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Dan Szymborski Fangraphs Chat - 9/10/18

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Dan Szymborski

12:02

It's party time!*

* Does not indicate actual party

Matt

12:02

Wow, Dan. Way to give us a good...5 minutes of queue time.

Dan Szymborski

12:03

I was on the piano and got distracted for time!

Then I was like HOLY CRAP IT'S GOTTA BE NEAR NOON

Tony

12:03

What do you think about the MLB's decision to move Cubs/Nationals to Thursday in DC? Cubs will have scheduled game 30 days in a row and there might be a hurricane affecting the region. Why not play the game on Oct 1?

Dan Szymborski

12:04

If I'm not mistaken, the current track gives them room to play the game.

MLB's position, I believe, is to not use the fallback days until you know you *have to*

Gub Gub

12:05

That was the most Bearsiest Bears game possible

Dan Szymborski

12:05

DeShone Kizer.

BenM

12:06

Where do you put the Cards chances of reaching the Wild Card game?

Dan Szymborski

12:07

About a coin flip. As the Nats have definitely strayed out of contention mathematically, you don't see the same disagreement on playoff probs between ZiPS and FG

Pio

12:07

In the second half, Renfroe has a 3 BB% and a .300 IsoP. Which skillset (or lack thereof) fo you see winning out there?

Dan Szymborski

12:07

The power.

agaveotter

12:07

Thoughts on the current Hearthstone meta? You playing most wild, standard or arena these days?

Dan Szymborski

12:07

I haven't played a ton this expansion, simply because I got distracted by the puzzles and a World of WarCraft expansion came out.

12:08

Then I realized I was an expansion behind Guild Wars 2 and started playing that a lot

Jim Leyland Palmer

12:08

As much as we all enjoy your mockery of the Royals & Orioles rebuilding efforts, who are some teams that are in the early stages of rebuilding that you do think are on the right track?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

O's if they keep it up

White Sox

Probably the Tigers, though not perfectly

Jcq

12:08

Any chance Atlanta leverages their stable of pitching prospects to replenish their lower minor leagues?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

I don't think so - they're in competition now, they need to think of major leaguers first

12:09

And their rotation isn't so set that they don't need the pitching prospects

King Slender

12:09

Wait...the guy who threw 105 mph is getting elbow surgery? Inconceivable!

Joe West's Inner Rage

12:09

Ok Szymburger..you and all your nerd friends 'ARE OUTTA HERE". Why? Because I can. Because I am Joe West.....Blue Cowboy and I am much more important in my own mind than I really am in the real world. My CD is available at all truckstops, 5 and Dime stores and various flea markets in Kentucky and Tennessee.

stever20

12:10

So for Sale, how many innings do you think he needs to get to for the Cy Young? I think it's at least 162.

Dan Szymborski

12:10

Yeah, if he's not on leaderboards that's probably a big deal.

If he's 50 innings behind the Astros pair, I think one of them wins

Airport Banana

12:10

Which team’s August deals did you like the most?

Dan Szymborski

12:10

Dodgers/Diamondbacks

Kiermaier's Labyrinthitis

12:10

How did you piss off Joe West? I am surprised he knows how to use a computer let alone type on a keyboard since he is blind as a bat.

Dan Szymborski

12:11

Wait, what happened?

Dbo

12:12

Dan, I noticed that your chat streak ended last week. Is 8 the longest number of consecutive chats you've ever had?

Dan Szymborski

12:12

Holiday!

Matt

12:13

Next time, you should try sitting on the bench, not the piano. Might make it easier to play said piano.

Dan Szymborski

12:13

It's a good tip.

Outta my way, Gyorkass

12:13

Right around the August trade deadline, I noticed that the Brewers went from a fairly mediocre sub .500 ROS projection to well above (.525 or so), and nearly the opposite happened to St. Louis. What gives - did the 8/31 trade deadline really move the needle that much for MIL? Also, why the fall for STL? Tough upcoming schedule?

Dan Szymborski

12:13

Can't actually say, I believe that's a question to bug Sean Dolinar about

Outta my way, Gyorkass

12:13

What's your NL playoff field?

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