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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 9/17/18

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Dan Szymborski

12:23

Ian Desmond and Gerardo Parra are bad players, full stop. Even CarGo's "bounceback" is decidedly mediocrte.

Fonzie says "Aaaa-Go Giants"

12:23

How Edwin Jackson? How?

Dan Szymborski

12:23

If I could find Edwin Jackson's I'd be living on a magic sugar plantation.

(I don't mean cocaine, I mean sugar that's like magical or something)

Adam

12:23

Im not a big fan of relief pitcher ERA, it seems that with their low innings totals on the year, it's not that accurate. what kind of stats should fans use to really see how good a relief pitcher is? like stranded inherited runners, K%?

Dan Szymborski

12:23

If you're looking at normalish numbers, OOPS works.

Cartoons Plural

12:23

If the Rays win 90 games, does that count as a victory for #TheOpener idea?

Dan Szymborski

12:24

It's at least the right move for a team like the Rays.

Fonzie says "Aaaa-Go Giants"

12:24

Japanese-style cheering sections would be awesome, right? Well maybe not in late season meaningless Royals-White Sox games, but otherwise awesome, right?

Dan Szymborski

12:24

Yes

Add in KBO bat flips.

Park Suk-Min's was an 80.

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1038785092443951107

12:25

Odds Bryce Harper signs in SF?

Dan Szymborski

12:25

Fairly low.

Bork

12:25

Which player could you see retiring mid game? Also you should retire mid chat

Dan Szymborski

12:25

I could see Johnny Cueto doing it someday.

12:26

It would also be fun to live chat my death someday.

As for retirement, baseball players can retire at 40, baseball writers probably shouldn't!

Sharp

12:26

I know Dansby Swanson settling in as a glove-first, league average-ish SS is a little disappointing and not what people dreamed of but that's not a bad outcome, right?

Dan Szymborski

12:27

Note I don't mean some creepy suicide stream, but me being like 92 and on my deathbed

and slowly answering questions

and then I die in the middle of one and hope one of my family members by my side hits enter. and end chat.

and THATS IT

Jedidiah

12:27

Dexter Fowler: DOA for 2019 or is there still a pulse there?

Dan Szymborski

12:27

I wouldn't calll him done yet

vivalajeter

12:27

What did your minor league Zips formula think about Peter Alonso's defense?

Dan Szymborski

12:27

I don't do the defensive stats midseason as it requires a lot of play-by-play mining!

HappyFunBall

12:27

Markcatkis? Markkakat? Catkakis? There's potential here ...

DJ Tanner

12:28

Who makes the playoffs first, the Rays or the Padres?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

Rays

Tom

12:29

Who are you most intrigued with their 2H performance to set them up for a breakout and/or bounceback 2019

Dan Szymborski

12:29

I'm curious if Zobrist is too old, he's been insane in 2h

Harper's back I think

12:30

Yelich is good of course, but he's been batshit insane second half

Mister Puppy

12:30

This chat is lacking in klaxons

Cartoons Plural

12:30

What happened to Corey Dickerson this year? I thought that he had turned into a good player. Baseball's version of Cinderella at midnight?

Dan Szymborski

12:30

He's having more or less the same year he usually does!

12:31

He's a 114 wRC+ career guy having a 109 wRC+ year. That's not crazy alarming

It's like Cinderella having to rush out at midnight because some drunk courtier is urinating on her pumpkin carriage or something.

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