JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 5/1/23

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 5/1/23

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Ben Clemens

2:10

I'm higher on Matz than it seems most people are, just b/c I really like the individual pitches he has

That said, yeah he's been awful this year. But he was fine last year in limited innings imo, just a victim of sequencing luck, whereas I'm skeptical that Woodford will ever be a serviceable big league starter

Lucas

2:10

Are the Yankees unsalvageable at this point? They certainly don't look like a playoff team and its hard to put them above Toronto, Texas, or Seattle when their team is so consistently injured.

Ben Clemens

2:11

Oh man, Yankees fan problems. They've been absolutely devastated by injury this year, per BP they've missed the most WAR due to injury by an entire WARP over Houston

2:12

I don't think they're unsalveageable but I do think they should trade for an outfielder

This lineup is UGLY right now

Dave

2:13

Is there any particular way you discover new recipes? Books you already own? Google searches based on ingredients you don't know what to do with? Social media posts?

Ben Clemens

2:13

All of the above I'd say, though my wife is the one who gets recipes from TikTok

I'm more of a google searches based on ingredients, then pair those with books I have

Guest

2:13

Jarren Duran's hot start can't be sustainable, but he is crushing the ball, is he a legit big league starter now?

Ben Clemens

2:14

Yes, but I dunno, I thought he was already a reasonable second-division starter

RTJ

2:15

It's May and things are settling into place. As we all predicted, the Diamondbacks and Pirates lead their divisions and the Cardinals and Yankees are in last place in theirs. Gotta love baseball!

Is it time to have a serious conversation about deGrom becoming a closer yet? You can set you calendar to news of his injuries

Ben Clemens

2:15

Lol it is not

Sonny

2:15

The Boston Red Sox are going to be the most entertaining 78 win team. Are they good? Maybe. Are they chaotic in the most aesthetically pleasing way? also maybe!

Ben Clemens

2:15

100%

The Real Ben Clemens

2:15

Don't let the A's historically terrible start distract you from the fact that the Royals have gotten off to their own historically terrible start (at least within-franchise). Coaching staff is in a better spot than it was a year ago, but whoof, we're really seeing the effects of years of Dayton Moore-enabled drafting and development plans. You got Vinnie P and.....not a whole lot else.

Ben Clemens

2:15

Yeah, I have high hopes for the Royals in the coming years because a move on from Dayton Moore was overdue

But this year? not this year

Oaktown Blues

2:15

So Brent Rooker will probably not maintain a 240 wRC+, but he's legit, right? Do you think he's potentially a top 10 hitter in baseball or am I jumping the gun?

laughing

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Ben Clemens

2:16

Lol, I think you may be jumping the gun, but I think he's immediately the A's best hitter

Jason

2:16

Thoughts on Zac Gallen's start to the season?

Ben Clemens

2:16

It's good

2:17

I don't really know what to say aside from that. Gallen is awesome, looks like he has found something with his curveball, and yeah I'm in

bosoxforlife

2:17

It was big news when the D'Backs and the Marlins swapped top prospects a few years ago. Who has won the deal so far Gallen or Chisholm?

Ben Clemens

2:17

I'd say Gallen, but it's been a swingy trade

Early on I thought it was Gallen by a mile, then Chisholm stormed back between a hot season and Gallen getting hurt.... then Chisholm got hurt and Gallen dialed it in the second half of last year

Patrick Corbin

2:18

Patrick Corbin is a sunk cost for a team going nowhere. Why do the Nats keep rolling him out every 5th day rather than experimenting with him? For example, why not see if he can close and return some value, even if they Nats would need to eat the contract?

Ben Clemens

2:18

I would certainly try it

Matt

2:18

Will Chis Sale sail (be an ace level pitcher) again?

Ben Clemens

2:18

Honestly, I don't see it

crying

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I know this is not super in depth analysis but he just does not look the same to me

2:19

His slider is not biting and fooling people the way it did at his peak

tongue

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And he just seems a lot less fine

2:20

Maybe it is just injury recovery, but at some point you've just gone too long without being recovered, you know?

HappyFunBall

2:20

The problem with making Corbin a closer is that it means someone who can't beat out Chad Kuhl will be elevated into the rotation. Is that even an improvement?

laughing

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Ben Clemens

2:20

This presupposes that the point of the Nats' season is to have the best rotation

The Ghost of Bobby Thigpen

2:21

Maybe it's revisionist history...

But when the White Sox started their rebuild, they opted for "boom or bust" prospects...almost none of their trade acquisitions or amateur signings were "safe" (except maybe Vaughn, who they drafted).

Is this the main culprit (aside from crappy health) why their rebuild hasn't been more successful?

Ben Clemens

2:21

I've wondered about this question quite a bit

I watch more White Sox games than the average team b/c I really enjoy the booth

cool

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