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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 8/26/21

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Dan Szymborski

12:38

Giants gotta love it!

IlsNePasserontPas

12:38

The 18 inning WS Game = Battle of Verdun

That game last night = Battle of the Somme

Guest

12:39

What do you think ZiPS will make of Robbie Ray's transformation this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:39

ZiPS is bullish

Nate

12:39

Are there any logical reasons as to why Jeff McNeil sucks now? Lolmets is such a real thing

Dan Szymborski

12:39

I think Jay is doing something on McNeil!

He is

Terry

12:39

How worried should I be about Ke'Bryan Hayes offensive output or could his struggles since coming back be attributed to not being fully recovered from a wrist injury?

Dan Szymborski

12:39

I wouldn't be terribly worried

I like Hayes a lot, but his offensive expectations were getting awfully inflated

Guest

12:39

Would Gavin Weir be a top 5 rotation option for the Orioles in 2022?

Dan Szymborski

12:40

Gavin McCloud would be a top 5 rotation option for the Orioles in 2022.

wow, it's MacLeod?

I've literally thought it was McCloud all these years

Anthony

12:41

What kind of profile do you expect from Jared Walsh going forward? Is this who he is? 30 homers/.325 obp?

Dan Szymborski

12:41

At his age and *after* another step forward, I think he is what he is

Which is fine, and much better than Pujols

Homer McLongball

12:41

Dan, if you want to see something fun and odd, look at Heaney's slugging % against on 0-2 counts...

Dan Szymborski

12:42

Geez, four homers on 0-2 counts this year

A Tribe Called Kipnis

12:44

What was your best and worst radio appearance?

Dan Szymborski

12:44

My worst is my first one

This was in the early 2000s

12:45

First time on radio as a guest and they were running behind so I started eating peanuts

and as they introduced me, I was choking slightly on a peanut

Can't say best

A Tribe Called Kipnis

12:45

What's the best comment your mom has made while watching a game with you?

Dan Szymborski

12:45

I've only been to a few games with mom in my life. She's not into baseball

12:46

I forget who it wsa, but she once commented "wow, that guy's hair is worse than yours"

Benintendi

12:46

What happened to me? Chances I get non-tendered?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

85% non-tender

Mike

12:46

What’s a stat that you find fairly useless? BA aside

Dan Szymborski

12:47

I hate saves more than just about anything

IlsNePasserontPas

12:47

In my day I loved playing High Heat 2002 as a kid especially b/c their stats engine was really really good for that era

Matt

12:47

Thoughts on Wander’s 29 game on base streak? Fangraphs called his early struggles with high octane fastballs, but he has adjusted amazingly and gotten that elite contact ability back on track. Last I checked, on pace for 3 WAR with missing so much of the season early on in the minors.

Dan Szymborski

12:47

He's pretty awesome!

Which is about the most obvious thing

Dayton Moore Talking Head

12:47

The Royals think they are contenders next year. (I know, I know, but please accept the premise.) Aside from acquiring good players, what should be their first priority?

Dan Szymborski

12:47

What am I allowed to do here?

Am I the ROyals dictator?

12:48

If you think you're a contender, you can't *not* add a bat

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