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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 7/15/24

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Ben Clemens

2:53

I think that, all things considered, it's a sign of aging that I'd prefer elevated chase for Altuve

b/c he's so good at hitting things

2:54

even when he chases

I'd prefer more chases to worse quality of contact

Dan

2:54

I know throwing behind/around a batter makes it much harder, but do you think we could ever see a left-handed catcher (prob a backup) who can really hit and fill in occasionally at the position? If they’re an excellent framer who adds offense but just can’t throw, you have Jose Trevino with a better bat.

Ben Clemens

2:54

I do, I think the issue is just that not as many of them develop

or sorry, there are fewer to start

I'd totally be in favor of a lefty catcher, as a lefty myself

Malloy

2:55

(via Art But Make It Sports)

Kate

2:55

How much of Michael Toglia's awful BABIP is bad luck and how much is deserved? Hard to see a guy running a BABIP THIS low (.180) playing half his games in Coors.

Ben Clemens

2:55

yeah it's wild

Statcast has his xBABIP at .327

I would cuff it slighlty lower b/c of pull tendencies, but not by a ton

just like, yeesh

2:56

this kind of stuff evens out but it's pretty wild

Kate

2:56

What do you make of Tyler O'Neill's 2024 season? His hot start, while obviously unsustainable, didn't look like it was luck driven and a lot of the struggles seem to have started immediately after the injuries started to pile up. Is this something where he's probably going to be playing compromised the rest of this year and will need an offseason to get fully healthy?

Ben Clemens

2:56

This is Tyler O'Neill

the struggles pile up when he gets hurt

he's been very good when healthy historically but his build just seems to make him injury prone

Eddie

2:57

Purely as a fan, who you rooting for tonight? Fun as it would be for one of the young guys break out in a big way, I'm dying to see JoRam's swagger after a win

Ben Clemens

2:57

Gunnar

I just find him so fun

JoRam is probably number two on my list though

All great yes but