JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 6/21/21

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 6/21/21

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Ben Clemens

2:12

That said, I think this most recent call-up is kind of easy, right?

With Kelly out for a while, they can actually give him consistent reps

2:13

I didn't like when he was up earlier this year, but I like him being up now substantially more

Laffy Tuffy

2:13

After the 2022 season would you consider signing Eui Ji Yang to a one year deal in the $5 million range if your team needs a catcher and don't have a premium catching prospect?

Ben Clemens

2:13

Absolutely

I'm surprised there hasn't been more buzz on him coming over in the past

He just RAKES

A catcher who hits like that is such a luxury

Dalton Wilcox

2:14

The Rockies would be wise to trade German Marquez this year but does it actually happen?

Ben Clemens

2:14

I don't think so

They seem to just do these kinds of trades in extreme slow motion

Which to me means the offseason

Story seems far more likely

The Stranger

2:15

Happy Wander Franco Day! Or is it Merry Wander Franco Day?

Ben Clemens

2:15

It's whatever you'd like to say

It's a holiday, though, that's for sure

Pumpsie Green

2:15

Were you as shocked as me to see the Rays actually call up a player of that age? I really didn't expect to see Franco for another year, or maybe until they used a couple of his option years after they were forced to add him to the 40-man. What changed?

Ben Clemens

2:15

I would say I'm pleasantly surprised

I mean, it was always going to be absurd to hold him down

this isn't the normal 40-man abuse system, b/c there's just not much benefit to waiting to get your Wander Franco goodness

2:16

Seven years of control now or 7 years of control later, whatever

But I thought they might try to be REALLY greedy and wait until mid-July to ensure he doesn't get Super 2

Rays

2:16

Are the Rays calling up Franco for Rays calculating reasons or have they felt a little uneasy losing Glasnow and a full week of games? (You're gonna say "both" aren't you)

Ben Clemens

2:16

Of course both

2:17

I'd also like to point out that Franco may not achieve Super 2 status unless I'm doing the math wrong

It's going to be close

And if he misses it by a day

Well, then the Rays got 6.5 years of control, with 3.5 at the minimum

Which is literally the MOST they could get out of him

Don

2:17

Rank these trade assets: Ohtani, Vlad Jr., Trout

Ben Clemens

2:17

Vlad, Trout, Ohtani

Ohtani's trade value is going to be depressed b/c of his recent TJ and the uncertainy around his workload

Pumpsie Green

2:18

I wanted to be a pitcher, too, but my muscles did not allow it. Maybe Glasnow wasn't really meant to be a pitcher either, since he needed to cheat to protect his pitching muscles?

Ben Clemens

2:18

I mean

Cool

Let's go ahead and get Tom Seaver, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, etc. out of the Hall

you don't think people used sunscreen and rosin before 2021?

2:19

If you want to take more direct issue with Cole, Bauer, etc.

Go nuts

But the whole 'every pitcher is cheating' thing

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