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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/30/21

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Ben Clemens

3:19

Here are theirs for 2019, for example:

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-park-factors-2019...

Bill Petti publishes a version on his github, though I haven't read his documentation

https://billpetti.github.io/minor_league_park_factors/

3:20

But sometimes I try to calculate my own and it reminds me that it's no fun to calculate park factors

Debate Team

3:20

Settle this argument. Most recent retiree who played his whole career with one team. Side A says Alex Gordon, who announced he was retiring end of season on 9/24/20. Side B (Aka correct), says it’s Pedroia who didn’t announce he was retiring until 2/1/21, even though he hadn’t played since 2019. What say you??

Ben Clemens

3:20

I'll take side A actually

I think retirement should be retroactive like IL placements

Billips

3:21

Would you agree that the prospect haul that the Nationals brought in from their July fire sale was one of the best in trade deadline history, both in quantity and quality?

Ben Clemens

3:21

I dunno about the whole history of the deadline, but they've definitely done quite well for recent history

Sad Mets Fan

3:22

Do you think the mets will finish above .500?

Ben Clemens

3:22

I do. I think they'll go on a tear that ends up not mattering

Because that would be funniest for the Mets

Alright, thanks for chatting with me today everyone, and sorry if I got snippy for a second

3:23