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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 9/10/20

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Dan Szymborski

12:29

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/Crusader_Kings_III/

Dab

12:29

Kris Bryant forgot to wear his elbow guard to a PA and got hit in the elbow. He then missed last night's game due to said elbow. On a scale of 1-10 how 2020 is this?

Dan Szymborski

12:29

5 or so. At this point, these are just run of the mill 2020 Things

mike

12:29

regarding cano, do you think he makes it to 3k hits

Dan Szymborski

12:29

I think so.

Appa Yip Yip

12:29

You Orioles have a legitimate shot at supplanting the hated Yankees for the eighth playoff spot. No question, I just think that would be rad.

Dane Szymborski

12:30

What is the typical Dan brunch/lunch?

Dan Szymborski

12:30

Sandwich

maybe an egg

Dab

12:31

Favorite hot sauce?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

Just for basic general stuff, good ol' Crystal. But I like other hot sauces on different things. I like Woodberry Kitchen's Snake Oil on potato things, Jolokia 10 on hot dogs, and Bibigo gochujang on a shocking nubmer of things

Dane Szymborski

12:33

CK3 is that kind of funny but less funny than you expected Chris Rock rap parody movie from the 90s

HireJoeMorgan?

12:33

Where do I file as a conscientious objector to bullpenning and being drafted into one?

Dab

12:33

Is bacon a french fry?

Dan Szymborski

12:34

No you vultures!

James

12:34

The Padres this year are on pace for 37 wins, 2nd best in MLB, and 100+ in a regular 162 season. In that scenario, they would have only secured a 1 game wild card spot! What can you do to catch the Dodgers next year? Swap out a good position for another superstar? Build bench depth with overqualified bench players?

Dan Szymborski

12:34

I think you go for bench depth and hope to match the Dodgers in lack of downside. THe team has faltered before.

12:35

It *is* unfortunate that they play in that division. If you read my piece talking about the Padres recently (I'm not sure which one, I think Clevinger), ZiPS currently sees the Padres as second best team in the NL based on the players teams have under contract for 2021

Appa Yip Yip

12:35

Middle relief performance is largely a black box of educated guess work, but who from the Jays bullpen do you think is legit and who is just having one of those random reliever seasons?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

We all live in the Romanoian Empire.

Derek

12:35

I want nothing more in life right now than for the Orioles to make the playoffs over the Yankees in 2020.

Dan Szymborski

12:36

You should wish for that but you get to see it while on a pile of gold bars that you own

Greatjon Humber

12:36

Do you know if statcast is going to update OAA during the season?

Dan Szymborski

12:37

No idea. Best thing would just be to ask Petriello or Willman or Tango.

Guest

12:37

What woud zips project lebron to hit if he played in mlb?

Dan Szymborski

12:37

Lack of information!

padre

12:37

davies or paddack ros

Dan Szymborski

12:38

Paddack

Pat's Bat

12:38

I am in a 10 team H2H. Not a single Pirates hitter is owned. Anyone worth picking up for their 9 games next week?

Dan Szymborski

12:39

In light of the team's sub .650 OPS I would suggest that a LOT of Pirates hitters are owned.

More seriously, nobody on that roster excites me right now

Dane Szymborski

12:39

My fantasy season is shot due to Verlander and Clevinger. At this point, do I (1) do everything I can to finish 7th instead of 9th, (2) target particular categories where I can spite my enemies, or (3) pick up random guys who are now semi-regulars on bad teams just to amuse myself?

Dan Szymborski

12:39

Amusement is an important part of life.

12:40

Also take into consideration if your league has a particularly mean penalty for being last

Jazz

12:40

Is Ryan Mountcastle here to atone for the sins of the Chris Davis contract?

Dan Szymborski

12:40

It's nice to see the Orioles have finally (mostly) stopped playing Davis

Nathan