JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/7/23

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/7/23

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Ben Clemens

2:53

Yeah exactly!

Farhandrew Zaidman

2:54

As fun as a Jackson Holliday 2023 call up would be, there's no way THIS Orioles team, which is so forward thinking, starts his clock this soon, right?....right???

Ben Clemens

2:54

I could see it happening if they think he's a lock to start next year in the bigs

Wouldn't affect the service time clock at all that way

That said, uh, I don't think that will happen

tortycraig

2:55

I think the whole 'we're pivoting to a swing and miss strategy' is hilarious, and making way too big an impact on Cardinals fan expectations. Like, they need 7-8 competent starters in 2024 and we're gonna be lucky to get one with 'swing and miss'. It's like an aging athlete saying 'ah! I'm just going to run faster and hit harder now that everyone's doing that'

Ben Clemens

2:55

Haha yeah

'we ran this regression, and it says strikeouts are good. We are now going to do more strikeouts'

The Ghost of Bobby Thigpen

2:55

Hey Ben.

The White Sox are clearly not competing next year. Why on earth hold on to Cease? IF, all goes well, they compete in two years, that'll be the last year they have him. Plus, they have to hope he stays healthy/effective that whole time.

Ben Clemens

2:56

I dunno, because people like watching Dylan Cease pitch and do you really want the team to be an absolute tire fire?

I mean, to be fair, it already kind of is

But even more of one!

I think there's value in having a good player on your team even if you're not gonna be great. Like if they got blown away for a trade package for him fine, but it's not like he HAD to go no matter the offers available

Dan

2:56

I just found out about Anthony Seigler playing left handed defense in the outfield and right handed defense as a catcher and feel like someone should have told me about him sooner. This seems wild.

Ben Clemens

2:56

Wait what? I'm gonna go read about this

Guest

2:56

Are you surprised the Cardinald didn't part with any OF?

Ben Clemens

2:57

Yes I am

Yankees for one of O'Neill or Carlson made sense, I think the Yankees being bad enough that they didn't buy really poured cold water on that

Farhandrew Zaidman

2:57

I'm just gonna rant into the ether that the Qualified IP mark for pitchers desperately, desperately needs to be lowered. Like there's currently juuuust over 2 qualified pitchers per team. Lame.

Ben Clemens

2:57

totally agreed

Oddball Herrera

2:57

Re: Holliday. Weirder guys have made postseason rosters. Would you rather send in Mateo off the bench or Holliday?

Ben Clemens

2:58

I'm actually more interested in Mateo on a postseason roster than regular season, because of the defense

having an ultra-defense lineup to run out when you have a lead is awesome

HappyFunBall

2:58

230 PAs in, Elly De La Cruz is Javier Baez right? Basically? Really good but isn't about to threaten Acuna for best-in-baseball any time soon.

Ben Clemens

2:59

It's probably a liiiiittle early to say that about a 21-year-old switch hitter, and after 230 PA, but he's got some stuff to work on for sure

Tommy

2:59

What have your thoughts been on the non Corbin Carroll contingent of young dbacks outfielders? Thomas in particular has some interesting underlying numbers

Ben Clemens

2:59

Yeah I like Thomas the most of them, I think the speed and sneaky pop combination will play

Izzy

2:59

I know Riley Greene's BAPIP is over .400, but he's still pretty good, right?

Ben Clemens

2:59

Yeah, I think so

tortycraig

2:59

no need to share this but my friend and I are 99% sure that we're going to see Dylan Carlson for Trevor Rogers by year's end; it just feels too Cardinals to not happen

Ben Clemens

2:59

Oh I could totally see this!

Jerry

2:59

How good has Nootbaar's defense in center been? I don't really understand the advanced defensive stats.

Ben Clemens

3:00

the short answer: not enough data to say, but it certainly seems fine

Ever so slightly longer answer: I think he's probably a below average but not by much CF, or a good corner guy

Exasperated Rangers fan

3:00

Answer a single rangers question??????????????

Ben Clemens

3:01

I'll answer this one

Um, there was one about Chris Young getting credit for what JD did, and totally yeah

Anonymous Coward

3:01

Does Spencer Strider have have a home run problem? (Does it count as a problem if he's still great?)

Ben Clemens

3:02

I do think he's gonna have a little bit of HR vulnerability always

not a ton of different pitches and fastball-reliant

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