JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/24/2020

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/24/2020

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Ben Clemens

2:45

I think a rich hill biopic would be great

Because seeing the struggle before the success would be very cool

2:46

I'd absolutely love a Juan Marichal biopic (which potentially already exists) because I'm of the wrong age to remember him from childhood and my dad was a huge fan

And Ozzie Smith because he's my favorite player eve.

ever*

Honeynut Berrios

2:46

A Josh Hamilton biopic would be such a downer

Greg

2:46

Damn, accidentally hit return. I was going to say that the Marty Bergen story, as crazy as it is, has always interested me

Ben Clemens

2:47

Many options. I personally wouldn't be into the Hamilton one, but I don't love sad movies generally.

Hank

2:47

Who could/would use Dominic Smith the most?

Ben Clemens

2:47

Rockies!

They badly need a first baseman and I think they'd actually play him.

2:48

Padres and Angels need a first baseman but wouldn't play him

Modern Sport Fan

2:48

Does Jim Crane, famously innocent, have to return any of that deep playoff revenue the Astros made or is the scandal just using US sanctimony to go after player salaries?

Ben Clemens

2:48

So to be clear, no player salaries have been impacted.

And I think it's good that it stays that way

2:49

In theory the fine and draft pick penalties should compensate for the playoff revenue. Using Craig Edwards's fine calculations of pick value, it's like $40 something milion for the whole package.

But I would have fined him more

I know it's against the bylaws to fine more than $5 million.

So levy 5 $5 million fines

2:50

$5 million for failure to supervise, $5 million for unapproved use of electronics, $5 million for not sending the anti-sign-stealing memo to players

You get the idea

I have literally no clue if that's allowable in the bylaws

But I think Manfred should have tried to test it

Modern Sport Fan

2:50

Yet! These guys are going to feel it in FA, just like Yu Darvish and others did on the losing side

Ben Clemens

2:51

And eh, I'm not hugely sympathetic to this idea. If your argument is that they'll be unfairly docked, then it's an issue if the money doesn't go anywhere else. But honestly, it's not crazy to downgrade your assessment of an Astro hitter a bit. I'm not exactly sure that's an unwarranted punishment...

Leland

2:51

Do you see any of the Giants outfielders sticking around into their next good team? The list includes Yaz, Dickerson, Jaylin Davis, Steven Duggar.

Ben Clemens

2:52

Love Duggar (and not just b/c I saw him hit a bomb off of I think Justus Sheffield in fall league)

I think he's pretty unlikely to work out but that they might as well try.

2:53

Skeptical on Yaz and Dickerson due to age

And Davis due to not relaly liking the profile

devin has cheeto lips

2:53

BC, can you name 3 set up men that will end the year as closers for their teams?

Ben Clemens

2:53

Hm

2:54

Whoever the Jays' number two is -- our charts say Anthony Bass?

And what the heck why not

2:55

John Brebbia, b/c he's a player crush of mine and the Cards have a very unsettled situation

Yikes, I need one more

This is tough

2:56

Okay, Will Smith

I would like to see Melancon and Smith keep going to new teams and having Smith steal Melancon's job

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