Dan Szymborski
@dszymborski.fangraphs.com
Senior Writer for FanGraphs, ESPN contributor, data consultant, ZiPSetician, gamer, talkative, exasperated/ing, possibly the worst. BBWAA, Digital Dandy.
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Dan Szymborski
@dszymborski.fangraphs.com
· Nov 20
For those new to BlueSky and interested in FanGraphs writers -- or those who aren't, making this an odd choice -- I put together a FanGraphs starter pack of writers/editors who currently are staffers or contributors to the site.
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If you're letting a player with a torn quad play 162 games (seemingly two months with the tear), then that player better have your family hostage or something. And even then, I'd recommend evaluating *which* tier of family members are being held.
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
If you're letting a player with a torn quad play 162 games (seemingly two months with the tear), then that player better have your family hostage or something. And even then, I'd recommend evaluating *which* tier of family members are being held.
I have been working my entire adult life, and still, my mom seems genuinely surprised to find that I'm employed and no, I don't have time to come out and have a two-hour lunch with her on a Wednesday. Which makes me wonder how she thinks I've been getting money for the last 30 years.
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I have been working my entire adult life, and still, my mom seems genuinely surprised to find that I'm employed and no, I don't have time to come out and have a two-hour lunch with her on a Wednesday. Which makes me wonder how she thinks I've been getting money for the last 30 years.
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Pretty sure mine is actually some kind of drug: Black Molly
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Pretty sure mine is actually some kind of drug: Black Molly
Turquoise Galileo
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.
GO.
GO.
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Turquoise Galileo
Here's a sneak peek at ZiPS x @fangraphs.com Depth Chart for the next team in the projections this year, the Detroit Tigers.
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Here's a sneak peek at ZiPS x @fangraphs.com Depth Chart for the next team in the projections this year, the Detroit Tigers.
The 2026 ZiPS projections for the Cincinnati Reds are now up at @fangraphs.com.
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
2026 ZiPS Projections: Cincinnati Reds
The Reds had a terrific rotation in 2025, but the offense is too bogged down in general mediocrity to get Cincy to the next level.
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The 2026 ZiPS projections for the Cincinnati Reds are now up at @fangraphs.com.
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
Here's a sneak peek at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com Depth Chart for the next ZiPS team, the Cincinnati Reds.
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Here's a sneak peek at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com Depth Chart for the next ZiPS team, the Cincinnati Reds.
The 2026 ZiPS projections for the Pittsburgh Pirates are now up at @fangraphs.com.
2026 ZiPS Projections: Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pirates have talent, but they rarely get enough financial support to seriously contend.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The 2026 ZiPS projections for the Pittsburgh Pirates are now up at @fangraphs.com.
Starting to seriously ponder about the 10 names on my ballot. Ryan Braun's a no. Lance Berkman is kinda my line, in that I'd vote for him (if he were eligible) but not outfielders with weaker candidacies. I think Braun's a worse candidate even without the PED issue.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Starting to seriously ponder about the 10 names on my ballot. Ryan Braun's a no. Lance Berkman is kinda my line, in that I'd vote for him (if he were eligible) but not outfielders with weaker candidacies. I think Braun's a worse candidate even without the PED issue.
ZiPS projected Naylor would get 5/95.2
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
ZiPS projected Naylor would get 5/95.2
Here's an early look at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com Depth Chart for the next team in the ZiPS projections, the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Here's an early look at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com Depth Chart for the next team in the ZiPS projections, the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Oh my, ZiPS likes itself some Konnor Griffin.
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Oh my, ZiPS likes itself some Konnor Griffin.
Goro Majima is a delight.
November 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Goro Majima is a delight.
Nope! The power of pseudo-random number generation.
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Nope! The power of pseudo-random number generation.
The 2026 ZiPS projections for the Athletics are now live at @fangraphs.com.
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
2026 ZiPS Projections: The Athletics
They may be a team without a city, but they’re no longer crashing in the basement of the AL.
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The 2026 ZiPS projections for the Athletics are now live at @fangraphs.com.
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
Reposted by Dan Szymborski
The image had me trying to clean my screen outside the left field fence. Well done
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The image had me trying to clean my screen outside the left field fence. Well done
A sneak peek at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com Depth Chart for the next ZiPS team, the Athletics.
November 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A sneak peek at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com Depth Chart for the next ZiPS team, the Athletics.
Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 11/13/25
Happy ZiPS Launch Day!
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The 2026 ZiPS projections for the Philadelphia Phillies are now live at @fangraphs.com.
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
2026 ZiPS Projections: Philadelphia Phillies
Can the aging Phillies hold open an increasingly heavy contention window for another year?
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The 2026 ZiPS projections for the Philadelphia Phillies are now live at @fangraphs.com.
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
A sneak peek at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com Depth Chart for the first team to go in the ZiPS projections in 2026, the Philadelphia Phillies.
Obviously, this is not the 2026 *team* projection and the roster will have quite a few changes since it's, well, November.
Obviously, this is not the 2026 *team* projection and the roster will have quite a few changes since it's, well, November.
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A sneak peek at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com Depth Chart for the first team to go in the ZiPS projections in 2026, the Philadelphia Phillies.
Obviously, this is not the 2026 *team* projection and the roster will have quite a few changes since it's, well, November.
Obviously, this is not the 2026 *team* projection and the roster will have quite a few changes since it's, well, November.
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The most vigorous expression of a resolution does not always coincide with the greatest vigour of the resolution itself. It is often flung out as a sort of prop to support a decaying conviction which, while strong, required no enunciation to prove it so. – Thomas Hardy
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The most vigorous expression of a resolution does not always coincide with the greatest vigour of the resolution itself. It is often flung out as a sort of prop to support a decaying conviction which, while strong, required no enunciation to prove it so. – Thomas Hardy
The "local florist!" line read from FFVII Remake never ceases to make me laugh.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSrw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSrw...
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE - Avalanche! Local Florist! Lab Rat Dog.
YouTube video by King of the Basement
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November 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The "local florist!" line read from FFVII Remake never ceases to make me laugh.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSrw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSrw...
I'm glad we expanded the ballot to five players, however. I'm glad that I just missed the meeting last year and I didn't somehow mess up my ballot by ahving five spots.
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I'm glad we expanded the ballot to five players, however. I'm glad that I just missed the meeting last year and I didn't somehow mess up my ballot by ahving five spots.
I don't know why people get my first name wrong more often than my last name. Not mad, it's just really odd that after "Szymborski" the most popular boys name the year I was born woudl be the hiccup!
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I don't know why people get my first name wrong more often than my last name. Not mad, it's just really odd that after "Szymborski" the most popular boys name the year I was born woudl be the hiccup!