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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 2/11/21

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Zack

12:17

Any advice for someone working on a projection system as a pet project?

Dan Szymborski

12:17

DO NOT OVERFIT

Trevor Story

12:17

When will I be traded away from this God Forsaken mess of a franchise. I miss Nolan already.

Dan Szymborski

12:17

Colorado's dumbest choice would be to not trade him at all at this point, so that's probably what will happen

justin turner

12:18

why are the dodgers and i still playing this weird game of chicken? doesn't the endgame seem obvious?? but if not, then where do i end up, and what do the dodgers do instead?

Dan Szymborski

12:18

I think there's a lot of low-key interest in Turner.

ThougH I expect he ends up back in LA

Mountie Votto

12:18

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan the Reds are baaaaaaaaaaaaaad and that makes me saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad

why are the Reds

no seriously who tf is gunna play SS for the Reds? It's not okay!

Khalil Lee

12:18

OK, I'll be the one to ask. Do I eventually start games for the Mets in the OF this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:18

This year? I'd gues sno.

Appa Yip Yip

12:19

If you were a skin in a game like fortnite (except a game you play) would you use the Szymskin while playing?

Dan Szymborski

12:19

Why not?

I play as myself in other create-a-characters

A Boy Named Yu

12:19

Jed Hoyer seems ready to gamble on some young pitching (Alzolay, Abbott, T.Miller), something it seemed like Theo never wanted to do. Is it a matter of no young guys forcing their hand or Theo never wanting to give them a chance?

Dan Szymborski

12:19

Theo was never really in a position where it seemed to make sense to gamble. Hoyer's situ is different

Jen

12:19

Is there any way we can see what the depth chart looked like at the beginning of the off-season? I'd love to compare it to today.

Dan Szymborski

12:20

I don't think we automatically archive depth charts

Jon G

12:20

How in Cistulli's name do I cope with my team's loss of Future MVP Max Schrock?

Dan Szymborski

12:20

You didn't make your ritual sacrifices to Carson!

A Boy Named Yu

12:20

Any examples of players from past eras that were somewhat overlooked or not given an extended chance that would thrive in today's game? A White Sox friend of mine insists Warren Newson would be a stud today, though still defensively challenged.

Dan Szymborski

12:20

Newson was an old stathead favorite!

Petagine probably gets a better chance without going to Japan

Willie hears ya,Willie Dont care

12:21

How big of a drop off is Bauer going to have from 2020 to 2021?

Dan Szymborski

12:21

Well, it's going to be some

But he was legitimately excellent in 2021.

As for any "additive" use, I only know what I can prove.

TRB1948

12:21

Will you make available a link to the spreadsheet file you send to Diamondmind Baseball (all splits, fielding data, etc) for their 2021 projection disk? If yes, do you have a target date for this link's availablility and how this link will be made available? Thank you-an avid Diamondmind Baseball fan you also appreciates your projection data immensely.

Dan Szymborski

12:21

Yup!

Appa Yip Yip

12:22

Are there any plans to write an article about players/teams most likely to be hurt by a deadened ball, and conversely which teams will continue to hit bombs? I know the Jays in particular have long been targeting dudes who hit the ball hard (Biggie excepted) and I'm curious what other teams will continue to mash and what teams will see a drop off.

Dan Szymborski

12:22

I don't know anyone's called dibs on it.

After talking with Dr. Wills (podcast might be up as you see this!), I'm not even convinced we'll have a deadened ball

A Boy Named Yu

12:22

Not sure if they win the title without Chapman in 2016 and flags fly forever and such, but the Cubs sure would look good with Gleybar at 2B, not to mention Eloy in LF and Cease in the rotation. TOR turned Hatch into a usable pitcher and it looks like DET is doing the same with Lange. Normal prospect what-ifs or does it seem like Theo bled a lot of talent the past few years?

Dan Szymborski

12:22

I didn't care for the trade much at the time and don't care for it any more with the benefit of hindsight.

SZYM SZN

12:24

Hey dude - what games you playing this week? I haven't touched anything since finishing Tsushima a couple of weeks ago and need some inspiration.

Dan Szymborski

12:24

Nothing particularly interesting this week!

12:25

I've been playing through the Legends of Heroes games in anticipation of the eventual (this year) release of the English localization of Cold Steel IV

I've beaten it in Japanese on the PS4, but I'd like to play it through in a language I speak and understand!

12:26

(Then I'll probably import Hajimari no Kiseki and later on, Kuro no Kiseki)

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