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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 7/10/23

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Ben Clemens

2:48

I just do not think this

Ohtani is gonna make you a mint in fan interest too

sell your team's gear to an entire country!

and like, a real country, not Andorra

2:49

sorry Andorra, but last year I learned that Andorra's two monarchs are the duly elected leader of France and the bishop of a region in northern Spain

and like, what

Deuce

2:49

With the increase in pitching injuries despite the lessening of usage, do you think a correction will take place? Valuing command/durability over velo and spin in pitching drafting and development.

Ben Clemens

2:49

I don't think so, at least until there's expansion. Teams jsut have so many backup options now

coors lightyear

2:49

should the red sox uh just trade james paxton while he's looking like the best pitcher available and before he likely breaks again

Ben Clemens

2:49

100% yes

Timmy

2:50

% Chance the Orioles win a WS in the next 5-6 years?

Ben Clemens

2:50

Ooh, I have no idea how to put a number on this, so I'll say 15%

Huge Birdland fan though

Eh?

2:50

When are the Brewers going to blow it up? I mean, they HAVE to trade Burnes, Woodruff, and Adames at some point knowing the way they operate. Does it happen at the deadline? In the offseason?

Ben Clemens

2:50

I'm thinking offseason, but I think they are more likely to retain Adames b/c they have generally leaned towards retaining hitters

Like, you can't trade Woodruff now, he hasn't pitched

Pat

2:51

Did you consider Jason Foley & Alex Lange for the mic-drop piece? Both have years of control & Foley, in particular, has been really good this year & Lange seems better than his stats

Ben Clemens

2:51

I did

2:52

It was 2500 words so I just kinda stopped, but I think Foley is a nice complementary piece. He doesn't strike enough guys out to really fit that category but I think he'll get a nice return. Lange is more of a wait and see guy for me, I need him to walk slightly fewer batters, but he has the stuff to do it

2:52

I know the Brewers are the Brewers and might trade players anyways, but the idea of blowing it up when they're just behind an over-performing Reds team is insane right?

Ben Clemens

2:52

Totally insane

bonkers

I strongly disagree with the way they operate

Drew

2:52

So the Padres try to extend Kim? Seems like a great idea l, but doesn’t the Crownenworth extension hurt that possibility?

Ben Clemens

2:53

I think they should try to, yes, but I agree that things don't line up well

It's not very easy to trade Cronenworth either

I think this is heading towards a huge push in 2024, step back in 2025 to rebuild around Tatis? But that's weird with Machado and Bogaerts. I dunno, I really cannot wrap my head around the long-term plan here. I like the effort but I feel like the execution has painted them into weird corners

Deck

2:54

What am I missing? What does 'mic drop' mean?

Ben Clemens

2:54

as in, I'm dropping the microphone and walking off stage, it's over

Guest

2:54

Should the Nats trade Lane Thomas? Do you think they will?

Ben Clemens

2:54

I think they will if they get the right offer

2:55

He's been solid enough this year that I bet you an outfield-needy team like the Rangers is interested

And he almost certainly won't be on the next great Nats team

but if they're getting lowballed, I think it would be totally reasonable to just keep him, see how he does, and see if teams want him next year instead

Deuce

2:55

How does Preller still have a job? He's put that franchise in a bind for years to come.

Ben Clemens

2:55

Because he's also revitalized it

But I have to imagine the leash is getting short

Anon21

2:55

Following on your comment re: Ohtani merch, I've always thought it's weird that all merch revenue is divided evenly among all teams, so that having a superstar only affects your franchise value insofar as it affects your gate. Do you think letting teams capture all or some of that revenue stream would be a good idea?

Ben Clemens

2:56

Yeah, I think it would be a good idea for sure

I think there's still enough ancillary stuff

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