JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/13/20

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/13/20

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Ben Clemens

2:54

DH is just too small of an issue to cause a hangup.

Sam

2:56

Game to watch: the 33 inning Pawtucket-Rochester game. I would love to hear the broadcasters by the time you hit 20+ innings

Ben Clemens

2:57

Oh man, I've read about this but haven't seen it.

I do not think I'd listen/watch.

But it's great as a piece of baseball trivia.

Chris

2:57

Is Corey seager going to be good this year? I have a fantasy draft coming up!!

Ben Clemens

2:57

Missed this one earlier.

2:58

I'm kinda down on him relative to projection systems.

The lineup is great, but the stadium is bad.

2:59

Let's see -- according to a quick look at fantasy pros adp, he's the 19th shortstop off the board.

Hm, okay, maybe I'm in at that price.

Brian

3:01

Do you see the Rays platooning Vidal Brujan given his righty vs lefty splits or too early to tell?

Ben Clemens

3:02

I do! Not because his splits are super meaningful (he's a switch hitter without a ton of PA's), but because they're big into platooning people where possible. I find platooning to be underused in the majors and the Rays excel at it.

Sammi from a Brooklyn Park Bench

3:03

Have you heard of any minor league clubs folding as a result of this shut down?

Ben Clemens

3:03

I haven't yet. I'm sure it will happen. Minor league teams aren't penniless, they're not charity cases or anything, but I do think that some of their financial situations are dicey.

This is a step down but my step-cousin ran a wood bat summer league team in Wyoming for a while.

3:04

And yeah, it was a dang hassle, sounded like the whole thing was always on the verge of collapse and he was doing everything.

That's far lower level than the minors, and I don't think Triple-A teams will feel the heat, but short season A ball teams? Definitely

3:05

Small businesses, and businesses that make a lot of their money from attendance, are just going to be in huge trouble.

3:06

Minor league team, exercise studio, concert venue; gonna be rough.

3:07

I guess there's some chance that the bailout will eventually lift all ships, or whatever.

But for now, and not to get political or anything, but it feels like the priorities have been a little window dressing for common people and then a ton of money for Fortune 500 type companies.

We'll see if the loan program ends up being a bigger deal but I've heard of early issues with the loan approval pipeline, ugh.

See! You! Later!

3:08

Can you tell us about FanGraphs Prep?

Ben Clemens

3:08

I can tell you that we're really excited about it and that the exact final shape it won't take hasn't been finalized yet, but that we've gotten some really good feedback on it, both positive and constructive, and are looking forward to it now more than ever.

Dave

3:09

The Rockies’ 8-7 win over the Padres in extra innings in the 2007 “play in” game would be discussed as one of the greatest games in history had it been Yankees - Red Sox.

Ben Clemens

3:09

This was the Matt Holliday game, I believe

3:10

Those Rockies were just ridiculous overall.

That was the Rocktober year, where they just wouldn't lose, right until they ran into the Red Sox

And they played a lot of exciting games as well.

3:11

As the Rockies are wont to do. Coors is awesome.

Dave

3:12

Rockies get ahead 5-0 off Cy Young winner Peavy. Padres come back to tie. Padres go ahead by two in top of the 13th or 14th. Rockies win it with three in the bottom half off Trevor Hoffman. Winning run scores on Matt Holliday faceplant slide into home, and replays are inconclusive re whether he touched home plate or not.

Ben Clemens

3:12

"Replays are inconclusive" is a kind way of saying it, I was pretty sure he didn't get it.

But yeah that game was awesome

Mountie Votto

3:13

Are the Reds a sneaky-strong contender in a shortened season? Pretty strong rotation 1 through 6, and some relievers who tend to fade over the course of a longer season.

Ben Clemens

3:13

I thikn that the fading thing might be a bit of an issue, because this season is going to be COMPRESSED

Like, reliever rest will be a real thing.

That said, yeah.

3:14

I think the Reds were contenders in a 162-game season.

The new structure would generally help them, give or take the division they land in if the AZ/FL plan wins.

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