JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 2/29/23

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 2/29/23

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Guest

1:11

you've only been at FG since 2018? in my brain you've been at FG forever, like Cameron-far back lol

Dan Szymborski

1:11

Again, I was AROUND FG before that

1:12

ZiPS was on FanGraphs before 2018 as well.

and I've been a staple of the chats going way back

and remember, I was behind the ESPN paywall

1:13

I accepted the job offer on my 40th birthday (6/19/18) about 20 minutes after I nearly drowned myself with my life jacket while kayaking

Guest

1:14

what are the TO'N 80/20s? I didn't see them on STL or BOS

Dan Szymborski

1:14

they're there!

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2024-zips-projections-boston-red-sox/

search for 80th and 20th

I think fourth and eighth charts?

Bobby

1:14

ZiPS have any interesting longshot ROY of the year candidates? Maybe Busch in Chicago?

Dan Szymborski

1:14

Busch isn't a bad one honestly

Guest

1:14

Let's say there's a projection system that debuts this year and is 30%-40% more accurate than any other system for 2024, 2025, and 2026. Would you believe the creator is more likely to be a time traveler or has found a breakthrough in the art of projections?

Dan Szymborski

1:15

Oh, time traveler for sure

we've been squeezing out a pretty dry sponge to get more improvements

and I don't think teams have found the magic key, else they wouldn't buy data

presumably nobody gives me money just for liking me

I certainly wouldn't. I'm not that likable

All the wong moves