JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 3/7/24

Dan Szymborski

12:00

Ojn time!

On time!

the person who asks the lunch question

12:01

what's for lunch?

Dan Szymborski

12:01

Nothing as last Thursday was an eating day

Well, I had a pickle, but that doesn't count because pickles are like 5 calories

GoBirds

12:02

In his prospects chat Eric referred to you as Danny. Are you a Danny? Should we call you Danny? Do we need to establish greater social connection first? Bring you chili or a cat? Danny Z sounds like you could be cool, maybe a DJ or something.

Dan Szymborski

12:02

Danny ZiPS is an occasional nickname

There are only three living people who generally call me Danny in conversation. My mom, my sister, and my 99-year-old godfather

Hopeful Sox Fan

12:03

Morosi reports the Red Sox are "close" to announcing a longterm extension for Brayan Bello. What would ZiPS say is a fair deal?

Dan Szymborski

12:03

You'll have to wait for Jay's piece! :-)

Theo Epstein

12:04

What are you thinking for the Brayan Bello extension? Also curious what a Casas extension could look like. Feels like the Red Sox need these guys locked up.

Dan Szymborski

12:04

I'll run Casas at least

Guest

12:04

With Yoshida looking like he'll be primarily a DH, is that contract currently underwater for the Red Sox?

Dan Szymborski

12:05

I wouldn't say that. If he's actually a -11 defender per 1350 innings, then he's more valuable as a DH

ZiPS has him at right around two wins and that gets you money

Billy The Marlin

12:05

If Jazz stays healthy and Anderson bounces back and I know it’s a big if. Why can’t we be competitive with the elite pitching we have?

Dan Szymborski

12:06

I mean, even with these things, it's a lousy offense

GoBirds

12:06

Kyle Stowers the forgotten prospect in Baltimore. Does he ever get a chance or only after getting dealt for a reliever in July?

Dan Szymborski

12:06

I think he'll hit the journeyman route sooner or later

12:07

He's just not likely to hit enough to be anything more than a role player or a stopgap starter

and the O's are deep at his positions

JDV2NPB

12:07

is there a non-zero chance Votto would go to Japan if he doesn’t get any MLB offers?

Dan Szymborski

12:07

Would he go at his age just to have one last go? I don't know his feelings about this specifically

Key Flaw

12:09

The university I work at always has chicken finger Thursday, and in some ways I get sick of it every week But today I am so hungry that I've been actually looking forward to it all day. Is this a bad sign for me?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

How does the uni mess up chicken fingers?

Idiotic Failson

12:09

Any spring training performances sticking out to you so far? Somewhat related - is it too early to dismiss Giancarlo Stanton's 'noticeably slimmer' debut as anything but window dressing on what's starting to seem like a continued precipitous decline?

Dan Szymborski

12:10

Honestly, I try to not get excited about spring results no matter what. Too many disappointments

The guy who doesnt like the Whats for lunch guy

12:10

I dont like the what's for lunch guy.

Dan Szymborski

12:10

Takt THAT whats for lunch guy!

Key Flaw

12:10

Boog's vs. pit beef from the side of a random road in Maryland. You can only pick one.