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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 11/30/20

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Cole

2:18

Along with being active in free agency, do you think it would be a good idea for the Mets to trade for a bad 1 yr contract (Thinking like an Ian Desmond, Avi Garcia, Eduardo Escobar, etc.) but also acquiring a promising young player in the deal? Essentially "buying a prospect." I think their financial situation gives them unique opportunities in this market as a lot of teams seem to be looking to shed underwater contracts.

Ben Clemens

2:19

If it's on offer yes, but I haven't really heard of a lot of teams champing at the bit to do this. That discussion would happen quietly most likely, but yeah, if they can do it, they should definitely be open to it.

Abie the Fish Man

2:19

If you were Mike Rizzo, assuming Bryant is tendered, what do you trade to get him?

Guest

2:19

If you're the Nats, would you rather pay blood & treasure for Bryant, or mere dollars for a big (but older) FA bat?

Ben Clemens

2:20

I'll level with you -- I don't know much about the Nats' minor league system. I'd part with two back-of-the-top-10 prospects in their system assuming it looks roughly like Eric has it -- top-heavy with Kieboom without much depth

2:21

That might not be enough for the Cubs, but if they're semi-rebuilding anyway, they might pull the trigger. This isn't a Mookie Betts kind of trade, in my eyes

They can't demand more prospect value than a rough estimate would find "fair" in exchange for the privilege of adding a superstar b/c I don't really consider Bryant a lock All Star type anymore

RMR

2:22

What kind of player does Sung Bum Na project as in MLB? Sounds like there's plus power, but can we expect any OBP, defense and/or stolen bases?

Ben Clemens

2:23

We'll certainly have a writeup out about this sometime soon, so keep your eyes peeled. I will definitely not be doing it because I couldn't tell you enough about him, aside from the fact that he has a lot of pop and I like the Dino's jerseys

Malik

2:23

'Tis the season for fictional trade proposals. Correa for Hader. Who says no? Thanks!

Ben Clemens

2:24

Ooh, I think this is kind of close, but that the Brewers would say no

One year of Correa at a bargain rate is nice, but they've generally looked for more years of team control than that

2:25

Especially given the fact that they'd like to keep Hiura at second; seems like a bit of a waste to fill up shortstop then and have nowhere to put Urias or Arcia

Not that they're both necessarily world beaters, but teams like the Brewers need to be maximally efficient with their roster given ownership's payroll dictates

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

2:25

Helpful tip for trade proposals: when the player is a non-tender candidate, don't try to build a package around them for Blake Snell.

Ben Clemens

2:26

Posting this comment only in hopes that you'll tell me some delicious recipes you've recently made

Chris

2:26

What's gotten into the royals? Any other teams going to start before Wednesday?

Ben Clemens

2:26

I doubt it, but I'm happy we at least have something to talk about

And I really do like the Minor signing

You can never have enough pitching

Guest

2:27

Who is the single HOF candidate where your opinion of his candidacy most diverges from the conventional wisdom?

Ben Clemens

2:27

For me, Gary Sheffield should be a no-doubt lock

I'm not someone who delves deeply into HOF stuff

But Sheffield's bat waggle just SCREAMS baseball to me. I spent my entire youth trying to replicate it

2:28

That feeling of terror he inspired just feels to me like it should be in the Hall

Mrs. Teasdale

2:28

Do you think the Yankees should try to make a deal with LAD for Ruiz or SD for Mejia?

Ben Clemens

2:28

I think they should either sign Realmuto or try to work with Sanchez

2:29

He still has sky high potential

Guest

2:29

Dan Straily: Legitimate MLB pitcher in 2021?

Jeff

2:29

Thoughts on Raul Alcantara from the KBO?

Ben Clemens

2:30

I'm more in on Alcantara than Straily

Not because I have some secret information on either, or anything like that

They were both awesome in 2020

But Alcantara is four years younger, and he didn't have Straily's disastrous 2019

Barivelli

2:31

How about McCann to the Yankees?

Ben Clemens

2:31

Yeah I suppose that would work for me as well

Guest

2:31

Re: McCann: 30MM is perhaps high, but he also has the 2nd highest wRC+ of any catcher over the last two years with at least 500 PAs, beating out, among others JT Realmuto. Not sold on his offense?

Ben Clemens

2:33

Yeah, I'm not completely sold on the bat -- and to be clear, projection systems really aren't either. Steamer projects him for an 80 wRC+ next year, and maybe that's too low, but he hit for a TON of power this year without any clear indication that he's hitting the ball harder or barreling it up more or anything like that

2:34

I'm higher on him than Steamer, but still think that he's going to be something approaching an average catcher offensively, particulalry when handling an everyday workload

Jesse

2:34

What do you think about the Rays potentially pursuing Rich Hill?

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