JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 1/25/21

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 1/25/21

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Ben Clemens

2:46

Turner/Semien plus another reclamation project pitcher

Rosenthal seems like maybe a fit

but someone like that

I'm leaning Turner over Semien though

George

2:46

Kolton Wong or Tommy La Stella? Both lefties, both on the wrong side of 30, both going to command basically the same contract. Which would you prefer?

Ben Clemens

2:47

I like Wong more. Maybe it's my Cardinals homer-ism showing through but I think his floor is just way higher

And I'm not convinced his ceiling is any lower

brad penny for your thoughts

2:47

what the NL central is doing should be criminal

Ben Clemens

2:47

Inclined to agree

2:48

It's truly amazing how no one wants to jump to the front of the line

Johnny5Alive

2:48

I think the general impression is that Sandy was always running the show, but after the Porter incident, it seemed like all the players the Mets were previously linked to (and supposedly 'close' - Hand, Springer, but also Hernandez) have signed elsewhere. Like I know its not in solidarity with Porter, but if one person is laying the groundwork on these deals and then just is no longer there, does that affect these negotiations that much?

Ben Clemens

2:48

I have to imagine it really varies from player to player

And depends on specific personal relationships

2:49

If your recruiting pitch has been heavy on 'you'll get along with the front office' and light on 'here's a bag full of money you dope'

Well, that's bad

Appa Yip Yip

2:49

How deep do you think the Cubs tear down is going to go? Baseless Hendricks/Bryant rumours are flying everywhere.

Ben Clemens

2:49

I don't think that Hendricks will actually move

2:50

I think that they're going to tear it down pretty hard in a year though

I think that they'll struggle to get both fair return and palatable fan reaction for much more teardown this year

2:51

But I think their trend is towards bottoming out below 80 wins for a bit soon

Kyle

2:51

If you had to rank all the divisions by how good they are off the top of your head, what would it be 1-6?

Ben Clemens

2:52

Sure, let's just do this off the top of my head. NLW, ALE, NLE, ALC, ALW, NLC

Really unsure on the bottom 3 though

Bookie Metts

2:52

What do you make of the Ottovino trade? Seems like a great deal for the Red Sox considering their current team status.

Ben Clemens

2:52

Yeah, the Yankees wanted to hand someone Adam Ottavino and they were willing to pay for it

2:53

Sounds like something worth accepting

Alabama Hot Pocket

2:53

The correct answer is AL East, NL East...............................who cares?

NLW is a good division? Two good teams and a hot mess below them makes a good division since when?

Ben Clemens

2:54

I think the DBacks are fine, but yeah, having the two best teams in the NL (and arguably in baseball) counts for a lot

This isn't a binary 'how many good teams are there'

Kyle

2:54

Can the Nats sustain this stars and then whatever cheap FAs are on the market for much longer? Feels since Harper has left that has been the basic plan. Can they keep it up much longer if they keep spending this much every season?

Ben Clemens

2:54

It seems like it's going to mostly work for a while

I think a bigger issue is that we dn't really know Nats' ownership's willingness to hand out cash

We know they're willing to guarantee cash

But a lot of their deferrals are still ongoing or coming up

Appa Yip Yip

2:56

The question would be better phrased as "best competition for the division title" which boils down to how many teams you like in the race.

Ben Clemens

2:56

Now that question

Might have NLC at the top lol

I think the NLC and NLE are the only divisions with 4 reasonably likely division winners

Nolan

2:56

If the M's sign Rosenthal and Eddie Rosario you think they'd be a legit sleeper pick for the division? Seems crazy that they're keeping the budget so tight with the west so open right now.

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