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James T

12:23

With the full lean in on left handed power for the Marlins - does Heriberto Hernandez still have a solid role as a platoon player out there/at DH?

Dan Szymborski

12:23

I think he does - I agree with the depth chart boys here

Kevin

12:23

i know metrics such as WAR and OPS+ adjust for the huge effects of playing half their games at Coors Field for Rockies players. Do those metrics also account for what is now understood to be the “penalty” or difficulty of Rockies’ players having to constantly adjust to going back and forth between sea level and mile high elevation? If not, should they?

Dan Szymborski

12:24

They don't, but I also have found the hangover effect as relatively small

something like a couple OPS+ a season for a Rockies player

it's one of those things where the effect is real, but people are also greatly overestimating the magnitude

Slim Chickens

12:25

Neto and Masyn Winn debuted around the same time and have ~ season WAR the last 2 years but very different profiles. Do you prefer your SS have the +bat of Neto or the +glove of Winn?

Dan Szymborski

12:26

This is a copout, but it may come down to the groundedness of my pitching staff

Guest

12:27

Hey dan..what is lane Thomas zips (ops+ PA and def) he didn't make the royals zips list..thx

Dan Szymborski

12:27

226/299/384, 90 OPS+, 1.1 WAR in 475 PA, -3.1 def in center

Nils

12:27

Not sure if this has been asked in the past, but is it possible to keep team Zips projections pages updated with trades, signings, etc? Even if all at once after all the teams are released?

Dan Szymborski

12:27

The ZiPS are updated several times after they go live!

12:28

And starting last year, there's actually a post-spring trianing update the day before the season

Pat

12:28

Who is your breakout pitcher of the year? Similar to, say, maybe a Cristopher Sanchez of 2025.

Dan Szymborski

12:28

Hey, I do an article on that!

Friends, Enemies, and the Possibly Neutral

12:28

""People either love us or they hate us, or they think that we are OK." - Mitch Hedberg" - Fangraphs

Insert Witty Name Here

12:28

Definitely an off season question: do you have a litter robot? They’re apparently FSA eligible and mine is coming soon. Super excited.

Dan Szymborski

12:28

I do not. That's really weird that it's FSA eligible. Back problems? I have those, but I solve it by having a stool near the litter boxes

12:30

My cats are usually well socialized with each other, so I don't do the "number of cats + 1" litter boxes and have a bunch of different locations. Just two big litter boxes in the little used back room in the basement and despite as many as 5 cats (3 right now), I haven't had any stray bathroom problems

12:31

Except for Galileo when he was 18 when he started having irritable bowel syndrome and he ahd trouble going randomly until I got him to the vet and he got daily prednisone

Pham Phan

12:31

Great article about Phamgraphs! In our league, Tommy is a legend and he even has an award named

Dan Szymborski

12:31

It's been awesome to have Davy Andrews full time with us now

12:32

He has a lot of notgraphs spirit

Dan

12:32

Thoughts on Cabrera-Caissie?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

I think it's pretty good for both parties

bringbackpologrounds

12:33

Jose Ramirez seems assured to join the 300/300 club this year. How likely is it that he joins Barry Bonds in 400/400?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

ZiPS has him right about 1 in 3

12:34

has the 50th of both right around 400 (402 HR, 398 SB)

They're nto as tightly correlated as say, a HR/RBI thing

TomBruno23

12:34

What can I tell my fellow BFIB to assuage their fears about the future of these St. Louis Cardinals?

Dan Szymborski

12:34

Still play in the NL Central

TomBruno23

12:35

Went to Camden last summer for Angels weekend series. KIBEN's Tofu Brah Bun was maybe the best ballpark food I have ever enjoyed.

Dan Szymborski

12:35

I didn't even realize EKIBEN was at Camden!

I've mostly been to their little Hampden place that's tucked almost in an alley

12:36

If you're on 36th in Hampden, they're in the same chunk of building as Avenue Kitchen (you can see their black bunting outside)

12:37

you just have to go down Roland and go into the alley/parking area back there

Mr. Burrito

12:37

If the Dodgers win the WS again is baseball broken? or will other owners realize putting money on the field can grow their wealth and please their fans?

Dan Szymborski

12:37

Not really

baseball is too random to break very easily

Andrew

12:37

Do you think the Angels will spend on a big agent with the TV deal uncertain and that Rendon contract?

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