JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 5/15/23

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 5/15/23

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Ben Clemens

3:21

Although here's a great example of how we struggle to contextualize player performance: everyone is hyped about Wade being Soto now, and with good reason, he's walking at twice his previous rate (probably not sustainable at that clip)

meanwhile, we're talking about why Soto is broken and lots of people say he's bad now and was maybe never good (!!!!)

they have basically the same batting line

JJ

3:21

Trent Grisham is swinging more! His Swing% is up about 6-7% and his Called Strike % is down about 5%. He's also chasing more and hitting a ton of barrels when he does make contact. Definitely more aggressive to me.

Ben Clemens

3:21

He started the season off extremely aggressively

3:22

and has toned it down

but yeah, fair enough

Padres

3:22

What is wrong with Padres? This was supposedly best lineup and hitting below Mendoza line for RISP?

Ben Clemens

3:22

Eh, addressed this above a bit but basically I think their depth is weird and doesn't cover the outfield, catcher, or DH very well

3:23

so they end up with a lot of bad bats in the lineup despite being star-studded

Neil Cruise

3:23

Flaherty's control problems seem fixable? Or you think Marmol and Moze are right that it's the catcher's fault?

Ben Clemens

3:23

I mean.... his problem is that he's terrified of throwing the ball in the strike zone b/c he's sitting 87 with no movement

3:24

I think you fix that by throwing harder

and having a better fastball

I truly don't think it's just command

He just can't attack hitters without getting roasted with his stuff righ tnow

A Boy Named Yu

3:24

What is a good middle eastern dish to try if you've never really eaten it before?

Ben Clemens

3:24

labneh and hummus

I just like dip

Guest

3:24

If fully healthy, which rotation is the best in baseball? Rangers (with a healthy deGrom)? Rays (with a healthy Rasmussen, Springs, etc.)? Mets (with a healthy Verlander, Scherzer, etc.)? Braves (with a healthy Fried, Wright, etc.)?

Ben Clemens

3:25

I'd go Rangers, but i think the Rays have a very strong argument as well

SH, Jr.

3:25

Most-fun not-great team in baseball presently?

Ben Clemens

3:25

hmmmmmm

DBacks, I think

they are a lot of fun

and they're definitely not great

Soros

3:25

Julio Rodriguez posted a 5.4 fWAR last season - what are the odds thats his career high?

Ben Clemens

3:25

I'd call it 1 in 3

just b/c he's so young

if it was, say, 6.5 fWAR

I'd be above 50%, that's a big number

Catcher

3:26

Are the Padres going to wait for Campusno to come back or going to trade for a catcher? Who do you think they can get with their limited farm?

Ben Clemens

3:26

I dunno, but if I were them I'd do a little soul searching and think hey, maybe we are bad at trading for catchers

the Nola trade has really killed them over the past few years

just like, all kinds of places where they could have used the depth

3:27

and he hasn't even been good for them

1.1 WAR over nearly 3 seasons (half of '20, '21, '22, '23 so far)

3:28

for Ty France, Luis Torrens, TayTram, Andres Munoz (the Padres also got Austin Adams)

Appa Yip Yip

3:28

Tabouleh is the one of the best bang for your buck dishes out there. Parsley doesn't get enough respect as an ingredient instead of a garnish.

Ben Clemens

3:28

great call here

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