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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 9/7/17
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Todd Cobb
2:47
Cleveland should just go back to being called the Lajoies!
Raindog
2:47
For a bajillionty dollars, would you rather have Harper or Machado?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:47
Machado, but I'm biased.
Potato(e) - Pototo(e)
2:47
Sinker vs two-seamer: Sinker is the term used when that is the primary fastball in a pitchers repertoire? Two-seamer is the term used when the primary fastball is a four-seamer?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:47
The rules are kinda fluid
The differences between pitches are *generally* not that clearcut.
YKnotDisco?!
2:47
Have you seen the 15 WWE-inspired baseball teams (photos)?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:47
I don't think so
Raindog
2:48
Mike Trout has walked 5 more times than he's struck out.  Just letting you know.
Ichiro Fan
2:48
Is the last year of Ichiro?   Seems to me that the last two months left earned him another year of pinch hitting
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:48
No, he's going to keep coming back I think
CamdenWarehouse
2:48
The money is now on Tebow over Wright for most at bats with the Mets going forward, right?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:48
Ouch, possibly.
Todd Cobb
2:48
err the Naps
So JT Realmuto's sure fast
Raindog
2:48
O's should maybe learn from their previous excess caution and explore an extension with Beckham?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:49
It wouldn't be a bad idea.
Though I'm not sure you want to do it right as he's been so crazy good
Re:Pujols
2:49
Pujols was an obvious HoF player, probably still desrves to be, but do years of playing poorly hurt your chances? Like how negative and positive WAR cancel out?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:49
I don't think so.  The Angels are *choosing* to play him, after all.
D-Backs
2:50
JD Martinez is a free agent this year.   Given the drop in the market, can he get a a J-Up style contract?   If so, who will make a run for him?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:50
I think he'll fail to match Upton's current deal
MagiCarpenter
2:50
Assuming 25-man rosters, one might think that the 750th best MLB player is the 750th best player in the world. This is obviously false, so what do you think the range of active MLBers is? Is the worst MLB player the 1000th best in the world? 2000th?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:50
You'll have a few very bad outliers.
Like if I did WAR for all translations, I'm not sure Gordon is even in the top 2000 for 2017-only.
Or CarGo
2:51
Ability wise, probably not 2000th, maybe 1500th?  But this is an off-the-cuff guess
Todd Cobb
2:51
looking at the statcast data for sprint speed on baseball savant, has there ever been a better visual representation of the 20-80 scale?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:51
No, Daren Willman is very good at what he does
Matt
2:51
Are the phillies good now? The offense has some pretty great upside, Eno hinted at playoff potential next season
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:52
IU think that's probably a strethc, but I like what they're doing
Brian
2:52
I really enjoy your work and the work of Fangraphs.  I want to try getting into writing about baseball, do you think the writers at fangraphs could come together with a primer for how to start gathering info? (i.e.: what type of sites you use for data gathering, tips, etc..)
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:52
Maybe, ask 'em!
Re:Pujols
2:52
More interesting career? Colon, Beltre, Dickey, Ichiro, or Showalter?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:52
Dickey's story is the wackiest, what with the whole missing UCL thing
Matt
2:52
I should've read the beginning of the chat before asking my phillies question. Apologies
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:53
YOU ARE SENTENCED TO DINNER WITH CISTULLI AND  YOU CANT BRING HOLY WATER
Kate Upton
2:53
How important to Justin Verlander's HOF chances was the trade to the Astros?   I didn't see him adding many counting stats but now maybe he can pick up more wins
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:53
A few here and there and he gets another chance at a ring.
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