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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 12/7/20

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Ben Clemens

2:11

So, not more than that!

He'd be leaving a ton of money on the table

2:12

Realmuto to the A's? That one's trickier. I tihnk they would probably be willing to pay something in the $15-20 million range, after all they guaranteed that to Khris Davis and he's off the books after this year

So maybe he signs for 5/18 or something? I think that one leaves less on the table

Raisel Iglesias

2:12

If the Angels would trade for a 9 million reliever why not just claim Brad Hand?

Ben Clemens

2:13

I like Iglesias more than hand, and the costs aren't significantly different

That said, I probably would have done both

Todd

2:13

Do the Reds recent moves of non-tendering Bradley and trading Iglesias make a Sonny Gray trade seem that it's more likely to happen than not?

Ben Clemens

2:13

I believe so, yes

2:14

The Reds seemed like they were building for 2020 to me

Toobs

2:14

Do you think Josh Naylor or Robbie Ray provides more value in 2021?

Ben Clemens

2:14

Give me Ray, because I think he will get some gains from reverting to his old pitching motion

And I'm just yet another baseball analyst who is enamored with Ray

Sammi Meatballs

2:14

My friend, John, thinks Jo Adell is Byron Buxton 2.0 but won't admit it. What says you?

Mike Hawk

2:14

Is Jo Adell Byron Buxton 2.0?

Ben Clemens

2:14

Hm, what are the odds!

2:15

But uh, I'll accept the broad comparison

In that both are hyped outfielders who are more toolsy than productive on offense

But Adell's floor is a LOT lower than Buxton's, in that he isn't one of the best outfield defenders in the game

2:16

I think it's too soon to say, and I just don't think Adell was ready for the bigs last year, which is hardly a knock on him. He has 132 career PA at Triple-A and he didn't look great there

Let him play in the minors a bit longer, imo

Guest

2:16

Brian Cashman has had a noted affinity for Kyle Schwarber. With him being non tendered, do the Yankees force his way into the depth chart? I can see them selling high on Clint Frazier (finalist for GG) and using Schwarber as a fail safe. (I'm not on board with that logic for the record.

Sodo Mojo

2:16

Where do you think Schwarber lands and what do you think he should look for in his next desitnation?

Ben Clemens

2:16

I don't think the Yankees really have a spot for him

2:17

They just have too many iffy-position players or guys who could use the day off rotating through DH

And it's not as though they're light at corner outfield or first base

Also haha finalist for Gold Glove is not going to be valued by front offices

But yeah, I think a more likely landing place for Schwarber (and my personal favorite) is a one-year deal with Kansas City

Dayton Moore keeps talking about how he wants a middle-of-the-order high OBP bat

2:18

Schwarber would probably prefer to re-establish his value before dipping into long-term free agency

Match made in heaven

Johnny5Alive

2:18

Lets say the Mets whiff on Springer. Would you rather move Nimmo to left and get one of Dahl/Almora for a more legitimate CF, or do you keep Nimmo in CF and get a bat for left like Rosario or Duvall. Or do you do something else entirely?

Ben Clemens

2:18

I'd be a LOT more interested in Dahl than Almora, personally

2:19

I'm just kind of out on the Albert Almora experience in general

I'd prefer that, moving Nimmo and trying Dahl, than making Nimmo play up in center and ALSO getting a middling corner guy like Rosario or Duvall

If they could get a stud corner guy it'd be different but I just don't think the upgrade is worth the defensive downgrade there

JordanHicks'UCL

2:19

Would Schwarber make an impact in St. Louis? Seems like they need more of a true impact player (Marcell Ozuna) to make a difference and clear up their outfield problem

Ben Clemens

2:20

Kind of depends on the universal DH, but I don' think that Schwarber is the answer there as an everyday outfielder

He's probably a little bit better than Fowler/O'Neill, but he's just more of the same logjam unless they have a DH slot for him

Chris

2:20

Ben why isn't the max and average throwing speed of fielders from 2020 available pubically? I want to know what player at each position throw the hardest

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