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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 4/22/2019

Dan Szymborski

12:02

It has begun.

The chat, which should be obvious from context.

CamdenWarehouse

12:02

Is it too April to start wondering seriously if the Orioles can set a new HR allowed record?

Dan Szymborski

12:03

Of course not.

They may do it by August.

Josh Nelson

12:03

I looked up what the Skyline Coney Dog looks like. I'm kinda mad at you. https://www.skylinechili.com/coneys.php

Gub Gub

12:03

The night is dark and full of egg farts.

Do You Wanna Build A Stroman?

12:03

Who will end up signing Kimbrel?

Dan Szymborski

12:03

Braves one-year after the draft

abelwingnut

12:04

any thoughts on miguel cabrera? exit velocity is still great, but the launch angle is low. i have to imagine it'll climb soon, but curious what you think.

Dan Szymborski

12:04

It's actually a fairly weird thing, he started hitting like this last year too

12:05

I haven't done any real look at the videos though, that would be interesting

Do You Wanna Build A Stroman?

12:05

Vladito coming to the MLB tomorrow to debut at home?

Dan Szymborski

12:05

I'm hopeful, it's getting silly

Rick

12:06

Thoughts on tauchman? Might he be this years muncy?

Dan Szymborski

12:06

Probably a bit premature, but he always had uses, even if the Rockies couldn't be bothered to make an effort to find them out

You can't interrupt Ian Desmond's fantasy camp.

Cincinnati Chili Commission

12:06

Our new slogan for the city: Skyline Chili > Umpire Joe West..." Even Dan Szymborski agrees with this".

Dan Szymborski

12:06

I'd make that my only chili for life if Joe West never umpired another game.

Brood550

12:07

How much longer are the White Sox going to wait to get Cease into the rotation? He has succeeded at every level and seems to have boosted his control this year.

Dan Szymborski

12:07

If the team were better, they'd have more urgency. I don't think they're in a particular hurry.

steve

12:08

would you drop Barnes for Jeffries if youre looking for saves?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

Assuming we're talking about Jeffress, you'd really need to be in desperate straits.

Davis

12:09

We've seen hot streaks from Josh Bell, but his early season performance thus far feels a lot more sustainable: Is he finally coming into his own?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

I'm growing far more optimistic than I was - it's not like there's a BABIP thing pushing this year

12:10

Coming into the year, I still thought of him as a Yonder Alonso type, whose performances, even in the minors, never really matched the hype

Morbo

12:10

HAPPY BELATED EASTER PUNY HUMANS!

Brood550

12:10

Has David Fletcher found something? Looks like he is pulling the ball more and hitting it harder. Granted he's putting the ball on the ground more.

Dan Szymborski

12:11

I'm much farther from "there" for Fletcher than Bell

Zach

12:11

Wooooo Pirates pitching looks damn good. Obviously, what they're doing now isn't sustainable, but once they get their offense fully healthy, could they be for real?

Dan Szymborski

12:11

They could be

Cedric, Not So Entertaining

12:11

Seems like the O's have lost faith in Cedric Mullins, even pinch-hitting for him yesterday with Pedro Severino. Is it better having him on the bench since he should be a bench bat anyway, or would a return to the minors make sense?

Dan Szymborski

12:11

The O's have nothing more worthwhile to do than leaving him out there.

12:13

It's not like Hays is crushing the minors and they can just throw him in there. Hell, when plan B is Joey Rickard, I'd rather see Mason Williams

Todd

12:13

What makes Trevor Williams such an effective pitcher? His stuff isn't electric, velocity nothing special, but he just... produces.

Dan Szymborski

12:14

He's a befuddler. It just works somehow.

12:14

Judge is probably out for at least a month or two, so now my patience has to be pretty thin for some of my slow starters...is Miggy droppable? Laureano not showing enough to be rostered?

Dan Szymborski

12:14

Miggy is definitely droppable

I wouldn't be so quick to drop Laureano

12:15

especially if your league uses How Many Times Someone Says Dear God Upon Watching His Arm as a category

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