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

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/6/2020

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Just curious

1:17

Is Wilmer a Utility guy for SF and Dubon gets regular time or is Wilmer the every day 2B?

Ben Clemens

1:17

That's my interpretation of the situation for sure.

1:18

Oh right

You listed two things

The first one!

Is my interpretation

stever20

1:18

They didn't win 108 games with Sale in the current condition that he's in- who knows what they get from him. Price is 2 years older. And Kimbrel gone. And Betts on what has been up to now by far a career year offensively.

Ben Clemens

1:18

Look, if you think they were just awful, then sure. Projections didn't. And I tend to agree with the projections in this case.

1:19

Heck, they could still win the wild card now

Just, the path is a lot higher

Bookie Metts

1:19

Ive interpolated this chat into the 07-09 fangraphs chats and the numbers are encouraging i have to say

Ben Clemens

1:19

Rockies chats!

I'll tell you this, the word interpolate is overused in financial circles but I hadn't heard it much in baseball

So in some sense Monfort is just going along with the financialization of the sport

Now, it's usually used in situations where it's *close* to making sense

1:20

Rather than being like Will Ferrell in this video:

But hey, a step in the right direction

Mets fan

1:20

Did you see the Cespedes hype video? He must be confident he'll be healthy for ST, but he still looks like he ate a Boar

Ben Clemens

1:21

Well chosen words. He might have eaten part of a boar!

I did see the video, and I just perpetually buy into Cespedes hype

1:22

So I suppose I'm just gonna say, I project him for 0 pa

and when he gets 200

I'm going to be very excited

Marky Mark

1:22

It seems clear that the reason San Diego wasn't able to swing the Betts deal is because of Boston's unwillingness to absorb Wil Myers' contract. At this point, his $22M/year contract is more of an albatross than an annoyance for the Padres. Doesn't it make sense for a rebuilding team with a low payroll to make a deal with San Diego to bring in Myers + prospects and promising AAA players? Am I crazy in thinking that a team like the Mariners or Royals would be a great fit for Myers, when included with Ty France or Austin Hedges, Hudson Potts, and a Padres' top-30 pitching prospect? Obviously, the catch is that the opposing team would pick up all or most of the Myers contract, with little in return to the Padres.

Ben Clemens

1:23

Yes. I think this makes a ton of sense

Drunk Vince Coleman

1:23

I still think that Cespedes throw against the Angels where he initially misplayed the ball is the greatest throw I have ever seen. Am I wrong?

Ben Clemens

1:24

My top 3 is that one absurd Laureano rainbow, the Cespedes cannon, and this one Ichiro throw I'll try to find

Where the ball is just on a rope

Pumpsie Green

1:24

I'd love to see Chris Davis in Colorado. Fine defence, and maybe he hits if the breaking balls don't break as much?

Ben Clemens

1:24

I mean, they could have him for probably actual free.

maybe he hits if the brekain balls don' break so much, but he's not even doing much damage when he connects these days, sadly

Buscon Bob

1:24

What's your background and why should we take anything that you say under consideration? Are you going to tow the company line with the team record standpoint?

Ben Clemens

1:25

Oh, you should only take it into consideration inasmuch as it makes sense to you

Not sure which company line you're referring to there, but I like teams trying to win every year b/c it's fun for fans

And my background is in interest rate trading, with honestly very little to do with baseball. I do like writing though!

scottz

1:25

If someone has to add a prospect or cash in the LA/BOS/MIN trade, who should it be? It was MIN's prospect, but they traded him to LA, who flipped him to BOS. Anything more should come from LA is how I see it. What do you think?

Ben Clemens

1:26

I think the Twins and Dodgers will both end up kicking in a bit more. Given that it was a contingent trade, that makes sense to me.

Thornton Mellon

1:26

Chicken Strips numbers seem to scream "metrics darling." Am I crazy to think he could be a #2? What do you think his ceiling is?

Ben Clemens

1:26

Yeah totally agree. The velo is a limiting factor but I thikn he could be the Angels' best pitcher. His ceiling is Beuhrlesque

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