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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 10/25/21

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Guest

2:31

Re: Akiyama: In that case, what do the Reds do in the OF? Senzel will be hurt and Castellanos will likely be gone, so that leave Jesse Winker as the only established outfielder. Could they really be content with, e.g., Aquino and Naquin?

Ben Clemens

2:31

They really shouldn't be, so I think they'll be shoppers in the Soler/Pederson tier this offseason

Derek

2:31

Seiya Suzuki was great for me in an OOTP franchise once!

Ben Clemens

2:31

A foolproof stamp of approval

David

2:31

Do you think the Dodgers move Bellinger to try and re-sign some critical guys or roll the dice he bounces back? If they move him, what type of return are they looking at in addition to the team absorbing his salary?

Ben Clemens

2:32

I do not, because I think that he's far from an obviously enticing trade chip

2:33

I think they'd get a very scant return if they traded him and didn't want to eat his salary; he has only two years left until free agency, both at around $20 million, and the bat is just such a question mark

Steamer projects him as a 113 wRC+ hitter in 2022, which is a nice player in CF but not a huge bargain at that contract

2:34

I think you could talk yourself up or down, but if the Dodgers are shopping him, they clearly don't believe he's bouncing back, so the teams buying will be cognizant of that

The Oberamtmann

2:34

Saw Dune yesterday. Three friends who loved the books loved the movie. Yes, changes had to be made, but they thought it caught the spirit 100%

Ben Clemens

2:34

Amazing!

Weekend Hack

2:34

so- sticky stuff is back, right? seems like pitchers pretty obviously have stuff on their caps again,, everyone just decided what the heck why not or what>

Ben Clemens

2:34

Spin rates have been ticking back up slowly -- still way below where they were pre-enforcement

2:35

I think that there's been some tacit acknowledgement that you can have a liiiiittle, and maybe pine tar?

But the umps are still checking every pitcher, it's not like anyone is going out there at max stickiness

Lars Nootbaar

2:35

I'm tied for the AFL lead in HRs

Ben Clemens

2:35

You've also trademarked "Nootbar" and are looking to develop a snack for athletes

There's a lot to like here

Sullen in SD

2:35

This is now the 2nd time Preller has assembled a roster that cratered. Why does he still have a job

Ben Clemens

2:36

My sense is that management is going to wait and see what happens in 2022

This roster was somewhat injury-unlucky, and some of the moves were really to reinforce 2022 (Clevinger)

If they're bad again next year, I'm pretty sure he'll be gone

Henry Owens

2:36

Do you think the Red Sox will deploy Garret Whitlock as a starter or a reliever next year?

Ben Clemens

2:37

I think they'll stick to multi-inning relief, but it's a close call

He's so good that it might be worth just seeing if you can get away with starting him and get 175 innings out of him, even if it's lower quality than his relief apperances

Ball Guy

2:37

In an offseason with so many teams needing a SS, do you think it would be smart for the Cardinals to shop DeJong for pitching? The Twins for example are in need of a SS, how about a deal for closer Taylor Rogers?

Ben Clemens

2:38

Yes, I think that the Cards should shop DeJong, unless the team thinks that DeJong is the real shortstop of the future and Shildt was going rogue by playing Sosa (to be clear, I don't think that this is true)

2:39

I think someone of Rogers' ilk would make sense, if they actually move the relievers they've been talking about (Hicks, Reyes, maybe Cabrera) to the rotation, there's a ton of relief slack to pick up

Appa Yip Yip

2:39

The fundamental flaw, to me, of any Dune adaptations is that having real people say "Kwisatz Haderach" out loud is always going to sound really, really dumb. Curious to see how the new adaptation threaded that needle.

Ben Clemens

2:39

Just gonna leave this here while I make a coffee

Guest

2:40

If Preller’s fired, would people like Dave Cameron be fired at the same time?

Ben Clemens

2:41

It varies by circumstance

That said, Cameron has already announced that he won't be back in 2022, as reported by The Athletic

So in this case, it's a moot point

But yeah, sometimes staff carry over, sometimes they don't

Grant

2:41

While the Angels definitely need a shortstop, they'd be stupid to spend big money on one of the big FA's there rather than on pitching, right? Seems like Pitching + a Freddy Galvis type at short is the way to go.

Ben Clemens

2:41

Oh 100%

2:43

I liked their Iglesias experiment, I'd try the same thing again

They just need pitching SO badly

The Stranger

2:43

Appa Yip Yop has identified the fatal flaw in fantasy adaptations. Looking forward hearing people try to say Aes Sedai as well.

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