JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/6/2020

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/6/2020

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1:44

https://flowingdata.com/2017/05/02/sandwich-alignment-chart/ what's your overarching sandwich philosophy? No cop outs. Major discussion topic in Szym chats.

Ben Clemens

1:44

So I'm going to explain a new sandwich philosophy

With baseball takes sandwiched in

(bam synergy)

1:45

I think that you need one of two things to be a sandwich

(or both)

Traditional (or at least mostly traditional) sandwich ingredients

Or traditional sanwich form

1:46

So I think that an ice cream sandwich is a sandwich, and a burrito is also a sandwich, but a burrito with ice cream as a filling would not be a sandwich

Bob

1:46

So do you think the Dodgers don't really value WAR as much as they do WAA?

Ben Clemens

1:46

Yeah exactly!

They're good at making AR

5 Run Homer

1:46

I could crush an ice creak burrito though

Ben Clemens

1:46

Oh sure.

1:47

Sounds amazing

I just don't know what it'd be

Drunk Vince Coleman

1:47

Still waiting on the video of that Ichiro throw. He was throwing a baseball right? Does that count as a baseball question?

Ben Clemens

1:47

found it!

(honestly I just forgot to look before)

The ball just never gets up at all!

Guest

1:47

Cop out....

Ben Clemens

1:48

Haha, I disagree!

I think hot dog is still the sticking point

And I'd say no

But the old 'if the bun splits' question always gets me

Guest

1:48

I agree re hot dog! Feud over.

Ben Clemens

1:48

Phew. Glad we settled that

devin has cheeto lips

1:49

What am I missing about all the Laureano hype? I watch him last year and yes, a + fielder, but his bat lags....I see 15/20 and maybe a .265 avg. at best. You?

Ben Clemens

1:49

Yeah, I don't really get it either. Down on him relative to, say, ADP

now in real baseball, he does a lot of things you like

And if you buy the defense playing in center, he's good

But I don't get it in fantasy

Simon

1:50

What are the Dodgers going to do with Tony Gonsolin? Seems too good to relegate to the pen. What is he like 7th on the starter depth chart? Maybe 6th now that Stripling is gone...

Ben Clemens

1:50

Yeah just like, loldodgers

I think he's good enough to be a starter, hope they keep giving him starter reps, and the way it works, he'll be a reliever in the playoffs b/c they're so stacked

DJ Tanner

1:50

The Angels home opener is vs the Astros and they've given out 800 tickets to Dodgers fan to heckle the entire game. Can't wait for season to start!

Ben Clemens

1:50

Wait is this true???

Amazing

2-D

1:51

Would you like to see any changes made to the current replay system?

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