JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/3/20

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/3/20

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Ben Clemens

2:44

I haven't for a while but I played a decent amount when I was a kid

Russ

2:45

The Dodgers still are playing Kike at 2B when his only good game was on opening day? When do you think that they will bring up Lux and what do you see as his ceiling?

Ben Clemens

2:45

Yeah, doesn't make that much sense to me

2:46

At least in the platoon sense

I thought they'd be doing more Muncy at second nonsense

That said, he's plyaed in nine games, it's not the end of the world

2:47

But I'd prefer to see Hernandez largely against lefties

Your Name

2:47

Obligatory request not to use Enrique Hernandez' nickname if you can't use accents...

Ben Clemens

2:47

Yeah

I usually just don't pick the questions that have it

And find similar ones instead

But yeah

Don't do it!

Joshua

2:47

A trade you would love to see happen that would help both teams would be.......?

Ben Clemens

2:48

Ooh this is a fun question

Um

2:49

How about Manny Margot to the Brewers in exchange for Josh Lindblom. I think the Rays wouldn't hate an extra starter given that their staff has been hit around a bit and the Brewers need a CF

2:50

Assuming Lindblom is fine and it really was just back spasms of course

PKay

2:50

If after collecting data for a few years (30 games isn't much), the Rangers new park is determined to be more of a pitchers park or hitters park than the park effects say this year, will players' stats like wRC+ and WAR be retroactively adjusted?

Ben Clemens

2:50

Yes they will

We use, I believe, 5-year park factors

So park adjustments continue changing

After the fact

Derek

2:50

Do we know what exactly is behind the kind of weird "Cardinals/MLB are expecting bad news with Monday's test results" reports? Are a bunch of Cardinals players showing symptoms? Or is it just the inconclusive tests from before that will presumably be clarified? I guess I just don't understand the preemptive "this will be bad" without the actual test results... Why aren't we just waiting for the test results?

Ben Clemens

2:50

I don't get it either

It's super frustrating! I was writing an update about it last night

And I just had literally no idea what to say

You can see the results of it, it was basically "Cardinals have some posities and I have no idea why"

Verrrrry weird reporting

Farhandrew Zaidman

2:51

On how many teams is Edwin Rios an everyday starter at 1B/3B/DH/LF? 25%? 50%? 75%? Dude has just insane raw pop.

Ben Clemens

2:51

Yeah more than 50%

Not a good starter

Not an all star

But a guy who you plug in most days and hide against lefties? definitely

Joshua

2:51

What type of prospect could Anibal Sanchez bring back to the Nats? He still has next year left on his contract (team option) and the Nats should be able to fill his remaining 10 or so starts with Fedde. Could he be a good veteran fit for a team like the Angels, Padres, or Twins? Thanks.

Ben Clemens

2:51

Eh, I don' see it

2:52

I think the Nats are rightly a little worried about having enough pitching depth, and I think that Sanchez isn't good enough that a team is going to bowl them over with an offer

Btw I forgot this earlier but Lux's ceiling is a first ballot Hall of Famer

So

yeah it's good!

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