JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 9/24/20

Prev Page View Full Chat Next Page

Dan Szymborski

12:17

Not really. As long as it's something non-controversial, wikipedia usually gives you the gist.

Parrot Stan

12:17

Can the Reds stay hot enough to take 2 out of 3 against the Twins

Dan Szymborski

12:18

Anyone can take 2 of 3 from anyone at any time

Tom

12:18

is it fitting that Bauer the Blowhard is going to win the Cy in 2020, the year from hell?

Dan Szymborski

12:18

Honestly, I rather a guy be a loudmouth and say interesting things than be boring and give all the dumb cliches

Tom

12:18

Your new(ish) twitter pic looks great. I’m partial to the spilled fries, but the new one is very professional.

Dan Szymborski

12:18

The pic can't look great because it's still a pic of me!

12:19

Though if it seems professional, I may have to change it. I try not to come off as too professional, lest I set a standard for decorum, dress, or personal hygiene

12:22

This is the referenced fries picture.

Nathan

12:22

Having read your piece on Altuve’s shot at 3000 hits and the article on his launch angle, I thought it would be cool to have another piece which would basically be an interview with someone like a former player or a hitting coach that could speak to possible causes and what corrections could be implemented for a player having such a problem.

Dan Szymborski

12:22

I think that's more of a Laurila piece. I'm a good analyst but I'm not a great reporter.

Tom

12:23

These guys with the stat patent... was this a surprise to everybody else in the industry or was there some awareness they were working on it?

Dan Szymborski

12:23

I'm not sure, I was aware of the work foggily, but I hadn't noticed the patent thing until Eno's piece.

Now, people I've talked to in baseball since then are very negative, but I never knew to ask about it until recently!

Dbo

12:24

Almost baseball bubble time!

Sodo Mojo

12:24

Has Dylan Moore done enough that he should be considered part of the longterm plan for Mariners or is his value still as a utility player?

Dan Szymborski

12:24

I still think he's more of a really good role player

James

12:24

Been hearing a lot of doom and gloom since Tatis is hitting .200/.312/.338 in the month of September. This month he's also K'ing at an all time low with an above average walk and his X stats/statcast data haven't changed much from earlier in the year. I think he'll be fine.

Dan Szymborski

12:24

He'll be fine. Every player has to learn how to get through a slump

Jefferson

12:24

Adbert alzolay showed off a new slider/slurve kinda pitch the other day and dominated for 4 innings with it. Does zips take new pitches into account for changing projections? How much time do you need to see a new pitch before drawing conclusions about it?

Dan Szymborski

12:25

Unfortunately, ZiPS cannot do this kind of thing. I'm not sure how you'd integrate something like that.

Cynthia

12:25

The Brewers have routinely outperformed expectations since David Stearns took over, but now I'm questioning what their future looks like. They have a few great young pitchers but a weak farm system and merely average talent at the big league level. What do you think they should do to right their ship?

Dan Szymborski

12:25

This is a completely satisfying answer, but I'm not sure when it comes to the Brewers. Some teams have a very obvious path, but you can really go a number of ways with the Brewers.

Tom

12:25

Crap, the gun! Just grabbed it from my glovebox, and... wait, where did Dan go!?!

Dan Szymborski

12:26

That's why crazy questions start with gun to your head. Once you let the questionee escape, it's too late for threats.

Slapshot

12:26

For 2021 fantasy purposes, would you rather have Strasburg or Sale?

Dan Szymborski

12:26

Strasburg

Blue Morpho

12:26

He also said, "Too many of our answers come from a computer screen, a spreadsheet, a set of statistics rather that what is happening right in front of us on the field." I'm wondering if there's any areas/ teams specifically that you think are falling into this category?

Dan Szymborski

12:26

No, teams are pretty well balanced these days

Rodney

12:26

More Alejandro Kirk or ALL the Alejandro Kirk?

Guest

12:26

Does a fine gentleman such as yourself smoke meats? Your interest in slow-braising your chili makes me think it would be right up your alley.

Dan Szymborski

12:27

I've made pastrami before. Getting a real smoker is on my to do list

Dan, but from the future

12:27

DAN! I've only got a moment before the portal closes, but I need to warn you of an upcoming pandemic in 2020. Wait, is this the chat for September 2019, or did I accide

Dbo

12:27

It’s almost slow cooker season Dan! What are your top slow cooker recipes?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

I don't generally use specific recipes, but I know stuff.

Lamb stews are always amazing in slow cookers

12:29

Really, you can just throw in lamb, garbanzo, some stock, a fruit like dried apricots, and ras el hanout into a slow cooker, forget about it, and come back 8 hours later

lmb2020

12:29

Is Carlos Martinez cooked?

Dan Szymborski

12:29

I wouldn't say that

Connecting…