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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/19/22

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Armadillofury

3:10

Counterpoint re: Suzuki : I remember how both Abreu and Eric Thames looked like world beaters in their first seasons before the scouting report was out. Even for domestic guys like Judge or Alonso, their first full season will probably go down as their best

Ben Clemens

3:11

I mean, he obviously own't be this good?

he looks quite good so far, though, and I think a lot of the worry in his projection was that we just didn't know whether his approach would translat

It seems like it is at least not going to be a complete washout; so I fall back to the projections then, and they think he'll be pretty good

Tim Tebow's Thunder Thighs

3:11

Is there any reason to believe Huascar Ynoa will regain his first half 2021 form, or was that a fluke?

Ben Clemens

3:11

I'm leaning fluke

3:12

I was always a bit confused on how he was doing it as his good streak was going on

Which makes it much easier for me to believe it was a fluke

Priors affecting opinions, basically

Joey Fart

3:12

Is worrying about Gallo unreasonable?

Ben Clemens

3:13

Nah, he's the kind of player who just stokes worry by the shape of his outcomes

I'd think you were an unfeeling robot if you weren't worried about him

when he's not going well, he's REALLY not going well

Guest

3:14

Have you gotten any feedback / response on your take that the Pirates are one of the most profitable teams? I found that intensely interesting & not something I’d ever thought of

Ben Clemens

3:15

Not specifically, but I found this Post-Gazette report very interesting

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2022/04/10/pirates-ticket-...

title: "Records show the Pirates' payroll is often covered by ticket and food sales"

Well, that is not most of their revenue!

sounds like a good deal for them

Wireless Joe Jackson

3:15

Sano is walking more and striking out less than ever before. His BABIP is killing him.

Ben Clemens

3:16

Yeah... I do think some of the BABIP woes are real

but yes

Alright, I'm gonna go make some lunch. Thanks for chatting with me today everyone, and I'll see you again next Monday for some slightly-better-reasoned takes

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