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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/26/21

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Ben Clemens

2:33

Every year of his career other than 2016

2:34

If you're looking at 15-game stretches

Let's make it 18-game stretches; that changes it to, nope, the same

Also I goofed up, and he had a swoon to end 2016, so it's every season of his career

Morbo

2:35

I guess the Pirates have now inherited the crown for worst front office? Unless Monfort appoints himself their new gm

Ben Clemens

2:35

Nah, the Pirates have turned their front office over and I think that Cherington is well-regarded still

I'm actually not sure who holds the title now

Guest

2:35

Hi Ben,Casey Mize or Nate Pearson longterm? Do you feel both, one, or neither will ever reach elite status?

Ben Clemens

2:36

I'm on Mize, mostly because I'm more worried about Pearson's health

I thinkt he smart bet is neither b/c pitchers are always tricky

Lee Bum-Ho

2:36

Cherington has tried (and failed) to pull off a few post-hype-prospect revivals so far (Alford, Fowler, Carson Fulmer, and one could argue the homegrown Keller). Love the idea, but some combo of the execution and luck haven’t been there. What makes teams like the current reds or the giants so successful at this?

Ben Clemens

2:36

Excellent question that I don't know the answer to

I think that some of it is a volume thing

2:37

I really like the thought process, you can't win them all, and I don't think we have enough data points to say which teams are best and worse at it but it does seem very player dev related

Cashman

2:37

Who are you most excited to see when MiLB starts

Ben Clemens

2:37

You know.... I'm going to go off the board and say Nick Allen

2:38

I love good defensive shortstops, and I'm also bought in on him because he was one of my under the radar minor league picks

Not only that, but he has a cool future legend card in OOTP Perfect Team, and I traded for him in our crowdsourced Brewers sim, so I'm just max long Allen

I'd like to see him... you know... play

Appa Yip Yip

2:39

Way too early trade deadline question, what uniform is Story in by the end of July?

Ben Clemens

2:39

I think Yankees at this point

It's getting easier to justify moving Gleyber off short and finding a way to make it work

I dunno what's going on with him, but the lack of power is really concerning

2:40

It's two years in a row at this point

BringBackDeSpanielHair

2:40

TLR sends Kopech back to the bullpen after a 10k outing, and we're supposed to believe he's the man to take them to the world series?

Ben Clemens

2:40

I would argue that he's not, but also that sending Kopech to the bullpen isn't why he's not

Jeff

2:41

I could have told yous guys that Torres wasn’t *that* good

Ben Clemens

2:41

Dan is the resident FG Gleyber hype man

I never really got why he'd play shortstop

Will.Hunting.

2:41

Hey Ben! Dem sawks have had a wicked pissah of a yeah so far...am I right? Gotta luv dem apples. Will. Hunting.

Ben Clemens

2:42

As the only (I think?) person out of everyone on staff to pick them to make the playoffs, I have to root for it, right?

Honestly, I'm generally into what Boston is doing this year, I think they're just better than everyone thought

And they still hopefully have Sale coming back at some point

Guest

2:42

Are you more excited to watch a Corbin Burnes start or a Jacob deGrom start at this point?

Ben Clemens

2:43

Ooooooof

This is a tough one

It's deGrom by a hair for me, because I get such joy from listening to the Mets broadcast

I don't know who I'd pick if it weren't for that

It's just so enjoyable

2:44

Burnes is a more fun story b/c he's doing it now and wasn't before, but deGrom is a phenom

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