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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 4/8/25

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Ben Clemens

3:00

we went through the Royals 2024 lineups last week in the chat and it was GRIM

Melendez batted 4th or 5th for 54 games!

Oaktown Blues

3:00

I will always root for Mark Canha. Standup guy

Ben Clemens

3:00

Oh man, couldn't agree more

3:01

one of the true good guys in baseball, I've never heard anything but great things about him and he does an amazing job of fitting in with the community everywhere he plays

Dan'l

3:01

How much regret (1-10) will the Cards have for not selling every veteran or short-contract player w/o trade clauses?

Ben Clemens

3:01

Like 4? For the most part, they weren't going to get a ton back for them anyway

and it seems pretty clear to me that being at least acceptable matters in St. Louis

3:02

you can't just blow it all up for funsies with no consequences in a market htat is so used to winning

Kyle

3:02

Are we worried about Clase?

Ben Clemens

3:02

wait are we supposed to be?

I must have missed this story

3:03

Yeah, no. He's thrown 4 innings. He's missing more bats, hasn't issued a walk, barely allowing any hard-hit balls just like normal

just getting victimized by a 20% HR/FB and a wild 25% infield hit rate

Paulie_Eff

3:04

Head-to-head league, daily lineups, 7 Off cats, AVG/HR/R/RBI/SB/OPS + Batter K's (neg catagory) Need to drop either Stott or Tovar, as J Jung is off the IL. Having a hard time deciding who to drop...

Ben Clemens

3:04

ooh, this is a tough one because I like both of these guys more in daily formats

for the Coors platoon (home/away) and the handedness platoon factors

3:05

I think I'd keep Stott if you're treating this spot as more than a platoon, b/c Tovar on the road is not really fun

and if it's more of a pure platoon type spot, or where you don't need a full complement, I'd take Tovar and the park

Larry

3:05

What are your thoughts on Roki Sasaki after seeing him for a couple of starts? I read a scouting report saying that he was considered a better prospect than Paul Skenes but so far he hasn't even come close to that.

Ben Clemens

3:05

Well I think that Skenes has hit the 99th percentile or so for outcomes of a pitching prospect

so comparing him to Skenes in the majors, sure, not matching up

3:06

I think that it's clear he has the stuff to succeed, but his command with the MLB ball has been atrocious

not everyone adjusts to the majors as seamlessly as perhaps one of the top draft picks of the century

Lord Thunder

3:06

Who ends up with the most career WAR, Ezekiel Tovar or Masyn Winn?

Ben Clemens

3:07

Ooh, good one. But I have Winn in this one by a bit

I don't think he's as good as Tovar defensively, and I think the odds are against him ever getting that good. But I like his offensive potential much more

and also, that feels safer to me. Tovar but a little worse on defense might just notn work

Kyle

3:08

Outlook for the Orioles?

Ben Clemens

3:08

Good! Love to see Westburg picking up where he left off, and Adley looking like he has recovered from an injury that he claims never impacted him

the pitching is not great, but we knew that was going to be the case

3:10

I'm not worried that Morton is cooked, though I think he's more okay than plus at this point in his career. Sugano's lack of bat missing stuff is worrisome but also like.... I expected it to be worrisome

I think that they're going to need to win slugfests all year and hope that Grayson Rodriguez turns into an ace

but well... I thought that before the season and also worried about Adley and Westburg, so we're moving in the right direction

Mr. Redlegs

3:10

How many Reds hitters play for a legitimately good team? Elly, Mclain and maybe Stephenson? Just a disappointingly put together line up to pair with such great pitching.

Ben Clemens

3:11

Yeah, De La Cruz and McLain are both amazing, of course

they'd play for absolutely everybody

3:12

I think Spencer Steer would easily have an everyday role even on good teams. He's defensively versatile and the Dodgers have Andy Pages in their lineup every day and hvae already given Enrique Hernandez and Miguel Rojas about 60 PA

3:13

I'm not saying he's a star, but guys like that who can almost certainly hit and who can stand many places always find a way to fit in

but yes, it's very shallow

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