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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 5/20/25

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Ben Clemens

2:50

that said, he's hitting the snot out of the ball, if his BABIP ends the year at his career .280 instead of .250 everything's gonna look a lot better

Justin

2:50

I don’t have social media, but if someone hasn’t pointed out the irony of Yankees fans being mad that someone else signed their big money free agents then I’m going to do it here

Ben Clemens

2:50

Sodo Mojo

2:50

Rhys Hoskins has bounced back in a big way in 2025. He is in the last year of his contract what do you think the brewers could get for him at the deadline if he keeps this up?

Ben Clemens

2:50

Ehhhhhh

2:51

very little

unless they ate all the money

and then.... very little

i'm sorry, but a 1b only guy who isn't going completely bonkers is just not going to move the needle

if he turns it up a few notches, maybe cracks 10 bombs in the next 30 days, we'll re-evaluate

Your Name

2:51

What's the path forward for the Pirates? If there was ever an offseason to spend even just a little, this was it. So now what?

Ben Clemens

2:52

I think they're going to scapegoat Ben Cherington this winter and stagnate into a new era of irrelevance while fans increasingly curse Bob Nutting

Scoreboard415

2:52

if the orioles hired you as the new GM today, what is your general strategy?

Punt this year? Start selling in July?
How much do you sell?
Bunker down and go big next offseason?

Ben Clemens

2:52

So, this is off the cuff, but:

2:53

this year's over, they're too far behind

2:54

so I'd be willing to sell the upcoming free agents, though I'd be a bit hesitant on Mullins unless someone offers a haul.

I like having a team leader guy like that and I'm not sold on Cowser as the long-term CF so I don't have having him

danny

2:56

on ohtani vs judge, worth noting with everything going on and said, ohtanis actually taken #1 in xwoba now. wonder if the real results will begin lining up (babips normalize a bit?)

Ben Clemens

2:56

ehhhhh.... xwOBA is so tough for these mega power guys

because spray angle matters a lot more. the big boppers tend to underperform xwOBA (basically b/c hitting a homer 100 feet over the right field wall is skewing their results somewhat)

Your Name

2:58

Mr. Trade Value: How much are extra years of control worth? For example, does trading someone with 4 years of control vs 3 fetch a meaningfully different return? (Thinking of the Pirates and Skenes.)

Ben Clemens

2:58

So, I've written about this some with pitchers before, but not usually guys of Skenes's caliber

the years matter a lot!

2:59

I think I'd give up an extra 45+FV prospect equivalent in a return, or tier up what I'm offering, which is not a minor thing

3:00

now, 5 years vs. 4 years is less of a difference than, say, 3 vs 2, at least to me

but i'd be very interested in the extra years for pitchers because acquiring one with 2-ish years left and then having them get hurt is so bad

Scoreboard415

3:01

Cache is on my list (as an inner sunset resident), as is Kothai Republic. Need to get back to the eastern side of the city more. Much appreciated!

Ben Clemens

3:01

nice!

an oldie but a goodie, I'll throw in Terra Cotta Warrior, went back recently and it was still incredible

3:02

alright guys, I gotta run and make lunch

guy who asks the lunch question, I'm reheating some tacos today (reheating the components with fresh tortillas, I'm not a monster)

have a wonderful rest of your week

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