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

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/4/22

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Ben Clemens

3:06

Yes, so long as you include a caveat about health

Don

3:07

Am I crazy for being higher on Julio Rodriguez than Bobby Witt Jr.? I know the prospect team here has put a 65 on both of them, but Witt Jr. scares me a lot more than Rodriguez.

Ben Clemens

3:08

Nah, I don't think so

But I also wouldn't say you were crazy if you thought the opposite

Error bands are very wide with both

Teddy

3:08

Who of the Astros #3-6 starters are you highest on this year (Framber, Urquidy, Garcia, Odo)?

Ben Clemens

3:09

Well, I have Framber as their co-#1, so him

Todd Bonzalez

3:09

Do you think the Reds made the right move cutting bait with Akiyama?

Ben Clemens

3:09

Boy, I'm not sure

I've been thinking about this one a lot

3:10

Since the move was announced

I'd like it a lot more if it weren't mostly to give Tyler Naquin and Colin Moran more at-bats

But it's not a huge misstep or anything

3:11

He really just did not look like a difference-maker ever

Guest

3:11

How good is Soto at defense?

Ben Clemens

3:11

I think he's an above-average defender in the corner outfield

He's got acceptable instincts, he's not slow, and he has a plus arm

Guest

3:12

Did you play baseball in college?

Ben Clemens

3:12

Nope

Not in high school, either

copecru

3:12

Will Steven Kwan have 450 AB this year?

Ben Clemens

3:12

Yes

I think? I dunno, but let's say yes, more fun that way and he'd be an awesome ROY candidate

Guest

3:12

Who's the most underrated hitter in MLB of the last decade or so? Off the top of your head.

Ben Clemens

3:13

First name I thought of was Corey Dickerson

But I can probably do better

Brandon Lowe?

Dickerson has a career 114 wRC+ and was pretty good for a number of years in a row, but I think most people couldn't pick him out of a lineup

171

3:13

Chris Davis' peak was pretty amazing.

Ben Clemens

3:13

Yeah, but he was properly rated then

joe

3:14

Bailey Ober's fastball seems to have a lot of Joe Ryan in it, why the disparity in hype between the two?

Ben Clemens

3:14

No idea

I think of them as very similar

Adam

3:15

Will we get an Opening Day mega-chat this year?

Ben Clemens

3:15

Oh yes

Two sets, actually

Nothing like celebrating finishing a huge batch of power rankings by chatting

Armadillofury

3:15

Do you think great hitters with below avg raw power like Bregman and Rendon whose power played up due to the juiced ball will continue to produce at the same level now?

Ben Clemens

3:15

I do not!

3:16

I'm very very worried about Rendon's power output

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