JotCast | FanGraphs 2023 Opening Day Chat

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A Boy Named Yu

1:50

Can Castellanos play 1B? Credibly?

Davy Andrews

1:51

Just let them Phillies, man.

Jay Jaffe

1:51

If I were a baseball mitt I'd take out a restraining order against Castellanos

Dan Szymborski

1:50

Does he play OF credibly?

Jay Jaffe

1:51

no, Dan, he does not.

Alex Eisert

1:52

But Davy and I enjoy writing about Castellanos in the OF!

Well-Beered Englishman

1:51

Braves/Other. Harsh but fair!

Dan Szymborski

1:51

This would be an odd time for the Phillies to start asking themselves if someone can play a position

5 Run Homer

1:51

Tell ‘em, Wash

Teres major?

Jay Jaffe

1:52

"the lat's little helper" as I learned earlier today https://www.physio-pedia.com/Teres_Major.

Davy Andrews

1:53

Also a pretty good Star Wars name.

Dan Szymborski

1:52

Poor Hoskins in left looked like Scott Bakula in the first 30 seconds of an episode of Quantum Leap

Schwejk

1:52

What is more likely? 5 pitchers or 2 hitters from the Marlins at the ASG?

Alex Eisert

1:52

I'd say 2 hitters. Arraez and Chisholm.

Dan Szymborski

1:53

Wait, so the teres major is Diazepam?

Well-Beered Englishman

1:53

Mookie Betts is a Star Wars name.

Dan Szymborski

1:53

Or a dodgy sportsbook started by Mookie Wilson

Davy Andrews

1:54

Wow. Missed opportunity.

MilwaukeeBeerJays

1:53

Trevor May - great fastball and funny dude. You guys should hire him after he's done pitching.

Alex Eisert

1:53

I support this. Feel like him and Sporer would get along.

Dan Szymborski

1:54

True story: I've only talked with Trevor about video games and never baseball

Alex Eisert

1:54

I love that for you Dan.

Jay Jaffe

1:54

You can get to the Mookie Betts window at the Lars Nootbaar on Tattoine.

Here it is, the start of the Anthony Volpe era.

Davy Andrews

1:54

This is why we can't give up on Victor Robes.

Jay Jaffe

1:55

The kid works the count full against Logan Webb, and draws a walk on an outside fastball

Dan Szymborski

1:55

Davy Andrews

1:56

Pronounced: Fan-Gurf

1:55

If Fangraphs decided to have a "Writers' Weekend" like the MLB Players' Weekend used to be with players having chosen nicknames on the backs of their jerseys instead of the usual last names, what would the back of your "Fangraphs" jersey read?

Davy Andrews

1:56

That's my answer: 1-900-FANGRPH

Jay Jaffe

1:59

I'll go with "DJ JAWS" based on a very silly mockup from MLB Network several years ago

Dan Szymborski

1:55

I didn't get to use our 1980s joke ad before Kevin went to the Twins! lol

jefflindy

1:55

Cole starts the season with 7 strikeouts in a row... is that a record? Ended up with 8 strikeouts in the first three innings. One walk.

Dan Szymborski

1:56

Pablo Lopez has the game now at nine

Don't know who has record to start a season

BCB

1:56

Has Ken Burns ever said anything about doing another Inning chapter?

Davy Andrews

1:57

Wow, I would love that. I met him on the street once and fully fanboyed. I don't think it happens to him all that often because he was on the phone and he still took the time to stop and chat.

Dan Szymborski

1:57

It's been nearly 30 years since Ken Burns' Yankees and Dodgers

Kwah

1:57

Is it too early to declare that these bigger bases are contributing to too many strikeouts? The rules changes have failed, obviously.

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