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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 7/10/23

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Ben Clemens

2:11

for a pitcher, eh, you just throw. For a hitter there's a lot of reacting, and you're reacting to a totally different rhythm now

Guest

2:12

Gunnar or Adley?

Ben Clemens

2:12

Adley for me

Colton

2:12

Probably gonna get this a few times, but who was the biggest winner from day 1 of the draft in your opinion?

Ben Clemens

2:12

Nats for me b/c I like Crews, but yeah, I'm not our draft guy

WooWoo

2:12

Do you buy Brian Woo and Bryce Miller as top of the rotation arms? If not, how do you view them.

Ben Clemens

2:12

I view them as in the 2-4 starter range with plenty of uncertainty

McGraw45

2:13

Padres just unlucky, or is there more to it? Every time I watch it seems like they hit the ball hard, pitch well, and play amazing defense, and lose.

Ben Clemens

2:13

I ask myself this a lot

2:14

Now that Machado is getting hot, it's even more confusing

TomBruno23

2:14

OK Ben...odds the Cardinals trade Montgomery by 7/31 (I know, complicated by the hamstring)...Flaherty...O'Neill...DeJong...

Ben Clemens

2:15

Hm.... let's go 65%, 85%, 30%, 40%

I just don't think that O'Neill is much of a trade chip

Who is trading for a hurt, below replacement level outfielder a year from free agency

DeJong is interesting, his team options are not attractive to me really but he's a good defender and okay hitter, that's a really nice utility piece even for a good team

Romorr

2:16

As an Orioles fan I feel bad asking this, but should the White Sox make Cease available, or do you see rentals going away, and enough there to compete in 2024? Central is weak, so a few smart adds could go a long way for them.

Ben Clemens

2:16

I think that they're going to make Cease available for the right return but not feel priced into trading him

Bandon Brelt

2:17

is andres gimenez finally turning a corner after his horrid start? almost up to 100 wRC+!

Ben Clemens

2:18

Yeah, I dig it. He's hitting the ball hard after some weak contact early on, and that feels really important to me

He doesn't really have the requisite on base skills to survive without any power

Anon21

2:18

Least-good contract of the Braves' extension spree (Acuña, Albies, Riley, Olson, Murphy, Strider, Harris)? I am torn between Olson, who's having a good year but may not age well, and Riley, who's having a mediocre year and has the most money committed.

Ben Clemens

2:18

It's Olson for me, but like, they're all great

2:19

Just for the age reason

I think Riley is going to have a better second half, he still looks great to me, I think this is just noise

Spach

2:19

How would you rank these SPs for RoS: Yu Darvish, Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, and Tyler Glasnow

Ben Clemens

2:19

Gilberg, Kirby, Glasnow, Darvish

Romorr

2:20

Orioles should look to improve their pitching any way they can, 100%. But rotation over BP is the smarter move, if only 1 move is there for them, yes?

Ben Clemens

2:20

Totally

They're so good at developing and finding relievers, and they have a great bullpen already so the improvements there aren't as good as for teams that don't already have a great 1/2

like, their highest leverage innings are already spoken for

2:20

On the flip side, the Cubs got their 1st or 2nd best pitching prospect for half a year of David Robertson. They can probably get some useful pieces for their rentals even if it's not a massive haul.

Ben Clemens

2:20

To be clear I'd trade them

I just don't think they're going to fetch what people are hoping for

And yeah, I agree, that Robertson trade was nice

Farhandrew Zaidman

2:20

Pretty much every contender should be calling on Amir Garrett, right?

Datt Mamon

2:21

Amir Garrett just got DFA'd by the Royals. His 3.33 ERA "masks" a 5.59 FIP and a 17% walk rate by way of an 85% strand rate. Do they think he has trade value or is he headed to the wire?

Ben Clemens

2:21

I think he'll get the Royals a lottery ticket prospect

Halltimore

2:21

Hello Ben. Thanks for doing the chat today. Two part question. Do you have any news on DL Hall besides being sent to complex ball to gain strength and work on his stuff/control? Does Baltimore still envision him as a SP or is it becoming apparent he’s destined as a RP?

Ben Clemens

2:21

I do not have any info on him, but he certainly feels reliever-y to me at this point

Matt Damon

2:21

MATT. DAMON.

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