JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 7/8/24

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 7/8/24

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Ben Clemens

2:59

I'm gonna go with no and no

3:00

I think there's basically no chance that they sell given team construction

and I think that's reasonable. sure, they're not in playoff position, but they're not far out of it

and I don't see any obvious thing that selling the marginal pieces would do

Dan

3:00

If teams could field 9 DHs wouldn't they chose not too? Maybe eventually they would but the list of top (9*30) 270 hitters in the world has a fair amount of overlap with the top (8*30) 240 fielders in the world, at least for the near term, right?

Ben Clemens

3:01

yeah, I agree wiht this, but a lot more DH's would see play

Pat

3:01

If Detroit decides to trade Skubal, does that mean they should also try to move Riley Greene? If you're tearing it down...

Ben Clemens

3:01

I don't think so. I think they should be trying to sign Greene to an extension

when are you hoping to compete if you perpetually trade your good players?

Greene is a great reminder that sometimes the top prospects take a while to click

Pat

3:02

Torkelson for Walker challenge trade! Now that would be interesting.

Ben Clemens

3:02

oh heck yeah

bring it on

AK

3:02

You think Jed Hoyer could potentially do something dumb trade wise trying to save his job? I think his contract is up after '25.

Ben Clemens

3:02

I don't, I think he seems very buy the book

Josh

3:02

Looking at batted ball data - will use Altuve as an example. Avg exit velo, bat speed, and hard hit % are all bad. But the sweet spot % is great. What do I take from that? Can being really good at one of these cover up for the ones that are bad?

Ben Clemens

3:02

yeah, I think that guys with really good bat control (altuve, Jose Ramirez, Paredes, Arenado) really confound the statcast sliders

Harmon Ripkowski

3:03

Maybe Edgar Martinez or Alvin Davis can still rake

Ben Clemens

3:03

I think we solved it

Oneil Cruz

3:03

I have quietly been a capable defensive shortstop this year

Ben Clemens

3:03

quietly, with loud tools

3:04

I think we'd be talking more about Oneil Cruz if a)the Pirates offense weren't so poor overall b)Elly De La Cruz weren't doing it better

Harmon Ripkowski

3:04

If Vince got on base as much as Rickey, would he have the single season steals record?

Ben Clemens

3:04

Very likely

Blake

3:04

Been thinking about handedness splits. And what carries more weight; stats for the pitcher or for the batter. Like Yordan Alvarez is a lefty with pretty much no platoon disadvantage to lefty pitchers (161 wRC+ against lefties, 166 against righties in his career). But lefty relievers constantly get brought into face him, and often fail. Or that righties would pump changeups to him (he set the record of most changeups hit for a HR in a season with 12 since pitch tracking started in 2008). Did those pitchers' platoon splits actually give them a better shot? Or do the batters' numbers carry more weight?

Ben Clemens

3:04

pitcher's numbers carry more weight

hitter numbers are'nt meaningless

3:05

but they are compiled against a broad range of pitchers with a broad range of pitches

whereas pitchers with certain arsenals (killer slider, weird delivery fastball) can be great against same handed types

it's one of these 'what terrible option do you want to take?' things when you're choosing which reliever to bring in agaisnt Alvarez

Richie

3:06

I don't get it. Why should a playoff team trade for Crochet now, when he'll have to be shut down darn soon, innngs-wise?

Ben Clemens

3:06

I keep hearing that it wouldn't necessarily be the case

Worried in Seattle

3:08

Bryan Woo for Luis Robert - who says no?

Ben Clemens

3:08

I think that the WHite Sox say no

it wouldn't shock me if both teams say no, because again, the Mariners value their pitching very highly

3:09

but I can't see the Sox doing that

Thomas

3:09

Ben, have you checked out Arcs, the new board game hotness? Played it yesterday and its excellent

Ben Clemens

3:09

i haven't

let's take a look

wow, heavy space battle, sounds fun to me

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