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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 12/6/2021

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Ryan

2:57

Angels can’t be done adding pitching right?

Ben Clemens

2:57

Yeah, they need at least one more

Rodon would be kind of interesting there actually

Sure, Angels and pitcher injuries, gross

2:58

But they're already going to use a six-man rotation, so you could naturally get him his rest

Matt

2:58

What do you see the phillies doing at SS this year?

joe

2:58

What do the yankees do if the plan is ~not~ Correa?

Ben Clemens

2:58

Inter-related questions

I think the Phillies might just end up with Didi again

Not saying that's a great outcome, just what I think is most likely

2:59

If the Yankees aren't getting Correa, they probably are tryin to get Story?

I really don't like the plan of putting Urshela or Gleyber there

Bob

2:59

Think the cards are actually in on Story despite their protestations to the contrary?

Ben Clemens

2:59

I do not

Guest

3:00

What do you make of the Red Sox rotation? It's a little difficult to expect any of Eovaldi, Sale, Paxton, Hill, Wacha, or Houck to pitch a full season. Do you see them adding anyone else?

Ben Clemens

3:00

I think they'll probably add one more Hill-level guy

171

3:01

Does Ryan Mountcastle have the best adult film actor name in MLB?

Ben Clemens

3:01

He's certainly up there

Dan

3:01

I highly recommend asking what board game should I buy at a local board game store. You can see it in person, discuss the size and preferences of your group, and at many of them try out the game. This is all a huge advantage in picking the right game for you. You might play a good game 4 or 5 times and a great game hundreds of times over your lifetime.

Ben Clemens

3:01

Yeah, agreed with this

There's a board game cafe type place near me, I used to go there more often pre-COVID

3:02

They had a bunch of games you could take out and play, but also you could just ask whoever was working what they liked

RAGBRAI

3:02

Does Melancon stick in AZ all year or is he trade bait at the deadline? I currently can’t see AZ in contention come August but I suppose the same was said of SF last year.

Ben Clemens

3:02

I think he's trade bait most likely

I don't think Arizona is close to competing but hey, anything can happen

Keith

3:02

Could you see the Angels being players in the SS market? Seems like a classic Arte Moreno move to overlook pitching for a big bat

Ben Clemens

3:03

I could! I think that'd be pretty funny actually

Dan

3:03

It doesn't apply to all games (some are too expensive or inherently destructible) but a lot of games you can buy, play for a little bit and then sell as a used game and your net cost per play will be just a few bucks.

Ben Clemens

3:03

Never tried this but it makes sense to me

Appa Yip Yip

3:04

Have you seen the ZiPS projections for Seiya Suzuki? Has Dan run them? Tell us ur secrets.

Ben Clemens

3:04

I haven't!

3:05

Well, aside from the 2022 one in our Top 50 free agents piece

That's the only projection of the top 50 that was ZiPS instead of Steamer

and it was for .281/.350/.469, 118 OPS+

Guest

3:05

Are the Rangers by the end of the off-season going to have a starting rotation that's good enough to make them a playoff contender?

Ben Clemens

3:05

Bob

3:06

Mo indicated that the cards would pursue a "different kind of hitter," which Jeff Jones says means a lefty DH slugger who can play some third. Is there anyone *beside* Kyle Seager who fits that description

Ben Clemens

3:06

I mean, I don't think they're signing Kyle Seager, so I don't think that the archetype means that

Ryan

3:06

Would you expect another bullpen arm for the angels as well? Outside of Iglesias and Loup it looks pretty rough…

Ben Clemens

3:06

Yeah, they should at least throw some spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks

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