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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/13/23

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Ben Clemens

2:33

First division, probably not

surely it's in his range of outcomes, but above median outcome imo

Pumpsie Green

2:33

Does David Villar stick at 3B for the Giants?

Ben Clemens

2:34

I'm gonna say yes, at least he gets a long run to prove it one way or another, b/c I don't see what else is happening

for the Giants, that is

RTJ

2:34

I saw the USA coach complaining (ish) about pitch limits for his team last night. How much (or how well) are MLB teams monitoring their players in the WBC?

Ben Clemens

2:34

Complaining ish is being kind

They're monitoring for sure, but this was a solvable problem

2:35

DeRosa isn't really a manager, he's a talking head on tv who plyaed on team usa before and so is running it back

I think that shortcoming is showing a little

oh, and also, these fairly solid mlb pitchers jsut got shelled, which would make anyone look bad

not a huge fan of the whining, though!

Insert Witty Name Here

2:35

How will AI change the game in the next 10-20 years? I know “I don’t know” is the best answer, but what would you think?

Ben Clemens

2:36

My real answer is I don't know, but in service of speculating, I'll say: understanding of pitcher/batter confrontations and optimal pitch sequencing/how to counteract it will grow by a lot

RTJ

2:36

What is the probability Volpe is on the Opening Day roster? What is the probability he's on the MLB roster by May 1?

Ben Clemens

2:36

I think that if he's good enough to start he'll be on the opening day roster

2:37

there are tenuous rewards to keeping someone down given the ROY full year of service bonus, and the Yankees probably want every win they can get

Guest

2:37

Thoughts on the Keibert Ruiz extension?

Ben Clemens

2:37

We are writing about it

But I like it for the Nats on general principle

2:38

they have money, so locking up some reasonable contributor types to provide some foundation for whichever stars break out is a good way to go

Appa Yip Yip

2:38

José Berríos got roasted in the WBC yesterday. How worried should Jays fans be about him?

Ben Clemens

2:38

I'd say about as worried as they were at the end of last year

Quite worried!

2:40

Sorry everyone, had an internet hiccup there

eggboy

2:41

Pfaadt or Megill for greater 2023 value?

Ben Clemens

2:41

Pfaadt I think, for availability reasons

Jim

2:41

Do you think teams' analytics departments have the same attitude regarding players' spring performance as the public-facing commentators do? Or are they able to glean actionable information from whatever statcast/analytical tools they have at their disposal?

Ben Clemens

2:41

I think they do a lot better on looking at biomechanical things

Maybe we'll be able to do that

When statcast gets better and stuff

But eh, I don't really need public analysis to be that good, if I'm being honest with you

2:42

I'm happy just watching spring games to get my baseball fix and leaving it at that

Jeff

2:42

last keeper. Helsley $10, Devin Williams $14, Whitlock $9 5x5 with savlds instead of saves. Worried about Helsley's health/velocity/slump potential.

Ben Clemens

2:42

I think I'd take Williams

Guest

2:42

I could see AI potentially having an impact in the injury risk domain. Teams are probably collecting more biometric and kinesthetic data than they can actually manage.

Ben Clemens

2:42

This is a good one

2:43

AI signal processing is a good call

Last finance one

Morbo

2:43

Yeah, I've been giggling a bit over the weekend feels some what cathartic in a way. I was shocked that regulators moved to take over the bank during business hours. To me that says they we concerned SVB wouldn't survive to the end of the day. Ultimately I think guaranteeing all deposits is probably the right move to prevent bigger issues but now the executives need to face some real personal consequences to prevent serious moral hazard issues.

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