JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/14/22

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/14/22

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Ben Clemens

2:19

It's a lot of the 'take less profit' thing

2:20

You could, if you wanted, run a team at roughly 0 operating profits and just reap tax losses

Teams don't release their books, but given the size of TV contracts, the amount of attendance, and the state of payrolls, there's room

Those profits accrue back to ownership in the end, so it'd just be a matter of accepting fewer of them

Logan

2:21

Yeah seems like OAK's return for Olson is equivalent to a top 5-10 prospect. I'm surprised Braves gave up that much when Freeman was available.

Ben Clemens

2:21

Exactly how I feel

Olson is great!

If I didn't think I had a shot at signing Freeman, I'd be pretty interested in this

But if the Braves wanted to sign Freeman, I'm almost positive they had last look

Didace

2:21

"this just feels like too much when Freeman was an option"
Was he? It takes both sides to make a deal. Fans always say "My team should just sign player X". Seems like they think it's like going to the market and taking a can off a shelf.

Ben Clemens

2:21

If this were the Yankees, I'd be with you

The Georgia kid who played for the Georgia team, won an MVP there, and just won a WS? Yeah I feel okay about saying that

Guest

2:22

Do you think the new rules are enough for Rutschman, Tork, Witt etc. to break camp with their clubs?

Ben Clemens

2:22

hahahaha

hahahahahahhaa

hahahahahahahaha

Oh man

Ah, delightful!

To be fair, I do think the Royals will bring Witt up if he deserves it

But no, what a joke these new incentives are

2:23

What if I told you you could either have an extra year of cost-controlled Adley Rutschman or a 25% chance at an extra draft pick

Chris

2:24

Does Jose Miranda have clear path to 3B for Twins? They seem a bit thin now at SS/3B.

Ben Clemens

2:24

Gio Urshela is insulted you said that

2:25

No, I do not think so. I think that between Urshela, Arraez, Polanco, and whatever shortstop they sign (presumably?) he's looking at a utility/DH kinda thing

Wireless Joe Jackson

2:25

Do the Twins really see Sanchez as a viable catcher? They really don't have anything behind Jeffers after the trades.

Ben Clemens

2:25

I mean, he's not an UN viable catcher

he's below average defensively for the position but it's not like he's Ryan Doumit out there

I wouldn't PREFER to have him as my everyday catcher but as a part-time DH who backs up Jeffers, it seems fine

Colton Anderson

2:25

Now that Oakland got this return, what kind of return can you expect from a guy like Chapman? I know you said his market is down a bit more, but should still bring in a decent haul based on performance and number of year left, right?

Ben Clemens

2:25

Yes, I think so

2:26

I wonder if they'll go more for the established young major leaguer type of return for him

Oakland is pretty good at making those trades

Incidentally, ZiPS superstar Dan Szymborski is writing about Olson so I don't have to cancel this chat, hooray

Appa Yip Yip

2:27

A lot of teams are switching to a DH by committee setup to get guys partial rest days, but given that most guys have a fairly pronounced decrease in production when DHing (because they get bored and can't focus, which, fair) does this even really make sense when you could just give them a full off day and get yourself a proper DH who mashes?

Ben Clemens

2:27

I'm a little skeptical of the DH penalty, largely due to some research by Jeff Zimmerman that I can't find right now but that makes it believable that a lot of the penalty is b/c the hitters who DH often have nagging injuries

Which, as you might expect, decrease performance

2:28

That said, if you can get a real DH and still have playable backups to give your position players some rest, it's often a good move

Having an extra real bat is nice

T

2:28

Reports coming out that Atlanta didn't actually try all that hard to bring Freeman back. That's surprising. Was a sixth year really that big of a sticking point?

Ben Clemens

2:28

I mean, apparently!

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