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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 8/20/18

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Gerald

12:43

Do you like prospects? Baseball prospects to be clear.

Dan Szymborski

12:43

Yes?

Liam

12:43

How soon to we see Eloy now that Kopech got the call?

Dan Szymborski

12:44

I'm a bit surprised that Kopech ended upc hecking his box first

Johnny Coconuts

12:44

Hey, that's "World Series Champion" Dave McCarty to you.

Lucas Giolito

12:44

Am I officially a bust with no hope of redemption?

Dan Szymborski

12:44

To be an unredeemable pitcher is a lot harder. PItchers are weird sometimes

Devil Ray Jay Johnson

12:44

Dear Fangraphs, I never thought it would happen to me. I was watching a baseball game and a broadcaster over the age of 50 used wRC+.

David

12:44

I thought the WWE ended when the attitude era ended!

Mitch

12:45

Do you have a favorite sleeper prospect in the Yankees' system?

Dan Szymborski

12:45

Does Garrett Whitlock still count?

Herbie

12:46

Which team has the worse outcome for the next few years? Orioles or Royals?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

Orioles, which will be positive for them - winning in 2019-2020 is pretty much worthless for them.

Ryan

12:46

Does Matt Chapman = Brooks Robinson?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

Let's just say he's having a Brooks Robinson season.

But Brooks Robinson became Brooks Robinson by having LOTS of Brooks Robinson seasons.

Phil

12:46

When did your parents take your professional choices seriously? It can't have been an easy sell to say you were dedicating your time to building a baseball projection system...

Dan Szymborski

12:47

The way I was raised, it wouldn't have even occurred to my family to try to make my choices for me.

12:49

My family was extremely close (and the ones that remain still are), but it was a very laissez-faire upbringing.

12:50

Without sounding like a total douchenozzle, both my sister and I were precocious. There was a belief that we had to learn the pros and cons of our decisions growing-up.

Not to say that it's better as there are some obvious downsides.

12:51

We grew up very independent thinkers, very self-acutalized. But we also grew up without much in the way of discipline.

CamdenWarehouse

12:51

yeah, it was Baumann. It's hilarious that it happened and also that someone could read the joke and think Bauer might actually be doing/saying this

Ryan

12:51

What about Old Bay peanuts?

Dan Szymborski

12:51

Never had Old Bay peanuts.

Concerned Fan

12:51

What rebuilding team are you most worried about never actually improving?

Dan Szymborski

12:51

Jonny

12:51

What is your opinion of Dan Duquette? As potential GM for the Mets, would that be an upgrade over the Alderson regime?

Dan Szymborski

12:51

I think it would be absolutely cruel to subject the poor guy to the Mets ownership after working for the Orioles ownership.

Rougned Odor

12:52

Hi, I'm Rougned Odor. Have you met my brother Rougned Odor?

Dan Szymborski

12:52

Yeah, it's pretty funny

Herbie

12:52

Are there any soon to be big name free agents that might fall through the cracks and get a smaller deal than expected, ala J.D. Martinez?

Dan Szymborski

12:52

Donaldson?

pill form

12:52

if science created full meals in pill form would you go that route?

Dan Szymborski

12:52

Depends how good they are!

12:53

I'm not itnerested in soylent

(the drink)

(not hte people)

Shirley Temple of Doom

12:53

Ok, Gerald has asked that question in every chat for like 2 weeks. Does anyone know what the deal / joke / gimmick is with this?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

There are a lot of weird chat memes, like Nick Markakis and duck-sized horses.

Connecting…

James

3:53

Does Ohtani win the ROY if he is able to make a few quality starts next month?

Bing Russell

3:51

What is your top ten players for a start up Dynasty league

The Bryce is Right

4:01

Harper to the Phillies before August 31 boosts the world series chances by ____%?

Seattle

4:09

Why are we so cursed?

C.J. Cron

4:10

Why am I not a Rockie? Fill a brutal need, not too expensive, not a rental and Rays clearly have no regular spot for me.

silvpak

4:15

has taillon quietly made the leap this year? absent two starts in april and one in may (where he still went six innings and k'd eight, despite allowing six earned), he hasn't allowed more than three earned in ANY start this entire year, has a sub 3.00 era, and nearly eight and a half k/9. given archer at the top of the rotation and that his various dings early in his career have actually served to not overload his arm/innings until maturity, i think we're looking at a decade of #1/#2 performance.

Over Here

4:16

Boston needs a lh reliever. Can they get one via waivers?

Bork

4:16

Think Donaldson gets moved? If not, will he even get a QO?

dave in slc

4:16

are any of miami outfield sierra, galloway, or dean worth spending $5 of my remaining $11 of faab money on to replace pence as a flier they could be something or sit tight w the $ for now?

AKA22

4:16

Any relievers left in the August trade market you would go after if you were the Braves GM? They still seem weak in the pen.

Dbo

4:17

Cincinnati chili is with cinnamon and sometimes dark chocolate, there's also Mexican chocolate chili

AKA22

4:19

Dusty Baker retroactive manager of the year 2017?

lee

4:20

The plan in LA seemed to be handing C over to Barnes (or Ruiz, or Smith in a year or two) after Grandal's contract expires, but with Grandal a top 3-4 catcher and Barnes's bat going all Chris Davis on us, what do you think the next 3 years of Dodger catching looks like?

$11 Worth of Taco Bell

4:20

This offseason how many years do the O’s give Trevor Cahill?

Jeffy

4:20

The pitcher after the "Opener" is the "Follower"

Bort

4:21

Any players come to mind that you'll be looking to buy low on next year?

$11 Worth of Taco Bell

4:22

Which AAAA hitter has the best chance of breaking out into at least an average MLB player if given the chance?

Jose Iglemirez

4:22

Ideas on who the second PTBNL in the Fiers trade will be? Better or worse than Blackwood?

Marshall

4:22

Suppose you wanted to trade Kershaw (current ERA+ of 160, but likely only 150 innings for the year) for a pitcher with 200+ innings. What's the lowest ERA+ you would accept for the pitcher you get back?

jake

4:23

is this the new amed rosario?

Chuck

4:23

How do you feel about Nathan Eovaldi going forward for the Red Sox? He's had a few great starts and a few not-so-great starts so far.

Better career?

4:27

Brian Anderson or Harrison Bader?

Josh Nelson

4:27

What is ZiPS projecting for Michael Kopech in 2018?

Justin

4:29

You think JD beats Betts? But Betts is so much bett(s)er!

CamdenWarehouse

4:30

didn't you have that mammal question two weeks ago?

4:33

Re: ad bars during games, other sports have begun to use this as a way to keep viewers watching during "downtime." I've seen football broadcasts show a live feed of coaches, players, etc alongside commercials. Win-win.

AKA22

4:33

You heard it here first - DeGrom for Cy Young and Scherzer for MVP. COULD IT HAPPEN??

David

4:33

Isn't a long reliever a failed starter anyways??

All Cats Are Beautiful

4:34

What's the r^2 between the current fWAR formula and a perfect measurement of a player's value? Where is the most room for improvement? Defense? Intangibles?

Moltar

4:36

Forget not marketing Mike Trout enough, why don't more people know about Mookie Betts? He plays for a first place Red Sox team! He's young and talented and fun! I'm an NL fan and I feel like I hear him mentioned once or twice a month at most.

Devil Ray Jay Johnson

4:37

Do the O's make the playoffs again before or after Mars colonization?

The Shell

4:39

How come no one talks about those old projection systems like Marcel and Oliver anymore

Andrew

4:39

The NL award season is going to be interesting. With a weak field for MVP, I've heard talks of deGrom/Scherzer this year, and not to mention the Cy Young race. How likely is it that the voters start breaking from tradition and give deGrom a shot for one or both awards?

CubFan

4:40

You a fan of Taylor Ward ros, 2019?

Tom

4:41

NL chapter, eh? Will you give Matt Carpenter a good look despite his slow start?

CubFan

4:43

Not that it's overly important in the grand scheme of of things but who's catching on the south side of Chicago in 2019, Castillo or Narvaez?

Mark

4:43

Is Keegan Akin an option for the Os rotation next year? Leading Eastern league in ERA and strikeouts

Al Avila

4:44

Should Tigers fans trust me

Jim

4:44

Daniel Murphy a good fit for the Yankees with Didi out?

HappyFunBall

4:45

The pitcher who comes in after the "opener" is the "headliner". Just like with a rock concert.

Dan's Parents

4:48

We have never taken it seriously.

David

4:48

If you were the braves, and only have the funds to lock up 1 player to a long term contract who would you give it to? Freeman or Acuna?

Dusty

4:49

When you say a lot of questions need to be answered about Wander Javier, do you mean by me about him or about him that he has to prove?

Lunar verLander

4:50

In-season turnaround HAS to go to Kole Calhoun...right?

Confuzled

4:50

When minor league players have a projection that only has like 1 PA, is that predicting what they would do if in the majors currently? How seriously should I be looking at those?

Jim

4:50

Thoughts on Mike King from the Yankees?

David

4:51

Will Julio Urias ever pitch like he did as a prospect?

Fan

4:51

Projections like the Dodgers in terms of playoff success. I don't. Do you?

Hello

4:51

When should the Mets start worrying about Rosario?

Matt

4:52

Dan. Save me.

Bob

4:53

Jose Peraza, still only 24
2017
518 PA, .259-.297-.324-.622
2018
528 PA, .292-.334-.412-.745
Thoughts on his future outlook ?

Bort

4:56

Does Austin Barnes have a starting job next year?

Joey Bart

4:57

Should the Tigers have picked me #1 overall?

Oyster Burns

4:58

think gleyber is still hurt or slumping? the hip stuff can be scary

NC GO STL

4:59

Harrison Bader's upside?

David

5:00

How crazy is this offseason going to be?

Dbo

5:01

Nashville deserves an expansion team

Hello

5:01

Great, then should Jeff McNeil be the Mets' 2019 starting 2B?

Bread Gardner

5:01

So what did ZiPS say about the number of alien babes Kirk and Riker will sleep with?

David

5:03

Charlotte!

James

5:03

that was quick

Bread Gardner

5:04

Which one (current or historical) major leaguer would you want on your beer league softball team?

Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe

5:04

Re: $300 per Orioles run scored, whiskey per run allowed, what if the rules were that the moment you became incapacitated/unable to keep drinking, you'd forfeit the rest of the season? How many games do you think you could make it? Could you last through a grand slam? What if a three-run homer happened later in the inning? You could die before you earned a single dollar!

Matt

5:05

What about great GMs as flawless clams? Sans-sand, if you will.

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