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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 7/12/21

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Ben Clemens

3:05

It seems really hard to find fair value when he's either great or hurt

And the greatness was truly reaffirmed this year

Contract demands, I'd just ramp them up

3:06

He's so good when healthy!

Sorry eveyrone, making some lunch in the background

Molecular Lionel

3:06

The Reds are fun to watch. Can they be more than fun in the second half, i.e. NL Central champs?

Ben Clemens

3:06

Yes, but it's not an easy road

3:07

One of the Cubs or Cardinals will likely threaten, and they'll need hte Brewers to come back to earth

Not saying those two things can't happen, but it's hard

Dan

3:07

Does the Astros/Yankees game yesterday materially swing anything? Great theatre of course, but I'm not convinced "momentum going into the All Star Break" matters that much

Ben Clemens

3:07

Yeah, I'm with you

Doesn't matter too much

Appa Yip Yip

3:08

What teams do you think will be the biggest second half risers and fallers?

Ben Clemens

3:08

I think the Yankees will be the biggest risers, unfortunately for, say, blue jays fans

Fallers, I think it's the Cubs, because good god are they telling everyone they're gonna sell

They want so badly to sell

So they'll probably do it and start trying out prospects and giving random guys PT and so on

3:09

Honorable mention is the A's, who just feel a little duct-tape-y

I think they're a player for Story, though, which would change the calculus

3:10

On that note, guys, I'm going to call it an early day. There are a lot of good chats going on for the draft at the moment, and lots of fun stuff in general this week, and I'm pretty hungry -- hence the hopping off to make lunch. I'll be off next week (for a wonderful anniversary trip to Mount Rainier) but might squeeze in a bonus chat later in the week as some of the trade value stuff comes out

Have a great week, and enjoy the derby

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