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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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.
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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.
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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...
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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!
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November 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The 2026 ZiPS projections for the Philadelphia Phillies are now live at @fangraphs.com.
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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!
Up on @fangraphs.com as I do each year, I discussed how I went about putting together the ballot for my award this year (NL Rookie of the Year).
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My 2025 National League Rookie of the Year Ballot
Dan runs down his National League Rookie of the Year ballot.
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Up on @fangraphs.com as I do each year, I discussed how I went about putting together the ballot for my award this year (NL Rookie of the Year).
blogs.fangraphs.com/my-2025-nati...
blogs.fangraphs.com/my-2025-nati...
The main thing I want from the award I vote for: not to be the one in 29-1 AGAIN because that broke my social media for weeks.
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The main thing I want from the award I vote for: not to be the one in 29-1 AGAIN because that broke my social media for weeks.
Well, I have my ROY justification/apology piece ready, so I'm ready for the announcement!
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Well, I have my ROY justification/apology piece ready, so I'm ready for the announcement!
I miss the old Sierra games and wish we got new old Sierra games.
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I miss the old Sierra games and wish we got new old Sierra games.
So...uh...I guess I better enjoy Emmanuel Clase in MLB the Show while I still have the opportunity to use him...
November 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
So...uh...I guess I better enjoy Emmanuel Clase in MLB the Show while I still have the opportunity to use him...
It's always amusing when people think pitchers from the 1950s had invincible arms, when the attrition rate was terrible. And it was known at the time, and there were even predictions in the future that have almost come to pass by 2025.
(This is from 1959)
(This is from 1959)
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's always amusing when people think pitchers from the 1950s had invincible arms, when the attrition rate was terrible. And it was known at the time, and there were even predictions in the future that have almost come to pass by 2025.
(This is from 1959)
(This is from 1959)
Post you from a different era (1990s).
This one since I still had the file right in front of me.
This one since I still had the file right in front of me.
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Post you from a different era (1990s).
This one since I still had the file right in front of me.
This one since I still had the file right in front of me.
Now that I think of it, didn't the world suddenly start to get a lot worse once we stopped getting new Ron Swanson content?
November 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Now that I think of it, didn't the world suddenly start to get a lot worse once we stopped getting new Ron Swanson content?
I'd really like to see what Polymarket is theoretically considering a finding that Jesus Christ returned. Does he have to have a press conference about it?
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'd really like to see what Polymarket is theoretically considering a finding that Jesus Christ returned. Does he have to have a press conference about it?
Every few years, I notice someone owns ZiPSProjections.com and I'm momentarily outraged until I look it up and it turns out that I do but I just don't use it, then I instantly forget that I own it.
ZiPSProjections.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Every few years, I notice someone owns ZiPSProjections.com and I'm momentarily outraged until I look it up and it turns out that I do but I just don't use it, then I instantly forget that I own it.
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Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.