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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/27/23

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Wrights Back

12:54

Dan, I love the content of FG, but the sheer amount of ads and videos put my browsers into overdrive. It's the only website I regularly visit that routines refreshes because it uses too much memory.

Is this a 'feature' of the non paying version of the website? Is there a digital Eden behind the paywall? Please let me know!

Dan Szymborski

12:55

we offer an ad-free membership

What it comes down to is that it pays for the site.

Thomas

12:56

Joey Gallo's last season in the minors he had a 39% k rate, while his rate hasn't improved, he is a big league regular

Insert Witty Name Here

12:56

Does Nola get less money than what was offered earlier in the year?

Dan Szymborski

12:56

Hard to say, we only know it was over 100 million

depends how far over

12:57

if you hang on, I can give a ZiPS 2024-2028 change

12:59

I assume we're not talking an Austin Nola extension!

and Aaron

ZiPS has Nola at 108 now

1:00

and 131 at the start of the year

1:00

Dan - what words can express the disappointment you felt when CES made his debut, only to have ‘-Strand’ not appear on his jersey?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

Very much

they should have stuffed HIS WHOLE NAME on the jersey

Terry

1:00

Coming from a gambler's perspective, have you looked into the difference between a player's projected value for the rest of the season and his projected value for TODAY's game? Basic question is how to weight recent performance.

Dan Szymborski

1:01

Haven't really looked at *that* exact angle

SH, Jr.

1:01

who is on the “untouchable for any reasonably likely return” line for the Orioles, in your opinion? Would you consider, e.g., Heston K as a headliner for any of the SPs likely to move?

Dan Szymborski

1:01

I think they'd move Kjerstad as part of the best SPs likely available

I don't think they'd move Henderson or Holliday

Guest

1:02

Russel Branyan accumulated 12 WAR over parts of 13 seasons. That's "successful", I suppose, but I would imagine it's far less than hoped for out of a top-5 pick

Insert Witty Name Here

1:02

If you were to compare your successful writing career to any MLB players career, who would it be?

Dan Szymborski

1:02

I don't know, Johnny Damon maybe?

I think I've been pretty successful, but I'm certainly not amazing, and I doubt anybody considers me an A-lister among baseball writers

1:03

but I've been around a long damn time now

and I don't get haircuts very often

1:04

I don't really think about my position and evaluating yourself is always going to be fraught with problems

I try to do the best work I can and let whatever happens happen

Chris

1:04

Mike Elias will get cute at the deadline and add only 1 or 2 bulk RPs instead of a legit starter the Orioles need. Am I wrong?

Dan Szymborski

1:04

It's certainly a possibility

I can see the world in which the O's get scared off by asking prices

Dobber

1:05

Should pitchers pitch to their strengths or to batters' weaknesses?

Dan Szymborski

1:05

Both ideally!

Though you want to do what you do well

Kiké’s Infectious Smile

1:05

What is “xwOBAcon,” aside from a fun way to sneak the word “bacon” into a discussion of baseball?

Dan Szymborski

1:05

I think that was in fact the case

Cave Dameron

1:05

Dan, which one of your cats has the highest trade value? Thank you, very cool!

Dan Szymborski

1:06

Justinian I think. Him and Constantine are the youngest and Justinian has the more engaging personality

Constantine is moody

Tim Tebow's Thunder Thighs

1:06

Trade offer: Cincinatti sends Skyline Chili to Connecticut for Clam Pizza. Who says no?

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