JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/15/24

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/15/24

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Ben Clemens

2:09

My favorite is this one that Hale and Hearty, a soup chain in NYC, used to make. Senegalese Peanut Chicken, with a heaping helping of sriracha added

Bobby

2:09

When does Jordan Walker wake up. His exit velocities are very high rn, but he seems to be getting extremely unlucky with his xBA, xSLG, and xwOBA.

Ben Clemens

2:09

I was talking with Meg about this earlier today

I feel like the Cards are jerking him aroudn too much

they pinch hit for him with Alec Burleson over the weekend

2:10

when he was getting a day off, they had him pinch hit, but then didn't send him into the outfield and sent out Victor Scott instead? They were down 5-0 so if they were gonna win, the spot was gonna come up again

G4

2:10

Per your Strider piece, Braves cadre of 5th starters can tide them over regular season, but in terms of acquiring a TOR or even MOR arm, prospect cupboard appears sparse. Which of Smith-Shawver or Waldrep would you send out for impactful return?

Ben Clemens

2:10

I would not be interested in trading Waldrep. I feel like the Braves are really good at figuring out if those guys are ready and then letting them sink or swim in the majors. I think he'll debut this year

Guest

2:10

Soups with peanut butter are fantastic! Split pea is better.

Victoria

2:11

The Cards should pinch run JW in the bottom of the 9th like the Ms did with Julio yesterday. That worked well to re-set his confidence.

Ben Clemens

2:11

liam

2:13

how do you see the impending 2024 royals-pirates world series shaking out?

Ben Clemens

2:14

With Ke'Bryan Hayes hitting a sac fly to win it

Shota Imanaga

2:14

Am I THIS good? Or just very good?

Ben Clemens

2:14

Very good, im

imo

but not a top 10 starter in the majors

bosoxforlife

2:15

The Braves team average is over .300. Ben, I think you could go 11-7 with a 7.47 ERA in 25 starts with that lineup behind you.

Ben Clemens

2:15

I mean, I don't remotely believe the ERA

2:16

11-7? I could maybe see it?

Oddball Herrera

2:16

Is Buxton cooked at this point? It sure has been a long time since he looked good at the plate

Ben Clemens

2:16

Look

earmuffs, twins fans

yeah

I don't think he's remotely as bad as he looks right now, but the explosiveness doesn't seem to be there

2:17

The one thing he has going for him is that he's still hitting the ball hard and still running fast.... but like, significantly lower on both coutns than in 2022

I think there's hope for him to be a competent major leaguer and a good defensive center fielder but it does seem like the injuries have taken their toll vis a vis being a true best-in-game star

Pat

2:17

Speaking of starts..Colt Keith has mostly looked the part (good BB/K #'s) & is surprisingly above average at 2B & actually looks decent out there

Ben Clemens

2:18

I'm incredibly excited about him being a good defender

like, I did not think that was in the cadrds

RTJ

2:18

Could the White Sox be on their way to a 1st percentile season? Everything that could go wrong is going wrong already

Ben Clemens

2:18

It's amazing how bad things are going

I remember that when they showed up in the 'teams most affected by depth' thing that Appelman and I looked at I was very surprised

most bad teams have very good 'depth' b/c their 15th player isn't THAT much worse than their best

2:19

the Sox have this rare combination of bad starters and below-replacement backups

and yeah, they're hitting bad outcomes left and right

Crochet looks incredible, though!

Guest

2:20

The White Sox series was a lot of fun for a Reds fan like me, especially Lodolo's excellent return from the IL; but should I discount the Reds' performance in light of . . . White Sox?

Ben Clemens

2:20

Yes

Daniel

2:21

Is it possible that Jorge Polanco is cooked?

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