JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 11/15/22

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 11/15/22

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2:23

A's are playing some spring training games in Vegas. Does this move the needle at all in terms of them leaving Oakland?

Ben Clemens

2:24

I don't think so. It's just more of the same saber rattling

That said, it seems to me as a bay area resident that the team is very interested in moving to Vegas

so I'd still make the odds high. I just don't thikn playing spring games in their AAA stadium moves the needle

Artie

2:25

what effect does the FTX collapse have on MLB?

Ben Clemens

2:26

Fewer jersey patches, and maybe (but probably not, c'mon it's MLB) a little more due diligence before signing crypto deals

I think that they often have the "oh, money? I like money, you're surely legit if you have it" approach

2:27

I'll be honest -- I kinda thought FTX was legit

But I did not do extended partnership research before linking my name to them professionally, so I'll cut myself a little slack

Dan

2:28

Did Aaron Judge just have the best year of somebody who will never be considered the best player in baseball? How many more 9+ WAR season make people call him the best player in baseball?

Ben Clemens

2:28

I think that depends heavily on what you mean by "people"

I think there are plenty of people who currently consider him the best hitter in baseball

I mean, did you see his season?

Matt

2:28

Phillies signing one of the top SS....buying or selling?

Ben Clemens

2:29

Selling. I think they roll with Stott

Cardinal Red

2:30

Who is Yadi's heir to catching in St. Louis? Contreras?

Ben Clemens

2:30

I still think it'll end up being Sean Murphy or Danny Jansen

Granted, plenty of that is just how weird it would feel to see a lifelong Cub as a Cardinals

Cardinal*

AJ Preller

2:31

who are some value, relatively lower cost starters I can round out my rotation with?

Ben Clemens

2:31

Might I interest you in a ludicrously long ranking of free agents?

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2023-top-50-free-agents/

jabon hames

2:31

trade proposal. Graveman, L. Garcia, and a prospect for Winker & M. Gonzales. who says no?

Ben Clemens

2:33

I think I'd do this trade as the Mariners

I guess I'd maybe do it as the White Sox, too? Winker is a strange piece in that I think he'll be good again but the error bars are huge

Dan

2:34

What is your mental number for how much someone is "lifetime wealthy"?

Ben Clemens

2:34

Eh, I don't have an exact number, but I think it's definitely in 8 figures

Not that you can't live forever on 7 figures, just, I assume Benintendi is not into scrimping and saving

I feel like most highly paid athletes aren't

Dan

2:35

How do teams approach free agent doesn't perfectly fit a teams budget/plans is there a risk of insulting them with a low offer? Is it better to say nothing in case your plans or the market change and now you do want them.

Ben Clemens

2:35

I don't actually know the answer to this, but I think that in general more communication is better

2:37

So you know, tell the truth: "Hey, I'm not sure if this will interest you, and it's early in our offseason so we're not sure where this will end up, but just wanted to open a dialog'

Being aboveboard pays off in the long run, because it's a repeated game with agents for the most part

2:38

If an agent knows that you're a straight shooter, they'll probably be more willing to deal with you even if you tell them 'hey this might not be the best deal you see'

John Thacker

2:38

When it comes to MLB making blunders involving promoting the game and taking too short-term a view of money, a sponsorship contract with FTX for uniform patches isn't nearly as bad as making deals with RSNs to put your games on blacked-out expensive cable channels.

Ben Clemens

2:38

My personal favorite is the Nationals seats branded with TerraUSD

2:39

They took the cash upfront, so they're still branded that way well past the implosion

trophy

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delightful

Tacoby Bellsbury

2:39

Does Jeff Passan's reporting that the Rafael Montero deal was directly negotiated by Jim Crane affect how you view your column about reliever valuations at all?

Ben Clemens

2:39

Most certainly

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