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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/22/24

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Ben Clemens

2:53

I think that is one that both sides could be happy with, assuming McLain is back and healthy-ish

Uncle Buck

2:54

I dunno, Corbin Carroll looks pretty terrible as well.

Ben Clemens

2:54

I said that!

I agree

He's looking quite lost to me

up and in fastballs are just befuddling him

KC Pain

2:54

Would you rather have Cal Raleigh or Yainer Diaz?

Ben Clemens

2:54

ooh, this is a good one

2:55

I'd take Raleigh

2:56

I understand that you get more years of control with Diaz, and he's two years younger, but I feel a lot better about Raleigh's defense and that just gives him such a big edge in overall value

Trader Jerry's

2:56

Is there any data to suggest certain players are naturally slow or fast starters? For example, Luis Castillo always seems to look kind of shaky to start out and heats up as the season goes on.

Ben Clemens

2:56

I think it's a really hard thing to parse, but I completely believe that it's a thing for some players

to be clear, I think it's NOT the case for most players

which makes it tough to study

BEEBDS

2:56

I have been delighted by Imanaga's splitters. Between him and Mark Leiter Jr, i feel like we see hitters confused by it 4x a week

Ben Clemens

2:56

Imanaga is so delightful

2:57

He just absolutely baffles people

He's gonna give up some homers in the long run, particularly when Chicago heats up, but he's very fun to watch

wheelhouse

2:57

yes or no: the yankees' lineup is genuinely horrible

Ben Clemens

2:57

No?

Yankees fans are amazing

They're seventh in baseball in wRC+ so far

2:58

pretty sure they will struggle by

Guest

2:58

Who gets the saves in Tampa? Fairbanks just moved to 15 day IL.

Ben Clemens

2:59

our closer depth chart has Adam and Poche as the next men up

I think some mixture of those two makes sense

Farhandrew Zaidman

2:59

O/U 25% chance the White Sox team offense ends below the Mendoza line on the year?

Ben Clemens

2:59

I cannot believe I'm saying this, but over

Nate

3:00

Will Smith looks cooked. Fastball velo down, Ks down, BBs up, allowing a good amount of hard contact. Thoughts?

Ben Clemens

3:00

Um.... yes

I concur

CET

3:02

Vlad and Bo, look so lost at the plate now! Is Vlad a DFA candidate going forward? He has maintained a decent OBP despite down power, but when your one of the worst base runners in the game kills a lot of that value! Also Bring up Orelvis small sample size be damned!

Ben Clemens

3:02

Man, uh, I don't think Vlad is a DFA candidate

but at this point, he has to be one of the most overrated players in baseball

3:03

i think he's better than he's looked so far

but I am just pretty out on him as a difference making star

I pushed him way down the trade value list last year and got much less pushback than I expected

and uh, I don't think he'll be on it this year

pretty shocking for someone who had his 2021 season

Tommy

3:03