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 Dan Szymborski: And happy Thursday!
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Dan Szymborski: The last 9/16/21 of your lifetime.
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: Dank Schwindel
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Dan Szymborski: Dank Frank Schwindel or Dank Dizzy?
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| 12:05 |
: I have been having an intense argument with my friend and need your take: is a taco a hotdog and therefore a sandwich?
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Dan Szymborski: No
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| 2:03 |
 Jay Jaffe: Good afternoon folks, and welcome to another edition of my Friday chats. I’m just back from a bit more than 48 hours in Cooperstown for the Hall of Fame induction ceremony; I wrote about the Class of 2020’s long road there https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-hall-of-fames-class-of-2020-nears-the-…
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Jay Jaffe: While in Cooperstown I put together Twitter threads on the 10 Hall of Famers who died in 2020-21, each of whom I covered at FanGraphs
10 Hall of Famers died in 2020 and ’21. At Induction Day, the Hall of Fame paid tribute in a very well-done video mlb.com/video/remember…
Earlier today, as I went through the Hall’s Plaque Gallery, I snapped photos of their plaques to link to tributes I wrote @fangraphs. (1/11) |
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Jay Jaffe: and another of highlights of my 1-hour blaze through the Hall to see some old favorites and new exhibits
So yesterday I blasted through the @baseballhall in an hour to visit a few favorite little spots and see a few new things. I snapped a bunch of photos along the way. Threading here. If you missed my tribute series to the 10 HOFers who passed in 2020-21, that’s here:
10 Hall of Famers died in 2020 and ’21. At Induction Day, the Hall of Fame paid tribute in a very well-done video mlb.com/video/remember…
Earlier today, as I went through the Hall’s Plaque Gallery, I snapped photos of their plaques to link to tributes I wrote @fangraphs. (1/11) |
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Jay Jaffe: Today I kicked off the annual Team Entropy series https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/team-entropy-2021-back-to-somewhat-nor…
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Jay Jaffe: and now, on with the show…
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: Is Yadi the next catcher going to Cooperstown?
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| 12:01 |
Dan Szymborski: And the chat has started, at the promised time!
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: I think it’s become pretty clear that Kyle Tucker is a top 30 player in baseball (5 OAA, 143 wRC+, .402 xwOBA, 1.5 BsR). When do you see him making the jump to top 20? End of 2022?
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Dan Szymborski: Development isn’t always a neat little line!
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Dan Szymborski: Though 2022 seems like a good bet.
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: Hey Dan – CY candidate Robbie Ray’s success this season is due to his tight fitting uniform (obviously). Can the neural network explain how and why this works for Ray?
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Dan Szymborski: Sure, let me run this while I answer a few more questions.
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: Hey Dan – can the neural network simulate what the CBA talks are going to look like? In it’s own unique way of course.
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Dan Szymborski: Hits too close to home!
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Dan Szymborski: Morninternoon everyone!
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Dan Szymborski: A few minutes late, I was grabbing Wander Franco comps.
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Dan Szymborski: Reyes is up there, but so are a number of the triple guys – Vaughan, Lazzeri, Frisch, Furcal, Fernandez
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| 12:05 |
: Bryce Harper: Under/Accurately/Over rated? Also at what point do you think NL East is decided?
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Jay Jaffe: Good afternoon, folks, and welcome to another edition of my Friday chat!
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Jay Jaffe: a bit of housekeeping while the queue fills up… today I’ve got a piece on Shohei Ohtani’s 45-degree, 110.7-mph homer from yesterday, and a dive into some other Statcast extremes https://t.co/HvBXV8OuR5
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Jay Jaffe: Earlier this week, I wrote about the Yankees’ “Jumbo Package” outfield of Joey Gallo, Aaron Judge, and Giancarlo Stanton http://blogs.fangraphs.com/jumbo-package-helps-power-the-yankees-into-…. I also paid tribute to the late Bill Freehan, an 11-time All-Star catcher who got particularly shabby treatment by Hall of Fame voters http://blogs.fangraphs.com/remembering-bill-freehan-the-thinking-mans-…
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: Chris Sale had his 3rd immaculate inning last night (9 pitches – 3 Ks), something only Kofax had accomplished before. Which made me think, “Sale is such a great pitcher. What will he need to do to make the hall?”
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Jay Jaffe: I think that if he gets to a major milestone (3,000 strikeouts or 200 wins) he has a decent chance, but from a JAWS standpoint, he either needs a couple more very big seasons or some serious longevity. From his B-Ref page:
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Jay Jaffe: a Cy Young would help, though it’s not essential (see Mike Mussina)
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| 12:01 |
Dan Szymborski: GAFTERNOON
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: Thoughts on Bohm for 2022 and beyond? Was this year just a case of 2nd year struggles or more serious? Thanks
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Dan Szymborski: I think he’ll be OK. I have nothing to prove it, but he’s a guy who has had limited time in the upper minors before the majors, so he’s not quite there with the adjust-readjust cycle that’s necessary for long-term success
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: Nick Pratto and MJ Melendez improvements this year for real? Both legit ~50 FV types?
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Dan Szymborski: I don’t usually use FV personally since I think that’s better for scouting, but I’m bullish on both of them now.
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Dan Szymborski: Unless they changed parks and I missed it, NW Arkansas doesn’t play anywhere crazy that would explain Melendez and Pratto absolutely killing it this year
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