2021 ZiPS Projections: Pittsburgh Pirates

January 5, 2021

ZiPS Projections

20212020

BAL	CHW	HOU
BOS	CLE	LAA
NYY	DET	OAK
TBR	KCR	SEA
TOR	MIN	TEX

ATL	CHC	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
NYM	MIL	LAD
PHI	PIT	SDP
WSN	STL	SFG

BAL	CHW	HOU
BOS	CLE	LAA
NYY	DET	OAK
TBR	KCR	SEA
TOR	MIN	TEX

ATL	CHC	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
NYM	MIL	LAD
PHI	PIT	SDP
WSN	STL	SFG

After having typically appeared in the hallowed pages of Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS projections have now been released at FanGraphs for nine years. The exercise continues this offseason. Below are the projections for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Batters

Ke’Bryan Hayes! Hayes has been a long-time favorite of ZiPS, with the computer already seeing him as a league-average player entering the 2019 season despite having topped off at Double-A Altoona at that point. In recent years, ZiPS has been using a probabilistic method derived from MLB’s Gameday data for minor-league defensive stats, generating a rough catch probability for every ball hit. Sadly, it’s not UZR and DRS, but it can generally tell the good defensive players from the poor ones, and it’s certainly better than some GB/FB-modified range factor or throwing up your hands in despair. ZiPS had Hayes as the best minor league third baseman from 2017-19, at 13 runs above average per season. Now, that doesn’t mean ZiPS is going to project him quite that strongly, due to the inherent issues with this kind of defensive estimation. But it does mean that there’s a high probability that his positive scouting reports are on-point and his good major league performance in a small sample was not a fluke.

Hayes was good defensively in the majors, and between him and Luis Robert, I felt pretty good that this methodology successfully identified minor-league glove standouts without any scouting data involved. What ZiPS did not see coming was just how solid Hayes was with the bat in his rookie season. If I had voted this time around, he likely would have gotten a tally on the back of my Rookie of the Year ballot. Hayes is not a big dude, but his power was impressive where previously it had been a work in progress. Five homers in 95 major league plate appearances isn’t a huge body of work, but he was in the top 20 in exit velocity, between Kyle Schwarber and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. A .700 slugging percentage isn’t in the future, but both ZiPS and Statcast think that he hit the ball like a .500 slugger in 2020. ZiPS isn’t fully there in 2021, but he’s one to watch.

Or should I call Hayes “the” one to watch? The general theme of Pittsburgh’s offense is that although there are few gaping maws of performance in the lineup, there’s a real dearth of impact offensive talent. Being uninteresting is arguably even worse than being lousy, at least from the position of an analyst. There’s a reason the 1962 Mets are fondly remembered by history for losing lovably, and the 1962 Houston Colt .45s are not. Bryan Reynolds and Adam Frazier are competent regulars, but there’s little upside here, and they feel more at home for a risk-averse contender with a single, specific hole to fill, such as Houston, Atlanta or Cleveland (if that team still counts). Colin Moran‘s not a difference-maker, just Josh Bell‘s replacement as an uninspiring first baseman. As for Gregory Polanco, the best the Pirates can hope for is that he’s healthy, returns to 2017-18 form, and nets the team a couple of good prospects when he follows his former outfield teammates out of town. That Phillip Evans ranks so highly in this list should be a great deal of concern for the front office, though the de facto starting shortstop having a Pat Meares top comp is ZiPS being mean, not me.

Ownership refused to aggressively invest in the team when there was a chance to go over the top, so I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for investment when the team is lousy. At this point, it’s a waiting game to see if prospects like Oneil Cruz and Travis Swaggerty can make the roster before the Pirates panic about the prospect of having to pay Hayes actual money, though Cruz’s future remains uncertain.

Pitchers

When I ran the Pirates ZiPS, my biggest surprise was how the team as a whole didn’t project quite as poorly as I expected. Now, I’d be lying if I said that this wasn’t more a function of my complete lack of faith in the roster than any real fount of excellence, but there are actually a few things to like about this pitching staff. I’m specifically talking about the rotation, the main reason the Pirates are projected to be somewhere around 90 losses rather than challenging the century mark. I wouldn’t call this a good rotation, but the results may stay comfortably above replacement-level, which is at least something to look forward to.

Heading the starters is Joe Musgrove, who just missed my breakout list last spring and will likely make it this time around. He’s been trying to refine his curveball for a while, but 2020 was the first time it ever really clicked for him. Taking a little speed off, he got four more inches of horizontal break than he previously had, and it reflected in his stats, with only a single curve out of 139 ending up as a hit. The walks crept up a bit as well, but as in 2020, ZiPS thinks Musgrove is a good No. 2 who has a real shot at being something better.

Jameson Taillon still has upside remaining, but his second Tommy John surgery cost him another year and a half, a huge blow after he finally put together a healthy season in 2018. Just to show how fast time flies, Taillon is pushing 30 at this point and can hardly be classified as a prospect, but if he can finally stop rolling snake eyes when it comes to injury, there’s still a chance for him to have a real career beyond endless rehab. It may not ever happen, and if it does, it might not be in Pittsburgh, but many of the reasons we all liked him as a prospect are still there.

As for the rest of the rotation, ZiPS sees competent innings-eating, but not much more than that. Mitch Keller is the lone exception, but after walking 18 batters against 16 strikeouts, the computer’s giving him more side-eye than it did a year ago. JT Brubaker‘s projection also hints at a peak-Trevor Williams level of adequate excellence. Still, while he’s more explosive than his former teammate, there’s also no real ace potential here.

Richard Rodriguez was a real find by the Bucs, but ZiPS sees little past him. One pickup the projections are a fan of is Shea Spitzbarth, taken in the Rule 5 draft. The Pirates have done well in the Rule 5 historically, and this looks like no exception, with Spitzbarth and his 92 mph fastball, solid change, and 12-6 curve getting the second-best projection in the ‘pen. That the team’s second-best reliever was just acquired for $100,000 ought to tell you quite a bit about the state of the relief corps.

Batters – Standard

Player	B	Age	PO	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Ke’Bryan Hayes	R	24	3B	513	456	64	119	30	6	12	50	48	105	8	2
Adam Frazier	L	29	2B	572	519	68	138	28	4	12	54	41	78	5	6
Phillip Evans	R	28	3B	467	421	53	108	21	2	11	48	38	78	2	4
Bryan Reynolds	B	26	CF	549	493	69	122	24	5	16	58	49	137	4	3
Jacob Stallings	R	31	C	332	298	33	76	17	0	6	33	25	74	0	1
Kevin Newman	R	27	SS	580	535	57	141	26	3	7	47	34	74	11	6
Colin Moran	L	28	3B	505	458	57	118	24	2	17	66	38	118	0	2
Kevin Kramer	L	27	2B	515	462	56	107	27	3	12	53	40	142	7	6
Pablo Reyes	R	27	LF	456	415	51	99	23	3	11	48	33	93	9	6
Michael Perez	L	28	C	286	259	29	59	13	0	7	31	23	72	0	1
Hunter Owen	R	27	3B	437	397	48	85	18	2	15	49	22	143	2	2
Travis Swaggerty	L	23	CF	543	490	61	112	18	3	10	42	45	142	19	10
Socrates Brito	L	28	RF	489	454	56	111	25	6	13	54	30	126	9	5
Jose Osuna	R	28	3B	405	374	48	93	26	1	13	51	25	76	2	2
Cole Tucker	B	24	SS	510	463	60	105	21	5	7	39	38	122	11	4
Anthony Alford	R	26	CF	359	326	41	71	16	2	9	32	26	109	19	5
JT Riddle	L	29	SS	350	329	36	74	17	2	9	33	16	71	4	1
Gregory Polanco	L	29	RF	424	380	45	82	20	2	16	54	38	120	9	2
Oneil Cruz	L	22	SS	452	417	46	97	20	6	10	45	30	133	11	8
Sherman Johnson	L	30	2B	339	297	34	60	13	2	4	23	37	85	5	3
Will Craig	R	26	1B	507	452	54	97	21	1	15	54	39	142	2	2
Jared Oliva	R	25	CF	456	412	44	89	17	5	5	32	31	123	23	7
Robbie Glendinning	R	25	SS	389	348	37	71	15	2	8	33	34	138	6	6
Andrew Susac	R	31	C	208	178	21	33	7	0	6	19	27	60	1	1
Arden Pabst	R	26	C	305	286	25	55	12	3	6	27	13	88	0	2
Chris Sharpe	R	25	LF	467	418	49	88	19	3	10	41	35	150	11	11
Erik Gonzalez	R	29	SS	374	352	34	83	19	2	6	32	15	97	5	5
Jason Delay	R	26	C	288	264	26	50	8	1	6	25	16	80	1	0
Charles Tilson	L	28	LF	421	390	39	94	15	3	2	29	24	82	9	4
Rodolfo Castro	B	22	2B	430	398	42	86	20	3	9	40	23	131	5	5
Cal Mitchell	L	22	RF	549	508	55	111	23	2	15	58	33	175	3	3
Justin Harrer	R	24	LF	240	213	23	36	8	1	5	18	19	85	4	1
Deon Stafford	R	25	C	370	339	34	65	12	2	7	30	26	127	1	2
Bligh Madris	L	25	RF	491	447	44	93	18	4	8	41	34	124	2	4

Batters – Advanced

Player	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS+	ISO	BABIP	RC/27	Def	WAR	No. 1 Comp
Ke’Bryan Hayes	.261	.334	.432	105	.171	.316	5.4	7	3.0	Edgardo Alfonzo
Adam Frazier	.266	.327	.405	96	.139	.294	4.7	3	2.1	Jerry Lumpe
Phillip Evans	.257	.325	.394	93	.138	.292	4.5	2	1.5	Ramon Martinez
Bryan Reynolds	.247	.319	.414	96	.166	.312	4.7	-3	1.5	Jeff Fiorentino
Jacob Stallings	.255	.318	.372	86	.117	.321	4.2	6	1.5	Damian Miller
Kevin Newman	.264	.312	.363	82	.099	.295	4.1	0	1.2	Gus Polidor
Colin Moran	.258	.317	.430	99	.172	.313	4.9	-5	1.2	Scott Cooper
Kevin Kramer	.232	.298	.381	82	.149	.308	3.9	3	1.0	Andujar Cedeno
Pablo Reyes	.239	.298	.388	83	.149	.283	4.0	8	0.9	Mike Dzurilla
Michael Perez	.228	.290	.359	74	.131	.289	3.6	4	0.8	Carlos Maldonado
Hunter Owen	.214	.280	.383	76	.169	.293	3.6	5	0.8	Joe Mitchell
Travis Swaggerty	.229	.295	.339	71	.110	.302	3.5	6	0.8	Troy O’Leary
Socrates Brito	.244	.291	.412	87	.167	.311	4.3	4	0.7	Brant Brown
Jose Osuna	.249	.296	.428	92	.179	.281	4.5	-6	0.4	Joel Chimelis
Cole Tucker	.227	.288	.339	69	.112	.293	3.5	1	0.4	Vance Law
Anthony Alford	.218	.285	.362	73	.144	.298	3.8	-1	0.2	Damon Mashore
JT Riddle	.225	.261	.371	68	.146	.261	3.4	2	0.2	Eddie Zosky
Gregory Polanco	.216	.288	.405	84	.189	.270	4.2	-1	0.2	George Canale
Oneil Cruz	.233	.285	.381	78	.149	.318	3.7	-7	-0.2	Carlos Garcia
Sherman Johnson	.202	.294	.300	61	.098	.269	2.9	0	-0.2	Drew Niles
Will Craig	.215	.290	.365	75	.150	.278	3.6	3	-0.2	Tommy Everidge
Jared Oliva	.216	.280	.318	61	.102	.296	3.3	1	-0.2	Aron Weston
Robbie Glendinning	.204	.279	.328	63	.124	.312	2.9	-1	-0.2	Ross Jones
Andrew Susac	.185	.293	.326	67	.140	.241	3.1	-4	-0.2	Jayhawk Owens
Arden Pabst	.192	.228	.318	45	.126	.255	2.3	6	-0.2	Pascual Matos
Chris Sharpe	.211	.281	.342	67	.132	.302	3.0	7	-0.2	Charles Hillemann
Erik Gonzalez	.236	.267	.352	65	.116	.309	3.2	-1	-0.3	Pat Meares
Jason Delay	.189	.251	.295	47	.106	.247	2.5	0	-0.6	Fausto Tejero
Charles Tilson	.241	.289	.310	62	.069	.301	3.2	4	-0.6	Corey Coles
Rodolfo Castro	.216	.262	.349	63	.133	.298	3.0	-1	-0.6	Edwin Diaz
Cal Mitchell	.219	.270	.360	68	.142	.302	3.3	2	-0.9	Radhames Polanco
Justin Harrer	.169	.256	.286	46	.117	.252	2.5	0	-0.9	Eddie Brooks
Deon Stafford	.192	.252	.301	49	.109	.283	2.4	-6	-1.3	Francisco Morales
Bligh Madris	.208	.266	.320	58	.112	.270	2.8	1	-1.5	Erold Andrus

Pitchers – Standard

Player	T	Age	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	FIP
Joe Musgrove	R	28	10	10	3.99	28	26	140.0	133	62	19	33	141	3.79
Jameson Taillon	R	29	6	6	4.23	18	18	106.3	108	50	15	27	89	4.21
JT Brubaker	R	27	6	6	4.39	24	22	112.7	114	55	13	44	97	4.29
Trevor Williams	R	29	8	10	4.64	25	25	139.7	142	72	21	46	114	4.62
Mitch Keller	R	25	6	7	4.52	25	25	121.3	118	61	17	54	127	4.39
Chris Archer	R	32	5	6	4.51	19	19	101.7	103	51	15	38	107	4.20
Felipe Vazquez	L	29	3	2	2.94	48	0	49.0	39	16	4	14	59	2.81
Chad Kuhl	R	28	5	6	4.64	21	19	97.0	97	50	13	47	87	4.71
Sean Poppen	R	27	4	5	4.62	22	15	89.7	93	46	11	38	76	4.52
Steven Brault	L	29	4	5	4.73	27	17	99.0	95	52	12	55	91	4.80
Cody Bolton	R	23	6	8	4.79	21	21	92.0	94	49	14	36	81	4.73
Sam Howard	L	28	5	5	4.48	43	10	82.3	79	41	12	37	87	4.53
Clay Holmes	R	28	4	5	4.58	30	10	76.7	73	39	7	46	72	4.52
Richard Rodriguez	R	31	5	4	3.84	61	0	63.3	57	27	10	20	72	4.05
Keone Kela	R	28	3	2	3.21	37	0	33.7	25	12	4	13	45	3.30
Chris Stratton	R	30	5	7	4.91	37	13	102.7	106	56	17	40	95	4.71
Shea Spitzbarth	R	26	3	3	3.97	50	0	68.0	60	30	9	30	79	4.03
Cody Ponce	R	27	5	6	4.86	27	12	79.7	83	43	13	32	68	4.95
Hector Noesi	R	34	6	8	5.18	23	19	113.0	123	65	22	38	92	5.25
Nik Turley	L	31	3	4	4.72	30	6	53.3	52	28	7	27	52	4.68
Geoff Hartlieb	R	27	3	3	4.28	54	0	67.3	64	32	6	36	65	4.19
Austin Davis	L	28	2	2	4.20	46	0	60.0	56	28	7	28	60	4.25
Jeffrey Passantino	R	25	3	5	5.12	24	10	82.7	89	47	16	28	74	5.10
Montana DuRapau	R	29	3	3	4.33	45	1	54.0	49	26	8	24	64	4.24
Blake Weiman	L	25	3	3	4.47	34	0	48.3	47	24	6	21	45	4.36
Kyle Crick	R	28	3	3	4.50	51	0	48.0	42	24	6	29	52	4.70
Edgar Santana	R	29	2	3	4.53	47	0	51.7	54	26	7	17	40	4.55
Michael Feliz	R	28	2	3	4.64	52	1	52.3	48	27	8	26	60	4.48
Nick Mears	R	24	2	3	4.58	30	0	37.3	35	19	6	17	40	4.73
Beau Sulser	R	27	4	6	5.11	33	5	79.3	90	45	12	27	50	5.10
Luis Escobar	R	25	3	5	5.38	32	12	85.3	89	51	13	50	75	5.37
Jandel Gustave	R	28	2	3	4.67	57	0	54.0	54	28	6	26	42	4.62
Derek Holland	L	34	4	6	5.45	32	15	99.0	99	60	19	50	97	5.35
Wil Crowe	R	26	5	8	5.61	20	20	101.0	114	63	18	45	77	5.49
Carson Fulmer	R	27	4	7	5.42	34	12	81.3	80	49	13	52	76	5.53
Blake Cederlind	R	25	2	3	4.96	36	0	45.3	45	25	6	25	42	4.83
Dovydas Neverauskas	R	28	3	4	4.86	52	0	63.0	59	34	10	35	71	4.80
Tyler Bashlor	R	28	2	3	5.06	47	0	48.0	46	27	7	26	44	5.06
Cam Vieaux	L	27	5	8	5.74	23	23	116.0	131	74	22	53	86	5.71
Williams Jerez	L	29	3	4	5.08	53	0	62.0	63	35	11	31	60	5.20
Miguel Del Pozo	L	28	2	3	5.19	41	0	43.3	43	25	6	26	40	5.07
Matt Eckelman	R	27	3	4	5.40	44	2	51.7	54	31	7	34	42	5.46
Jose Soriano	R	22	4	7	6.08	18	17	63.7	64	43	10	55	55	6.27
Luis Oviedo	R	22	4	7	6.04	17	16	70.0	78	47	12	43	47	6.12
Joe Jacques	L	26	3	5	5.77	34	2	53.0	55	34	6	42	40	5.69

Pitchers – Advanced

Player	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BB%	K%	BABIP	ERA+	ERA-	WAR	No. 1 Comp
Joe Musgrove	9.1	2.1	1.2	5.7%	24.1%	.297	109	92	2.4	Donne Wall
Jameson Taillon	7.5	2.3	1.3	6.0%	19.8%	.295	103	97	1.6	John Buzhardt
JT Brubaker	7.7	3.5	1.0	8.9%	19.6%	.302	99	101	1.4	Dave Lemanczyk
Trevor Williams	7.3	3.0	1.4	7.6%	18.9%	.291	94	107	1.4	Jim Bagby
Mitch Keller	9.4	4.0	1.3	10.1%	23.8%	.306	96	104	1.4	Todd Eggertsen
Chris Archer	9.5	3.4	1.3	8.6%	24.2%	.315	96	104	1.1	Todd Ritchie
Felipe Vazquez	10.8	2.6	0.7	7.0%	29.6%	.292	148	68	1.1	Don Mossi
Chad Kuhl	8.1	4.4	1.2	10.9%	20.1%	.299	94	107	1.0	Rip Collins
Sean Poppen	7.6	3.8	1.1	9.5%	19.1%	.306	94	106	0.8	Erv Palica
Steven Brault	8.3	5.0	1.1	12.3%	20.4%	.294	92	109	0.8	Joe Sullivan
Cody Bolton	7.9	3.5	1.4	8.9%	20.0%	.299	91	110	0.7	Shawn Hill
Sam Howard	9.5	4.0	1.3	10.2%	23.9%	.302	97	103	0.7	Jerry Augustine
Clay Holmes	8.5	5.4	0.8	13.1%	20.6%	.301	95	105	0.6	Frank Reberger
Richard Rodriguez	10.2	2.8	1.4	7.5%	27.1%	.292	113	88	0.6	Terry Leach
Keone Kela	12.0	3.5	1.1	9.4%	32.6%	.280	135	74	0.6	Rich Garces
Chris Stratton	8.3	3.5	1.5	8.9%	21.2%	.302	88	113	0.5	Dickie Noles
Shea Spitzbarth	10.5	4.0	1.2	10.2%	27.0%	.297	109	91	0.5	Turk Farrell
Cody Ponce	7.7	3.6	1.5	9.1%	19.3%	.298	89	112	0.5	Jim McDonald
Hector Noesi	7.3	3.0	1.8	7.6%	18.5%	.297	84	119	0.4	Flint Rhem
Nik Turley	8.8	4.6	1.2	11.3%	21.8%	.302	92	109	0.3	John Curtis
Geoff Hartlieb	8.7	4.8	0.8	12.0%	21.6%	.305	102	98	0.3	Paul Schneider
Austin Davis	9.0	4.2	1.1	10.6%	22.8%	.297	103	97	0.2	Rich Folkers
Jeffrey Passantino	8.1	3.0	1.7	7.7%	20.3%	.303	85	118	0.2	Joe Roa
Montana DuRapau	10.7	4.0	1.3	10.2%	27.2%	.301	98	102	0.2	Ernie Camacho
Blake Weiman	8.4	3.9	1.1	9.9%	21.2%	.297	97	103	0.1	Jim Crawford
Kyle Crick	9.8	5.4	1.1	13.4%	24.1%	.288	97	104	0.1	Marc Pisciotta
Edgar Santana	7.0	3.0	1.2	7.6%	17.8%	.297	96	104	0.1	John Boozer
Michael Feliz	10.3	4.5	1.4	11.3%	26.1%	.299	94	107	0.0	Ryan Houston
Nick Mears	9.6	4.1	1.4	10.3%	24.2%	.293	95	105	0.0	Danny Frisella
Beau Sulser	5.7	3.1	1.4	7.6%	14.1%	.300	85	118	0.0	Mickey Weston
Luis Escobar	7.9	5.3	1.4	12.7%	19.0%	.303	81	124	0.0	Chuck McGrath
Jandel Gustave	7.0	4.3	1.0	10.8%	17.5%	.293	93	107	0.0	Bruce Dal Canton
Derek Holland	8.8	4.5	1.7	11.3%	21.9%	.293	80	126	-0.1	Ewald Pyle
Wil Crowe	6.9	4.0	1.6	9.8%	16.7%	.306	77	129	-0.1	Rick Sutcliffe
Carson Fulmer	8.4	5.8	1.4	13.8%	20.2%	.293	80	125	-0.1	Jesse Jefferson
Blake Cederlind	8.3	5.0	1.2	12.2%	20.5%	.300	88	114	-0.2	Rick Greene
Dovydas Neverauskas	10.1	5.0	1.4	12.4%	25.2%	.301	89	112	-0.2	Ryan Henderson
Tyler Bashlor	8.3	4.9	1.3	12.0%	20.4%	.287	86	117	-0.2	Jamie Emiliano
Cam Vieaux	6.7	4.1	1.7	10.0%	16.2%	.301	76	132	-0.2	Rich Rundles
Williams Jerez	8.7	4.5	1.6	11.1%	21.5%	.299	85	117	-0.3	Carmen Cali
Miguel Del Pozo	8.3	5.4	1.2	13.1%	20.2%	.298	84	120	-0.3	Todd Rizzo
Matt Eckelman	7.3	5.9	1.2	14.0%	17.4%	.301	80	124	-0.3	Don Timberlake
Jose Soriano	7.8	7.8	1.4	17.8%	17.8%	.292	71	140	-0.4	Jesus Silva
Luis Oviedo	6.0	5.5	1.5	13.0%	14.2%	.296	72	139	-0.4	Rob Purvis
Joe Jacques	6.8	7.1	1.0	16.5%	15.7%	.299	75	133	-0.6	Jeff Ridgway

Players are listed with their most recent teams wherever possible. This includes players who are unsigned, players who will miss 2021 due to injury, and players who were released in 2020. So yes, if you see Joe Schmoe, who quit baseball back in August to form a Finnish industrial death metal fourth-wave ska J-pop band, he’s still listed here intentionally.

Both hitters and pitchers are ranked by projected zWAR, which is to say, WAR values as calculated by me, Dan Szymborski, whose surname is spelled with a z. WAR values might differ slightly from those which appear in the full release of ZiPS. Finally, I will advise anyone against — and might karate chop anyone guilty of — merely adding up WAR totals on a depth chart to produce projected team WAR. ZiPS is assuming that the designated hitter will continue in force in 2021; if it does not, there will be widespread minor adjustments across the board come April.

ZiPS is agnostic about future playing time by design. For more information about ZiPS, please refer to this article, or get angry at Dan on Twitter or something.

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Dan Szymborski is a senior writer for FanGraphs and the developer of the ZiPS projection system. He was a writer for ESPN.com from 2010-2018, a regular guest on a number of radio shows and podcasts, and a voting BBWAA member. He also maintains a terrible Twitter account at @DSzymborski.