JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 10/25/21

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 10/25/21

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Ben Clemens

2:09

You'll never convince me that her accent is a real accent

There are so many letters that are just transposed into different sounds for no obvious reason

2:11

I think it's just impressive that she made it so far. I'm not 100% sure she deserved to go, but she was baking uphill by trying to bake vegan

Greg

2:11

Is Kevin Newman a DFA candidate?

Ben Clemens

2:11

I don't think the Pirates should do it, but he definitely is

cool

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I think that you might as well keep him around, but don't let him block you from doing something else you'd be interested in

brad penny for your thoughts

2:11

this is partially in jest but have you seen any evidence that michael girsch does anything in the stl front office?

Ben Clemens

2:12

GM is just not a very important job these days, at least in front of the cameras

He's probably doing a ton behind the scenes, though

Like, find me something that GM's on other teams have done in public

Guest

2:13

Should the Reds pick up Wade Miley's option? His overall season stats were solid, but his 5+ FIP in the second half is concerning.

Ben Clemens

2:14

So, Miley's option is for 9 million net

I think it's close. He's on our free agent list, but we have a replacement lined up in case they exercise it

Multiphasic

2:14

Fair enough. Based on my experience with vegan baked goods, I wonder if the judges were being extra vocally supportive because she'd handicapped herself while secretly thinking, "This tastes like gravel mixed with frosted flakes"?

Ben Clemens

2:14

100%

I think she was graded on a curve for sure

Appa Yip Yip

2:14

The Red Sox cheated with an Apple watch in 2018 and won the world series and nobody cares. Is it the sheer blatancy of the trash can that still has people mad? The fact it was a trash can and not like, an exposed pipe?

Ben Clemens

2:14

Well, the sheer systematization of it also grates

2:15

It seems to have been far more widespread than the Red Sox cheating scheme, perhaps largely b/c the Red Sox one got caught early

cool

1

2:16

But yeah, Alex Cora is a great manager, and also presided over two cheating schemes, seems VERY strange

Sharps

2:16

The lack of an undo function on BGA is ruining some games for us on mobile. Should all digital games have a "go back" button?

Ben Clemens

2:16

I 100% think so if you're playing with friends. I know BGA has weird tournament modes and maybe not for those

Derek

2:16

Have you played Gloomhaven? Friends and I have been playing the digital version since it came out last week and it's really, really good.

Ben Clemens

2:17

My mom bought us Gloomhaven as a wedding present, and then we lugged it across the country when we moved out here.

Still hvaen't played it! It's just too imposing

When we will, I'm sure it will be awesome though.

Dan

2:17

Given rumors that there's no love for Verlander in the Astros clubhouse plus Greinke's awful second half, is it possible that it makes sense to give neither a QO?

Ben Clemens

2:17

Greinke isn't eligible for a QO as he's already received one

2:18

I think they'll 100% give Verlander one, and there's a roughly 0% chance he accepts

Greg

2:18

In a worst case scenario, what date does the season start next year?

Ben Clemens

2:18

2023

vomit

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Blake

2:18

So what board games are you playing at the moment? I've been on a bit of a Scythe and Inis kick.

Ben Clemens

2:18

LOVE Inis

I haven't played it a ton, because I don't own it, but I've been blown away every time I've played

2:19

We've been playing some Flamme Rouge, which is a lightweight bike racing game, and some Taverns of Tiefenthal

Both great, would recommend

vtdonof

2:19

Do you think Detroit will spend this offseason? They have the $$ and it seems like there's a foundation starting to coalesce.

Ben Clemens

2:19

I do

I'm not saying they're going to sign three top free agents

But I think that they need to start supplementing their core, and it's better a year too early than a year too late

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