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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 6/17/24

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Ben Clemens

2:49

apparently a ton of people have come up with a coordinated plan to call for this

b/c after not seeing anything like this in my chats before there ahve been about 10 today

pitching injuries were rapidly skyrocketing when the 13-pitcher max went into effect

since then, nothing has changed

Sir Nerdlington

2:53

Let's eliminate the balk. A) it's a stupid rule, poorly enforced B) we've limited pick off moves so let's spice it up and let pitchers get a little funky

Ben Clemens

2:53

Not that I completely hate this idea

but I'm not sure that it does anything I really want to do

2:54

like, do we want more pickoffs?

i don't

Guest

2:54

Correa's resurgence real or just a hot streak?

Ben Clemens

2:55

I'm saying real, but more what I'm saying is that Correa has always been a great hitter

and that things are just coming back to him somewhat, as it were

Harmon Ripkowski

2:57

A question and answer in one of Dan's chats implied C. Carroll's career year might have been his first, that being last season. Are there other positions players who historically have maxed out in their rookie season, seems rare. Kevin Seitzer comes to mind, any others?

Ben Clemens

2:58

hmmmmmmmm

Hal Trosky Sr. is one of my favorite examples of this

that's all I've got

GauchoMountaineer

2:58

Heliot Ramos is the #1 NL OF by bWar, 4th by fWar. The Giants have not had a homegrown OF All-Star since Chili Davis in 1984. Is this the year the streak ends?

Ben Clemens

2:59

I think it is, though as a reserve not a starter obviously

NL OF is thin particularly with injuries. give the fun young kids some run

A potentially optimistic Mariners fan

2:59

What sort of moves could you seen the M's making as we close in on the deadline? Are they really going to push all the chips in for a big run at the WS or do you think it will be more of the Dipoto style trades to sand down rough edges?

Ben Clemens

2:59

I think they're going to sand down rough edges

3:00

I don't think it makes THAT much sense to go completely all in because like, how do you do that here?

a lot of the big targets this year are pitchers but they don't need those

3:01

I think it makes more sense to trim the edges

Joe

3:02

Gunnar Henderson does not think your ranking of exciting players is complete.

Ben Clemens