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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/17/2020

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Ben Clemens

2:30

Younger, bigger frame, also I'm mainly guessing?

Safety Stegosaurus

2:30

Which board game would you most want to see played where the players are all former presidents?

Ben Clemens

2:30

Diplomacy

PartyGuy69

2:30

Regarding the actual Red Sox baseball team as constructed: what in the hell are they going to do with that rotation? Sale may be delayed to start the year and outside of ERod, there's no one they can really bank on. They don't even have a real fifth starter right now! Velazquez? Johnson? Opener/BP games every 5th? Yikes.

Ben Clemens

2:31

Yeah haha uh, David Price would be pretty useful right now.

I think they'll probably sign a bulk fifth starter type guy in spring training.

Maybe Andrew Cashner??

Kind of like the Yankees did with Gio last year, though they ended up not using him

(probably not Cashner, I just like suggesting reunions)

2:32

But if Sale's not ready, it's thinnnnnnnn

Alex Wood

2:32

Where do you think I will slot in for the Dodgers rotation?

Ben Clemens

2:32

It's going to depend a lot on which Alex Wood they get.

I wrote about him earlier this offseason:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/dodgers-sign-alex-wood-human-lottery-ticke...

And I pretty much stick to what I said there.

2:33

Wood's peak is suuuuper high, though he's not particularly likely to reach it

For a team like the Dodgers, getting him and Nelson and just hoping something clicks (Treinen too really) seems like a great idea.

But most likely outcome? Part of the rotating gang of Urias, may, Stripling, Gonsolin

Guest

2:34

Julio Urias is gonna start how many games this year?

Ben Clemens

2:35

Related: we have him at 23 starts and mainly a starter. That sounds right ot me, if maybe a few games high

I think that right now he's clearly a step ahead of Wood for the fourth starter spot. And boy do they have a lot of lefties. But if Wood and May (or Wood and Gonsolin or any combo of two pitchers) are just on fire, they've shown that they're happy to move Urias back to the pen

So there's relief risk for sure.

Campbell

2:36

“Have no fear of perfection. You’ll never reach it.” -Salvador Dali, talking to Alex Wood

PartyGuy69

2:36

You may have covered this in previous chats, but what are your favorite board games for two people to play? Wife and I want to get into them but not sure where to start.

Ben Clemens

2:36

Oh sure. Depends if you want a co-op or competitive game. I think Seven Wonders Duel is awesome for competitive, as is Asante (or Jaipur, they're very similar)

2:37

Code Names Duet and Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective are probably the games my wife and I play most on the co-op side.

cavebird

2:37

H.W. Bush played first base in college; he's got to be in the lineup.

Ben Clemens

2:37

Didn't know this. Add him.

Campbell

2:37

Where would a rotation of: Urias-May-Gonsolin-Stripling-Wood rank in the NL on their own?

Ben Clemens

2:37

Oh man. That rotation would have SO MUCH risk

2:38

Between Wood and Urias's injury history and May still being young enough that you'd want to limit innings.

But let's see, I'd take the Nats, Mets, Reds over them for sure

Cubs

Braves

2:39

And then I think they'd be somewhere int he next tier

Like Cardinals rotation? it's close. Padres?

Maybe after the Cardinals and Padres, but before the Phillies?

Somewhere in that level I think.

But with REAL downside risk.

Derek

2:39

I know we've kind of settled into this environment of super teams and tankers, so the skids have kind of been greased for this in the last few years, but holy cow the Dodgers are LOADED.

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