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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/5/21

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Ben Clemens

2:21

Yeah, that was earlier this offseason. Link: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/broadcaster-crowdsourcing-results-part-3-1...

Cueto's Shimmy

2:21

PS. The 1-10 Radio rankings is missing the link to the middle portion of the rankings, at least one comment was empty (Giants I think)

Ben Clemens

2:22

Hm, that happens occasionally when I'm particularly lazy in my pre-editing, but I think I changed them back to look okay

Appa Yip Yip

2:22

Apparently Merryweather has been hitting 100 since 2018, so it's not new velo. (David Phelps mentioned seeing it back then while rehabbing a minor injury)

Ben Clemens

2:22

Well in that case, new in-game velo?

It's pretty frightening though

Todd Bonzalez

2:23

Reds win a series against the Cardinals 2-1 and their playoff odds go up 12%? What's with the volatility? Is the central *THAT* close?

Ben Clemens

2:23

A lot of that is that we changed the Cards' IP projections to account for injuries and it made them a lot weaker

They've lost 2.6 games of projected wins on a 1-2 start, that's hard to do

feddy

2:24

the tigers first 3 hitters are switch hitters that’s kinda badass

Ben Clemens

2:24

Cleveland has run out some really fun switch-hitting lineups in the past

Switch hitters are just really cool

feddy

2:24

Can Clase or Wittgren reasonably catch Karinchak?

Ben Clemens

2:24

I think either can, and that Clase is a better bet

2:25

Karinchak feels like he's balanced on a knife's edge to me

Great when on, the distance between unhittable and can't find the zone is razor-thin

Guest

2:25

Any Carlson worries?

Ben Clemens

2:25

Always! But nothing has changed due to the first three games

2:26

That 0.000 BABIP is probably going to regress somewhat

John

2:26

It’ll never not frustrate me that a team in the market that the Red Sox are in are so obviously built for the deadline (ie reclamation projects who have a few outstanding stats like spin) than they are for the playoffs. But this is also a team that traded Mookie Betts, so I guess it can’t be that surprising. How many seasons can they be resoundingly mediocre before they decide to act like winners again? That market isn’t patient, I imagine

Ben Clemens

2:26

Yeah, I'm curious to see what the long-term plan is here

2:27

I like most of the moves that they made this offseason, but it seems like a case of winning the battle and losing the war

Shouldn't they be doing different things? They have some exciting hitters to try to maximize

BaseballIsBack

2:27

Another rope for Arraez in his first AB today. How many ABs this season and what are his biggest hurdles toward a FT role?

Ben Clemens

2:27

I already think he has a full-time role

LF/3B/2B/DH is a weird position to play, but my sense is that that's what the Twins have in mind for him

2:28

Obviously with Donaldson out that collapses to just 3B, but heck, they were plyaing him in left on opening day

BringBackDeSpanielHair

2:28

Player you're most excited to watch this season?

Matt Damon

2:28

MATT. DAMON.

Ben Clemens

2:28

If Matt Damon plays, him

Tie between Soto and Alex Reyes for me, though

2:29

I've been saying Reyes for about five years, but he's just sooooo fun to watch

And I love watching Soto hit. I like watching Tatis, but I just have fun thinking along with Soto at the plate

Tacoby Bellsbury

2:29

marry/schtup/kill: baseball, booze, board games

Ben Clemens

2:29

Jeez: I guess kill booze, and marry baseball

But why would you make me choose?!??

GenericDodgerFan

2:30

If you had to pick one team from each league to underperform expectations who would it be

Ben Clemens

2:30

I'll go Cleveland and the Nats

Cleveland is just giving me bad vibes, and the Nats are a few injuries away from looking REALLLLLY bad

Sad, Confused Marlins Fan

2:30

did you see that dirty changeup from Gio against Trout? (gasp emoji)

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