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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 4/22/21

Dan Szymborski

12:01

Greetings all!

Sorry for the lost chat last week. I was getting COVID vaccine deux.

And definitely felt awful afterwards!

ballsandgutters

12:01

Proud FG ad free member here....

So about 5 years ago you and I got in a Twitter fight about whether Carlos Beltran is HOF worthy. I said no. I think I'm gonna win on a technicality. BTW - if you want to get me a beer ask Eno for a rec

Dan Szymborski

12:02

Thanks for the support! I'd grumble about you winning on a technicality but...

John

12:02

What do the Rockies know that the rest of us do not?

Dan Szymborski

12:02

Not much.

I'd say the passwords to their network

but I'm guessing upper management has to call IT a lot about that

12:03

assumign they haven't sent IT out to be clubbies

Dino Sawr

12:03

Well it looks like the Cubs offense is fixed! No need to worry moving forward, right?

Dan Szymborski

12:04

As Homer said to Moe when Moe was going to do a car insurance scam "You're a genius, Moe! All your troubles will soon be over for a couple of months."

Luckily, it's a lousy devision

Raphie C

12:04

With the dreaded forearm tightness diagnosis being leveled on Dinelson Lamet (and recently TJ'd Adrian Morejon), do you believe the Padres have enough starting pitching depth remaining in the system to keep them viable in the home stretch of the season?

Dan Szymborski

12:05

I do.

They have a lot of options and I'd be shocked that if they start to lose more pitching, if they weren't aggressive about making an addition

Coby

12:05

Will the Nationals finish in last place?

Dan Szymborski

12:05

Stiull think Marlins

sdz

12:05

Would you provide a guesstimate of the probability of the Pirates finishing with 75 wins. Assume the team will not trade away the majority of the players who perform well. Thanks.

Dan Szymborski

12:05

15%

Vader

12:06

Anything about Trevor Rogers that screams fluke, or is this kid for real?

Dan Szymborski

12:06

Nothing screams fluke. Check out the solid xERA for last season!

12:07

Even in the most pessimistic projection system (ZiPS here), he's already a league average dude

He could have very easily made my breakout list

LFC Mike

12:07

McDonalds is introducing a chili dipping sauce with its BTS meal. Is the world officially coming to an end? At least it doesn't have beans......

Dan Szymborski

12:07

I don't get fast food dipping sauce, because if I'm getting fast food, it's because I'm in my car.

And if I'm in my car, I don't want to have sauces.

12:08

Now, I've eaten soup in the car before, but after enough crotch burnings, I stick to easy-to-eat car things

Vader

12:08

Is Dustin May now the most talented starter in LA?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

It's quite possible. I still think he's somewhat raw still

Guest

12:08

Ke'Bryan Hayes reaggravated his wrist injury yesterday. Not the injury news I wanted to hear waking up. Meanwhile the rest of the team is...not the 2003 Tigers, I guess?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

Thanks you, mediocre division!

Champdo

12:08

Could you see the Tigers trading Turnbull or do you think they see him as a building block?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

I'm not sure they think of him as a key part of the core, but I think they likely hang onto him

Bobby

12:09

For the Mets, defense is costing them games more than a lack of offense. Should they play Guillorme instead of Davis at 3B? Yesterday's error filled game against the Cubs was a case in point. Davis drives in a run but his error opened the floodgates.

Dan Szymborski

12:10

I'd honestly play McNeil at third and Guillorme at second with groundball pitchers on the mound, especially against righty-heavy lineups

12:11

The Mets have a history with this kind of defensive platoon. Remember the Raffy Santana vs. Hojo/Mitchell SS split in 1986?

That team was good!

Vader

12:11

Thanks for the chat Dan. We come to you to open our eyes to things we may be missing in the world of baseball, not in the world of chili :( So what under the radar players have impressed you so far that we need to start paying attention to?

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