JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/2/21

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/2/21

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Ben Clemens

2:26

Yeah it's so lame

The injuries are just BRUTAL

Petey

2:26

Is Ruiz a good enough offensive prospect for him to learn a secondary position for the days he doesn't catch? First base, left field? Not much blocking him there in Natstown.

Ben Clemens

2:27

I don't really see it unless this power spike in 2021 is driven by real exit velo and barrel rate increases

2:28

I don't have the raw numbers so it's hard for me to say. Like, he's crushing this year, and if he keeps THAT form up absolutely

But without that power, a babip-y guy is not really enough bat at a corner. What makes him so great is that he can catch

Dipoto

2:28

Thoughts on Toro?

Ben Clemens

2:29

I love Toro, perpetually a buyer

He will probably not keep hitting .500/.526/1.000 in Seattle but I think he's awesome

If they had sequenced those trades differently this would all feel VERY different

Guest

2:29

Max Muncy has a 163 wrc+ & 4+ WAR. Isn’t he a pretty good MVP candidate ?

Ben Clemens

2:30

He'd be the Dodgers hitter, for me

Guest

2:30

Darvish struggling, Tatis out, Paddack and Gore not there (yet?), Snell showing why TB dealt him...I was surprised the Pads didn't push harder. They'll still almost certainly make the playoffs, but as a clear underdog to LA/SF, right? What's the point of making all those moves if you end up the 3rd best team in your division?

Ben Clemens

2:31

Eh, I thikn that they can credibly say "We'll still be great in 2022 and Fernando will be back, let's not throw good money after bad"

Buster Posey

2:32

If I keep the pace, do I deserve some of those 1st place MVP votes?

Ben Clemens

2:32

Iiiiiinteresting

The injury hurts

Just from a playing time perspective.

2:33

But if Posey is healthy the rest of the year and keeps mashing and the Giants don't turn into pumpkins, yes

NL MVP will be a good one this year

Cole

2:33

What would you have done if you were the Cardinals? Push in chips for a Gibson, Berrios, etc. type? Or the opposite and sold a couple pieces like Kim maybe even Gallegos with a plan to re-tool for 2022? Feels like doing nothing (ok fine they got JA Happ) at the deadline doesnt help the team now or in the future, frustrating.

Ben Clemens

2:33

I would have done the Kim/Gallegos move

Andrew Miller, too

2:34

He's been AWESOME recently

I really hate what they did, which was pick no direction

Multiphasic

2:34

Does Zaidi believe the Giants starters can resurge their way through October, or does he hope they can?

Ben Clemens

2:36

Hope... but I think his belief in them has surely gone up quite a bit. I'm sure he's realistic but hopeful

I mean, I'm not sure

But I'd guess!

The Dodgers going so nuts must be frustrating though

Appa Yip Yip

2:36

Who are your picks for AL wild card?

Ben Clemens

2:37

Red Sox and Yankees, b/c that would be really fun. But the jays are right in there too. I'm kinda down on the A's, though I'm always too down on the A's

Dodger Fan

2:37

This Astros-Dodgers series is going to be electric at the ravine. I'll get the popcorn!

Ben Clemens

2:37

Yeah it's going to be a blast to watch

Cole

2:37

Back to that non-tender Glasnow question. Do you think its possible that the Rays actually field trade offers on him before the non-tender date this winter? I'd imagine some teams in contention would be interested in paying Glasnow the next 2 years even though he'll be out until '23.

Ben Clemens

2:38

Also surely possible, and if you believe the reports that are out today they were already trying to do it at the deadline

Not sure why they thought the cubs were that 'team in contention' but hey

DF

2:38

Maybe I'm nuts, but it wasn't that long ago (okay, 4 years) that Votto hit .400 in the 2nd half. He stays hot and the Reds sneak past SD (entirely possible now given the Tatis injury, etc.), is he a dark horse MVP candidate? At a minimum, that kind of run on a playoff team probably cements his HOF candidacy, yes?

Ben Clemens

2:39

If he goes mega-ham and the Reds win the central, then yes

but he'll also have the numbers that merit it even without the story at that poit

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