JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 1/11/21

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 1/11/21

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Laffy Tuffy

3:07

If you're running the Pirates would you offer Wilmer Font a one year deal for $2.5 million with a 2023 team option for $2.75 million?

Ben Clemens

3:07

Sure why not? Very specific!

Mitch Meluskey

3:07

The Royals seem intent on contending in 2022 based on moves this year and comments - without a drastic change in how they spend do you see an offseason path toward this? They seem far off even if you take most optimistic view of what they could get from their current roster and prospects next year internally

Ben Clemens

3:08

Uh... I do not see an offseason path. I thought what needed to happen this year was for their young pitching to take a leap forward and well

It didn't

rulescrap34

3:09

Recently Dan Connelly wrote in the Athletic that the Orioles prospects lack pitching depth other Grayson Rodriguez. Is that a fair assessment?

Ben Clemens

3:09

The BOARD can help with this, because I am certainly no expert in Orioles pitching depth

https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2021-in-season-prospect-...

3:10

We have Mike Baumann as their only non-Rodriguez starter prospect with much value

barney gumble

3:10

why do teams fire coaches midseaon (recently, Padres and Larry)? surely they know it won't help. just to appease fans?

Ben Clemens

3:10

Maybe to light a fire under the players, too

But yeah, largely it's optics

3:11

re changes to baseball: I really like Goldstein's take of starting service time upon signing.

Ben Clemens

3:11

That works for me too

Just something that defeats the 'oh we'll hide them in the minors for our own financial gain' incentive

Jacques Pederson

3:11

the Cardinal outfield features 2 speed/power statcast darlings....and Dylan Carlson who is the opposite.

Ben Clemens

3:12

Yeah, Carlson's hard hit numbers were never great and they've dipped as the year wears on

3:13

Max exit velo fine, overall hitting numbers fine, but it's weird how low his hard hit rate is given that the other numbers are mostly middle of the pack

He's kinda reverse O'Neill

>this guy<

3:13

re: changes to baseball- new extra innings rules will scrap the free runner but from now on only position players can pitch and only pitchers can hit

Ben Clemens

3:13

I'd like to see one game done this way

Ohtani's value just keeps going up

Okra

3:13

How much longer can RSN's survive with streaming getting more and more popular?

Ben Clemens

3:14

I think RSN's will survive, they do sell the streaming broadcasts so they get a piece of that. But I thikn rights fees might be headed down rather than up

Jacques Pederson

3:14

Baumann is a much better writer than pitcher

Ben Clemens

3:14

And a pretty good pitcher at that, which means he must be a great writer

Lash

3:14

Any thoights on the owners initial CBA offer?

Ben Clemens

3:14

Not a serious one, put out there so that they could float a trial balloon to the media

3:15

Proposing a vastly lower luxury tax cap to the players was always gonna be a non-starter without far more serious concessions than a salary floor that affects about 5 teams

But I think the owners knew that

3:16

So they're just putting it out there to gauge perception and maybe see if the plyaers say 'oh we're interested in some type of cap/floor system under different terms'

3:17

Seems like a totally fine negotiating decision to me. The serious offers are just gonna be backloaded, this is definitely a brinksmanship kinda situation

Beeks

3:17

How cool that Giannis is now a part owner of the Brewers!!!

Ben Clemens

3:17

Very neat. I think Aaron Rodgers is a part owner of the Bucks too

Wisconsin has a very cool sports community

I think it has something to do with the fact that there's nothing to do but drink beer and watch tv for 8 months out of the year

3:18

And I mean that with love, my wife is from there and she's a diehard Packers fan

Desmond

3:18

Ben please just take your out on a limb way to early guess on the team the following players sign with ? Seager,Correa,Bryant, Story and Seimen?

Ben Clemens

3:19

Hm. I'll say Seager stays with the Dodgers, Correa goes to the Yankees, Bryant stays in SF, Story is a surprise signing in Cincinnati, and Semien

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