JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 12/6/2021

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 12/6/2021

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Ben Clemens

2:45

Like this idea

A la wingspan

CPT KAT

2:45

TYLER O'NEAL FOR CODY BELLINGER, who saya no

Ben Clemens

2:46

I.... actually think the Cardinals might say no?

2:47

O'Neill is under team control for longer, he's a ton cheaper, and he might just be better in 2022

2:48

Strange to think that. I just don't think Bellinger has a ton of surplus value in trade -- he's still a good player imo, and I think he's actually likely to out-perform O'Neill next year

but the money and control both matter

LenFuego

2:48

What about Kelenic instead of JuRod? Isn’t he top 10?

Ben Clemens

2:48

Oh sure, that would work too

He graduated, actually

But he would be otherwise

Guest

2:48

Re: Mahle, Castillo, and Gray: The Rangers still need a starting rotation to go with their infield. Let's get it done!

Ben Clemens

2:49

I don' see them having the prospects to make this work

The odds of them trading Jack Leiter seem remote, but even if they did, I'm not sure Leiter/Jung/Ezequiel Duran gets it done

Dan

2:50

If a player was otherwise worth 30 million a year in free agency but told teams he would only play in the state his home team is in who signs him? How much? Does it matter if he's a pitcher of a hitter?

Ben Clemens

2:50

Iiiiiinteresting

I think I'd prefer it to be a pitcher

The state with the most teams is California (5 teams), so he'd probably sign there

And I bet you'd pay..... 60% of their full salary, maybe less. The roster crunch on the road would be really annoying

Chamaco

2:51

Why do you think Houston has been low-balling Correa? They aren’t exactly a small market team - Houston is the fourth largest city in the country, in the second most populous state. The other Texas team spent nearly close to half a billion dollars already this offseason

Ben Clemens

2:51

My guess is that they have their eyes on having a new core of Tucker/Alvarez/Bregman

2:52

And that they think Jeremy Pena is a good bet to work out at short

2:53

I think it's defensible. They probably have some raises to start giving out soon. But letting Correa go will definitely make them less imposing next season

namiki

2:53

I just guessed (for a right-handed pitcher) why a right-handed hitter needs two pitches while a left-handed hitter needs three.

Judging from RV/100, if a pitcher can throw FF to RISE, then just throwing FF is enough for Count Up. However, a pitcher who can't will get hit if he throws a FF to Count Up. (SI is the worst for left-handed hitters to begin with.) So secondary pitches such as FC and CU are needed for Count Up.

What do you think?

Ben Clemens

2:53

Yeah, this makes sense to me

2:54

Also, when a breaking ball is really effective (against same-handed batters largely), you can expand its usage a bit into Count Up situations... opposing hitters are less likely to swing at it

SA

2:54

I want to throw a new (to me) board game on my Christmas list - right now my go to's are old reliables like Catan, Sequence, etc - what something a little more unique?

Ben Clemens

2:54

My mother-in-law got me this game Taverns of Tiefenthal last Christmas

2:55

It's a fun theme if you're into that kind of thing... you run a tavern and win by attracting fancy patrons and improving your bar

Alternately, I've been a big fan of Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

It's only kind of a board game... you basically follow clues to solve a case

By reading from a choose-your-own-adventure style book

So it's not infinitely replayable

2:56

But we've had a good deal of fun playing it, and we often make a night out of it.... cook dinner and play while we eat or something

Appa Yip Yip

2:56

I applaud the Rangers for spending money but aren't they still very bad?

Ben Clemens

2:56

This year? Definitely

Next year? I'm less sure, and it's not like they can go get Seager and Semien next year

2:57

That said, I was slightly surprised by the Semien deal just b/c of his age

But there presumably weren't other 2B available with anywhere NEAR his skill level

and I could totally see him aging well

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