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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 7/20/20

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phillin in

2:51

I think Bummer is legit too, but I was looking over the projects and Adams consistently edges him out. I guess they could be underestimating the super turbo sinker

Ben Clemens

2:51

Yeah I guess I should add I think that Adams is a bit of a projections darling who might be overrated

Still think he's good but I am just reallllly in on Bummer

2:52

What’s ppr?

Ben Clemens

2:52

Ah whoops, my insider jargon betrayed me. It's Positional Power Rankings, which isn't something that needs an acronym

But we talk about htem so much internally that they just naturally get shortened

Guest

2:52

hahaha I love that your mom is here! a running joke in Dan's chats is that people pretend to be his mom, but it's great you have the real deal. Hi Mrs. Clemens!

2-D

2:52

What did you think of that Padres/Royals trade? And are you still using Donkhouse?

Ben Clemens

2:52

As much as I want to be team Franchy

2:53

He's fun, he's FanGraphs-brand-approved fun, he hits dingers

I just don't quite get it?

I think the trade is just fine for the Padres. Tim Hill is the real deal

Franchy is the kind of plyaer you want if you're the Royals

There's like an 85% chance he's a bust

But that 15% is scintillating

If you're trying to make the playoffs this year, that's the wrong profile

Human Rain Delay

2:54

What would your ideal number of games per team in a season be?

Ben Clemens

2:54

I dunno, like 150?

162 is a smidge too long

GSon

2:54

Former FG writer has the Indians scoring more runs than the juggernaut Twins this year.. He's basing his argument on the number of Twins having had "career" years.. You buying what Eno's selling? or ?

Ben Clemens

2:54

I'll give it a solid ehhhhhhhh

Betting on the Twins to regress is reasonable

Betting on them to not have Josh Donaldson is not

2:55

Eno, like me, knows that if you think something is 35% likely and the world thinks it's 15% likely

It's a great thing to write an article about

But if you could grab a kettle sour with him at a local brewery and get the real scoop

I think he'd be at best 50/50

Guest

2:55

fwiw I think those were in Eno's "bold" predictions, so he's not necessarily "predicting" it

Ben Clemens

2:56

Yeah, that makes sense to me

As a side note Eno is awesome

I have never overlapped with him at any workplace

And I'm at least nominally a competitor

And every time I've met him he's just the nicest guy ever and a real joy to talk to

(we both live in the Bay so our paths have crossed a few times)

clemlibby

2:57

Hi from Ben's Mom!

Guest

2:57

Question for Mrs. Clemens- was there anything in young Ben's childhood that foretold his future career as a fangraphs writer?

Ben Clemens

2:57

Those lined up nicely

I can tell you from my perspective I read an insane amount and loved baseball

Mike Hawk

2:57

Thoughts on Jasson Dominguez? Is he just another overhyped Yankee prospect, or worth the stash. When do we see him in Williamsport East?

Ben Clemens

2:57

I love listening to Eric talk about him

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