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paul

12:34

What happened to Matt Chapman?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

I mean, he's basically at the level of reasonable expectations

2024 is a bad projection system

(as is any single year)

Paul

12:35

I'll put my name on my Q this time. Do you think Roman Anthony will swoop in and win Rookie of the Year?

Guest

12:35

Do you think Roman Anthony will swoop in and steal Rookie of the Year?

Dan Szymborski

12:36

He's had some big moments, but I'm not sure how he'd pass Kurtz

Rivervillain

12:36

Does your upcoming piece on options include a section on mutual options, cause those still seem nuts to me

Dan Szymborski

12:37

Yeah, I was intending to do the ones wiht a player decision

GA Blood

12:37

At one point my dad, my brother, and I were all driving different Ford Tempos. We didn't seek them out, they just kept finding us.

Dan Szymborski

12:38

Q: What's the way to have one working Ford Tempo? A: Have three Ford Tempos

That sounds like the automotive version of It Follows

Phil

12:38

Ellis Burks was an underrated player. I'd believe a PCA comp.

Guest

12:38

Hi Dan, do you think rookie hitters (Basallo, Cags, Crews, etc) are overrated in fantasy baseball? Seems like it takes even the great ones way longer to figure things out or tweak things than it does rookie pitchers, some of whom even come out of the gate strong. Thanks!

Dan Szymborski

12:38

I think they tend to simply because there's ALWAYS someone in a league excited about X rookie

nto any systemic reason

12:39

for every guy having an awful start to MLB career, you find a guy with crazy unsustainable performance

because rookies have same sample size issues that everyone else has

Guest

12:39

do you think Paul skenes is a pirate this time 2 years from now

Dan Szymborski

12:39

Yes

Henry Jerry Narron

12:39

Are Austin Wells and Anthony Volpe still starting players?

Dan Szymborski

12:39

Yeah, but they're pushing the edges of that

Idle wonderings

12:39

So when you see big spreads between record and run differential is there some consistent factor you have found or just luck?

Dan Szymborski

12:39

I haven't found any useful. Even bullpen quality/closer quality is almost nothing

Dayton Ohio

12:40

Have you ever run ZIPS for Robert Pollard if he had chosen to pursue pitching w the same passion he put into crafting a million indie rock songs?

Dan Szymborski

12:40

No because by the time I finished running the numbers, there would be like three new Guided by Voices albums

Guest

12:40

How much has/will Stanton’s immediate outlook change based on this year? Is he now a lock for 500

Dan Szymborski

12:40

I have ap iece in the hopper!

12:41

Your Name

12:42

The AL MVP race and candidates look to be great, while the NL side stinks. When's the last time one league'

Dan Szymborski

12:42

usually whenever Ohtani is ALSO pitching

Guest

12:43

many fans in the jays subreddit have been discussing the potential of yesavage being called up this September in a reliever role. Do you see this happening?

Dan Szymborski

12:43

I don't *THINK* they'll do it but it's worth considering

Billy Butterbean

12:44

An aging Phillies core losing Zack Wheeler late in the season is brutal. How much does that one injury hurt their chances of winning the WS?

Dan Szymborski

12:44

Beginning of chat!

Brady

12:44

Does Sal Perez get your hall vote if he wins another ws mvp?

Dan Szymborski

12:45

It wouldn't be based on THAT, but whether I do depends on how long he lasts. I'm a no right now if hti by bus

Porcho Villa

12:45

With 0.7 WAR in three starts Nolan McLean looks poised to overtake The Only Nolan for second best pitcher named Nolan ever as early as next season. I don't actually have a question.

Dan Szymborski

12:45

Fasle: There's only The Only Nolan. ITS IN HIS NAME.

Tacoby Bellsbury

12:45

Are we getting any ZiPS Time Warps this offseason?

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