Wharton’s Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner debate Bill Belichick’s legacy in the post-Brady era, explore how analytics have reshaped baseball strategy, and speak with Dan Szymborski — senior writer at FanGraphs and creator of the ZiPS projection system — about forecasting player performance and team success in today’s evolving sports landscape. They also analyze the remarkable victory of 204th-ranked tennis player Valentin Vacherot in a Masters 1000 tournament, using insights from sports analytics and probability theory to uncover what his unexpected win reveals about talent, randomness, and ranking systems.
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Predicting Baseball’s Future: Inside the ZiPS Projection System
Leading baseball analyst discusses the evolving role of predictive modeling in understanding player and team performance.
October 15, 2025
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