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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/19/22

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Ben Clemens

2:35

Also the Mets, love both their broadcast crew and watching Canha and Marte

hm, who else? Jays

Jays are quite fun

Krusty

2:35

so this is pretty random but: if I were to try and focus on a context-driven war as opposed to the more neutralized ones, do you think RE24 is up to snuff to replace Batting? I'm thinking sort of like RA9-WAR vs fWAR?

Ben Clemens

2:35

Yeah. RE24 or WPA/LI makes sense to me

Morbo

2:35

Is Trout just made of glass at this point?

Ben Clemens

2:36

I'm getting a little worried about it

2:37

Byyyyyy the way, if you're looking for times where it makes sense to intentionally walk someone, how about the hitters behind Ohtani yesterday being Taylor Ward, Jared Walsh, Max Stassi?

Woooooooof

brooklyn55

2:37

This Jo Adell playing time situation looking like it might only be a few starts per week with that OF glut. What you think?

Ben Clemens

2:38

If it is, they should do something about Maddon. Adell needs to be playing every day, and if 14 PA of Taylor Ward has changed his mind for good, we've got issues

I'd feel differently if they came into the year not expecting to play Adell

But clearly, the team thinks he is worth committing to

Gil

2:38

What's something a pitcher does in the early going that you can hang your hat on as progress and not small samples? Is there really anything? I watch Tylor Megill and he's looked awesome but it's also against iffy competition in 10.1 IP

Ben Clemens

2:38

Velo, swinging strike rate

2:39

movement, I think, too

Max H

2:39

Re: Conforto. Isn't the draft later this year? He may not sign until mid July. Still worth holding on?

Ben Clemens

2:39

Ohhhhhh right

Wow yeah that's gonna be a problem

Morbo

2:40

Trout hasn't played more that 140 games since 2016. Thats 6 seasons and counting. I'd have even counted a full 2020 season but he missed 7 games

Ben Clemens

2:40

I think 2020 counts; 7 games isn't that bad there

But yes, it's been quite a while since he's put together a whole season

Guest

2:40

Can you pitch a perfect game and lose? Tied after nine innings then give up a sacrifice bunt and sac fly and lose in the 10th with the zombie runner scoring?

Ben Clemens

2:40

Sadly sure

2:41

I mean, it'd never happen

Nobody's going more than 9 innings these days

but yes

Lou Perltzman

2:41

Jays are fun to watch but I can't get into that broadcast team

Ben Clemens

2:41

I haven't minded it so much

Benny and the Mets

2:41

Did you see that Yelich bomb yesterday? Yowza

Ben Clemens

2:41

O bliterated

Joe w

2:42

Keegan Thompson: solid relief pitcher or future back end starter?

Ben Clemens

2:42

I'm gonna go with solid reliever

But good reliever

Appa Yip Yip

2:42

Robbie Ray's velo is down. At this point in the season are you raising an eyebrow or shrugging a shoulder?

Ben Clemens

2:43

Eyebrow

It's only two starts, but 2 mph does not make me excited

5 Run Homer

2:43

The Blue Jays broadcast team is good when it’s Martinez and Shulman, when it’s Martinez and Tabler it just turns into two old guys who don’t really get the modern game

Ben Clemens

2:44

Unfortunately Martinez is on a leave of absence as well

For cancer treatment

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