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Dan Szymborski

12:47

Handsomeness

Ezra

12:48

What baseball books have you been into lately?

Dan Szymborski

12:48

I am so far behind in reading that it isn't even funny. My COVID brain is slow and dumb.

Kyler

12:48

Adam Duvall isn't a free agent until 2023. He's kind of in a weird place because of his age and mixed track record of success but has he shown enough this season to make him a useful piece for the Braves the next couple of seasons?

Dan Szymborski

12:48

He's worth keeping around, I think.

Guest

12:48

Between expanded playoffs, the NL DH, and extra-inning runners at 2nd, which is the most and least likely to return next year?

Dan Szymborski

12:49

I think DH very very likely

Probably 25/75 against ghost runners staying

12:50

I'm not sure about he playoffs. It depends how clearly the case is presented to the players that making success more random disincentivizes investing in talent.

Bigfoot Erotica

12:50

For the record, why did you poison Navalny? Me and 5,000 other interviewers want to know.

Dan Szymborski

12:50

It was chili-related.

Those Russians are always putting beets in the chili.

v2micca

12:50

Assuming Freeman/Tatis/Betts all remain knotted up stats wise, which one do you think has the narrative edge with the voters this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:51

I think Tatis/Betts probably have the best narrative.

Freeman's been around forever.

Thank you for the chat!

12:51

If you are the Yanks, what position do you prioritize this offseason? I've heard speculation of SS, if so, would you prefer a pursuit of Story or Lindor?

Dan Szymborski

12:52

It's closer than I would have expected a year or two ago. But I'd still say Lindor

Overbearing Padre

12:52

Have you Watched Tatis during his slump? Something seems very wrong. Could be hiding an injury but, what should they do to get him right?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

The thing is, players rarely look good in a bad slump.

One thing I've learned over the years, hoepfully, is not to react too much to slumps. They happen.

btownfritz

12:53

There has been a lot of talk about the Mariners going for it and calling up Kelenic and Gilbert. Is there any kind of consensus that they are even ready?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

The thing is, I'd want to see Kelenic even if the M's *werent'* going for it.

The Ghost of Bobby Thigpen

12:53

Ben Clemens wrote an article documenting Dylan Cease's Effective Spin issues. There was actually another article on another site a few months ago that noticed the same thing. If 2 outside sources see it, what are the chances that Cease recognizes his issues and actually addresses them this offseason? Especially since his teammate went through something similar...

Dan Szymborski

12:53

It always varies depending on the player, team, and yes, the agent.

Guest

12:54

Wins are stupid, so no

Hire Joe Morgan?

12:54

If we're keeping this playoff format, is there a reason to keep a long season?

Dan Szymborski

12:54

Not really.

You play 162 games so you can figure out how the awesome teams are and who the average teams are.

If you don't actually care who the awesome teams are anymore, there's no need for 162 games to do that.

Manny Hustle

12:54

If you HAD to pick a team, who would you pick to win multiple WS over the next decade

Dan Szymborski

12:54

Dodgers

CeddyBReady

12:54

I have to disagree. Chili is not just chili. And for the love of all that is good, a sandwich just isn't a sandwich without the tangy zip of Miracle Whip!

Elliot

12:55

Freeman having COVID literally a week before the season starts and performing this well is a narrative too

Dan's Mom

12:55

Danny! Lunchtime! It's borscht, your favorite!

Dan Szymborski

12:55

You guys are doing an AWFUL job imitating my mom.

My mom hates beets. And she always would tell stories of how gross my grandfather's borscht was.

Because he'd put a massive amount of sour cream in it and caviar, and then mix it so that the whole thing looked like pepto-bismol with flies in it.

12:56

If you want to imitate mom, you have to be really passive-aggressive and also ask technology questions that involves a lot of technical descriptions that you really really dont' quite get.

12:57

My mom called me yesterday to help her setting up something for her in her office.

for work

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