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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/29/21

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Ben Clemens

2:48

They keep trying to give it to him

2:49

And it just keeps not working

Hoerner, well, you can argue service time manipulation, but I think that even without that it'd be a close call

2:50

I keep being excited about Kieboom, and he keeps not doing enough to win the Nats' trust

Chip

2:50

Need to pick up a bat in 12-team H2H to replace Trent Grisham. Options:
Chris Taylor, Haniger, Brian Anderson, Tapia, Nimmo
(6x6 categories +OBP, +SLG, -AVG).

Ben Clemens

2:51

I'm very into Tapia as a fantasy option, I think that his profile just works really well in Coors and that the crush of random infield prospects jammed to the outfield due to lack of space might finally be abating

Manfred's Burner

2:52

Who will end their career with more WAR - Soto, Acuna, or Tatis?

Ben Clemens

2:52

I'm gonna go with Soto, b/c this is a complete coinflip, so I'm just picking my favorite of the group

I like watching Soto hit, he makes taking a pitch exciting

2:53

Who else can you say that about?

Guest

2:53

Would it be useful to make a War like stat but R calculated on based on the players who are on winning teams so it's more like wins above contending caliber floor level player?

Ben Clemens

2:53

Yeah, I think so. I don't know how much it would really add, because the injury replacements on contending teams are usually somewhat bad

But using that slightly better baseline would be interesting

2:54

There are winning teams that look like the Rays, and there are winning teams that look like the Nats

It's not as though every single team that wins has 85 roster options, though it can sometimes feel that way

Kosch

2:54

$20 bet to the charity of the winners choice...Myles Straw has more fWAR than JBJ straight up (no mention of the salary / value of WAR convo).

Ben Clemens

2:55

I like the Straw side of this, largely for PT reasons

The Brewers' outfield could get crowded if a few people get off to a hot start

And I always approve of bets where no matter who wins, someone donates to charity

Jon Daniels

2:55

How much longer is Odor on my roster?

Ben Clemens

2:56

Active roster? Maybe 1 month's worth this year

2:57

If he bats more than 100 times, I don't know what to say

This isn't a case where you can look at the stats and see some case for a huge rebound

This is a case where you look at the stats, and then watch him swing in games, and say "remember how fun he used to be?"

Guest

2:57

When he hits a home run, the announcer can just say “Kirk out!”

Ben Clemens

2:57

Ooh, I like this one

Prosperity

2:58

How long does EV for pitchers take to stabilize? Is it indicative of talent if a pitcher has low mph allowed EV?

Ben Clemens

2:59

It's basically not, and Alex Chamberlain wrote a good piece on it here:

https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/launch-angle-pitch-location-and-what-pit...

With some cool assists from Tom Tango on the graphing front

Derek

2:59

or look at the stats, and remember that time he punched Joey Bats' lights out

MurphyDale

2:59

You’re building a dynasty team and can start with either Wander Franco or Bobby Witt. Who do you choose?

Ben Clemens

3:00

I'd start with Franco. Not that Witt shouldn't be high up the list, but Franco's body of work, age, and the fact that his minor league numbers look like they would translate well to fantasy still win me over

Steveo

3:00

Best second C in two catcher leagues: Varsho, Collins, or Astudillo?

Ben Clemens

3:00

I'll go with Collins due to Eloy's injury

3:01

I think he'll get a lot of chances, I'm still unsure what's going on with Varsho's PT

SteveO

3:01

You think he gets full-time DH role?

Ben Clemens