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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 5/11/20

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Ben Clemens

3:07

Then they're 40% to win it in the next 7 years

that's pretty good! but still less than 50%

NYY

3:07

I know it's been 34 years, but I still can't believe Clemens won the MVP over Mattingly in 1986. Insanity.

Ben Clemens

3:07

I was born in 85, so I don't remember this live

3:08

But Clemens has my last name, so maybe I should know something about this?

Let's see

Jeez, that was a nice Mattingly season

I guess the Sox won the AL that year so that was probably the tiebreaker?

3:09

a 2.48 ERA in 250 innings pitching in Fenway is insanity though

57 ERA-

And I mean, for voters of the time, he was 24-4

Clemens had a ton of peaks huh

Derek

3:09

World Baseball Classic just got canceled :(

Ben Clemens

3:09

I mean, that's super lame, but also predictable

3:10

Wish it weren't the case; not surprised it is

Poor Ty Kelly

Though I guess Israel also qualified for the Olympics in baseball I think?

Jeff

3:10

tbh divisions are what fans and teams without WS rings brag about

Ben Clemens

3:11

Hey now - I'm a Cardinals fan and I enjoy division titles a lot

The 2019 season was more satisfying to me than 2006 I think

Not 2011 because of the insanity of that WS

But I dunno, I love watching a meaningful game that my team is playing in in September

And I also love the feeling of going to a home game that's essentially a coronation

3:12

I'm just a sucker for the regular season basically

Guest

3:12

Odds that JD Davis's best season will end up being 2019?

Ben Clemens

3:12

It's higih.

How high? Let me ponder for a second.

By rate stats, I think it's almost a lock

He's not hitting .300 again without some insane batted ball luck

He just strikes out too much

3:13

By WAR? I'd give it a 60% chance. If he finds a way to get 700 PA and defensive metrics randomly don't hate him one year I think he could beat it

Derek

3:13

Ooh that CC on the Brewers year is one of my favorite non-favorite-team sports memories. It was so much fun and as a kid it was truly awe-inspiring to watch what he was doing.

Ben Clemens

3:14

Yeah I mean, I'm a Cardinals fan, as I mentioned.

And even then i was riveted by it

Because it just didn't feel possible

Danny Almonte’s fastball

3:14

if you could clone 2 players to fill out a 9-man roster, who would they be? And why didn’t you correctly choose Javy Baez and Craig Biggio?

Ben Clemens

3:14

Biggio is an interesting one, I like that

3:15

Mookie Betts feels like an obvious choice here as well

I absolutely think he could handle shortstop

So the question is really just catcher

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