JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/22/21

Prev Page View Full Chat Next Page

Dan Szymborski

12:42

heh

12:43

I'm certainly not a workaholic

Invader ZiP

12:43

Inside Front Offices, do all teams use a model to project players' performances? I imagine it would be more accurate than ZiPS due to better data.

Dan Szymborski

12:43

Most use *something*. I sell a ton of ZiPS data, but I can't offer any advisory opinions.

12:44

People do overrate -- on the projection side -- how much worth additional data is.

The newest stuff only really nudges

and teams don't just have to project their own players

James

12:45

How does Zips handle a player like Posey who opted out last year and how is that different from how it would treat someone who missed a season due to an injury?

Dan Szymborski

12:45

ZiPS does have a generic non-injury layoff variable.

That's treated differently than injuries.

But with a year like 2020, it's a complete wild-ass guess

brad penny for your thoughts

12:45

larry david has a little notebook by his bed stand where he writes ideas he gets in the middle of the night too...just sayin

Dan Szymborski

12:45

His ideas are probably better.

12:48

I *have* had the neural network write Seinfeld plots.

Burreaux

12:48

I know it won't happen because it would require spending more than $7, but let's say the Reds trade for Baez and Bryant to fill their two obvious offensive holes (SS and CF/3B to relieve Suarez). What does the package to CHI look like?

(It's sometimes nice to speculate that the Reds will do anything productive)

Dan Szymborski

12:49

Now, we know that the Reds won't do this!

But to get both would have to be some significant prospectage

12:50

Definitely saying goodbye to Lodolo to pull this off.

Money Matters

12:51

In your Scherzer-Astros trade idea, you didn't mention how the money will work. I assume including Lee that the Nats would be paying the rest of Max's 2021 salary?

Dan Szymborski

12:51

I expect the Nats pay something.

Cakes&Kakes

12:52

Dannnnnn, not sure if you're familiar with this Baltimorean's blog, but I feel like it's right up your alley: Maryland food, obscure Maryland history, weird-ass recipes; I found it after seeing an article about it in the Washington Post: https://oldlineplate.com/

Dan Szymborski

12:52

I had never seen that!

There are definitely some weird maryland recipes

I had to find an old recipe for coddies to make mom for mother's day

12:53

I had neve rseen one before, but apparently they were big in Baltimore still 50 years ago

(like a crab cake, but using salt cod, and served between saltine crackers for some reason)

Matt (Oceanside)

12:53

I get Dave Roberts sticking up for his guy Jansen after last nights meltdown of "le plus parfait," however, I can't remember Jansen ever eliciting the confidence that he was going to shut down the 9th night after night. The Dodgers have to be in on Kimbrel right?

Dan Szymborski

12:54

Yeah, he's still not the Jansen of days of yore

ThougH ie xpect the Dodgers to get a starter more aggressively

David

12:54

Why would the Mets give up two of their top ten top prospects for a rental in Bryant when they need pitching? Also Dom Smith had a good June and is having a big a huge July. Not big on JD Davis at third base but you can live with a split between him and Villar.

Dan Szymborski

12:54

You can do multiple things! THere's a lot of offensive risk here given the injuries

Mooseknuckle Curves

12:55

Luis Patino is getting his shot in Tampa and I know he throws upper 90’s. Do you expect that he is ready to be a frontline starter in the bigs?

Dan Szymborski

12:55

I think there's a good shot at that. The Rays didn't give Snell away for free!

Cool Papa Bell

12:55

Will Fangraphs ever do football? I'd love to see the analytics on that side.