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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/9/20

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Jon

12:29

For your Zips time warp articles, is there a way that you can work backwards to see what Ichiro's stats would have been if he started his career in MLB at age 21 or 22 instead of when he actually debuted? I don't know if this is even possible, but I think it would be interesting.

Dan Szymborski

12:29

I did Ichiro a long time ago with NPB translations. He's one I might revisit

Rob

12:29

Matt Kemp at Coors? In a 14-team mixed seems worth a flier, no?

Dan Szymborski

12:29

Even 14-team too deep. It's not like he's going to play all that much even if he makes the team

Well, if they're smart.

Oops.

12:30

Green and Purple colors would look great if done right

Dan Szymborski

12:30

not simultaneously I hope

LFC Mike

12:30

I grew up in the south.. we put butter on our butter.. just to make it even better.

Guest

12:31

FanGraphs depth charts in projecting Jose Iglesias to be the best position player on the Orioles this year. What words of encouragement do you have for Orioles fans?

Dan Szymborski

12:31

SCREAM IN YOUR HEART

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

12:31

There's no i in Jucy Lucy.

Butter Makers Inc.

12:32

Margarine for a grilled cheese? Why don't you just put beans in chili then and kill off your tasteless palette.

Guest

12:32

Do you watch any pro soccer? If so, do you know of any good sabermetric sites?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

Not really my thing

Eel Ffilc

12:32

The Dodgers have their intersquad game on twitter, not sure if others are doing the same.

Chris

12:33

Larry Scott is the worst, what else do you need to know?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

Well, if he's the worst! I Just don't know

Moose_Bolton

12:33

Do you have an opinion on frozen pizza? I've eaten so much more of it in the last few months and it's much much better than I remember it being as as a kid.

Dan Szymborski

12:33

I find frozen pizza pretty awful because it tries to emulate good pizza. You can just get good pizza.

12:34

I think frozen pizza that does something different works better, like Stouffer's French Bread pizza.

Guest

12:35

Would Sixto Sanchez be in the Marlins’ if service time considerations didn’t exist?

LFC Mike

12:37

footballxg.com optasports.com for soccer

Dan Szymborski

12:37

I think Sixto would.

Guest

12:37

If a team had a number 5&6 starters with essentially equal talent levels and options, would it make sense to rotate their 26 man roster spot between them and an extra reliever. #5 starts day 1, sent down for extra reliever day 2-5, sent down for #6 starter day 6, sent down for extra reliever days 7-10, sent down for #5 day 11, etc. Obviously there are service time considerations that unfortunately owners would love. I'm assuming that pitchers only need to be optioned for 10 days this year before coming back similar to only needing 10 days on the IL in 2020.

Dan Szymborski

12:38

A lot to digest, I hae to think of this

Peter

12:39

Thoughts on Evan White as a back up/depth/flyer for 2020?

Dan Szymborski

12:39

I'm higher on him than ZiPS, but not completely on board yet

Blake Snell

12:41

With having elbow surgery to remove loose bodies last year, then having a cortisone shot in my elbow in spring training, am I destined for Tommy John?

Dan Szymborski

12:41

I think every players veers towards Tommy John

Philip

12:41

Do pen guys become more valuable and depth starters become less valuable in a 60 game season?

Dan Szymborski

12:41

I think so, but I am not positive about it

Guest

12:44

How was your birthday?

Dan Szymborski

12:44

Pretty good! Though I turned 42, which kinda sucks

Guest

12:45

How about Cheers this week?

Dan Szymborski

12:45

Nothing this week, I'll do next week.

Appa Yip Yip

12:45

Re: tuna salad - olive oil and Dijon mustard provides the necessary lubrication for the tuna while simultaneously adding far more flavour

Nomahhhhh

12:45

The last third of ZiPS Nomars career has no seasons with 500+ PA. Makes me think even in the projections there was plenty of room for him to get 3k hits in our beautiful, Dan world

Guest

12:47

Are you anti-onion in chili?

Dan Szymborski

12:47

Not vehemently.

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