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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/1/24

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David

2:39

Funny enough it was actually 2 different David’s asking Morel can’t play 3B questions at the exact same time (not joking).

Smiling Politely

2:39

Did you catch Bobby Miller's start? He looked like a guy who thought about last year and said, "what if i can consistently locate my pitches regardless of count or batter" and made me wonder if he ends up as the most valuable starter by the end of the season

Ben Clemens

2:39

I did, and he looks great

I'm a big Miller backer and I feel vindicated

My fantasy teams are mad about the disrespect

2:39

Why is Jordan Walker hitting 7th in the StL lineup?

Guest

2:40

The Altuve-Yordan-Tucker-Bregman ordering didnt quite pan out. Small Sample, but thoughts on optimal 1-4 ordering? and any thoughts on Mccormick?

Ben Clemens

2:40

Quick batting order discussion

2:41

Walker: I dunno, but I don't think it's a huge deal either way, I'd prefer him somewhere in 1-6 but they have a bunch of pretty good hitters

I like what they're doing with Scott and Winn, too

Astros: I mean.... optimal hardly matters with these dudes, I'm fine with the way they have it

like, just put the four great hitters 1-4, easy peasy

and I like McCormick a lot, think he's a legit regular

bosoxforlife

2:42

No your not. Kirby is the goods. On Friday he walked 2, and threw a wild pitch, unbelievable, in the 1st then closed the door completely

Ben Clemens

2:42

I think it's kind of outrageous that Kirby had more Cy Young votes than any other AL pitcher in our season prediction post

which kind of worries me? but I was one of them, sooooo

Steve O

2:43

Is Austin Wells a sneaky RoY candidate? His defense looks solid and if Holiday is kept down for a while he doesn't really have a ton of competition in the AL (outside of Langford).

Ben Clemens

2:43

Don't forget Evan Carter, Colt Keith, Junior Caminero, etc.

2:44

like maybe he's undervalued but there are a lot of good rookies in the AL

liam

2:44

lol morel doing nothing to prove the haters wrong at 3b

Ben Clemens

2:44

That's one way to put it, haha

Morbo

2:44

I don't think I'm ever going to get used to seeing Craig Counsell in a Cubs uniform. It just feels wrong on so many levels

Ben Clemens

2:44

I'll get used to it I'm sure

but it feels VERY strange

Morbo

2:45

Cardinals recent history of handling player injuries has been...bad

Ben Clemens

2:45

Yeah this Edman situation is awful

Oh man Acuna just took an awkward lunge into first trying to beat out a double play and my heart skipped a beat

2:46

looks like he's completely fine though

KC Pain

2:46

Bibee + Keller an overpay for Gilbert in a 16 team dynasty? Bibee had better numbers than Gilbert last year. I mean if it was Kirby different story....

Ben Clemens

2:46

i think it's reasonable, I don't think Keller has a ton of value

Just like, there are a lot of guys who can put up Kelleresque stats

2:47

His extra value is his consistency and availability, and I'm just not as interested in that in fantasy

PuanMabloJontoya

2:47

re: AL ROY -- if ceddanne rafaela keeps an obp over .300 he's going to put up a 4war season. power/speed/defense are legit, and he's going to have highlight plays out the wazoo. bet him before the lines drop even more

Ben Clemens

2:47

Another good call there

Rickster

2:47

Could Busch's defense at 3rd be any worse than Morel's? I think he got some reps there in ST.

Ben Clemens

2:47

I mean, could it be? I assume so. Nick Castellanos played third base once

and it was as bad as you might imagine

2:48

Will it be? I think Busch is probably about as likely to succeed out there as Morel is. Not knowing what will happen is an upside here. We already nkow that Morel is unlikely to figure it out

birds birds birds

2:48

Why is Tony Kemp in Baltimore instead of <waves hand at entire Norfolk lineup>

Ben Clemens

2:48

Adam Frazier sat on the bench so that Tony Kemp could.... also sit on the bench

Phil

2:49

With Leclerc struggling is Robertson the next man up and is he a good pickup?

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