JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/10/20

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/10/20

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Ben Clemens

2:42

So, the past two years haven't been great, is what I'm saying

JD

2:43

Where does the hate for Austin Allen’s defense come from? He’s made some very athletic plays and seems like a decent framer.

Ben Clemens

2:43

I hadn't heard of this hate, so I'm gonna have to pass

2:44

Gonna quickly read our prospect evaluation on there

on him*

Yeah I dunno

Stevil

2:44

Are you familiar with Ticket to Ride Europe? Just got it, and hate the impact of the blue destination cards and the cost to pass through tunnels, but it's not bad. Better than the original?

Ben Clemens

2:45

Yes, I have actually only played Europe though, not regular

So I'm not sure if I'm a good judge

Haven't played it recently, but I always love the feeling of completing a long route

Which keeps me coming back for more

nb

2:45

Cricket has everybody bat in one big "inning," but cricket doesn't have base-out states. The big problem for the pitching side in a 27-out inning would be pitch counts.

Ben Clemens

2:45

Yeah the lack of stranded runners would just be really crazy for scoring

2:46

If you have a game with 4 hits and 3 walks, and no reset of base/out state, it's kind of hard not to score at least 4 runs

Cube Jockey

2:46

Given the unknown long term complications of COVID, would it make sense to just park your top prospects on the taxi squad and not risk having them travel with the major league team this year?

Ben Clemens

2:46

Grim, but entirely reasonable

Eric the Red

2:47

Joey Votto's contact rate is absurd but he's not impacting the ball with any power whatsoever. Is this small sample size or the new normal for Votto?

Ben Clemens

2:47

I think it's probably a bit of both

2:48

He's had a power outage the past two years already

FrankSauce87

2:48

Andrew Benintendi, Rafael Devers and J.D. Martinez have all looked pretty below average to varying degrees. Do you think this is a sample size issue and nothing more, or are there some genuine underlying concerns for any of these guys.

Ben Clemens

2:51

Devers has looked too swing-happy at the plate when I've watched him this year. I haven't really seen many JD at-bats, but it seems... more concerning than Devers, at least. And Benintendi looks like pure sample size theater to me

Appa Yip Yip

2:51

Re: Sahlen Field they have like, a big tent set up on the concourse so rain will stay off and presumably AC pumping into the tent but uhhhhh don't think it'll keep the cool air in very well

I just want dudes sweaty and cranky before the game even starts

Ben Clemens

2:51

Okay, well, that sounds like a mess

But yes, given that you can definitely root for it to be a little hot

Not in the upper 90s or anything, that's dangerous!

But 85 and muggy? Sure

Writer

2:51

When are you guys going to start posting community articles again?

Ben Clemens

2:52

I don't know the answer to this, but I'll endeavor to have it for you by next week's chat.

Safety Stegosaurus

2:52

The other day Santana was 0-0 with four walks but had to ruin it in his fifth AB by hitting the ball.

Ben Clemens

2:52

Jerk

bighen

2:52

More Mets. Alonso also doesn't look too good and he's never been good in the field, improvement notwithstanding. I think Dom Smith should get a longer look there rather than being completely put of place in LF

Ben Clemens

2:52

I do like the Alonso DH thing they've been doing more of late

Dom is clearly a better fielder at first

2:53

Looks like it's only happened twice this year and I happened to catch one of those games

But that makes tons of sense

YardGoat

2:53

It seems Chris Stratton might be a good reliever. He's getting strikeouts and has an extreme spin rate on his curve it seems. Could he be a target for a contending team to add depth to a bullpen?

Ben Clemens

2:53

Ye

Yes*

Definitely yes

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