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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/30/18

Dan Szymborski

1:59

OK, let's get this party started.

Not only have I left emotes on, but I've put "Peanut Gallery" on.

Which may be the biggest disaster ever, never to be repeated, but let's try!

2:00

Seems to work. Trade Deadline is supposed to be a non-stop erotic cabaret, so we can take some risks.

Bret

2:00

Will the Blue Jays be able to trade Roberto Osuna? If so, how much of a discount will they need to give?

Dan Szymborski

2:00

Aroldis Chapman was traded. I expected they don't, though.

LudeBurger

2:00

It's Szymborski chat, it's Szymborski chat, welcome to Szymborski chat!

Crunchy Black

2:00

Why are the Reds the way they are?

Dan Szymborski

2:01

There's a streak of conservatism in the organization, that keeps them from trading guys they really like. Caused them to miss the best hauls for Frazier, Chapman and probably will for Gennett and Iglesias.

2:02

Wasn't popular, but I thought they should be talking trades with Duvall after 2016, he was alsoways going to be a guy who was good for a few years and more valuable to a team winning right now that has a hole.

Same with Schebler soon.

Josh Nelson

2:03

What would ZiPS rest of season projection be for Eloy Jimenez is the White Sox do the right thing by promoting him to the majors?

Dan Szymborski

2:04

Been about a week since I looked at that, but it was an OBP around .330 and a SLG approaching .500, similar to Steamer

Rob Bro

2:04

Bote has impressed with both his hitting and defense. Think he can settle in as an above average regular or super utility?

Dan Szymborski

2:04

He's hit very well in the minors last couple of years. If the Cubs believe in him enough to use him at short, he's an extremely useful role player at least.

2:05

Good on the Cubs to look at a guy like that rather than just get some craptacular veteran.

Kvn

2:05

True or False:

Dan Szymborski

2:05

True

It has to be one or the other, so the statement is ture.

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

2:05

The Orioles traded FOR international money? Are they just going to trade it away?

Dan Szymborski

2:05

I don't know. Things are different and I'm scared.

Erik

2:05

If an MLB team hired an elite coach from another sport, say Belichik or Popovich or someone similar, and surrounded him with a solid support staff, would they do better or worse than hiring the typical first-time manager? In other words, how much of managing is the sort of people skills that that sort of coach presumably possesses and how much of it is baseball-specific?

Dan Szymborski

2:06

I think it's very possible that this could be successful, so long as the person is respected enough for the players to take seriously.

2:07

When it comes down to it, baseball isn't truly a game of tactics, but an individual game on a team concept in which long-term strategies are more important.

Matt

2:07

Dan - I have visual evidence that you once pooped in a place where you should not have at the age of 2. Do you regret these decisions that you made, and are you willing to publicly apologize?

Dan Szymborski

2:07

I want to know why my mom was taking pictures of that.

Dan's Hate Mail Finale

2:07

Hi Dan!

Dan Szymborski

2:07

Yo!

2:07

Newcomb and Turner

Dan Szymborski

2:07

HOW DO YOU NOT DELETE CRAP AFTER HADER

2:08

I understand people acting crappy. We all act crappy, but hopefully not to *that* particular degree.

But stupid, I just can't forgive.

It's a product of how I was raised. The worst thing you could be in my family was a dumbass.

Billy Beane

2:09

Hey Dan, you didn't propose a trade for the A's. What gives?

Dan Szymborski

2:09

I was ac tually th inking about how to get them Harper

2:09

*Spider-Man Pointing Meme* Newcomb and Turner

Dan Szymborski

2:11

Most probably my grandfather's influence.

Clemson

2:11

What kind of decks do you prefer in HS? I generally prefer control or off-meta/meme decks (played almost exclusively renounce warlock until that rotated out of standard).

Dan Szymborski

2:11

I prefer control decks too. I usually try to make a control Paladin deck plausible.

bighen

2:11

what is the Mets path? You could argue that they're very unlikely to ever get even this health/performance from their big 4 again and they still can't win. Add in that Yo is missing half of next year again at best and how can they compete in 2019? They aren't signing impact bats and don't have any coming up. Tough spot

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