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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 1/12/23

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Dan Szymborski

12:51

This guy just randomly yelled at Cordova at the end of the season during a long O's losing streak

12:52

"HEY MARTY, I HOPE YOU FIRED YOUR AGENT"

Free Thinker

12:52

If bat speed data ever becomes publicly available, how will that influence your model? I've seen some studies suggesting there is a relatively healthy correlation between bat speed & exit velo

Dan Szymborski

12:52

I have to work with the data first.

PewPewPew

12:52

Remind me not to shake hands with you if we ever meet…

Dan Szymborski

12:52

Wait, I wash my hands when I pee

Phil

12:52

Are you one of those super-fast photoshoppers? How long does something like the pretzel one take you?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

I wouldn't say Super fast

The pretzel thing took about 10 minutes

but it's not a hard photoshop

I simply cut out some of the bone, added some gray and smudged the lines, and pasted in some prepared pretzels with no backgrounds, changed the colors and transparency to look more x-ray-y

12:54

I'm still improving, I wouldn't say I'm an expert.

I think this was decent though

https://i.postimg.cc/mgh9QhFw/Alonso-Saber.png

Taylor

12:55

Favorite all time album, movie, and sleeper for 2023 season?

Dan Szymborski

12:56

Pinkerton, Truman Show, Diamondbacks

not john mozeliak

12:56

mr digital dandy i also like your zoops

Dan Szymborski

12:57

I think this was decent too

https://i.postimg.cc/g0HGjHkB/Manfred-Album.png

TomBruno23

12:57

It is strange, as a 45 year old, to be so interested in 17 year old players that the Cardinals have in the DR.

Dan Szymborski

12:57

Whew, I'm only 44!

Curious...

12:57

Who do you and Zips ID as MLB's biggest handful of power risers in 2023? Enjoy your work and insights.

Dan Szymborski

12:57

Now there will be an article for that

12:58

Hopefully works out better than last years

12:59

Kikuchi.

Taylor

12:59

Any chance Judge can even improve upon his 2022 season?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

Some, but really probably not

Pat Listachio

12:59

Who is the more revolutionary genius: Isaac Newton or Voros McCracken?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

V-Man is my friend, but it's totally newton

Richie

12:59

My recollection is that Bill James way back did do some research which showed Daddy being a professional baseball player was a developmental advantage.

Dan Szymborski

12:59

I don't think that really helps *projections* though

KCbbq

1:00

I see that BAT and BATX projections have been added. Any idea when they get updated as I see Story is still projected for a full season?

Lowther of the Hill People

1:00

You can only attend baseball games in person at one ballpark for the rest of your life. Which park do you pick?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

Would have to ask Derek!

Camden

Appa Yip Yip

1:00

Do you get annoyed when teams sign players or make trades immediately after you publish their projections, or have you become very zen about it over the years?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

I don't get annoyed by that

Because it happens

What I DO get annoyed at

1:01

is when I file a piece and between me filing the piece and Meg editing it in the morning something blows up

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