JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 12/7/20

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 12/7/20

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Ben Clemens

2:53

rather than his method, which was basically to seek objecdtivity and quantification to hunt for edges

Michael Lewis is an awesome writer

But Moneyball is just too tied up with the OBP stuff for me to enjoy it as much as I used to

Copout of an answer, I know

See! You! Later!

2:54

Shouldn't teams stop going after toolsy center field prospects with a low hitting floor? It feels like a lot of the highly touted ones like Buxton and Robles are struggling.

Ben Clemens

2:54

I agree that it's an overrated prospect type on the whole, but you can see what teams are doing

The hitting floor is low, but hte fielding floor tends to be high

2:55

Also, Buxton's biggest problem has always been injury, not hitting

Hitting is a secondary weakness, but even then he's been worth nearly 9 WAR in 1500 PA, which is a totally acceptable pace

I think that prospects like that are much riskier than is generally accepted

2:56

Particularly if they're of the Robles/Magneuris Sierra type

Or Xavier Edwards, though he's not a center fielder (yet)

The guys who have no power and no power projection

Alabama Hot Pocket

2:56

So, Iglesias is the Angels' closer, right?

Ben Clemens

2:56

Have to assume so unless they do some further bullpen bolstering

2:57

Like, if they sign Liam Hendriks, no

But he's the leader among the current members of the team

Lefty

2:57

Would you be concerned with a college baseball coach that lets his starters throw 130+ pitches multiple times in a season even on a 7-day rotation?

Ben Clemens

2:57

Yeah, I would be

2:58

Is this UVa or something? I don't really keep up with the ins and outs of specific college coach philosophies

Lefty

2:58

Sonny Gray's and David Price's college coach

Ben Clemens

2:58

Oh is he still at Vandy?

Lefty

2:59

Kumar Rocker--133 pitches in 2 starts

Ben Clemens

2:59

Yeah I don't think that's great. I don't think pitch count is a perfect blunt tool

But it's not a BAD tool either

Rusty Trombone

2:59

No universal DH in 2021 makes me sad.......I understand that a lot of people love the strategy involved, and double-switches and such, but the prospect of having to watch pitchers hit again, while also getting accustomed to higher workloads after the short season, leaves a lot to be desired. Boo!

Ben Clemens

2:59

Makes me sad too

3:00

I liked the universal DH. Does anyone actually *like* double switches?

What is there to like?

The only time double switches enter my consciousness is when the manager of a team I like does one wrong

It only brings sadness, never joy

There's a place for sadness in everyday life, but why there specifically??

Romy White

3:01

Torkelson just sounds like a baseball player

Ben Clemens

3:01

Totally agree

Cambodian Creamsicle

3:01

In your opinion, do you think Ohtani pitches in 2021? If yes, do you think he pitches well?

Ben Clemens

3:02

I think that he will not pitch in 2021. If he does pitch, I think he'll be just regular Ohtani -- above average pitcher

Maybe with less feeling for his split than normal?

But if I'm the Angels I'm almost ready to give up on the experiment and just make him either a DH or a pitcher

Derek

3:03

How many more Iglesiases are there for the Angels to acquire?

Ben Clemens

3:03

They should probably acquire Ryan Church just to be safe

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