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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/24/2020

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Ben Clemens

3:31

Fine, I suppose? Let's see if the new velo from last year holds up

That was a big improvement, and he had great run prevention and even K numbers last year

3:32

Long overdue for a top prospect type

And I mean, he already looked different last year, so presumably he's just tweaking the already new one?

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

3:32

Moe Berg biopic!

BarryBondsJuicedForOurSins

3:32

You didn't mention Satchel Paige or Rube Waddell, so you're wrong. (nah, good answers)

Ben Clemens

3:32

More good options!

I'd love a Satchel Paige one.

Dave

3:32

Voting for Sanders?

Ben Clemens

3:32

I think Reggie Sanders falls pretty clearly short of Hall of Fame consideration.

Johnny5Alive

3:33

you gotta play skittles the game - no real strategy but i promise its a lot of fun

Ben Clemens

3:33

Adding it to the list.

3:33

What kind of impact do you see Spencer Howard having this year?

Ben Clemens

3:33

Eric's Phillies writeup has me very interested.

I already knew he was a dude but that writeup, man, I'm excited

I'm now rooting for him to make the big league team this year

Mike Ford

3:34

How many at bats do I get this year? 350?

Ben Clemens

3:34

Sadly I'll take the under, though you deserve the over.

Nolan

3:34

Im an Astros fan and I think this is how to fix the issue. Trade Altuve, Bregman, Yuli, Reddick and Springer. The Astros are able to move on as an organization, MLB is able to move on. Also, as a fan, its tough to root for those guys anymore.

Ben Clemens

3:34

I mean.... it's fraught. How do other teams value them now? And also, Jim Crane doesn't seem to care at all

About this whole thing

So why would he?

3:35

The whole 'if they cheated, it's not even clear if that cheating would have changed the outcomes if they even cheated'

like bro

That's why I wish they'd fined him more.

That's how you talk to people in a way that makes them listen.

Find what's important to them.

It's certainly not PR with Crane.

When a competition becomes a job

3:35

You did bring up an interesting point I didn't think of. Thank you for that. I wonder what the 10-year reunion of the championship squad would be like. What the 25-year celebration would be like...

Ben Clemens

3:35

hat tip to Sam Miller, who mentioned this on Effectively Wild.

3:36

With that, I've gotta go. Ruby is begging pretty insistently for some boiled chicken and white rice, so to the stovetop!

Thanks for hanging out with me today everyone.

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