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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What curséd algorithm could actually think that this was tailored for me.
January 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
What curséd algorithm could actually think that this was tailored for me.
Here's an early look at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com depth chart for the next team to go in the ZiPS projections, the Los Angeles Angels.
January 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Here's an early look at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com depth chart for the next team to go in the ZiPS projections, the Los Angeles Angels.
So I see this image and all my dumb brain can think is "Why is miniature Cade Cunningham trying to make regular Cade Cunningham eat a basketball?"
January 7, 2026 at 4:01 AM
So I see this image and all my dumb brain can think is "Why is miniature Cade Cunningham trying to make regular Cade Cunningham eat a basketball?"
Here's an early look at ZiPS x @fangraphs.com depth chart for the next team to run in ZiPS, the Tampa Bay Rays.
January 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Here's an early look at ZiPS x @fangraphs.com depth chart for the next team to run in ZiPS, the Tampa Bay Rays.
I totally get why we no longer say sitting "Indian style" but can someone please come up with something better than "criss-cross applesauce" which seems to have a distressing amount of use?
January 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I totally get why we no longer say sitting "Indian style" but can someone please come up with something better than "criss-cross applesauce" which seems to have a distressing amount of use?
Here's an early look at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com depth chart for the next team to run in ZiPS, the Colorado Rockies.
January 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Here's an early look at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com depth chart for the next team to run in ZiPS, the Colorado Rockies.
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My mom immediately identified a lesser known Green Day song in my car as Green Day and since I'm 99% sure the last album she ever bought was Ghost in the Machine by The Police, I'm trying to figure out how she knew that.
January 4, 2026 at 5:18 AM
My mom immediately identified a lesser known Green Day song in my car as Green Day and since I'm 99% sure the last album she ever bought was Ghost in the Machine by The Police, I'm trying to figure out how she knew that.
I wrote a bit about the Eflin signing and the state of the O's rotation.
blogs.fangraphs.com/zach-eflin-r...
blogs.fangraphs.com/zach-eflin-r...
Zach Eflin Reunites With Orioles for 2026 Season
Eflin’s deal gives him a chance to rehabilitate his market value after a year of injuries, and helps the O’s deepen their rotation after a disastrous 2025.
blogs.fangraphs.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I wrote a bit about the Eflin signing and the state of the O's rotation.
blogs.fangraphs.com/zach-eflin-r...
blogs.fangraphs.com/zach-eflin-r...
I probably should have been less snarky, but I have a built-in hatred for the "I invented the perfect stat, R + RBI - HR!" eureka moments that people have
January 1, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I probably should have been less snarky, but I have a built-in hatred for the "I invented the perfect stat, R + RBI - HR!" eureka moments that people have
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Thank you all for another fun year. It's not the only reason, but getting to talk to you all about baseball and occasionally being the bridge between analytics and fans is one of the reasons I have no wish to work full time for a team. And thanks for putting up with my nonsense.
December 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thank you all for another fun year. It's not the only reason, but getting to talk to you all about baseball and occasionally being the bridge between analytics and fans is one of the reasons I have no wish to work full time for a team. And thanks for putting up with my nonsense.
Thank you all for another fun year. It's not the only reason, but getting to talk to you all about baseball and occasionally being the bridge between analytics and fans is one of the reasons I have no wish to work full time for a team. And thanks for putting up with my nonsense.
December 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thank you all for another fun year. It's not the only reason, but getting to talk to you all about baseball and occasionally being the bridge between analytics and fans is one of the reasons I have no wish to work full time for a team. And thanks for putting up with my nonsense.
This is the point every year right before New Years where i suddenly think "oh crap, the year's getting one closer to the year on my tombstone" which then fades away when I see the next very stupid thing for me to get mad about.
December 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This is the point every year right before New Years where i suddenly think "oh crap, the year's getting one closer to the year on my tombstone" which then fades away when I see the next very stupid thing for me to get mad about.
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a greiving nation recites his catchphrase in perfect unison
Isiah Whitlock Jr, best known for his role as Clay Davis on “The Wire,” has died. He was 71
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles in The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The Residence and a number of Spike Lee movies, passed away Dec. 30.
deadline.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
a greiving nation recites his catchphrase in perfect unison
Remember: If you believe that RA9-WAR is some magic "pure" measure of individual pitcher performance, you necessarily are saying there's no defensive difference between Pete Crow-Armstrong and Jo Adell. If pitchers get 21 runs of credit from PCA saving runs, you can't turn around and credit him too.
December 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Remember: If you believe that RA9-WAR is some magic "pure" measure of individual pitcher performance, you necessarily are saying there's no defensive difference between Pete Crow-Armstrong and Jo Adell. If pitchers get 21 runs of credit from PCA saving runs, you can't turn around and credit him too.
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There it is, another imperfect Hall of Fame ballot in the books and in the mail.
December 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
There it is, another imperfect Hall of Fame ballot in the books and in the mail.
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I've waited 3 years to make this post
December 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I've waited 3 years to make this post
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This week at @baseballprospectus.com we're publishing the best articles of the year. Everything is an absolute must read.
This was one of the greatest regular season at bats you'll ever see, so I broke it down in detail, pitch by pitch.
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
This was one of the greatest regular season at bats you'll ever see, so I broke it down in detail, pitch by pitch.
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Best of BP 2025: Aaron Judge Vs. Garrett Crochet: A Breakdown | Baseball Prospectus
In the game's biggest moment, it was strength against strength.
www.baseballprospectus.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This week at @baseballprospectus.com we're publishing the best articles of the year. Everything is an absolute must read.
This was one of the greatest regular season at bats you'll ever see, so I broke it down in detail, pitch by pitch.
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
This was one of the greatest regular season at bats you'll ever see, so I broke it down in detail, pitch by pitch.
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
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also the existence of Pop Tarts implies the existence of Scene Tarts and Underground Tarts
December 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
also the existence of Pop Tarts implies the existence of Scene Tarts and Underground Tarts
I'm happy the see the weather becoming less psychotic. I just cannot get acclimated when there are highs of 5 degrees and 68 degrees the same week.
December 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I'm happy the see the weather becoming less psychotic. I just cannot get acclimated when there are highs of 5 degrees and 68 degrees the same week.
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Another oldie but goodie.
Thankfully, it took more than 20 years, but people have slowly come around to the idea that I may have the ability to access things that I own that are on my computer that I own.
Thankfully, it took more than 20 years, but people have slowly come around to the idea that I may have the ability to access things that I own that are on my computer that I own.
December 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Another oldie but goodie.
Thankfully, it took more than 20 years, but people have slowly come around to the idea that I may have the ability to access things that I own that are on my computer that I own.
Thankfully, it took more than 20 years, but people have slowly come around to the idea that I may have the ability to access things that I own that are on my computer that I own.
This was a fun one. Some Braves fans were super angry with me for not remembering, in June 2016, a trade made in...July 2016.
December 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This was a fun one. Some Braves fans were super angry with me for not remembering, in June 2016, a trade made in...July 2016.