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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 8/4/22

Dan Szymborski

12:02

Hello people!

And maybe some bots.

12:03

Or cats or alien lifeforms.

But probably people.

Wiz

12:04

Is there a team set up better than the Os over the next decade? I mean, WOW

Dan Szymborski

12:05

I mean, O's won't have Dodgers money but the should have a nice rest of 2020s!

Wiz

12:05

Will we see Gunnar Henderson this year? Odor for Henderson seems like one of the clearest ways to add like a win and a half the rest of the way.

Dan Szymborski

12:05

I suspect no since he's not on the 40-man

I don't know if the O's necessarily want to add him right now.

12:06

(not to mention the usual service time games)

Big Al

12:06

Mike Elias stated that this off season the Orioles will be much more willing to spend on FA's, do you have any idea who might fit? I assume some arms.

Dan Szymborski

12:06

I can see the O's looking at arms

Though the market isn't *great*

ZiPS had Musgrove far better than the rest of the likely FAs

(You can see that in Musgrove ZiPS piece)

12:07

But I can see them picking up some inning-eaters

12:08

Note that I am expected DeGrom to actually take the option given his injury

deGrom

12:09

But I could see midrange pitcher options like Eovaldi or Taillon

Tacoby Bellsbury

12:09

If you were a GM who got to choose which rebuild you are inheriting between the Nats, Reds or A's, which would you pick and why? (Baseball reasons only -- the "chili" vs. proximity to your house should make Cincinnati a wash.)

Dan Szymborski

12:09

Dangit, can't use driving distance?

Then probably DC, because there I can *envision* the team spending money again

I mean, they *did* offer Soto more than $400 million

Bob

12:09

Why do you think Willson Contreras is still a Cub?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

I suspect they try to extend him

HornsUp

12:09

I can defend the Cubs not trading Contreras or Happ if they did not like the offers, but shouldn't they have been happy to get a Circuit City gift card for Smyly?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

Maybe they didn't get a gift card!

12:10

Happ I can understand since Happ isn't a FA

Jason N

12:10

That Brandon Drury pickup was HUGE

Dan Szymborski

12:10

I wouldn't go that far, but he's useful

Oakland Ass

12:10

Hey White Sox did something at the deadline — not firing Sleepy Eyes LaRussa

Dan Szymborski

12:10

I mean, Reinsdorf didn't sell

Anon21

12:10

Speak comfort to me, Dan. Why has Ronald Acuña's 5-year projection collapsed between last year's trade value list and this year's? Is it mostly playing time (which is inherently more uncertain)?

Dan Szymborski

12:11

Injury not fully baked in until return and his play is WAY down overall

Oakland Ass

12:11

Can Angels do anything in next 2-3 years to become good?

Dan Szymborski

12:11

Nothing realistic, no