JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/17/2020

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/17/2020

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Ben Clemens

3:34

Well, hacking is a strong word

3:35

Luhnow's password on the Cardinals had been Eckstein123

And so this guy just tried that, and it worked?

That would be interesting to re-litigate now.

Because Chris Correa (the jailed Cardinals employee) claimed that hte Astros had stolen proprietary Cardinals data

And that he was searching for it

Doesn't excuse it by any means

3:36

But just amusing moreso in retrospect

I Like Her Not

3:36

This is kind of getting out of hand. Your league's best player (Trout) is commenting negatively on this and is surprised there were no player suspensions. I think MLB has to go back to the drawing board and think about player suspensions. You can't have the "rest of the league" versus the Astros in this sort of way.

Ben Clemens

3:36

I don't really think they can go back on the player suspensions.

3:37

I think they wished they did something different?

Wish*

Like, if MLB knew it would play out this way they would have behaved differently for sure.

Baby Yoda

3:37

All of the still-there '17 Astros* seem to have a "why's everyone so mad?" attitude. What's the over/under on when Correa, Bregman, Crane et al "get it"? All Star Break?

Ben Clemens

3:38

That's definitely some of it. And I kind of get why the people who remain are more defensive about it

Because they hvaen't eperienced it from a different viewpoint

3:39

Doesn't mean they're right, but it would be ESPECIALLY weird if Marwin Gonzalez was giving interviews like "And I'm mad the TWINS don't cheat'

It's a lot easier to express remorse when it's explicitly not about something you might still be doing, but something you did

Brood550

3:39

With all this being said about the Astros. Would you keep Schwarber over Brantley in an OPS league?

Ben Clemens

3:40

Yeah gimme Schwarber there I think.

3:41

I don't think anything is gonna happen to Brantlely?

Like he's so far down the chain as to not be on it.

But I just like Schwarber more in an OPS league.

Dave

3:41

How much would the optics improve if Daryl Morey took over the Astros?

Ben Clemens

3:41

Right, because everyone loves what the Rockets are doing to the NBA.

3:42

Haha I dunno, they'd improve!

But I think the Rockets' recent tilt into iso-heavy hero ball has riled a lot of fans, and the whole Clint Capela thing could make their games a bit of a circus.

I personally hate watching the Rockets.

But I find what Morey is doing interesting.

3:43

And his outspoken gaffes seem a lot less, well, evil than the Astros' front office.

He's protesting what he finds to be an unfair regime instead of intimidating women

Seems better!

Matt

3:43

What is the damage to MLB financially if you compare the ideal way to handle this to the way they did handle it? Sure players are mad, but I don't think any fans are refusing to watch based on the punishments. If anything, its keeping the story in the news cycle longer and fans are looking forward to see how teams react once the season starts. The cheating scandal taints the Astros past accomplishments, but will MLB lose fans or money going forward?

Ben Clemens

3:44

I doubt it, which is why I don't think Manfred will truly be in trouble with the owners.

Cardinals

3:44

did someone say thin rotations?

Ben Clemens

3:44

Okay I'll answer this shortly

But

Appa Yip Yip

3:44

Best player to be president is obviously Curtis granderson

Ben Clemens

3:44

Obviously

I'm ashamed I missed this one

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