JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/12/21

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/12/21

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Ben Clemens

2:46

I like the fact that he went back to the old delivery. I don't think he's going to suddenly be an ace, but I do think he'll be back to what he was at his peak in AZ... a guy who we all say "he could be an ace!" about

Angels is the playoffs?

2:46

It could happen.

Ben Clemens

2:47

Above 50% in our playoff odds, and I think they have an okay shot at taking down the Astros, who are thin

2:48

I remain very down on the A's

And they have also been unlucky so far, Rosenthal getting hurt is brutal

Ben Affleck

2:48

BEN.AFFLECK.

Ben Clemens

2:48

Equal representation

v2micca

2:48

I'm a Braves fan. So, I'm ridiculously biased. But after seeing this story, I'm wondering how anyone could hate Freddie Freeman: https://www.mlb.com/news/fans-signed-ball-freddie-freeman-bryce-harper

Ben Clemens

2:48

There are people who hate Freddie Freeman?

2:49

That's shocking to me

Totally agree with you, though

He's a Jolly Good Oberkfellow

2:49

Are you buying into the Byron Buxton breakout?

Ben Clemens

2:49

Blah

I don't like being a downer about Buxton

2:50

But I don't think he's a ton different than a 110 wRC+ hitter (roughly where our projectoins were) going forward

He's obviously having an insane start

But I don't think he's going to keep barreling up a third of his batted balls nad hitting homers on 50% of his fly balls

He's still SO aggressive at the plate, chase rate in the 40s

2:52

This is the hottest he's ever been, and maybe I'm guilty of putting too much weight on the past, but I just don't think he can keep up the insane batted ball quality

LFC Mike

2:52

Do you think Rougned Odor will be a knockout acquisition by the Yankees or a swing and miss?

Ben Clemens

2:52

I'd say he has a puncher's chance of sticking on the roster

2:54

Don't think he's there after Voit returns, but I like the idea, and they really did need one more person to cover MI if they want LeMahieu to get time at 3B and 1B

Jeff

2:55

Craig Kimbrel or Kris Bryant: who is more back?

Ben Clemens

2:55

I'll be honest - I haven't seen any of Kimbrel's appearances yet this year

So I'm extremely scouting the stat line, which is never great in such a small sample

2:56

That said, I like his plan -- throw something in the zone on 0-0

And then throw only curves until the end of time

FK

2:57

What pitcher has surprised you most this year? I know it's early days.

Ben Clemens

2:57

Definitely Glasnow. I really didn't expect a third pitch to appear out of nowhere

2:58

If we're talking performance rather than the underlying building blocks, I'll say Sandy Alcantara

I never quite got the hype around Alcantara, but he's looked quite solid so far this year

Lunch Angle

2:58

Reds post-hype pitchers: Jeff Hoffman and Jose De Leon have been intriguing in their first two starts. Do you think either of them have much of a chance of breaking out?

Ben Clemens

2:59

I'm more interested in Hoffman, but only b/c I'm suffering from De Leon fatigue

I read about him as a pick to click so many times that I've switched into prove-it-to-me mode

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

3:00

How could anyone hate Freddie?
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-DeVpEhHNB/

Bucfan

3:00

My nominee for FA candidate - Phillip Evans. Multi-position, very low K rate his entire career, hard-hit rate high, looks like he will produce BA, OBP, R, some HR, RBI, decent slugging, good BB rate. Any interest in him as a free agent nobody or $1 auction pick-up who winds up producing?

Ben Clemens

3:01

I think he makes a lot of sense that way, if he's good I think it'll be in a fantasy-friendly way. Probably going to be batting at the top of the lineup, solid average, get a few homers in there

matty

3:01

Would you rather have Fletcher or Croneworth going forward>

Ben Clemens

3:02

Fletcher, but I'd be happy to have both

Cronenworth is a really awesome player, but Fletcher is a premium defender with a league average bat

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