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

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/22/24

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Ben Clemens

3:04

Mookie Betts, mine!

jordan westburg, mine! I mean, he's not gonna put up a 200 wRC+ but I like him

salvy perez yours, c'mon this can't keep going

"Mine or Yours? Ben Clemens Rates" would be a fun segment

sliptoad

3:05

there aren't many great teams who have gotten off to starts as rough as these astros but there are great teams who have had bad finishes (2017 dodgers and their terrible sept). is there a reason for this? is a bad start that much worse than a bad finish?

Ben Clemens

3:05

So, I htink it's a little worse

and the reason is basically this

the time of most uncertainty about a team is the start of the year

players change more over the offseason than they do from, say, August 1 to August 2

3:06

it's not a LOT worse.... but it's worse for sure

Colton

3:06

Kotsay really took Ruiz out against Hamilton, I cannot believe it...

Ben Clemens

3:06

Truly shocking

Esty is killing it

if you lower my whomps per whiff leaderboard minimums to 0

he's second in baseball

the A's suck. Let your young guys who you traded literally Sean Murphy for play

3:07

Oh, bonus A's talk and extremely rare and unscheduled gambling talk: I make the occasional pre-season over/under win total friendly wager and I thought A's over 57.5 wins was wild this year

like, quite good

That and Brewers over 75.5 wins (????)

feeling good about the early returns on those two

3:08

I do think that Vegas and their offshore equivalents do a good job setting lines in general but those stood out to me

Farhandrew Zaidman

3:08

His trade value has never been lower, but....Lux as a starting 2B on a playoff team seems.....not ideal.

Ben Clemens

3:08

Oh yeah it looks bad

They need Amed back!

Vlad Non-tender

3:08

Maybe not an in-season DFA, but arguably should have been non-tendered given his arb salary. The cartoonish effects from Buffalo are the outlier at this point, he’s mostly been a 1 WAR type player outside of 2021

Idiotic Failson

3:08

Putting Vlad on the cover of The Show is so silly. It's basically like putting Rizzo on the cover, which is like...fine? But not awesome?

KC Pain

3:08

Well I was originally gonna ask if you would rather have Naylor or Vlad but I think you just answered it. Naylor comp = prime Abreu?

Ben Clemens

3:09

I mean, I'm not ready to put Naylor that high yet, but I think I'd take him over Vlad yeah. Wow, that's crazy to say

Jake Rogers Appreciator

3:09

Of all days to remove Esteury Ruiz, we should have as much time contemplating our beautiful brackish water bodies today!

Ben Clemens

3:09

I'm shocked by how frequently the A's own announcers can't pronounce his name

SomeGuy

3:09

Brayan Rocchio, Juan Brito, Jose Tena, and Daniel Espino to the Marlins for Luzardo. Y/N?

Ben Clemens

3:09

I don't think the Guardians would do this. I think the Marlins would be cdrazy to say no, they need volume

BTTJ

3:10

Heading to San Francisco and Oakland this week for the Pirates series…any must hit recommendations in the area?

Ben Clemens

3:10

For what? Food, activities?

But I've got some recommendations for sure

B

3:10

How are you liking the meal kits?

Ben Clemens

3:11

The number one thing about meal kits is convenience for sure. I like to cook leftovers when I can, but I'm generally busy at lunchtime. My usual mornings involve hours of deadline writing and a 1.5-ish hour dog walk, so I don't always have time to cook lunch

Justin

3:11

What do you mean by meal kits? TV dinners?

Ben Clemens

3:11

So I'm talking about things that get shipped to you and that you either microwave or warm in a skillet

so far I'd say that you should just bop around for the good signup deals

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