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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 7/18/22

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Jim Bob

2:39

Do you see any of these closers getting traded?: G Soto, D Bednar, S Barlow?

Ben Clemens

2:40

No, yes, yes

Baseball fan

2:40

Trevor Rogers and Jazz for Soto - who says no?

Ben Clemens

2:40

I mean, the Nats

I love the varying Soto trade packages

2:41

there are the irrationally light ones -- like, Volpe for Soto plus value is just not gonna happen

the I kinda get it but wrong idea ones (this one is like that -- I think it's light but I think both Rogers and Jazz have plenty of value)

and then the ones that actually come closest to what I think the Nats want, which is just x team's top 4 prospects

The Real Ben Clemens

2:41

come on everyone obviously the best package for Soto is Frazier and Andujar

Ben Clemens

2:42

I'm not sure Soto is enough for Andujar

that guy's a future hall of famer

Sharps

2:42

Rather than the specifics, would you go for lottery tickets or low-risk/low reward prospects as the Nats?

Ben Clemens

2:42

neither!

why would you choose? Go for high-likelihood top prospects

You're trading Juan Soto!

polk

2:42

Are any players other than Soto going to be traded?

Ben Clemens

2:43

When we have talked about it internally, we've focused on Contreras, Soto, Montas, and Luis Castillo as the best players with reasonable likelihood of getting traded

Sodo Mojo

2:43

If you are trading for Soto and you have to take the Strasburg or Corbin contract which one would you take?

Ben Clemens

2:43

Corbin

Just less money, and I'm pessimistic about Strasburg's health, which sucks

SFOtoEWR

2:44

Mariners going for Castillo seems perfect right ?

Ben Clemens

2:44

Could totally see that

fan

2:44

In terms of a prospect offer for Soto.. The Pads seem like a good mix of MLB ready types and high ranking A ballers right? Abrams, Ruiz, Campy, Hassel, Wood, ect

Will

2:44

Rangers seem to have best combo of prospect quality and depth + timeline to make the Soto deal

Dave

2:44

Obviously, the best offer for Soto is Tristan Thompson + Shumpert + Nets pick

Well, maybe not after the Gobert deal

Ben Clemens

2:45

I know this isn't a basketball chat, but goodness gracious I do not get the Rudy Gobert dela

Appa Yip Yip

2:45

Soto for Kevin Durant straight up everyone wins 👍

Cardinals

2:45

Is there any realistic package St. Louis could trade for Soto that you would think is too much?

Ben Clemens

2:46

Sure. Let's say that the Nats ask for Walker, Winn, Hence, Gorman, Libby, and Carlson

that's too much for sure

Scott

2:46

At what point will the Austin Nola trade end up as one of the all-time heists (France, etc for a 0.0 WAR player)?

Ben Clemens

2:46

and that doesn't even include Munoz!

Insert Witty Name Here

2:46

Haven’t heard any DeGrom comments yet. How excited are you for his return in less than two weeks?!

Ben Clemens

2:46

Oh man, so much

I'm watching every deGrom start this year

I've missed it so much

Matt Damon

2:47

MATT. DAMON.

DMcKee

2:47

Is a package of Matsumoto, Katoh, Kiyomiya and Renato Nunez enough to bring Soto to the Nippon Ham Fighters?

Dave Cameron

2:47

Don't give up on Nola just yet!

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