Dan Szymborski: And hello happy chatters, for this edition of SzymChat that appeared on the front page!

TD: Assuming the Mets have about $25m to spend, how would you distribute that money to improve the roster?

Dan Szymborski: I think I’d sign Justin Turner for $10 million and pay myself $15 million. It improves the roster.

Dan: Finally got on for one of your chats this year…

Can you do the ZiPS “what-if” I’ve been nagging you about for a decade, Bonds if he hadn’t been a victim of collusion in ’07?

I’m guessing ~50 more homers, ~135 OPS+ in three seasons.

Dan Szymborski: It’s only like the third one!

Dan Szymborski: He *was* quite old at this point so even if he hadn’t declined, it was going to happen. I can to a Time Warp on tha tthough.

Meg Rowley: Hi everyone, and welcome to the chat.

AJ: Way too early World Series matchup prediction?

Meg Rowley: Padres vs. White Sox. Is it the most probable matchup? Perhaps not. Is it a reasonable prediction? Yes. Would I enjoy it very much? Also yes.

Rob: How is it possible to own a billion dollar business with all the resources at your disposal and still fail miserably at vetting an incredibly important hire. I don’t get it. To be honest, it seems more like they don’t really care rather than they are incompetent.

Meg Rowley: I don’t think that they don’t care. An organization that doesn’t care doesn’t fire him. I do think that the fact of his hiring along with some of Alderson’s answers suggest that it is a process in need of reforms, first among them doing background with folks who Porter didn’t have an incentive to manage up to.

BlueJayMatt: No question, just a Jays fan feeling pretty good today. The next few years in Toronto are going to be a lot of fun!

Dan Szymborski: ANd we go!

Dan Szymborski: Welcome to the chat!

Dan Szymborski: Uh oh

Hi: This doesnt show up on the homepage. Chat is only accessible thru tweeted link

Dan Szymborski: I am asking!

Dan Szymborski: I will have to answer slowly! lol

Meg Rowley: Hey pals, will get started here in a moment – just wrapping up a call!

Desperate for a chat: Hurry up, Meg

Scotty: Meg, hello

Meg Rowley: Hello am here!

Meg Rowley: Sorry about that, everyone. Had to chat with Appelman. Let us chat!

E.L.: If you’re the Giants would you rather have as little money committed to 2022 as possible or would you spend a little now so your lineup isn’t full of holes in a year?

Dan Szymborski: And welcome to 2021!

Dan Szymborski: IT STARTS NOW, EVERYTHING ELSE WAS 2020.2

Tony Schiavone: Welcome to one of the greatest chats in the history of our sport!

Dan Szymborski: I am in the top 100% of all chats.

See! You! Later!: What do you think is the biggest area for potential improvement to ZiPS? What are you focusing on improving with the system?

Dan Szymborski: Injuries, though that’s harder to actually *work* with