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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 1/23/23

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2:27

I didn't mean you were implying that Lopez's value was increased as a lefty. I just hear announcers talk about this way too much.

Ben Clemens

2:27

Oh yeah 100%!

Oaktown Blues

2:27

Re: Jay Z, his most recent solo album 4:44 was actually really good! Would recommend if you were a fan of his older stuff. No ID on the beats

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

2:27

Haters say Jay fell off. How, Ben, his last album was 4:44? (Fun fact, Jay-Z ghostwrote Still D.R.E.)

Ben Clemens

2:28

To be fair, I haven't listened to 4:44 very much so maybe I'm low on him

2:29

There are just too many "hi I'm Jay-Z I'm rich here are songs about how rich and happy I am" guest spots in rotation

Oaktown Blues

2:29

Should I be losing faith in the A's FO? The book is far from closed on the rebuilding trades they've made so far, but the early returns are pretty rough, with only Langeliers looking like an impact player. Is Esteury Ruiz gonna turn into Rickey Henderson and make me look foolish for doubting? Does Billy Beane have another 2012-like miracle season in him?

Ben Clemens

2:30

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills with the Oakland front office. We know they're good at finding value in ways we don't expect, and it's happened before. Could it happen again? I mean, I'm sure, but I don't see it. I'm with you, I'm pretty down on the recent returns

hebrew

2:30

I'm asking everyone today:

Can you help me solve the logjam I have in Ottoneu?

standard 5x5 league, year 5 so some pretty hefty inflation (35%+)

Cut/Keep:

Gleyber ($13)
Polanco ($11)
McMahon ($6)
Kolten Wong ($5)
Bryson Stott ($6)

(Carlos Correa is my only SS)

Ben Clemens

2:30

So take this with a grain of salt, because I suck at Ottoneu

2:32

I think I'd be most interested in Gleyber and Stott

eh maybe McMahon as well

I don't think Wong plays particularly well in 5x5, and I'm just kinda down on Polanco, perhaps wrongly so

Oaktown Blues

2:32

Do you think either of Nick Allen or Christian Pache will ever hit enough for a full time role in the bigs?

Ben Clemens

2:32

Allen yes, Pache no

2:33

I like Allen's base skillset more, essentially

as a hitter -- I think they're both great defenders

Telemachus

2:33

Do you think the Rays would be open to trading Yandy Diaz? Would a Keston Hiura + Adrian Houser (or Eric Lauer) package entice them? Diaz would bring balance to the Brewers lineup and his strong OBP and high contact approach would help set the table in the two spot behind Yelich.

Ben Clemens

2:33

Eh, for the right return, but I don't think that would do it

I think I'm finally giving up on Houser

2:34

He's 29 and I've had him as a breakout candidate for four straight years

eh, maybe 3.5 straight yeras

DH only

2:34

Is Franimal done? Haven't heard any news on him. Have you?

Ben Clemens

2:34

I haven't, but I think he'll find a job somewhere regardless

A Boy Named Yu

2:34

Was Caleb Killian's debut stretch last year so bad that he's off the radar now as a rotation piece?

Ben Clemens

2:35

Not for me, though obviously his star has dimmed

2:37

I'm more worried by his control problems in Triple-A, quite frankly

He's throwing much harder now but hasn't been able to harness his old command

He was carving guys up in the low 90s, now he's mid-90s and struggling to locate

2:38

Let's give it a minute to see if he can bridge the two

Rusty Trombone

2:38

You may not be the prospects guy or the HOF guy, but fwiw, I'd still rather read your chats any day, hands down.

Ben Clemens

2:38

Marco Scutaro

2:38

I saw what Benintendi got in free agency for being a slap hitter. I wish I played in today's game so I could have gotten paid. :(

Ben Clemens

2:39

Funny, I just saw Benintendi in an article I'm writing that features some slap hitters

And I thought yep, that means the statistic I'm using is working

Jamzy

2:39

I'm looking at making my first trip to the Bay area this May. Brewers are in town against the Giants and the A's host the Rangers. Do I go to a game in Oakland or just hit 3 at Oracle?

Ben Clemens

2:39

it depends on whether you'd get a deGrom start, imo

Also depends where you're staying

Oracle is great, and Oakland is worse now that the team is in full 'we dare you to come to a game' mode

2:40

But I LOVE watching deGrom starts, he might be the starter I've seen live most frequently

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