JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 8/18/22

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 8/18/22

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somebody

12:41

I just punched your chat avatar. Not very hard though. Does that count as your face?

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Dan Szymborski

12:41

I think you punched your monitor

Big Bob

12:42

If you could make one rule change to the game to make it more exciting to the average person, what would it be?

Dan Szymborski

12:42

home run derby extra innings

Hey, you didn't say a GOOD rule

and if the HR derby is a tie

MONSTER TRUCK RACE

FailedRebuild

12:43

Dan: What was the AI-generated image site you referenced a few chats ago? Hoping to create image of Tony LaRussa as effective manager in 2022.

Dan Szymborski

12:43

https://www.craiyon.com/

Until I get my official DALL-E invite, which I'm eagerly hoping for!

Appa Yip Yip

12:43

What does ZiPS say about hair extensions?

Dan Szymborski

12:43

They seem like a lot of work

Johnny5Alive

12:44

Are the Mets living in Thor's head - he keeps "getting" pushed back to miss starts against them. Or is this 4D chess - get in the Mets head that he's scared and then crush them in the playoffs?

Dan Szymborski

12:44

I think too much is made of this

moe szyslak

12:44

What characteristics embody a "professional hitter" in the minds of baseball announcers across America? What statline is the minimum to earn the moniker?

Dan Szymborski

12:44

.300 BA, under 100 strikeouts

S.H., Jr.

12:45

Am I alone in wondering how Tatis, worth roughly the GDP of Mali, couldn’t afford a better lab and masking agents? I’m cynical enough that I’m not scandalized he used, I’m perplexed he didn’t deploy the resources to not get caught.

Oddball Herrera

12:45

Are we going to see a rash of prospect callups (Jung, Gunnar, Carroll) next week after the sweet spot for not losing rookie eligibility has passed?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

More for guys who are already on 40 man roster

JWR

12:46

So is there any way that readers can see a players’ preseason ZIPS and also his current ZiPS?

Dan Szymborski

12:47

You can click preseason projections on the player page

Pumpsie

12:49

Did the Padres know about the Tatis suspension before or after trading for Soto?

Dan Szymborski

12:49

After, I'm sure.

If MLB was leaky enough for the Padres to know, then they were leaky enough fore veryone

Joe Bob

12:49

What percent chance do you think Soto signs with SD? If not SD, where does he go?

Dan Szymborski

12:49

80%

No idea on the other though

Service Time Impingement Syndrome

12:49

I'm seeing things from people on these chats -- both writers and people asking questions -- that include the phrase "I don't care about steroid/PED use" -- and I don't get it. First, it's cheating. Second, and more importantly, if it's allowed, if no one cares, it creates a situation where players have to use to keep up with the rest of the league. And then college and minor league players have to use so they can advance and then high school players....Why don't we care?

Dan Szymborski

12:50

I can't speak for everyone, only myself.

As I said in my Tatis writeup, I consider it a cheating issue stemming from a safety concern.

Oddball Herrera

12:50

Why limit yourself to a home run derby? I have always thought jousting tournaments would be a good way to settle close games. Guys built like Jason Momoa are the new market inefficiency

moe szyslak

12:50

Expand on the monster truck race. Does each team appoint a player, does the manager do it, is there a specific monster truck driver on the payroll of each team?

Dan Szymborski

12:51

Each manager picks a monster truck racer from the roster. But the player has to be still in the game or available on the bench

T

12:51

In a way, is it kinda messed up to offer a 21 year old something you know will be significantly below market value in only a few years because he’s making so little now that it’s hard to say no? He’s being kinda taken advantage of, right? “Hey, we know you don’t make much now, but we’ll give you a big raise in exchange for a an even bigger discount in 5 years”

Dan Szymborski

12:52

I'm not going to spoil too much of my article, but I don't consider it like Albies, which was genuinely abysmal as a deal

Harris *does* have significant risk. Even if he's top 2 in ROY, which seems likely, he's got another two years until arbitration.

And his baseline isn't as certain as some other players

Guess

12:53

Should I interpret my fish swimming headfirst into a powerhead during my zoom meeting this morning for all to see some sort of desperate “Send help” message to the outside?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

heh

The Franimal

12:53

The Guardians made a big mistake.

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