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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 9/9/21

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Dan Szymborski

12:31

The Nats had a LOT of value in their top talent.

12:32

It was very easy to envision a scenario in which the wheels fell off horribly because of guys 5-26

Joe schlabotnik

12:33

do you think a team of 8 Ozzie albies would make the postseason

Dan Szymborski

12:33

Sure, as long as you don't make me pitch him

Oriole fan

12:33

Did you see Cedric Mullens having a breakout year? Where did he get his power? Projections didn't see it. The best story to come out of Birdland this year.

Dan Szymborski

12:33

I did not!

And I'm still not sure where he got it.

I'm from Baltimore, so I'll take it.

Guest

12:34

Are any active relievers gonna make the Hall?

Dan Szymborski

12:34

Kimbrel could. So could Aroldis.

But not easy inductees. It may take a while

Guest

12:35

Trent Grisham - sophomore slump or just not the top 20 outfielder we thought he was going into this season (see: the Sporer and Mason pre-season rankings)?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

Grisham's not really performing out of line with projections

structural purist

12:35

Would the Cubs just release Heyward next year? I don't know that Hermosillo is a great prospect, but it's pretty hard to understand giving Heyward PAs now instead of him

Dan Szymborski

12:35

I don't think they would.

Appa Yip Yip

12:35

Does ZiPS believe in Alejandro Kirk the way I believe in Alejandro Kirk?

Dan Szymborski

12:36

Depends how much you believe in him. If it's unabiding love, Steamer likes him more than ZipS

12:36

Maybe you've answered this before, but what was with the extremely high RBI projections for certain players in ZIPS? I'm thinking especially of Soto, who was projected for 141 RBIs. What is ZIPS seeing in him/his team?

Dan Szymborski

12:36

I was surprised by the RBI totals coming into the season.

12:37

It was pretty much Soto.

But I haven't really dug into the issues.

Darb

12:37

Is Andrew Chafin the best player in baseball?

Dan Szymborski

12:37

I'm going to guess no.

Mark I

12:37

Cedric Mullins is headed for 6 WAR this year. Is he a superstar going forward or does he settle into being a ~3 WAR guy in the future?

Dan Szymborski

12:37

LIkely some kind of regression, but it's hard to have a season like that and have it not be real development.

12:38

ZiPS sees him as a 3-4 win player in 2022

Oriole fan

12:38

What should the Orioles give their non corporate season ticket holders for 2021 and 2022? They certainly should be rewarded

Dan Szymborski

12:38

STEAMED CRABS

Pete

12:38

Guten Tag Dan! Do you see the Angels going after a big name SS this offseason? That would be so Arte to get a big bat instead of the pitching they desperately need right?

Dan Szymborski

12:38

I don't know WTF the Angels are doing, honestly.

Appa Yip Yip

12:39

Who are you voting #1 for RoY?

Dan Szymborski

12:39

IMA GONNA TAP THE SIGN

TKDC

12:39

What are odds the Braves 4 infielders get to 30 home runs each this year? Is that something you could calculate with Zips?