JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 6/16/25

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 6/16/25

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Ben Clemens

3:20

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/five-things-i-liked-or-didnt-like-this-wee...

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3:21

Missed the chat last week, wanted to ask if you watched all of that Roland Garros final? That was almost BoSox down 3-0 and coming back to win the World Series type comeback!

Ben Clemens

3:21

oh my goodness what a match

I will say, I felt like somehow the balance shifted way to Alcaraz as it went on, but not b/c Sinner faltered or anything

if anything he got better?

Alcaraz's level just kept rising and rising

Okra

3:21

If pitchers have consistently great numbers but the pitch models don't like them, what are the model most likely missing? Deception in delivery? Tunneling / how the pitches play off each other?

Ben Clemens

3:22

Yeah, all of these, "funk", sequencing, ability to adjust what you throw based on the hitter

"pitchability" essentially

3:23

I don't think this is fixable. like, models can't pick up on those things, that's why they're just models

maybe new models could do better. but some amount of fuzziness is unavoidable

you gotta see what actually happens in real life at some point

Guest

3:24

Sorry to interrupt but I am in need of some help with splits leaderboard. I am trying to narrow down Teams vs LHP over the past 30 days for AVG, K5, HR, and ISO. I cant figure it out on my own. Is there anyone that can assist?

Ben Clemens

3:24

apologies in advance for the big long list

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/splits-leaderboards?splitArr=1&split...

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3:25

but basically, I think this should do it? Phillies have 12 HR vL in the past 30 days, 1 ahead of the Dodgers

Bosoxforlife

3:25

Clarke's Spiderman catch is in the Top 10 I have ever seen. Now if only Rafaela and Clarke could hit we might see the return of the great all-around centerfielders that I grew up with, Willie, Mickey and The Duke.

Ben Clemens

3:25

that catch was SO crazy

I don't think words do it justice

Mark

3:26

Ben, I'm glad you enjoyed Wrigley Field, and I agree that the in-park amenities are inferior. My only comparison is with American Family Field in Milwaukee (I still call it Miller Park!), and AFF has much more to offer. The only thing good at Wrigley is the hot dog from Grill locations, cooked on a grill, avalable with grilled onions, and with a dedicated condiment stand with the accoutrements of a proper Chicago dog: celery salt, neon-green relish, yellow mustard, sport peppers, and a pickle. And I quit buying beer at the ballpark several years ago; I just can't pay $14 for any beer, let alone a mediocre one. But here's the thing: I go to see a baseball game, and in my opinion there's no better place than my seats, second row of the upper deck, looking down on short left field. I'm an old fart and a baseball purist, and I admit I don't interface with the new paradigm. But remember, there are dozens of restaurants and bars within a few blocks!

Ben Clemens

3:26

I sit in the upper deck at Oracle a lot, for sure

and yeah, the experience at Wrigley is great. I won't knock anyone for liking it. doesn't line up with the stuff I like most but you can't argue iwth the history and the ivy

Guest

3:28

it's funny to me that in the final form of hitting, it appears zone contact doesn't actually matter - Judge and Ohtani have sub 80 zcons this year. get good enough at crushing your pitch and watch it fly

Ben Clemens

3:28

you might like this story

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-tale-of-two-fastballs/

Steve

3:29

Do the Braves extend Acuña in the next couple of years? If so, what does that deal look like?

Ben Clemens

3:29

hmmmmm.... great question

I'm really unsure!

I think they'll try to. But he might want to hit the open market given that he's already set for life and already signed a big extension rather than test the market

Where were you

3:31

Where were you when you found out when Devers was traded? I was playing pickleball

It’s a segment of where were you! 😂

Ben Clemens

3:32

ooh, nice. I was at home getting ready for sunday night baseball watching

which was convenient!

3:33

Meg pinged me like 'you around?' and luckily I was

Sean

3:33

Dipoto is getting a lot of grief for not making the playoffs consistently, but if you look at the good he's done, like extending Julio and Cal, the Kelenic & Castillo & Arozarena trades, farm system rebuild, it would suggest he has done a pretty good job. Is it ownership mainly holding this team back? Is Dipoto one of the best?

Ben Clemens

3:34

the ownership is definitely a big headwind here. And I do think that overall Dipoto has done a good job

one of the best? I dunno, it's so hard to grade

Judgement Day

3:34

The Red Sox broke Aaron Judge this weekend: True or False?

Ben Clemens

3:35

You know what? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say false

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