JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 1/25/21

Prev Page View Full Chat Next Page

Ben Clemens

3:16

That seems reasonable, and I don't think that's a terrible outcome

I share your frustration, btw. My mom is a huge O's fan and she is eternally hopeful and eternally saddened

Appa Yip Yip

3:17

I would argue the Jays have been flexing financial muscle for years now, using money during the down years to snag prospects like teoscar and mcguire, cutting bait on Tulo when he still had 50 million owed to make room for Bichette while teams like baltimore hold out for a crumb of Chris davis, and now it's kicking into higher gear with the Springer signing.

There was never any sense to Shapiro leaving Cleveland if he didn't have certainty that ownership was willing to spend.

Ben Clemens

3:17

Yeah, this is a better way to put it I suppose

The jays have never been shy about money

They're just becoming even less shy

The Tulo move is probably not cited enough. It wasn't really a financial decision, but a willingness to accept sunk costs decision

But it was excellent

Gavin Lux

3:17

Now that Hernandez went to Boston, do I have a starting role in LA?

Ben Clemens

3:18

The Dodgers are going to try really hard to give you one

Doug

3:18

Did the Pirates get more for Taillon than Musgrove? Which would you rather have of the two?

Ben Clemens

3:18

I think they got about the same

I would rather have Musgrove

So, I like the Taillon trade more for them I suppose

Pitch_Out

3:18

Is Ottavino another "couldn't handle the bright lights of NY" guy, just another reliever subject to noisy year-to-year statlines, or is it just because it's *really friggin' hard* to control a pitch with that much break?

Ben Clemens

3:18

The second one

3:19

He gave up a .375 BABIP last year in 18 innings

gotta kinda ignore that, it's 18 innings

There are red flags there, namely the diving swinging strike rate

And I do think he was miscast as a true elite reliever given the split issue

3:20

But I don't see any reason to think anything other than 'above average reliever' here, and that's not a bad outcome given what he has been over his career

That said, he's 35 so

One arm twinge and gg

Guest

3:20

Have you heard anything about the new MASN controversy? (Cutting Pre/Post game shows for both Nats and O's and other general budget cuts) Do you think this gives the Nats enough leeway to just leave this atrocious television deal and get a new TV deal that the O's don't screw them with?

Ben Clemens

3:20

I have been following it and what a mess

3:21

I don't know the legal ramifications of the original MASN deal

So I can't really opine on that

That said, this will surely put some pressure on the arrangement

drew

3:21

am i being anxious for thinking the padres still don't have enough sp depth? i don't really have high hopes for any of the prospects to make a big step this year with the exception of morejon

Ben Clemens

3:21

Not really. They have a lot of depth 1-5 but not a lot 6-10

It's a different kind of depth

3:22

And I think they could probably acquire some cheaply if they needed it

But the reinforcements aren't amazing even though the highlights are great

I think they could do a Profar-esque thing with starters still

Guest

3:22

Yankees and Red Sox trade, now the know the end is near. what is the yankees plan for that $8M they saved?

Ben Clemens

3:22

I think they'll laugh about how they don't need to pay the CBT

And then also sign Brett Gardner

Tacoby Bellsbury

3:23

So, thanks for the Sagrada and Jaipur recommendations, everyone. Can you please stop recommending games for me? The pile of boxes is beginning to teeter, and we're starting to lose our memory of rules for the games on the bottom of the pile.

Ben Clemens

3:23

This is a massive problem in the Clemens household

Connecting…

Message History

On Off

Your current subscriptions

None

E-mail Address	Chat Owner	Status	Remove

Enter your email address to be notified when Ben Clemens hosts a chat