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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 9/26/19

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Dan Szymborski

12:19

Well, in bWAR, didn't help him in real life

Matt

12:20

Thursday SzymChat. I keep forgetting, but NOT TODAY, DAN!

Dr. Frank Jobe

12:21

Who wins NL Cy Young? I'm starting to come around to a DeGrom repeat.

Dan Szymborski

12:21

I think his IP lead over Scherzer squeezes it out for him

12:22

I think I've been saying Gromace and the Silver Hammer most likely.

hscer

12:22

Anyone ever finished 2nd in a fantasy baseball league they led for at least 178 consecutive days? I need a support group.

Tim Robinson

12:22

I'm not trying to start a conspiracy, but it's a little weird that WAR was invented just in time for it to show Mike Trout is the greatest ever, no?

Dan Szymborski

12:22

His midichlorins invented WAR, it's not his fault

stever20

12:22

Is Scherzer even going to be a finalist in your opinion for Cy Young this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:23

I think he'll be a finalist.

Fangraph's Lurker

12:23

Any idea what numbers the Dodger's or Astros's offenses could put up if they play all their home games at Coor's Field?

Dan Szymborski

12:23

More :-)

Matt

12:23

Relating to the Post Season eligibility for DV: I'm torn on the idea of on-field punishment for off-field deeds. BUT, that said, doesn't it make more sense to remove the postseason implication from any specific infraction, and replace it with a ban from the post season for players having served X number of games of suspension on the season. This would defacto grab your larger infractions (PED, DV, etc), but also leave the door open to compound punishment for bean-ball wars if the MLB were to ever get serious about the suspension terms for such activities.

Dan Szymborski

12:24

I'm personally fine with it as long as it's agreed upon between MLB and MLBPA

Unlike crap like Melky being ex post facto ineligible for batting title

Guest

12:27

Is Chapman the new front runner reliever for HOF? Highest active fWAR @ 19.3 and 13th all time (which I believe incorporates WPA #s for relievers) with fewer innings than Jansen and Kimbrel. His K/9 is the highest and FIP the lowest of all pitchers min 500 IP. and FWIW his save numbers are respectible. Not to mention the other two look more and more in decline

Dan Szymborski

12:27

I think he likely edges out Kimbrel. I'm not on board yet with Kimbrel being toasty

Both strike me as likely in the end

Adam

12:27

In addition to their starting eight plus a backup catcher, the Dodgers have Taylor, Hernandez, and Freese (all righties), and Beaty (lefty) for three postseason bench spots. Who would you leave off? Or do you keep all four and roster *only* 12 pitchers?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

I'd only roster 12 pitchers.

Matt

12:28

*A* time? Or *the* time?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

Wait, what context?

Mr. Woodcock

12:28

Do you think Kiley would let me guest star on his and Eric's podcast? We could call it the Untitled McLongcock Podcast

Fangraph's Lurker

12:28

Feel like the marlins are taking a little too much heat, the Royals and Tigers are abysmal (Don't get me wrong, the Marlins are still horrible)

Dan Szymborski

12:28

I've been pretty mean to the Marlins.

Keith

12:28

Everyone complains about service time manipulation, but what is a viable alternative approach acceptable to both sides in CBA negotiations that would solve the problem without creating some other unintended consequencce?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

That's the matzoh ball!

12:29

You can't expect me to resolve *that* one easily!

My ideal world concept would be a spare service time "refund"

12:30

That a player, upon filing MLB free agency after six years of service time, gets a bonus pro-rated to their maximum one-year salary as a member of the team they were tied to

12:31

Imagine the Cubs let Bryant play out to free agency and he leaves.

12:32

He has 6.171 years of service time when he hits FA

Under this idea, the Cubs would have to give him a service bonus of 171/180% of his maximum one-year salary with the Cubs

or the average of his three most highly paid years or his third highest paid year or whatever

12:33

I think for players that *do* hit FA with their teams, they ought to be compensated for that playing time

Not that MLB would want to do this

Jon

12:33

Why is the leaderboard preset to qualified hitters but also preset to WAR? Seems like it should be preset to 0 PA

Dan Szymborski

12:34

That has struck me as weird, but it's set up that way because then people can immediately sort by other things and not have to remember to change to qualifying

CamdenWarehouse

12:34

Yesterday I saw #standwithCarson trending and I thought your cold war with Cistulli had finally gone hot and people were taking sides

But can Tork sing?

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