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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/8/24

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5 Run Homer

2:53

What's your favourite ski hill/resort? Have you been to any in the Canadian rockies?

Ben Clemens

2:54

favorite is probably Whistler, though I skied Banff when I was a lot worse so I'm maybe not a good judge of those. I also really loved Telluride (been only once) and Alta/Snowbird are of course classics

Ray Shoesmith

2:54

Any worries about Yordan's longevity? Hes still relatively young, but man his body scares me.

Ben Clemens

2:54

I mean, not really

there have been a lot of people saying that about him in various ways since he debuted

and he's been one of the best hitters int he game

2:55

I remember reading 'oh yordan is completely toast' takes from respected baseball writers since the minute he debuted in the majors

like, it's definitely a worry. and also, every baseball player can break down

Guest

2:55

do you think other umps that are working the game with Angel Hernandez know he's missing calls and kind of grit their teeth like "oh boy here we go again?" Or is the fraternity of the umpire so strong that they don't notice / don't care

Ben Clemens

2:55

oh I'm sure they hate it, but I'm not sure if they a)wish he were gone or b)wish he were better

bosoxforlife

2:56

The A's should put Blackburn on the block right now and ask for a king's ransom. He is better than a #5.

Ben Clemens

2:56

I'm sure he is on the block

Colton

2:56

If Atlanta robs Oakland again for another starter, looking at you Blackburn, I will riot. At least give us someone better than Dodd, that's all I ask!

KC Pain

2:56

Could .... stop laughing.....could my Royals finish second or ...even first? Tigers O looks bad. CWS are bad. Indians and Twins are vulnerable ...Royald bats seem decent which means good in this division and rotation seems good enough. Okay, you can laugh now.

Ben Clemens

2:56

Oh totally, the Twins are the best team in the division but the Royals pitching looks GREAT

Tigers fan

2:56

Is it time to give up on Vladdy Jr. ever being the player he was in 2021?

Ben Clemens

2:57

it was time to do that like two years ago

i think he's better than he's hitting right now.... but I think that he's always going to underperform his x stats because of the nature of his swing, and it's just really hard to be a star if you play a so-so first base and don't hit like 2021 Vlad

I speak for all!

2:58

I don't miss Josh Donaldson.

I would miss Matt Damon, however, if he were to retire

Danny "2 Shoes" McGraw

2:58

Does 10 Year/500 mil, opt out after year 5 and 6 get it done between Yankees and Soto? who's saying no?

Ben Clemens

2:58

I think Soto would definitely say yes to that, I t hink the Yankees probably wouldn't offer it

2:59

lose the opt out and I think it might get done

NYY

2:59

At what point does Caleb Durbin become a thing? All he does is rake and the Yanks seem high on him

Ben Clemens

2:59

I think Berti complicates the situation a little bit, but yeah, it should be sooner rather than later

Tigers fan

2:59

Why does JRod always seem to get off to a really slow start, but then ends up with 5 WAR at the end of the season?

Ben Clemens

2:59

I don't know, but it really does seem like it happens consistently

André René Roussimoff

2:59

The SF Giants look like a Frankenstein team to me that tried to graft a few big name free agents onto a moderately talented roster that lacks core players. I don't have a good feeling about them this year or going forward. Do you?

Ben Clemens

2:59

I feel okay about them this year, actually

3:00

I agree with you about the strange construction, but I think it happens to include a bunch of players who are currently good

it does feel like there's less of a core there than you'd like, and that they haven't really developed a pipeline that gives me much confidence about the future

borchard504

3:00

I lived through the Eclipse! Got dark as night almost. Can CES keep his spot in the lineup?

Ben Clemens

3:00

yeah, he can

Tomás Fingers

3:00

Who finishes last in the NL Central?

Ben Clemens

3:01

Reds, I think, but I have low confidence

hey

3:01

How many HRs should I expect from Jung-hoo Lee? 2.08 GB/FB in the KBO and seems to be the same in the majors so far, I think he has proven to be stronger than expected

Ben Clemens

3:01

10-15 seems right to me

it's the grounders

Volpe

3:01

Does this feel sustainable? It seems that way

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