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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/29/2019

Dan Szymborski

12:03

The worst time of the week starts now!

Esoteric Jeff

12:03

Alas, thou hast been slain by a MagiDrakee

Dan Szymborski

12:03

HURTMORE

12:04

In the original translation of Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrion in America), the primary offensive spell was called HURT. So naturally, the upgraded version you get later is called HURTMORE.

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

12:04

How does the Stroman trade affect the likelihood of a Tebow callup? This is a serious question I want to know the answer to. Hopefully they're out of it by September and promote the man for the jersey and ticket sales, but I'm concerned that this strange win-now move will preclude them from calling up a 31 year-old with a 25 wRC+ in AAA.

Dan Szymborski

12:05

The Mets are such a weird franchise. If they're determined to call up Tebow, then they'll do it, regardless of any conditions that would make it a good or bad idea.

(And I'm straining to find good ideas)

Even jersey sales, they only get a benefit from stadium sales and any team owned stores.

Someone buys a Tebow jersey on MLB.com, that goes into the share merchandising revnues, so the Marlins would get just as much benefit.

James

12:05

Man the Tigers went from bad to historically awful in no time. Is there any excuse for finishing the year with negative WAR as a team?

Dan Szymborski

12:06

"How about Brewster's Millions, but instead of spending money, losing?"

Fred

12:06

If I had proposed the Stroman trade on a chat and said who hangs up, would you have rolled your eyes at another unrealistic fan proposal?

Dan Szymborski

12:06

It's interesting - my Giants trade proposal for Ray is probably way too rich now.

But the Minor trade that Rangers fans did not like probably is right on

Minor shouldn't be fetching *less* than Stroman and I'd have a hard time arguing that Abreu (pre injury) and Schmidt is considerably *worse* than the Mets package

Vladdy

12:07

Which bluejays relievers are almost a lock to be traded by the deadline?

Dan Szymborski

12:07

I still think Giles goes

No real purpose to hang onto Hudson

Rumor Monger

12:07

Good Monday Dan. I hear Jerry DIPoto has traded you and your 3 cats to a European Soccer website for 2 interns to be named later and a lifetime supply of Sky Line Chili. First of all...is this true and if so who got the better of the deal?...and lastly....Can Jerry DIPoto trade anyone he wants to anytime he wants to?

Dan Szymborski

12:07

We've already been traded twice since then.

Nate

12:08

With their unwillingness to move good young talent, who will the Yankees actually land?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

It's hard to say. Given the Stroman package, it's hard to say the Yankees aren't justified.

I think they'll make *some* upgrade, but the exact names are tricky

Kyle

12:08

Who is the most likely player to be traded now that Stroman is gone?

Dan Szymborski

12:08

I don't think anything's really changed

Vladdy

12:08

How do you think Giles few number of games lately (and some questions about his health) is going to affect his trade value?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

Presumably a new team will do their due diligence

Only so many releivers available. My gut says Will Smith isn't traded now.

is Skyline Chili a soup

12:09

If that's the market return for Stroman, a Bumgarner trade would yield disappointing results. Perhaps Farhan Z keeps MadBum as a token to fans and future Free Agents?

Dan Szymborski

12:09

I had already crossed out Madbum from my mental trade list even before Stroman

Dbo

12:09

Don't let the Yankees getting blown out 19-3 make you forget the Rangers beat the Orioles 30-3 in 2007!

Patrick Henry's Little League

12:10

GIVE ME TRADES OR GIVE ME DEATH

Jeb

12:10

Odds Vazquez gets dealt? If he does, what is the return for the Bucs?

Dan Szymborski

12:10

I think slim

12:11

By all accounts, both public and grapevine, Bucs are asking for a lot

LFC Mike

12:11

When the robot umpires take over please tell me they will be programmed to have real umpire personalities. I can’t wait to see Robot Joe West throw somebody out of a game for arguing with a machine.

Dan Szymborski

12:11

The Angel Hernandez robot has a built in random error algorithm

12:11

Even though Markakis wasn't having a stellar year, with him out it limits the Braves OF options. Is this an opportunity to acquire a difference-maker, provided the market for bats is more of a buyer's market than the pitching market?

Dan Szymborski

12:11

I'm not sure there are any real difference makers available offensively

12:12

I think if adding a bat, Braves get a depth type

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