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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/2/21

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Ben Clemens

2:39

As to his MVP candidacy, I think this resurgence has actually already locked it up

Whoops, that should say Hall of Fame

2:40

I think that he was a borderline case if he completely tanked, but this late blast of great form seals it for me

Mark

2:40

Is Trea Turner not a legit NL MVP candidate?

Ben Clemens

2:40

If he's great on the Dodgers, yes

But I think people will heavily discount his pre-trade numbers b/c they happened out of contention and then he got traded

BringBackDeSpanielHair

2:40

Oh, I lost Tatis again. It's a shallow H2H points redraft. Do you like Brendan Rodgers or Wander Franco as a replacement?

Derek

2:40

Wander Franco has kind of been raking (and walking more) for the last three weeks or so, especially relative to his slow start. Not a question I guess, but it's just wild how good he is at 20 years old.

Ben Clemens

2:41

So, I'd take Rodgers (just for the Coors effect) but yeah, Franco's low-key hot streak has been fun to watch

YardGoat

2:41

Compared to other returns at the deadline, are you surprised by what the Pirates received for Frazier and Rodriguez? Also seems odd that they trended towards closer to the majors guys in their deals.

Ben Clemens

2:41

I had the Pirates as a loser in my first draft of deadline winners/losers, cut them for space

2:42

I totally agree, I don't get their targets in trade

I'll give them some rope b/c Cherington has a good track record of development, but I was confused for sure

Petey

2:43

If you were to disaggregate the Turner / Scherzer deal, who did the Nats get back because Turner was in it and who did they get for Max? Impossible, but fun.

Ben Clemens

2:43

I think Turner got Gray+, and Scherzer got Ruiz-

Gray looks great

I think he's gonna make Nats fans quite happy

2:44

They'll get to see him in action today, too

Shake

2:44

Which current last place team do you see rebounding into contention in the next few years the fastest?

Ben Clemens

2:44

Gonna think on this one for a minute

Wow, the Twins are in last now!

So, them

2:45

But if I can't pick them, I'll actually say Marlins. I'm loving what they're doing down there with developing pitching, and the offense.... yeah, the offense sucks

YardGoat

2:45

Thanks for answering my question Ben. Have a good rest of your Monday

Ben Clemens

2:45

You too, friend

Greg

2:45

Now that the deadline is done, what is stopping the Pirates from finally ending our misery and DFAing Polanco

Ben Clemens

2:45

Gregory Polanco's career arc is sad to me

2:46

Insanely talented, solid out of the gate, and then just ruined by injury

Rafael Montero

2:46

Is he someone Strom can fix and turn into a late inning guy or was he a throw in so the Astros could get Graveman?

Ben Clemens

2:47

I think it's a mixture of the two.

2:48

Late inning guy, or just competent reliever, is probably in grasp

But the Astros can't KNOW if they'll be able to get him back on form or not

It's just a bet

A smart one, I think. Montero has been good at times

Multiphasic

2:49

Wait did I say Heaney headed east for peanuts? He headed east for JUNK.

Ben Clemens

2:49

heyyyyyyy

Multiphasic will be here all week

Joseph

2:49

What do you think of the Marte/Luzardo swap?

Ben Clemens

2:49

I liked it more for the Marlins, but I think I am the low man on Marte, so take that into consideration

2:50

Big fan of Luzardo, and I think that the Marlins are going to get a lot of 'they know how to fix pitching' stories written when he actually just needed a breather and a new season

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