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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/24/23

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Guest

2:56

The Mets so far have maintainced pace with the Braves despite the injury- (and now suspension-)ravaged rotation. Do you like Mets or Braves in the NL east?

Ben Clemens

2:57

I'm gonna stick with my preseason pick of the Mets

It's gonna be a delightful divisional race

Guest

2:57

Are the Pirates all just smoke and mirrors? Or is there legitimate reason for optimism?

Ben Clemens

2:58

Optimism that they're gonna make the playoffs this year? I think that's smoke and mirrors. Optimism that they're starting to assemble some fun young players who might coalesce into a core with some outside help? Totally legit

Dan

2:58

I was listening to a scifi story where the singularity happened causing human to correct buy banning statistics and computerize pursuit of efficiency. During the explanation of this version of the 2070s it was stated that baseball instantly became fun again.

Ben Clemens

2:59

I sometimes struggle with the fact that the relentless pursuit of optimality, which is something that I'm into on general principles, makes the sport worse

Hello

2:59

Is E. Ruiz worth rostering in fantasy? Although he’s fast his stat cast is terrible

Ben Clemens

3:00

I think it just depends on what you're looking for. He's fast and gets on base. That's it, but those are valuable skills if you're looking for them

Petey Bienel

3:00

The most major league looking thing about the Nationals is ____. Screech and the gray unis don't count

Ben Clemens

3:00

The president's race

3:01

player-wise, Meneses might be off to a slow start but he still looks legit to me

and yeah, it's not great

NobleHelium

3:01

Building a combo deck and going off sounds fun, but that game theme is not great IMO.

Ben Clemens

3:01

A throwback to a simpler time. It came out in 2016 but politics feels verrrrrrrrry different now

Guest

3:01

Do you think Scherzer was right to not appeal his suspension because a league official instead of a neutral party would hear it? Why did MLBPA agree to that procedure if it's so obvious that a league official will rule against the player? Seems like Scherzer really just knew he was in the wrong.

Ben Clemens

3:01

It's his right. I'm sure he wasn't going to have it overturned no matter who heard the appeal

I think the optics of doing this are better, that's for sure

B'ryce Szymbobski

3:01

Ben, can you help me sort out(rank) my back half rotation SP riches in a redraft points league?

L.Castillo, Strider, Cortes, Cease, J. Ryan are my studs... No need to worry about them..

but I don't quite know how to value Gilbert, Ashcraft, D. May, Senga, ERod, Detmers, Oveido, and L. Garcia.

Ben Clemens

3:02

I'm gonna take a few fantasy questions next

3:03

Uh.... I like Ashcraft, Senga, and GIlbert quite a bit. I too have E Rod and don't know what to do with him. I'm out on Garcia, and not sold on Oviedo. So I guess that leaves May and Detmers, and I'd take May over Detmers

Dan

3:03

While playing that game how often did you do things that if you did in real life would be considered campaign fraud? Embarrassing to your family?

Ben Clemens

3:03

Oh 0 times!

3:04

At least for campaign fraud

I was using social media experts and door to door campaigning quite a lot, though

20longyears

3:04

Jack Suwinski's preseason ZiPS projection: .243/.321/.427, 1.0 WAR. Projections currently put him at .244/.325/.440 and 2.0 WAR. His actual line at season's end will be...

Ben Clemens

3:04

This is a borderline fantasy question, I think

Uh, higher than projections

3:05

Let's say .330 OBP and .450 slug

todd

3:05

what players have meaningfully changed the perception you had of them coming into the season ?

Ben Clemens

3:05

This is definitely a fantasy question. Graham Ashcraft looks like a stud, James Outman is better than the prospect reports, and Wander Franco is a star now

Bruce Live in 2023

3:06

Middle Infielder Needed Daily Roto: Luis Garcia-Nats, Oswald
Peraza, G.Perdomo, Brice Turang, Jordan Diaz, Rodolfo Castro

Ben Clemens

3:06

Hmmmmm.... I think Perdomo? I'm worried about Peraza's consistent PT

I'd be okay with Turang too

Surprises

3:07

Jose Alvarado and Justin Steele could be on that list too

Ben Clemens

3:07