There are many ways to celebrate the holiday season, but as Cardinals fans and lovers of advanced stats, I hope we can all come together to celebrate the annual tradition of ZiPSmas.

Cardinals Fans must have been very good this year, as not only did the ZiPS projections release just before Christmas, but they included some very promising projections for a number of Redbirds players.

We were lucky to have Dan Szymborski - creator of ZiPS - join us for a discussion of the Cardinals projections, some of the nuances under the hood of a system like ZiPS, and even which store brand Dr. Pepper knock-offs are the best.

We hope you enjoy the conversation and wish you all a very happy new year.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cardinalsoffday.substack.com