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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 8/5/21

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Dan Szymborski

12:14

I would

Guest

12:14

Szymborski gambit would be knocking over a pitcher of water and bolting

Dan Szymborski

12:14

I'd be classier

I'd throw salt in my opponent's eyes and steal their king

Guest

12:14

Gallo's power was in his beard. He is shorn like Samson.

Adam

12:14

Are we in for the earliest date that the last team clinches a playoff spot in recent memory?

Dan Szymborski

12:14

I don't actually know the earliers

12:15

Oh, here's Boba Chette's story

The highlighted part is the kicking off point

pain

12:16

Hey Dan - how likely do you think it is that the Rangers manage to out-suck the Diamondbacks the rest of the way and snag the #1 pick next year?

Dan Szymborski

12:16

It's going to be tight

err tough

ZiPS likes the diamondbacks more than most and still sees them the overwhelming favorite

barney gumble

12:17

RE the judge question: I meant that he's underperforming significantly despite playing in a ballpark that could lead to some overperforming, with the short fences and all

Dan Szymborski

12:17

But players can underperform or overperform despite advantages or disadvantages from the park

12:18

Coors has a big BABIP effect

but you can still underperform your expected park-neutral BABIP as a hitter

Adam

12:18

Do you think the Cardinals traded for Lester just to further irritate Cubs fans? I am here for transactions made just for spite.

Dan Szymborski

12:18

If he keeps the bullpen from throwing arms off, they'll live with it

Girth Montgomery

12:18

You’re given a super-mo camera, a time machine that works just okay, and all the equipment necessary to capture 2 moments in baseball history in super-hi-def slomo. You obviously go film Randy Johnson blowing up the most famous bird in baseball history, but what’s your second moment to capture (if not Mike Fetters’ cheeks jiggling into place during one of his intimidation glares)?

Dan Szymborski

12:19

I wanna see Bartolo's eyes the instant he realizes it's a dinger

Adam

12:19

Nobody mentions Elieser Hernandez when talking up the Marlins' young starters. Is it just because he's a bit older than the rest, or is his ceiling lower? His results have been decent the last couple years.

Dan Szymborski

12:19

I think it's just because paragraphs have to end sometime!

BrooklynResident

12:19

Hi, Dan. Can you give my friend Greg, a Nats fan, an optimistic timeline for better days? It's his birthday, so be nice and lie if necessary

Dan Szymborski

12:19

It's ....gonna be awhile

They're just restocking their farm system

But there's no indication that they're trading juan Soto or anything this offseason

Zhou Enlai

12:19

Here's my take on the Red Sox at the deadline: Chaim Bloom realized that 2021 is good luck but outside the plan, so why go nuts when this year's overperformance is gravy. Build towards the future. Accurate?

Dan Szymborski

12:19

That's about right i think

Adam

12:20

Other than the various Rockies, who else should have been traded that wasn't?

Dan Szymborski

12:20

Raisel Iglesias for one

Adam

12:24

Who are your five favorite minor Seinfeld characters?