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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 12/7/20

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Ben Clemens

2:20

I really want to know too!

2:21

But yeah, I don't see it anywhere

I once wrote an article about Marcell Ozuna's extremely weak throwing arm, and I had to scrape through articles written on MLB.com to see where they'd mentioned the data points

It exists but isn't public

Garret

2:21

Will Rowdy Tellez really be pushed out of a starting role after his great run before the injury?

Ben Clemens

2:22

He's gonna get everyday reps, I think. Hard not to find a way to squeeze him in given how well he was hitting

NL_DH

2:22

Fans want it. Players want it. Total ownership $$ impact will be marginal for the added DH-types. And yet owners continue to hold it out as a "chip" to be negotiated. thoughts on where this ends up?

Ben Clemens

2:23

I think that it and expanded playoffs (in some form) will both end up being the case in 2021

I'm not super happy about that, but just b/c it has no cost to the owners doesn't mean it isn't leverage

the players will give something up for it

Derek

2:23

Are you going to play Cyberpunk 2077?

Ben Clemens

2:23

I think I'm actually going to wait for the next-gen release, though maybe that's silly

2:24

I was lucky enough to get a PS5 (my wife was very fast on the jump at WalMart)

And I think I'd prefer to play a version optimized for next-gen

So early next year?

Lefty

2:24

Is a healthy Matt Chapman the equal of Brooks Robinson defensively?

Ben Clemens

2:25

These are fun comparisons to make. I think generally speaking I'm hesitant to compare to someone I never got to watch play (Brooks), but it seems that way?

Chapman's defense feels to me like slightly better Scott Rolen

And that's high praise

Guest

2:25

If not Cyberpunk 2077, what are you playing now?

Derek

2:25

Isn't the next-gen release also this week?

Ben Clemens

2:26

Eh, it's an upscaled version of the last-gen release, there's supposed to be a more truly next-gen version later

And what am I playing now? Ghost of Tsushima, which is also just upscaled from PS4, lol

I've never said I'm principled

Frah