JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/22/24

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/22/24

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Ben Clemens

2:14

O's
Brewers
Yankees
Dodgers
Royals

emh1969

2:14

How concerned should the Guardians be about Jose Ramirez? Only one non-intentional walk in 95 PAs which is way below his career average. Seems like something has changed.

Ben Clemens

2:14

I'd be worried here

2:15

His swing has gone up SO MUCH

swing rate, rather

like, a scary amount

2:16

I'm definitely getting a 'swing away to generate power' vibe here

Tacoby Bellsbury

2:16

Who of the White Sox, Marlins or Rockies ends with the worst record this season?

bosoxforlife

2:16

Should I make a parlay bet on both the Rockies and the White Sox not reaching 50 wins?

Ben Clemens

2:16

Popular topic!

Um.... I think parlays are generally pretty bad bets

so no

2:17

I think that the Sox will end up with the worst record

and hey, shout out to the A's who look downright acceptable

Guest

2:17

They’re just this year’s examples, but between Langford and Holliday, do people realize yet how HARD it is for young rooks in MLB? No matter how good they look before their debuts, most of them aren’t gonna be a Soto or (lol) Michael Harris, but they get treated like it. I guess because of the ceiling... but, it takes years for most of these guys...

Ben Clemens

2:17

No, no one ever remembers this

It shocks people every time

2:18

Baseball is super hard, and figuring out how good someone will be in the big leagues before they've ever played in the big leagues is an inexacts science

Cubs pen

2:18

Would you say the chat has a patient approach? A real professional chatter?

Ben Clemens

2:18

This chat is going to see a few pitches, no doubrt

it's going to make the other team (I guess that's you all) work

It won't get itself out

Insert Witty Name Here

2:19

Gentle Ben, curious to know if you had that bagel conversation with your friend? About to make some tonight.

Ben Clemens

2:19

I did, and I'll let you know the next time he makes bagels

I guess he's not that frequent of a bageler?

bosoxforlife

2:19

Soto's at the plate, Ben is on the chat! All is right with the world.

Ben Clemens

2:19

Heck yeah, love me watching some Soto

RTJ

2:19

Orelvis Martinez starting 2b for Blue Jays soon?

KC Pain

2:19

Nats Parker....what gives? Everywhere has him as a 35-40 grade prospect. Minors numbers dont impress. One win I get but he lookes better and 2nd outing. Something change in off season? He add a new pitch or change delivery?

boggspuckett

2:19

Mitchell Parker, more likely: "Hey, remember Mitchell Parker from a couple of years ago? What ever happened to him?", or "Mitchell Parker: Solid Rotation Piece Outta Nowhere"?

Ben Clemens

2:20

I'm on the 'hey mitchell parker remember him?' side of this for now

2:21

To be fair, I didn't watch yesterday's game

I did watch his first start, and I came away thinking that he could probably stay afloat as a fifth starter if he kept pitching like that

2:22

Even in yday's start his pitches didn't blow me away from the highlights I saw. Let's give it a few more stsarters

Too Many Mooks

2:22

Has Turang taken a real step forward or is this just April noise?

Ben Clemens

2:23

More April noise than anything

The power doesn't look real to me at all, neither does the BABIP

I do think he's better than his batting line last year (because it was REALLY bad) but I think he's still a below average hitter

Appa Yip Yip

2:23

Have you watched either of Yariel Rodriguez's starts? Any thoughts if you have?

Ben Clemens

2:23

I haven't

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