JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/19/22

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/19/22

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Ben Clemens

2:00

Hey everyone, welcome to a special Tuesday chat

Special because I was driving home from LA yesterday. Back to regularly scheduled Monday ones next week

But for now, let's talk about baseball, and potentially games and/or recipes?

ricky boebby

2:00

odds JBJ outwars Hunter Renfroe?

Ben Clemens

2:00

Starting with one that I find low-key delightful

2:01

I don't think it's actually *that* likely, maybe one in four?

But yeah, it's looking like a bad trade for the Brewers in the early going

I think it looks worse b/c of how little offensive firepower they hvae

2:02

Like, Renfroe is a nice hitter imo

He's miscast when he's hitting 3 or 4, particularly against righties

chilly

2:02

better positioned for a turn around, abe toro or ty taylor? getting similar playing time and sadly similar results. who u trust more?

Ben Clemens

2:02

Gimme Toro of the two. I've always been high on Toro, so maybe I'm just projecting that, but I feel like his skillset has a solid base to where he's unlikely ot just be unplayable

2:03

I do worry that Taylor will fall into the no power, no walks hole

But yeah, I dunno, I think both are clearly better than what they've shown so far and wouldn't be too panicked about either

14343

2:03

(Very) early reactions to the Astros rookies (Siri / Pena)?

Ben Clemens

2:04

Love Pena

Still think he's gonna be great, early results haven't changed my opinion

As for Siri, I think he's going to end up with limited playing time when Meyers returns

2:05

But he's definitely exciting

No one has seen Jose Siri play and thought 'well that dude is boring'

Awesome against-the-wall catch last night too

Cito's Mustache

2:05

Joe Maddon's IBB with the based loaded was objectively bad, but isn't it still kinda cool that it happened? It gave fans something to talk about, and writers like yourself a chance to analyze a manager's strategy. I'd be upset as an Angels' fan but as a neutral observer these are the oddities that make baseball so much fun.

Ben Clemens

2:05

I got two articles out of it, I'm definitely not complaining :)

Yeah, it's fun to talk about things like this, but I wish he'd be a little more forthcoming about why he did it

2:06

I do like that managers get to make decisions and we get to talk about them, that's one of my beats here

Loving Mariners Fan

2:06

How worried on a scale of 1-10 are you with J-Rod? I’m probably a 3 currently.

Ben Clemens

2:06

seems reasonable to me

Not every rookie crushes out of the gate

Inaccessible Rail

2:07

I know I'm a little late with this question, but did the Mets get ripped off, compared to the Padres, in their trade for an A's pitcher?

Ben Clemens

2:07

I don't think so?

I think Bassitt is better than Manaea, basically

2:08

And I don't see a ton of difference in the returns. Ginn is more highly touted but I think that both Martinez and Angeles are kinda interesting

The Real Ben Clemens

2:09

Which happens first: the Reds win a game, or the Pirates call up Cruz?

Ben Clemens

2:09

Haha, Reds win a game

My 'I can't believe they haven't called up Oneil Cruz' article is in mothballs, but I might have to break it out soon

Sultan of Seitan

2:10

Andrew Heaney. Are the Dodgers just that good at development that he’s going to fulfill his promise or was his last start going to be his best start of the year?

Ben Clemens

2:10

He had two starts better than his last start (at least by Game Score v2) last year

6.1 innings against the Astros with 10 k's, no walks, and two hits

2:11

And 6.2 against the Rays, 4 hits, 10 k's, 1 walk, no runs

So he's definitely capable of some impressive numbers

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