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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 12/14/20

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Ben Clemens

3:19

Double switches aren't that interesting either

3:20

I'll take a higher level of hitting over the chance for interesting pinch hitting decisions

But I totally agree that hte specific thing you mentioned is the best part of pitchers hitting

(the part where you remove them)

A cat

3:20

Does DD make one of his overpay offers for any of his guys still on BOS - Sale, Eovaldi, JDM ( yes, again)?

Ben Clemens

3:20

Nah, I don't think so

He might have a style that is easy to caricature, but he's no dope

3:21

It's not like he has a legacy of wildly overpaying when he buys

He just buys every time

jds

3:21

With MLB expansion possibly coming in the next 10 or 15 yrs, what locations do you think are front-runners? And would baseball throw a bone to some of these minor league teams that got axed?

Ben Clemens

3:21

Portland and Nashville imo

Which kind of is.... Oregon got hit a little and the poor Jackson franchise got axed completely after renovating their stadium

Tigers Fan

3:22

Kyle Tucker an all star this year?

Ben Clemens

3:22

I hope so

I'm really into Kyle Tucker for whatever reason

Dan

3:23

Is Kyle Lewis actually good or was this totally unsustainable?

Ben Clemens

3:23

Yes, and yes

I think he's actually good, but I also don't think he is as good as his hot streak

He doesn't have to hit that well to be a good player, though

Eric C

3:23

The White Sox need a DH for one season until Vaughn is ready. Would an over-value one-year deal for 14 mil make sense for Michael Brantley?

Ben Clemens

3:24

Nah, I don't think so

I'd prefer to sign a glove-first outfielder type and move Eloy to DH for a year

Or spell him at DH at least

You'll pick up nearly as much just by getting him out of left, imo

Tigers Fan

3:24

Is Eloy Jimenez an all star this year?

Ben Clemens

3:24

Fortuitous!

I would say yes if he stays in left

3:25

AL LF is liiiiiiight

Zebulon

3:25

If Manfred retired today, what would his legacy be?

Ben Clemens

3:25

I think there would be two narratives

One, he made ownership and the league office into a well-oiled machine

3:26

Owners unified in combined self-interest in a way that previous commissioners didn't always manage

Two, his constant view that baseball wasn't fun will make him the commissioner who didn't like baseball

The hunk of metal thing would figure heavily in this one

Appa Yip Yip

3:27

Gurriel Jr could be an all star in left for Cleveland after he's traded for Lindor.

Ben Clemens

3:27

Heyo

That trade would make everyone happy, right?

Gurriel plus some neat stuff for Lindor?

Gurriel might be the real deal

3:28

He just keeps getitng better, and I think he's mostly doing it in a way that looks sustainable

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