JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/26/21

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/26/21

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Ben Clemens

2:11

I'm a huge lover of both caffeine and hot beverages

I've had coffees at extremely inappropriate times in my life

I would say that it truly depends on how caffeine affects you

I can drink a coffee in the late afternoon and go to sleep at a normal hour with normal sleep cycles

2:12

If my wife has a coffee after 3, she doesn't sleep well

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Jeff

2:12

Carson Kelly or James McCann over the next 4-5 yurrs?

Ben Clemens

2:12

Oh, give me Kelly by a HUGE margin

2:13

If you want to see me get too excited about him:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/carson-kelly-is-raking/

Jacques Pederson

2:13

would you rather have Tommy Edman or Nick Madrigal?

Ben Clemens

2:13

Ooh, fun one

2:14

I think I'll take Madrigal, but it's kinda close

2:16

My thinking is that Madrigal's contact is much more of a plus tool than anything Edman has

Morbo

2:17

"What in the world would compel Bridich and the Rockies to part ways now, less than a month into the season, that wouldn't have been reason enough before??" It's the Rockies and Birdich what has compelled them to do any of the myriad of inexplicable things they have done in the past 7 years?

Ben Clemens

2:17

What a solid counterpoint, Morbo

My puny human brain failed to realize that

Charley

2:17

Someone dropped Dominic smith in my dynasty.. spent $9 faab to claim him... Thoughts on him going forward? Is the offensive progression from him last yr for real?

Ben Clemens

2:17

Yes, I totally buy the Dom Smith career arc

2:18

I'd take him over Alonso right now

Good pickup in my eyes

BringBackDeSpanielHair

2:18

Ben! Lou Bob is going to start popping homers soon right? And everything else is gonna be sexy time along with it? Dude looks so good at the plate right now.

Ben Clemens

2:19

I'll be honest with you: I don't buy it

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It's SO hard to keep up his level of production with plate discipline as poor as his

He swings at 47.4% of pitches out of the strike zone!

He's swinging and missing at 20% of the pitches he sees

2:20

Not 20% of the pitches he swings at

20% of the pitches he sees

He's a really fun player, but until he manages to rein that in a little, I'll be a seller of a true breakout

Appa Yip Yip

2:20

What happens with Trevor Story now? Midseason trade with an interim GM? Can't imagine he signs an extension with so much uncertainty.

Ben Clemens

2:20

He wasn't signing an extension either way

2:21

"Hey, Trevor, remember your friends Troy Tulowitzki and Nolan Arenado? How'd you like to follow in their footsteps?"

"Wait, no, not in the getting traded from the franchise after we didn't build around them way."

"No, not in the us trashing our personal relationship with them on the way out the door either."

"Definitely not in the number of non-competitive teams they played on, you jerk."

2:22

"Okay, this isn't going well."

Charley

2:22

Hot take or realistic: John means and Trevor Rogers can get to ace level as pitchers/be legit ace(s)

Ben Clemens

2:22

Really depends what "can" means here

I'm very in on Means

2:23

I think that people who are underrating him are doing a normal thing, which is letting how John Means looked when he came up influence their thinking now

He throws a lot harder now

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