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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 9/11/23

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Ben Clemens

3:21

I was talking about them with Meg this morning

3:22

so the A's have around $220mm in costs every year apparently

and their $20 million increase from last year was attributed to non-baseball personnel hiring

but by my math, they employ around 250 people (listed on their mlb page) aside from players

so I can't quite figure out how the math adds up

just in general

I'd love to actually get to look at those numbers

3:24

like I don't actually have a great idea for where all those expenses are coming from off the field

KC Pain

3:25

Poor Phil Niekro never got a Cy Young. Studs years had someone beat him out w stats very similar. ☹️

HappyFunBall

3:26

Comparing the 1989 NL Cy Young voting results to FG's pitching leaderboard for the same cohort is ... kind of shocking really. It's a bit amazing how far we've come

CAL

3:26

An injury like Rengifo's (Bicep Tendon Rupture), does that have a large negative impact on what we should expect next season? It sounds bad but there's also a whole offseason to recover.

Ben Clemens

3:27

Let's just say I'm worried

I am, again, not an injury expert

But yes that sounds awful

3:29

Sorry, I'm looking through the Braves financials right now tryihng to reconcile them with the A's

and got too caught up

that's a job for after this chat

Farhandrew Zaidman

3:29

Pour one out for George Kirby, who was absolutely raked over the coals by every 40 something or 50 something retired SP with a twitter account this weekend.

Ben Clemens

3:29

Oh yeah, remember, players shouldn't be honest

very important that you're not honest about ever feeling tired or down

(this is not real advice, please do not follow it)

3:30

Alright, on that note, I'm going to go look at financial statements and make lunch

Have a great week everyone, and I'll talk to you again next Monday

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