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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/13/21

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Dan Szymborski

12:58

I should note that ZiPS projected him at 1.1 WAR in 67 projected innings as a starter

coming into the season

That's a player a projection system likes!

12:59

I'd like him even better if he developed the change more

LFC Mike

12:59

You are slight favorite in the betting pools with your pending pistol duel with Ben over his "chili with beans is better" comment he made on his chat..

Appa Yip Yip

12:59

At this point is that fact that ZiPS runs in a bloated Frankenstein's monster of a spreadsheet a perverse point of pride?

Dan Szymborski

12:59

Think of it as a security feature

1:00

It's such an interconnected jumble of different things that anyone who swiped it would need years to understand all the inner workings

Gallen of Milk

1:00

Hi Dan, do you now, or did you ever collect baseball cards?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

Did as a kid

From the mid 80s to mid 90s

Still have 'em all

Brandon

1:00

Give me a happy fact about the Tigers. I need it

Dan Szymborski

1:01

FACT: No Colorado Rockies employees make any decisions for the Detroit Tigers.

Cynthia

1:01

Does ZIPS think prospects are more ready to perform immediately in the majors when called up compared to the past? Do you personally think that's the case?

Dan Szymborski

1:01

I don't think there's any change here

1:02

If there is, it's coincidental - teams use tools like ZiPS more than 15 years ago, so there will be more "matching" of when a team believes a player is ready and when ZiPS does than before

Adam

1:02

Which retired player older than 50 would put up the most WAR if they suddenly found themselves on a roster in 2021?

Dan Szymborski

1:03

I'm not convinced that Mariano Rivera wouldn't be a good closer right now.

On that note, it is time for me to shuffle off this digital coil for another week.

Thanks for coming everyone!

For your attendance, consider yourself as getting a Grape Job! sticker from my heart.

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