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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/14/22

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Ben Clemens

2:52

But it ABSOLUTELY wouldn't surprise me if they said they needed an extra two years of prospect accumulation to feel good about trying in the majors

harry dipoto

2:53

what is the twins plan? they picked up IKF (and traded him immediatly), landed Sonny Gray, got urshela and sanchez, have been linked to story and manaea today and gave upgarver IKF and donaldson. If they want to compete I think they will need another arm or 2 or 5. Gray, Bundy, Ober, Ryan, Dobnak isn't a contending team rotation in my opinion

Ben Clemens

2:53

Yeah.... I don't know what their plan is

They're trying some one red paperclip nonsense but I don't know what the end state is going to be?

2:54

They need pitching -- I like a lot of their rotation but it's just not bulky enough at the top

ROY

2:54

Isn't the top-2 ROY voting getting a full year of service a reason to promote the absolute stud prospects sooner? If Orioles are convinced Adley is a top-2 player and will win ROY, would they bring him up instead of wait 4 weeks?

Ben Clemens

2:54

They'd obviously wait 8 weeks

Wander Franco didn't win rookie of the year last year

2:55

In fact, that top-2 ROY thing is a reason to hold them back even a little more

If you're unsure

I don't think it's a useful system for incentivizing quicker promotions at all

171

2:55

I understand the "LOL Orioles" stuff about a forever rebuild but can we all collectively wait until they actually trade away one of these players before we assume that they're going to? Just because Buster Olney tweets that they're "discussing" a trade of Mullins/Means doesn't mean its happening.

Ben Clemens

2:55

if 'it absolutely wouldn't surprise me' counts as that, I don't know what to tell you

Zach

2:56

Are you surprised the Padres aren't pushing for Freeman more than reported? If he wants to be in CA then it makes all too much sense especially since Tatis is out and it would keep him from the Dodgers.

Ben Clemens

2:56

Eh..... I think they're only doing that if they find a taker for Hosmer

2:57

So maybe they are having some back-channel conversations with Freeman to see if he's interested while they work on Hosmer deals, but I thinkt hat is just a bit too much wasted money. I'm all for teams spending more but that's just a LOT for SD

Bread Miller

2:57

Why are the White Sox making such small-time moves? They could use a real RF and 2B but seem content with stopgaps

Ben Clemens

2:57

Yeah, I wonder if Nick Madrigal is available

I can't tell you what they're thinking, I find it strange too

It helps that the division sucks

2:58

But the new playoff rules are not good for them

And I think it's a fair statement that in this current build, they are probably the third-best division winner

RTJ

2:58

What do you think of Correa to SD on a massive 1 year deal to fill FTJ

Ben Clemens

2:59

I'm curious where all this Correa 1-year deal buzz has been coming from

If I'm him, I have little to no interest in it

But if someone offers him say, 1/50, and he wants to do it, SD seems like an okay fit? I guess they could guarantee him he'd get to play short the whole season or sometihng

3:00

I think if I were him, I'd want to go a place where I wouldn't be the second-best shortstop on the team when everyone is fully healthy

I mean, maybe he's just better than Tatis, but Tatis is the incumbent etc.

baby shark

3:00

the nationals seem to be picking up as many guys from the 2019 team as possible (they signed anibal sanchez, parra, doolittle, their might be another idk). Is this purely a fan pleasing tactic as they go through a rebuild, or is their actual meaning to these signings.

Ben Clemens

3:00

Mostly fan-pleasing, but I generally like the idea of short-term deals for Doolittle and Sanchez. They can eat some innings, and if they're good you could always trade them, and they're fun for fans

Cen Blements

3:00

what are the odds of freeman to the not dodgers?

Ben Clemens

3:00

50%

It'll happen, or it won't

3:01

I honestly hvae no clue how serious these Dodgers rumors are

Farhandrew Zaidman

3:01

More likely for the Dodgers to sign another starter, or sign Freddie Freeman? (Bonus question) if Freeman signs, that pushes Muncy to 2B - where does Lux play?

Ben Clemens

3:01

Center field

OBv

We know they like him out there

But uh, there's a DH, they'd make it work

3:02

The Dodgers loved having 9 players for 8 spots, I'm sure they'd love having 10 players for 9 spots

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