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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/30/26

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drplantwrench

2:57

on trout, i am rooting for him to accumulate fWAR as much as possible. plug him into CF and SS and let that fWAR machine go brrrr

Ben Clemens

2:57

haha Trout at short, that'd be funny

I'm curious to see how his defense will hold up in right

AL Central Casting

2:57

Is there any concern about conspiracy theories around ABS? The technology is not as precise as people seem to think, and it would be relatively easy to slightly alter the ABS animation. If a big market team benefits from a bunch of high-leverage challenges in the postseason, will enough people wonder about it to damage the integrity at all?

Ben Clemens

2:58

I personally do not have those concerns

but probably the league is thinking about them

bosoxforlife

2:59

Speaking of Netflix and Peacock, I am 84 years old and already paying a lot of money for Direct TV and MLB Extra Innings. I can't afford every streaming service and wasn't able to watch the Yankees-Giants game or last night's matchup. The money grabbers are pushing the limit.

Ben Clemens

2:59

yeah. Obviously I have to have all the games if I need to

I don't watch all the games. But I need to be able to watch any given game if I want to

it's getting VERY annoying

Insert Witty Name Here

2:59

What do you think of the umpires head camera? Is there anyway they can improve on that? Put a gyro thingie on it? I get motion sick every time I see it

Ben Clemens

2:59

yeah make it stabilized

I can't handle it either

it's like trying to read a phone someone is showing you while you and they both walk

Arathorn

3:00

Sorry, I'm only 53 and I clearly remember nearly every game being 100% unavailable. I can't afford to watch them all, but I'm able to watch so many more. Anyone in their 80's will know a limit of 1 game/week available at all.

Springer Dinger

3:00

The Jays seem to really like putting Straw in the outfield for defence with a lead in the 9th. it burned them during last year's World Series (Barger out of the game) and almost did once already this year. It seems counterintuitive unless the player being replaced is a miscast DH. Maximum value would seem to come from doing it in more precarious game states where it is easier to blow the lead. Of course, if it is easier to lose the lead, it is more likely that the absence of the better bat will be felt in extra innings.

Am I just hyper-focused on it because it's the Jays or is this becoming more common?

Ben Clemens

3:00

seems like something to research later

Phil

3:00

Braylon Mullins has to get a different haircut if he makes the NBA, right? A veteran will take him aside?

Ben Clemens

3:00

okay my favorite comment of the day

and right? yes

3:01

Anthony Davis level

Insert Witty Name Here

3:01

Speaking of broadcasts, I know you enjoy listening to the announcers, but I enjoy watching it muted. The expressions made are funnier.

Oops, too add in on the mute thing, I also like talking to my young boys about technique and the mental side of baseball that gets drowned out by the booth.

Ben Clemens

3:01

yeah fair. not everyone likes announcers. I really do for whatever reason

I like having a story and a conversation with my baseball most of the time

but I do like that everyone can watch differently

3:02

alright, this was a wonderful chat, but I have to get down to brass tacks with this challenge research so that I can show you guys some results tomorrow. Now that I've talked a big game about my research, I need to actually do it. So have a wonderful week, welcome back to baseball, and let's do this again next Monday

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