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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 7/18/22

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Ben Clemens

3:04

I don't think that adding a fifth prospect would significantly change that

the Nats NEED to get back a huge headlining top name, in my opinion

3:04

Remider in the Miggy trade comp, Tigers took on Dontrelle Willis' contract AND gave up two top 10 prospects. If a team isn't taking Corbin/Stras the top 4 prospects seems legit to me

Ben Clemens

3:05

the Dontrelle contract wasn't that atrocious, but yeah

RTJ

3:05

Soto to Red sox for X and who else?

Ben Clemens

3:05

why would the Nats want Bogaerts?

why would the Red Sox want to get rid of Bogaerts?

Another Ben

3:05

fun fact:garlic, onion, shallot, leek are all in the same family. They are alliums, or the lily family!

Ben Clemens

3:05

I had no idea

x2R

3:06

Is Shane McClanahan running free for the AL Cy Young? Maybe Verlander?

Ben Clemens

3:06

My top 5 are McClanahan, Wheeler, Gausman, Cease, Bieber in some order

Manoah and Cole deserve consideration to

too*

But also, it's July. The Cy winner will probably be whoever pitches best in the second half

bron cena

3:07

Wheeler’s not in the AL

Ben Clemens

3:07

uh, I meant to say Verlander

that's strange

aloha

3:07

BTW, your columns are my favorite. As is The Napoli Coast...in January/February from Chicago.

Ben Clemens

3:07

Thank you!

bron cena

3:07

If CHW was really going for Soto, conversation Eloy Jimenez + Andrew Vaughn + prospects

Ben Clemens

3:07

yeah... I agree that the Sox would need to start by including good major league talent

3:08

and I actually think that's tough for the Nats, because they'd probably want to flip it

That's a much harder thing to do in mid-season

RTJ

3:08

stealing this:

I have to admit that I want to see the Angels acquire Juan Soto because I'm legitimately curious if they can get 20 WAR from Trout/Soto/Ohtani in 2023 and still somehow go 79-83.

Appa Yip Yip

3:08

I make arugula tomato salad with a yogurt tahini dressing (honey, salt, lemon juice, thin with water) and it is never not top shelf. Arugula is easily the best salad green.

Ben Clemens

3:08

yogurt + tahini is great

3:09

Tahini is jsut great

I make my own chili oil, and a tahini + chili oil + acid of your choice dressing is top notch

Blake Seams

3:09

Who's gonna bag a 30-30 season this year? Julio, Tucker, neither, or both?

Ben Clemens

3:09

I'll go with both

Guest

3:09

Would Mets have to pay a divisional-rival premium in a Soto trade, or would offering the best package be enough?

Ben Clemens

3:10

I truly don't know. It's uncharted territory. That's an ownership question wh en it's a generational talent like Soto, and the ownership picture is murky

3:11

But could you imagine the bitterness in the fan base if Soto signs an extension in Queens and then has a great career there?

Arthur

3:11

Do the A's get a small ransom for Laureano now he's got an extra year of control?

Ben Clemens

3:12

I don't think so? I have him in the Trent Grisham tier of controllable but not good enough to fetch a staggering return

I think the A's might trade him, for sure, but I'm just not a huge believer in the bat long-term

Matt (Oceanside)

3:12

Got to get my Soto trade proposal in on behalf of the Dodgers. Do you think Cartaya, Vargas, Busch, Miller, and Pepiot is enough?

Ben Clemens

3:12

probably?

I like 3 of tohse guys quite a bit, and the other two are still good

Epstein's Mother

3:13

I just tried looking up *on this site* where Soto ranks among active position players in career WAR through age 23 season. Bryce Harper's name didn't come up, because ... he's injured, so doesn't count as active? Seems like not the best way to measure 'active' is being employed!

Oh, and the answer is he needs 0.7 WAR this season to catch Harper, and 17.1 to match Trout. #TroutFacts

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