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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/7/23

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Ben Clemens

2:15

I think he's probably fine as a fourth outfielder somewhere

the last two years do not give me a lot of hope that he's going to crack the offensive code anytime soon

But I can't imagine many teams wanting to give up prospects and take on money for a backup

Jaffe rhymes with Taffy

2:16

Is it fair to say after 3 games Davis Schneider has provided more value than Vlad Jr.? 0.6 fWAR to 0.3 fWAR, or is this a complete misuse of the WAR metric?

Ben Clemens

2:16

haha, misuse of the WAR statistic but that's funny

boy, Vlad is having a rough one this year

Colton

2:16

After the spot start yesterday, do you think the Cardinals will finally commit to Thompson being in the rotation moving forward? If they move him back to the bullpen in favor of Dakota Hudson I have completely lost faith in any decision making body within that organization.

Ben Clemens

2:17

I do think so, but if we're being honest, they should probably go six man rotation or cut Waino out

Hudson is worth speculating on too, imo

Matt

2:17

How good would Johan Ruis have to be in the OF, and Harper at 1b, for the phillies to not bring back Hoskins next year? What do you think the most important part of that puzzle is?

Ben Clemens

2:17

uh, Hoskins maybe? He's a free agent

2:18

I think the odds of them not bringing Hoskins back are fairly high, to be honest. It feels like a weird fit given how many DH types they have

particularly if you're at least a little worried about Harper's ability to stay healthy playing right

Jon

2:18

Arozarena seems like a trade candidate based on his service time, but he's so central to the Rays' fans (Randyland). What are the odds of him getting moved?

Ben Clemens

2:18

I can't see it happening. I also think he's central to the overall team atmosphere, and he's not comically overpaid or anything

2:19

The Rays do a lot of trading before people reach arb, but it's not an across-the-board plan or anything

Guest

2:19

Never thought I would pose the question, but I think the circumstances at least call for consideration now. If you were an A's fan would you continue to be one or move alliances across the bay?

Ben Clemens

2:19

Ugh

This is really tough

2:20

Assuming the A's move, I think you immediately become a free agent. I'm not sure that means cheering for the Giants, crosstown (cross-bay?) rivalries die hard even if they're not in the same league, but you should pick a team you like watching

It's fun to attend games in person even if you're not a fan of the home team, in my opinion

and if going to some Giants games makes you develop a little bit of homerism for them, so be it

Oaktown Blues

2:20

At this point, which side of the Puk/Bleday trade do you prefer?

Ben Clemens

2:20

the Puk side, but not by a lot

2:21

I think he's the bird in the hand in this scenario, a guy who will be a nice but not overwhelmingly good reliever for the next few years

Bleday.... I mean, I don't really see it, but stranger things have happened

Farhandrew Zaidman

2:21

Dodgers seem to have got that positional flexibility back, defense is improved by more regularly DHing Muncy for Taylor/Kiké, Buehler/Kersh/Julio are all already back or coming back. Over/under 95 wins for my boys in blue?

Ben Clemens

2:21

I can't believe I'm saying this but over

Appa Yip Yip

2:21

Over/Under on number of mustaches grown by Blue Jays position players by this time next week at 1.5

Ben Clemens

2:21

Smash the over on this one

Brian

2:22

Was Kodai Senga considered for the trade value list?

Ben Clemens

2:22

Honestly, not really

The contract is kinda funky, if it turns out that he's great he can opt out in two years

2:23

so like, the whole 'oh it's a ton of years of a good AAV' thing doesn't quite add up

2:24

and he's not dominant enough that 2.5 years of him is beating out 2.5 years of Gallen/Framber types

so that would put him down at the bottom of the list if he were on there, but like.... him or Joe Ryan? easy ryan for me

Alex

2:24

Please explain the 2023 San Diego Padres. I do not understand

Ben Clemens

2:24

Truly baffling lol

2:26

The stars are playing like stars, the role players have been less dire than feared, they are scoring a ton of runs and....

yeah just doesn't work

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