JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 8/26/19

Dan Szymborski

12:02

G'Afternoon!

Dbo

12:02

Since you published your article "The Cubs Are Slowly Pulling Away", the Cubs have gone 5-7. Why do you hate the cubs and why did you feel it necessary to jinx them?

Dan Szymborski

12:03

If only I had such powers.

Derek Falvey

12:03

How highly should I rate Mitch Garver's breakout year?

Dan Szymborski

12:03

Pretty highly. He's getting a power boost even for power boosts

CamdenWarehouse

12:03

I'm so sorry for your loss, Dan. Galileo seemed like the best of cats.

Dan Szymborski

12:04

Thanks! It was a rough week.

Matt

12:04

When is the zips prospect list going to happen? Thanks

Dan Szymborski

12:04

I was actually going to set it up last week and then other stuff happened!

Domingo German

12:04

Wins don't matter, but I think the Yankees are glad I've decided to be very good this year.

Dodgers

12:04

If the Dodgers were to lose another WS, would there be anything they could do to outpace the AL finally?

Dan Szymborski

12:04

I don't think there's any extra thing they can do except keep being good

Birds

12:04

Ben and Sam on EW last week discussed when we can expect Trout to not be the best player in baseball. Is there any year in ZIPS that projects somebody higher than him?

Dan Szymborski

12:04

Hmm, I can check that fairly easily

12:05

Up-to-date ZiPS has Trout's WAR projection falling to second behind Acuña in 2023, (just ahead of Soto).

Jim Leyland Palmer

12:06

Would you value Travis Demeritte and Clint Frazier somewhat similarly? Demeritte walks a lot more, but hits for less power, but likely plays a little better D. Same age, less service time

Dan Szymborski

12:06

I'm not sure Demeritte actually plays better D

I'd rate Clint Frazier higher

Bo Knows Salisbury Steak

12:06

Dan, have you considered joining the Tiny House Revolution?

Dan Szymborski

12:06

Oh lord no

My office alone is like 500 square feet. I don't want to live in my office.

12:07

What would I do with cats and stuff?

I don't think I could fit JUST MY COMPUTERS in a tiny house.

Spider Puig

12:07

If Derek Johnson can "fix" Trevor Bauer, how big of a threat would the Reds become in 2020?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

I'm not sure he's "fixable" in that 2018 was always likely an outlier.

But I think he can be a *bit* better

Dbo

12:08

According to potbellys website, the highest calorie sandwich on their regular menu is a PB&J clocking in at 1,050 calories. I find this to be one of the more shocking things I've ever read

Dan Szymborski

12:08

lots of sugar in jelly and presumably peanut butter

perhaps they deep fry it

Dbo

12:08

My uber driver told me that a double quarter pounder at mcdonalds is better than In-n-Out, that was one of the hottest food takes I've heard in some time

Dan Szymborski

12:09

ONE STAR

Professor Hulk

12:09

What has hurt the phillies more this season: injuries or inconsistent pitching?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

If everyone had been healthy, they would have been better able to deal with the injuries. So I'll say health

Kosch

12:09

What should the Astros do with Reddick? Does he even make the playoff roster? Brantley, Springer, Straw? with Marisnick as the 4th OF?