JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 12/14/20

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 12/14/20

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Ben Clemens

3:09

I think they could, but that's a lot of money to give up for someone who you're relying on translations for in your evaluation

3:10

Particularly given that we know defense isn't such a clean translation

Appa Yip Yip

3:10

If the Jays land one of their apparent big 3 targets (Springer, Realmuto, Lindor), a complementary position player (JBJ, Wong, Kim), a mid level starter, and bullpen arms, do they make a run for the AL East title?

Ben Clemens

3:10

In a word, yes.

I think they're already dark horse contenders and adding this much would really up the ante

The Jays are my early contender for most exciting 2021 team, dethroning the Padres

Hugh

3:11

If you are Dave Dombrowski... what are the first 3 moves you make this offseason? Do you tear down? Do you try to cobble together something to get a wild-card spot?

Ben Clemens

3:11

I think you don't bring in Dombrowski unless you're going to try to cobble something together, right?

You don't bring in Michael Bay to do a low-budget movie

Sodo Mojo

3:12

The Mariners are at least a year from contending are their free agents they should be targeting given their window doesn't open until 2022?

Ben Clemens

3:12

I think so -- like Paxton would be interesting for them if they can get some length on the deal

Basically pitchers

3:13

On 2-3 year deals

What I like about that is that their resale value, to coin a meaningless term, is high

If the Mariners are wrong about their window, they can be flipped

Johnny5Alive

3:13

I am an NL guy and was hesitant about the universal DH but honestly, even in the abbreviated season, I don't know what took us so long to get here. Granted, there is something magical when a Bartolo Colon (finally) hits a home run, but yeah, why did we let pitchers hit for so long?

Ben Clemens

3:13

Totally same

3:14

I used to think I loved pitchers hitting, and I watched that Bartolo game live (on TV, but as it was happening)

But c'mon, more good hitters is better than less good hitters

DRB

3:14

Am I off base (pun intended) by thinking MLB as a whole no longer cares about the actual game and fan experience and cares more about the money printer that it is? I’m trying to think what baseball has done to excite me in the last ten years and outside of my favorite team’s shitty performance and occasionally going to a game, I’m struggling to think of why I even enjoy this game anymore.

Ben Clemens

3:14

I think that's a tiny bit unfair

I think baseball would prefer to have the fan experience be as good as possible

I am not sure they're any good at makin that happen

The Final Boss

3:15

Can you imagine a situation where the Rockies let Story walk for free and retain a now even more deeply unhappy Arenado?

Ben Clemens

3:15

Nah, I think that they'd move him for salary relief at that point

GSon

3:16

akron Rubber Ducks !!

Ben Clemens

3:16

Another contender, but I think they're more just solidly good than goofy

GSon

3:16

If you're a Yankees fan.. and see that the Yankees and LaMachine are $ 25 MM apart over 5 years.. do you think about changing into your Mets gear?

Ben Clemens

3:16

Eh, let's see what Cohen actually does first

$5mm/year isn't the end of the world, I think the likeliest thing is that the Yankees still pay him

Bookie Metts

3:16

Which pitcher(s) do you see as the best fits on the Red Sox considering their current team and Fenway dimensions?

Ben Clemens

3:17

I guess basically righties or lefty groundballers

3:18

They'll be a little dicey in center, and there's the monster, so it's probably not smart to give your opponent an incentive to start a ton of righties agianst you

Odorizzi maybe? I dunon

Appa Yip Yip

3:18

The thing about wanting pitchers to hit because players should play every facet of the game is that we don't make all the hitters pitch one inning each because it would be an insane proposition. They don't train for it. The argument simply falls apart.

Ben Clemens

3:19

I tend to agree with that

The counter is:

Some Guy

3:19

The DH takes so much strategy out of the game. The pitcher is up to bat in a close game, tying run on base. Do you take him out even though he is cruising? That is gone.

Ben Clemens

3:19

So yeah, I don't like that you lose that specific thing

But I think the vast majority of pitcher removal decisions aren't that interesting

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