JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/12/24

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/12/24

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Ben Clemens

2:26

That said: try the app!

I use the app way more than the webpage on my phone now and it's great

JC

2:26

Why are pulled barrels better than sprayed barrels? Isn't the point of a barrel that it's the same EV and angle regardless?

Ben Clemens

2:27

same ev and angle but the fences are in different places

2:29

like if you rope one 106 and on a line, maybe it goes over the left field wall but one hops the center field fence

also at least in 2023 pulled barrels were, on average, hit harder than straightaway barrels

I think that has something to do with change in swing speed over the path of the swing

Jon

2:29

On Statcast's new set up, it lists "Batting run value". Do you know what this is referring to specifically? I would have guessed xwOBA but that's listed separately.

Ben Clemens

2:30

it is basically wOBA, plus value gained/lost from balls and strikes

so it goes pitch by pitch, going from 0-0 to 1-0 gains you batting run value but doesn't affecdt wOBA

Jon

2:30

Only six (or so) teams in baseball have a positive defensive runs. Am I misunderstanding this stat?

Ben Clemens

2:30

We give DH's negative defensive value

Jesse

2:30

Is Lindor more likely than not to be HOFer when he's done as things currently stand?

Ben Clemens

2:30

I think yes

ALBYIE

2:31

Are the Yankees the most rated team?

Ben Clemens

2:31

Indubitably

Mr. Taylor Swift

2:31

Ben, I'm coming off of a title in my NL-only dynasty league and will be in the thick of it again this year. Would you trade Aaron Nola for Jackson Chourio if a title in '24 was your ultimate goal? Pitching will be at a premium, but outfield seems really shallow as well. My other keepers are Bobby Miller, Sonny Gray, Evan Phillips, Francisco Lindor, Nolan Arenado, CJ Abrams, and Matt McLain. (I have some other assets I could probably spin into another SP.)

Ben Clemens

2:31

I think I would

David

2:31

Were there any Team win projections that were a lot higher or lower than you were expecting?

Ben Clemens

2:31

No, but I spend a lot of my time looking at baseball teams and trying to write articles about what they should do so I'm really plugged in in general

Gregg

2:31

Who is more likely to return positive value in 2024: Dustin May or Robbie Ray?

Ben Clemens

2:31

May, I think

Space Needle

2:31

Biggest on-field behavior pet peeves? I get irrationally upset when a player watches his flyball/is slow out of the box and it costs him an extra base.

Ben Clemens

2:32

I cannot stand pitchers who land in bad fielding positions

It's irrational for sure

but every time one comes back to them I'm like "well obviously!"

My names not Rick

2:32

you’re back into a corner and have to make a decision. Where do the big four sign?

Ben Clemens

2:34

Hmmmmmm.... I guess Chapman SF Snell SF Bellinger Cubs Montgomery uhhhh

Phillies?

no idea on Montgomery haha

Uncle Spike

2:34

I just made Pad See Ew for the first time the other day. Came out pretty good but would have been better if I had a wok.

Ben Clemens

2:34

oooh nice I've never tried this one

Mike

2:34

"then i heat it to dry off all the moisture, then lightly oil it with a paper towel" As you should with every pan you own.

Ben Clemens

2:35

I don't do it with EVERY pan I own b/c I own some real beaters, and non stick pans and such

but yeah

good practice

I definitely do that with my cast iron

Mike

2:35

Also, if you cook eggs, the lower the temp, the less they stick.

Pistachio Ice Cream

2:35

Belli Bombs at the Bank. Castellanos can't hit RH pitching anymore and the two rookies are a mirage in LF and CF. Marsh might be a career year in 2023. Big fluffy Mike Lindell pillow for Bellinger in Philly?

Ben Clemens

2:35

I don't hate that as an idea but I don't think it's happening

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