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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/22/21

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Ben Clemens

2:54

For sure! I'd actually be more excited about Harvey, though not very excited about either

2:55

Interesting plan by the Orioles, if they aren't trying to compete (and they aren't) I don't hate it

Uncle Charlie

2:56

Would you keep Glasnow (5x5)? AL only at $15. I read mixed reports.

Ben Clemens

2:56

I'm pretty in on Glasnow. Depends on the context of your league and team, but unless there are extenuating circumstances, I'm a yes

NL Fan

2:56

Rumor has it NL GM's are still preparing for the season as if there was a DH. Any idea if there will be one? Which NL team (not named the Dodgers) would that help the most?

Ben Clemens

2:57

I'll give you a few: the Padres, the Mets, and the Giants

The Padres because it just gives htem another way to use their depth

2:58

The Giants because I'd like to see more chances for Austin Slater to hit, and it would increase Tommy La Stella's PT as well

2:59

The Mets b/c sliding Dom Smith to 1B, Alonso to DH, and Nimmo to LF does a lot for their defense

Brad NJ

2:59

are you still buying C-Mart?

Ben Clemens

2:59

Yeah definitely. He's high-variance, but I'd basically just throw out 2020 for anyone who had COVID

Bama

3:00

Of these 2, who would you keep on your roster...Randal Grichuk or Travis Shaw?

Ben Clemens

3:00

Boy, it's kind of a tossup

3:01

I think that I'd probably keep Grichuk were I the Jays, because their infield just feels really crowded, whereas Grichuk can be a three-position backup

Jeff

3:01

How can we get $/WAR to something more reasonable like $15 an hour?

Appa Yip Yip

3:02

The Jays have 5 catchers on the 40 man. Presumably one of them is traded. How would you work things out? Jansen/Kirk with McGuire on the outside?

Also Jay Jaffe's work indicates players who make the big leagues at Kirk's age has a relatively crazy high chance of making the HoF not saying just saying.

Ben Clemens

3:02

Haha, I'm down on the 'merely reaching the majors' stats

More up on the 'reaching the majors and hitting' stats, though

I think that's what I'd do -- Kirk needs some PT for sure

Dodger Fan

3:03

Have you played Forbidden Island?

Ben Clemens

3:04

I have, and I like that as well

My one issue with that game is just a generic issue with co-ops, which is that if you have one bossy player it's less fun

But if you don't have that, I really like it. Nice lightweight game that still feels like an achievement to beat

Brad NJ

3:05

I love me some Deivi Garcia but some are telling me he is the Yankees 6th SP after Cole, Kluber, Taillon, Montgomery, and German..... I would have him before Kluber as their 2nd best SP. Why not love for Deivi, yeah he is short so what, so was pedro....

Ben Clemens

3:06

I don't think people don't like Deivi, they just expect the Yankees to be really conservative with him. Also, hey, service time manipulation is in the news, and if the Yankees manage to keep him down half the year, they'll get an extra year of service time

3:07

Not sure they're interested in doing that, and I think that long-term he's probably their second-best starter (depending on what you think about Sevy), but just b/c he's sixth on the depth chart doesn't mean he's worse than the guys in front of him

Derek

3:08

If you talk to David Laurila anytime soon, congratulate him on this weekend's Merseyside Derby!

OriolesTragic

3:08

Thoughts on Austin Hays? I'm a big believer but a lot of what I've seen has Mullins in front of him on the depth chart for the opening day CF job in Baltimore.

Ben Clemens

3:08

I like Hays

He kept popping up in my hunt for underrated prospects

He doesn't have prospect eligiblity, so I didn't include him, but I think he's a league average type

Guest

3:09

Soto has played the equivalent of 2 full seasons in LF and has put up a total of (-21.7) Def-- from what I can see, he has the most negative Def in LF from 2018-2020, and he's projected by ZiPS/Steamer to be at (-10) again this year. Is his defense really not that bad, and why?

Ben Clemens

3:10

Basically I just don't think he's that bad? OAA thinks he was a total of 2 runs below average from 18-20, for example

I also don't put a ton of stock into defensive projections without a bigger sample size

3:11

It's certainly possible Soto is bad, but nothing I've seen from him makes me think heh's disastrous

3:12

You cited his DEF, but he also has WAY more PT than everyone else, and UZR says he's 3.8 runs below average per 150 games

that's the driving thing behind DEF

That's about the same as Ronald Acuna's UZR/150 in left

way better than yelich's

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