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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 6/9/25

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Ben Clemens

3:25

so gonna go really fast for five minutes

Adenolith

3:25

I'm a big fan of guys who bring energy, seem to love playing, don't mind showboating a bit. Acuna, Jazz, Joey Bats from his peak playing days.

Ben Clemens

3:25

100%

Joey Bats, love him

roger dodger

3:25

What kind of pitcher could Wilyer Abreu fetch on the trade market from an OF-needy team? Quinn Matthews? Andrew Abbott? Brandon Sproat?

Ben Clemens

3:25

more Abbott than Matthews/Sproat I think

3:26

I think the Mets are just not in the business of trading guys like Sproat anymore, unless they're getting superstars back, not solid-rate regulars

Jonathan

3:26

Is Strider cooked or can he bounce back next year with a full offseason and Spring Training?

Ben Clemens

3:26

i mean, my money is on not cooked

that's just a reasonable bet, right?

GBS42

3:26

My wife and I bought Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails recently. So far it's just the two of us who have played, but we'll get a group of 4-5 soon. Thoughts on the game?

Ben Clemens

3:26

haven't played it but I never really gravitated to train games. My stepbrother who is a big board gamer loves them, though, and I mean, they're very popular

Guest

3:26

Why do you hate american cheese?

Ben Clemens

3:27

I actually do, even if I haven't mentioned it before. Or rather... I think it's fine, but there's so much good cheese in the world

rare that I don't see a better option

I love a good sharp cheddar more than almost anything else

Miami Fan

3:27

When I look at Alcantara stuff plus and pitching plus it is very good. I don’t know why he is struggling so much. Help me!

Ben Clemens

3:27

i dunno! let's give him more time

James wood lover

3:27

I have a feeling Doolittle will be promoted from assistant pitching coach to pitching coach, and then eventually manager for the nats in the future. does he count as a favorite personality if he were to become a manager?

Ben Clemens

3:27

for sure

Dusty was on my list when he was active

Guest

3:27

Today's chat is especially entertaining. Thanks for taking all the questions!

Ben Clemens

3:27

thanks!

Vin da Bona

3:27

Worse contract so far ......Soto or Vladito?

Ben Clemens

3:27

haha

Re: Skenes

3:27

Odds Skenes is still a Pirate on Aug 1, 2026? I could see the pressure really mounting on them to cash in if they're still directionless by then, which it certainly looks like they'll be

Ben Clemens

3:27

83%

Dos Muncys

3:28

Why does it seem like Minnesota has more injuries every year than most other teams? I know it's unlikely but could there be an intrinsic organizational conditioning issue?

Ben Clemens

3:28

could be possible but like, could also be that they signed a guy who had failed two physicals that winter, and got him for a discount rate b/c of the expectation that he might be injury prone

"what if judge regress"

3:28

Not that I think he will hit .396 all year, but I keep seeing "well, Judge might lose the HR title to Raleigh and the RBI title to Devers and the BA to Wilson" like of all of those players to regress the most... JUDGE?

Ben Clemens

3:28

haha yeah when I did a Judge article about IBB's I just used his stats for the last three+ years

3:29

and he has a 208 wRC+ over those 2146 PA's

like.... stop wondering when he's gonna suddenly just be a normal 140 wrC+ player

that ship sailed

and it's already docked, dropped off its cargo, and returned

Guest

3:29

if pitch velocity has been of major human interest for decades, why is there still such old school resistance to batted ball velocity?

Ben Clemens

3:29

b/c it wasn't on broadcasts in 1987

Adenolith

3:29

When I was growing up, youth baseball teams were always named after major league franchises. This year my daugher's t-ball team is named the Yard Goats and I'm here for it.

Ben Clemens

3:29

ha that's great

yeah our little leagues (boys club, I think) were the same

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