:41

It's very bad news. I think they *have to* make an addition now.

Well, have to in the should sense.

I don't *have* to eat food. It's just necessary, at some point, to keep me from not beign dead.

The Atomic Wrangler

12:42

ZiPS is pretty favorable on Derek Fisher's future as a power/speed role player. Do you think 15/15 is possible with 450+ ABs and does some team see that potential and nab Fisher this deadline?

Dan Szymborski

12:42

Yeah, but is 15/15 really that exciting?

CamdenWarehouse

12:42

Update from a past chat you've probably forgotten - Balt Co has retimed the lights at Shawan so the new McCormick HQ no longer completely kills the traffic turning from York. I do not need to boycott Old Bay.

Jaffe rhymes with Taffy

12:42

Dan, how many adult beverages would it take for you to automatically respond to my random cat calls of DANIMAL in a crowded space?

Dan Szymborski

12:42

Probably zero.

Amusing me is always a good way to get my response.

Ryan

12:42

Do you see the Padres and Marlins limiting Paddack and Smith's innings soon?

Dan Szymborski

12:42

Padres have already been limiting Paddack

Roger

12:42

Hi Dan! ZiPS sees some pretty mean regression coming for Bryan Reynolds. Do you see him beating the current projections? Thanks for the time.

Dan Szymborski

12:42

I'm more optimistic than the projections.

White Sox Fan

12:43

When do i start worrying about Cease and his lack of command? Only 3 starts, but jeez...

Dan Szymborski

12:43

I think the uptick in minor league walk rate this year was a larger concern.

Jim

12:44

Is ZIPS a believer in Matt Boyd longer term? Doesn't seem reasonable for anyone to give an arm and a leg for a guy that has had one good 1/2 season

Dan Szymborski

12:44

ZiPS think he's a good pticher now, but not crazy package worthy

(not that) James

12:44

Thanks. I'm sure you've answered this a million times, but is there an updated set of future projections yet, or do we just wait until the offseason?

Dan Szymborski

12:44

Wait until offseason! I don't have an automated solution yet.

Moltar

12:44

There's no reasonable scenario in which Syndergaard is good on a good Mets team, right? If that's the case, why not just trade him now? I doubt his trade value will improve very much between now and the offseason.

Dan Szymborski

12:44

I'd trade him now.

Slapshot

12:45

Which contender do you think is in the best position to improve themselves via trade by next Wednesday?

Dan Szymborski

12:45

Phillies, if they choose to. They have real holes.

Where a team like the Cardinals is trickier because they're mostly OKish everywhere and the underperformers aren't guys they're likely to replace.

12:46

Let's be honest, Goldschmidt has not been a good player in 2019, but there's NFW the Cardinals pick up a better 1B and bench him.