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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 8/6/18

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Chris

2:59

From your chat last week:
2:31
Devil Ray Jay Johnson: Do the Royals currently have a player on their roster or in their system that will ever post a 4 win season sometime in the future?
2:31
Dan Szymborski: Soler could have one.  Duffy may.

Whit Merrifield currently has 3.7 WAR.  Do you not think he will get to 4?

Dan Szymborski

2:59

Yeah, he should get four.

Bread Gardner

2:59

It's official: OW, like LoL before it, has officially become more fun to watch than play. By a *lot*.

ThickTanPretzel

2:59

I never understood why the Brewers seemed to dislike Villar. Prime-age, cost controlled, 3 WAR at 25, and he's platooning with Hernan Perez and part of a three player deal to get Jonathan Schoop? Am I overrating him, or do you agree the Brewers might have underrated/sold low on him?

Dan Szymborski

2:59

Problem is he's not great defensively

I think he's a really good role player

Woodrow the Impaler

2:59

Any chance Tyson Ross turns it around for the Cardinals?

Dan Szymborski

2:59

Meh.

Bread Gardner

3:00

If you could ban heroes in baseball like you could in League of Legends showmatches, who are your bans in the All-Star Game? I assume you just superdoubleultraban Mike Trout and let the chips fall as they may.

Dan Szymborski

3:00

Trout obviously a ban

Gotta ban Ramirez because he has lane flexibility

3:01

Or you could use your bans on the team's opposing starting pitchers, forcing them to stretch the remaining ones!

Depending on how many bans we get

Bernie

3:01

Crawford or Ahmed ros?

Dan Szymborski

3:01

Still crawdaddy

Joe Maddon

3:01

How worried should I be about my playoff rotation?

Dan Szymborski

3:01

Moderately

3:01

Why would the defending World Series Champion Astros want to trade for Osuna and bring along all this controversy? Especially when they have had several players speak strongly against domestic violence. Did they think they needed Osuna that desperately that it is worth the risk?

Dan Szymborski

3:01

When it comes down to it, they felt the baseball advantage outweighed the PR hit.

3:02

It's complicated.

3:03

Dealing with stuff like this is a big question. Somewhere between no ban and ban forever, people have to agree on something, but nobody agrees.

There's a *lot* of money at stake and teams are simply incentivized to be the best they can be.

3:04

I think from a justice standpoint, the criminal system should have its say and the victim through civil and then his contractual relationships through their PR decisions

3:05

Since I dont' think someone should just be banned for life, there has to be a time where they have "served their time" though damned if I don't know if what we have right now is too light, too severe, or way too light.

Matt

3:05

Regarding the Boone question - your answer was assumed in the question. I'm asking what you think is better.

Dan Szymborski

3:05

I rather a manager protect their players when possible

3:05

Non-contenders wouldn't claim Harper, right? If, say, the Marlins or Mets were to claim him there's no way a deal gets done.

Dan Szymborski

3:05

No reason to.

3:06

It's not like you're allowed to make a QO on a midseason add

Billy Beane

3:06

Fiers to the A's. Not surprising, probably good.

Dan Szymborski

3:06

He always felt like he'd end up an A!

3:06

Who would be the most likely GM to make an error like putting prospects (e.g. Wes Chamberlain) on irrevocable waivers in August?

Dan Szymborski

3:06

The Marlins probably

Matt

3:06

Who allowed sheppard to make pie in the first place? What do they know about pastries and filling?

Dan Szymborski

3:07

THEY HAVE DELICIOUS LAMBS

Alex

3:07

Can you see the Pirates making any splash moves in the offseason?

Dan Szymborski

3:07

I think Archer was the big one.

Dan Hate Mail

3:07

Dan, you seem like a genuinely nice guy and you have things to say about baseball. With that said, I do not like your face and I imagine your hair smells like cat food. That is all.

Dan Szymborski

3:07

Why am I putting cat food in my hair?

3:07

Skyline Chili or Nick Markakis?

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