JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/9/20

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/9/20

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Ben Clemens

2:48

And wow is Milwaukee a fun place to catch a baseball game

2:49

I think if you're a Brewers fan, you should be thrilled by this front office's goals and methods.

Sir Nerdlington

2:49

I've mentally promoted you to Jeff Sullivan status where I make a point to read all of your articles. Thanks for doing what you do and being quite good at asking the interesting questions.

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Ben Clemens

2:49

Thanks!

That said, c'mon, Jeff was on a completely different level to basically anyone else I've ever read.

I'm really thrilled to be compared to him but I think it's wrong.

2:50

I'm pleased with how my writing has gone in the past year, but there's plenty of room to get better still.

DJ

2:50

Who do you like more for fantasy baseball purposes: Peralta or Burnes? It sounds like Burnes might be ticketed to AAA to start. Could both of them find their way into rotation spots eventually? Both eligible as RPs in my league, and we have to start 5 RPs, so both seem like good gambles to take.

Ben Clemens

2:51

I think I like Peralta more. I've been Burne-ed by Burnes before, though I still like his stuff

2:52

But I'm just a little weirded out by the variability of his fastball

I don't think he really knows where it's going or how it's cutting

And until he gets a little more consistency on that I will take Peralta

2:53

Burnes is higher upside but I just think Peralta is more likely to be good this year.

Derek

2:53

What's your favorite stadium to watch baseball in? I'll throw out Camden Yards - I know it kicked off the current wave of baseball stadium design, and is therefore the oldest of that group, but IMO it still holds up quite well against any stadium I've been to (which, granted, is not a whole lot - maybe 6 or 7).

Ben Clemens

2:53

I haven't been to Camden in quite a while, sadly.

Not since the 2000's

I loved it, though.

2:54

I live in SF

And obviously the stadium here is awesome

Though I'll think of it as Pac Bell forever

But spare a thought for Citi, which I think is maybe the most underrated stadium in baseball.

2:55

The way they've built the concourse there, to where you can walk a lap around the stadium and always be able to see the action, is awesome.

There is literally nothing blocking your view.

It does have the tradeoff of making the upper decks further back, as Travis Sawchik has pointed out.

But I think the way it's set up is just neat.

And New York weather lines up really well with baseball

2:56

I don't think it's better than SF or SD or whatever

But I never really hear it mentioned.

Okay enough about Citi

Frankie Carbone

2:56

Does Bo Bichette finish 2020 as a top 10 SS?

Ben Clemens

2:57

I'm gonna say no, though without much confidence. I'm fading the SB projections we have for him, and that turns him into someone reasonably reliant on BABIP for value.

If he steals 20-25 bags, though, I'll be wrong.

Frankie Carbone

2:57

Agree citi is terribly underrated, they do an excellent job with the fan experience and always get overlooked because of all the lolmets people love to talk about

Ben Clemens

2:58

Yeah there are plenty of comical things about the Mets!

But the field, and the fan experience in general, are well done.

I know Eno was only so-so on their beer options in his beer writeup.

But I really like the beer options there, and the food is also excellent, especially if you like Fuku sanwiches.

2:59

Now, when they play Cespedes at shortstop to get more offense into the lineup

No amount of stadium niceness will fix that

But until then!

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