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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 1/28/19

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Tyler

12:27

Was the Sonny Gray trade/extension a good risk for the Reds?

Dan Szymborski

12:27

It's OK. The upside is pretty good.

FYI

12:27

I'm not projecting. You're projecting!!

Dan Szymborski

12:27

"im not projecting! im not projection!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a corn cob /wint

LFC Mike

12:28

Will it get so cold that even Sky Line Chili would pass for quality "keep warm" food?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

If it's cold enough for me to eat, it's too cold for my car to operate.

Eminor3rd

12:28

Why isn't the 'positional adjustment' component of WAR recalculated each season like the linear weights coefficients are?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

Practicality

12:29

You have to teach everyone the new positional adjustments and you may erase the increased utility with increased performance

Nobody really "needs" to know the exact linear weight coefficients in their head

Maple Syrup in my Veins

12:29

James Paxton, how do you think he does in Yankee stadium

Dan Szymborski

12:29

He'll be just fine

Kurt

12:29

In your opinion, which Blue Jay exceeds ZiPS the most and which one underperforms the most compared to their ZIPS projection?

Dan Szymborski

12:30

Gurriel exceeds

ZiPS doesn't strike me as unrealistically optimistic on any of the primary Jays guys

Dave Szymborski's Email Inbox

12:30

So did everyone invited to my Pro Bowl party

brewers fan

12:31

are you as down on the brewers as the projected standings are?

Dan Szymborski

12:31

ZiPS disagrees with Steamer here. I don't mean to rag on the Steamer bunch, it's just that's a place they disagree.

(They did better with Oakland than ZiPS did, IIRC)

Chuncey Wiggins

12:32

Have the Rockies ever considered moving their stadium a mile underground to help with their extreme park factors?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

COLORADO MOLEMEN

Dbo

12:32

Is $175 Million really that disappointing of an offer for Machado?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

Yes

CamdenWarehouse

12:32

Would anyone notice if they stopped playing the Pro Bowl and just simmed it?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

"I simmed the Pro Bowl in Madden 2019! The power went off halfway through. So my projection is don't care, which proved 100% accurate."

Matt

12:33

Cite your sources on Machado and Harper lack of beans.

Dan Szymborski

12:33

When you have briefcase money, you don't deal with your own legumes

Ozzie All-Beans

12:33

Let's give Stan Kasten some credit for berating anyone who dares question his team's lack of spending.

Dan Szymborski

12:34

Someone has to be the antagonist!

Chuncey Wiggins

12:34

Would Mike Trout still be an above average player if he wore bunny slippers throughout a complete season?

Dan Szymborski

12:34

Yes

Matt

12:34

The period/no periods controversy pales in comparison to the fact that JA Happ pronounces his initials as "Jay". I refuse to be a part of this blasphemy.

Dan Szymborski

12:34

He gets some of his soul back for not liking milk bags

The "Jay Happ" has always annoyed me. THAT'S NOT HOW INITIALS WORK. B.J. Upton is not back to being Budge Upton. I'm not Dudge Szymborski.

CamdenWarehouse

12:34

It's a joke about what language you wrote ZiPS in, Dan

Dan Szymborski

12:35

Mike

12:35

The Reds are at least a 77-80 win team this year...
…..right?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

I think the final projection will be in that range

Brent Honeywell

12:35

My bullpen throging sessions have been going really well. I appreciate the love Dan.

Eric

12:37

Have projectors, such as yourself, started applying machine learning to the projections?

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