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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 12/12/19

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TomBruno23

12:59

Not Walker, Canadians weren't eligible until 1991

Dan Szymborski

12:59

Oh, was it that late?

ncb

1:00

Was wondering how ZiPs deals with platoon splits. Are players that are typically parts of platoons projected to face more opposite handed pitchers? And if so, does this still hold true when projecting them for a full season of PAs?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

ZiPS projects platoon splits based on past usage.

It doens't know anything about future usage, by design.

Jeff

1:01

Will Andrew Friedman really really start thriving once the owners get their salary cap? Pound for pound I think he's the single greatest valuer of value in the history of mankind

Dan Szymborski

1:01

You guys are very weird today.

TomBruno23

1:01

Yeah, Larry Walker wasn't eligible when he entered pro ball. Only Canadians who played college ball in US were eligible before 1991. Crazy rules. We are looking for 1989 NL MVP Kevin Mitchell. From https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/f0433c59 "A friend took Mitchell to a New York Mets-sponsored baseball tryout in San Diego in 1980. He hit two home runs off Bud Black, then a left-hander pitching in the Kansas City farm system. Mitchell’s hitting ability impressed the scouts, and the Mets signed him to a $600-a-month contract as an undrafted free agent."

Richardson

1:01

Kevin Mitchell

Alby

1:01

Kevin Mitchell

Statsman

1:02

If you could pick one non-WAR stat to evaluate hitters and pitchers respectively, what would you choose?

Dan Szymborski

1:02

WAA :-)