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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/12/24

Ben Clemens

2:01

Hey everyone, welcome to the chat

2:02

let's get started, I'm gonna keep things short and sweet today

Mariners 85 win AL West Winner

2:02

At what point do we believe Victor Robles is what he is currently showing, ie a 139 WRC+ since coming to the mariners?

Ben Clemens

2:02

I mean.... years from now?

I'm not saying he isn't much improved since his time on the Nats

2:03

but we have about 2000 plate appearances of him being a mediocre hitter

and then 123 of him being 40% above averabe

witha .350 BABIP during that time

I'm willing to say that he didn't suddenly turn great, shocking as that might be

Brian

2:04

What happens with Cole's opt out at the end of this year?

Ben Clemens

2:04

I think he's probably gonna stay. not sure whether it involves the Kershaw style deal of the team guaranteeing him an extra year in exchange for declining the opt out, but I think he just makes sense as a Yankee

Mike

2:04

Your chat subtitle reminds me of when Carson Cistulli would invite Dave Cameron to “analyze all baseball” on fangraphs audio. Good times.

Ben Clemens

2:05

absolutely what I was going for

bosoxforlife

2:05

Despite all the hype surrounding Paul Skenes, Jackson Merrill has led the Padres resurgence and is the Rookie of the Year.

Ryan

2:05

If the Pirates shut Skenes down in September does Merrill have a real shot at rookie of the year?

Ben Clemens

2:06

I definitely think so

2:07

I think it does involve Skenes getting shut down

the trajectory he's on is just too tough to ignore otherwise

but I don't think it's out of the question that the Pirates slow him down when they're out of playoff contention, Merrill keeps mashing while the Padres make the playoffs, and the story looks pretty easy

Mike Cameron Maybin

2:07

Bill James anointing Ceddanne Rafaela as the obvious AL ROTY... he's totally lost the plot at this point, right?

Ben Clemens

2:08

I didn't see this but I mean, that does not make a ton of sense to me

2:09

like.... I like the guy

I think he's a nice player

Can someone pitch me on what the idea is?

Matt

2:10

Is Steele someone Cubs should be building around or perhaps more of a “sell-high” candidate with 3 yrs of team control left. He is close to 30….

Ben Clemens

2:10

They're not trading him, and I'm not sure that a lot of teams are lining up to trade for him

I think it's pretty much neither, to be honest

nice guy to have on your team, cool, take the wins where you get them

Nene

2:10

Over the next 5 years, which SS will be the best offensive player: Willy Adames, Oneil Cruz, Ha-Seong Kim

Ben Clemens

2:10

Adames

2:11

but with reservations

I just think Adames is very good and underrated

Judge last 90 games

2:11

AVG  .376  (Witt 2nd .360)
OBP  .506  (Soto .427)
SLG  .809  (Witt .615)
OPS  1.315  (Witt 1.022)
HR         38  (Santander 31)
RBI        93  (Ramirez 74)
R            84  (Soto 79)
(prorated per 162: 68 HR  167 RBI  151 R)

Ben Clemens

2:11

yeah it's really crazy

2:11

CC did the Kershaw opt out extra year(s) thing too, so the Yankees have been through this.

Ernie Banks

2:11

Is Gerrit Cole cooked

Ben Clemens

2:11

Hear me out, I know this is wild: no

Kwanbelievable

2:12

Which race (divisional or wild card) are you most looking forward to watching down the stretch?

Ben Clemens

2:12

Number one is definitely the AL East

The two teams who are tied for the best record in baseball slugging it out, plus it features the best player in baseball and the guy i put number one in trade value?

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