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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/4/25

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Ben Clemens

2:04

and they held pat

Dakota mckee

2:04

Does miami spend anything this winter to bolster a surprisingly comeptitive club or do they sell alcantara and ecabrera anyway?

Ben Clemens

2:05

I dont' have a strong view here

I'm guessing they'll try to trade Sandy still but will keep Cabrera and try to do some marginal adding

2:05

Alek Thomas is somehow still only 25 and appears to have Arizona's regular CF job to himself in 2026. Do you have any confidence in him achieving a league-average wOBA?

Ben Clemens

2:05

I really do not, which is sad b/c I want him to be great

2:06

he's another OOTP all star, his future legend cards were consistently excellent. I convinced myself he'd be a perennial 30 double 20 homer guy

I guess I'm gonna say.... not happening, but I really hope I'm incorrect

Joe Bob

2:06

Loyal Rangers fan here - nominating them for dumbest trade deadline decision. They already had a top-line pitching staff but desperately need a dependable right-handed hitter. So what do they do? Trade for another starter. Sheesh!

Ben Clemens

2:06

Yeah I didn't like the Kelly trade

I liked both reliever trades quite a bit

but I was kinda confused by why they got a TOP sp when they could have gone much more budget if they were concerned about volume

Edouard Boolean

2:07

Obviously plenty of time for the answer to become obvious but who of the Tigers current rotation would you set up as the playoff starters behind Skubal rn? Flaherty and Morton?

Ben Clemens

2:07

yeah, for now

let Mize and Paddack duke it out for the last spot

Guest

2:07

Just got and offer for Bryce Harper for my Nick Kurtz. Do you think Kurtz will slow the rest of the way?

Ben Clemens

2:07

just wrote about Kurtz today

2:08

I think I'd do it

new is always better

or at least more fun

Justin

2:08

How much is your choice of which game to watch or listen to based on the quality of the announcers/broadcast

Ben Clemens

2:09

if I'm choosing between several games without something else guiding me (pitching matchup, guy I'm working on an article about, team who hasn't been in 5 things for a while) I will consider the broadcasters for sure

I like to always listen to home broadcasts so that I get a good sample of the league and don't skip anyone every time

but I definitely enjoy myself more with the good booths

and I'll always listen to the Mets booth even if they're on the road, great memories of them from my time in new york

Oaktown Blues

2:09

Hope your dog is okay, btw

Ben Clemens

2:10

just an annual checkup, thank you

she hates the vet so that is the tough part

Guest

2:10

How much do you think recency bias impacts the crowds trade values?

Ben Clemens

2:10

i mean, a good deal

it affects mine too!

I try to control for stuff but I'm not arrogant enough to think I've fully screened it out

Pat

2:11

The Tigers-Phillies series this weekend was great, felt like a playoff series. Great comeback by Philly on Friday, Skubal-Wheeler on Saturday with a Philly rally just falling short, then a very fun game last night with GREAT defense & Sanchez. Add in the Durantula stuff & it was great theatre..& I'm a Tigers fan!

Ben Clemens

2:11

yeah that was super fun

lots of fun plays and close games too

the Sunday night game was probably my favorite

Cris Sanchez going nuclear has been a lot of fun

Mike

2:12

Joe Ryan not offered to people to rank in the trade values, or he's not worth anything? (how did the tool not include him?)

Ben Clemens

2:12

just an oversight from us trying to curate a list

he was an HM on the real list and guys I talked to had him in the same general vicinity as MacKenzie Gore, i.e. just off the list on my list but could be in your top 50 if you wanted without looking weird

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