JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/29/2019

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/29/2019

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Dan Szymborski

12:56

They're dysfunctional

12:57

I'm not sure how one 90-win season in a lousy division in *13* years makes them a functioning franchise

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Bauer

12:57

Bauer is also a climate change denier. Due to his platform, that is relatively dangerous

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Dan Szymborski

12:57

I could not give half a crap about the politics of players

It's about as dangerous as a fart in a hurricane.

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Rando Calfornian

12:58

Van Wagenen has been clear about wanting to contend next year, and Stroman should certainly help with that; and it seems the team has a decent amount of options at the deadline (including doing nothing and giving Wheeler a QO or picking up the Vargas option). People are harping about them not having a plan, but it seems like the plan is to explore various avenues forward for improving the team in the near future as the deadline approaches- absent all of the baggage that people associate with Mets regimes past and present, is that really so unreasonable? Depending on who they keep, they could have a dominant rotation next year, or a good one with some pieces in place for the longer term.

Dan Szymborski

12:58

Except the problem with the Mets is every step forward has another step back.

"Explore various avenues for improving the team" isn't really a plan. Every team is doing that.

kevinthecomic

12:58

FUN FACT: After last night, Mike Fiers has pitched 13 quality starts in a row.

Dan Szymborski

12:59

This is actually true

Bing

12:59

Royce Lewis or Bo Bichette....who would you start your team with?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

Boba Chette

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Magic Kingdome

12:59

Where's the article on today's big Lucas Duda news?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

Is releasing Duda even news at this point?

I think A-Rod not eating his birthday cake is bigger news!

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Magic Kingdome

1:00

Royals seem more bad than dysfunctional. You rarely get reports about problems within the organization or the team struggling to come up with a plan. The Royals have a plan. It is just not a good plan.

Dan Szymborski

1:00

I think a team that thinks it's 1964 is pretty dysfunctional

Mountie Votto

1:00

Josh VanMeter tweaked his swing recently and that has coincided with a major uptick in production. Are you buying a potential solid major leaguer in there?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

I don't know if I'd say *that* good, but he's gotten some serious results in the minors

1:01

plus, his cameo in the minors has been fine

1:02

It's what I continually say - just because a player is not a prospect or no longer a prospect doesn't mean you stop giving them opportunities to prove you wrong. No team has as AAA franchise with two dozen real prosepcts

Tom

1:02

I'm actually terrified to think of the potential butterfly-effect ramifications of a fart in a hurricane

Dan Szymborski

1:02

On that note, it is time for me to shuffle off for another weke.

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