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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 9/15/20

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Ben Clemens

12:05

Does this not count Thor?

Because if so, it's probable

Not possible

If it's counting him, I think it's possible but unlikely

Scott

12:05

Who is your favourite for nl cy young award

Ben Clemens

12:06

Mmmmm, dG probably

With Darvish a close second

Honestly, though, Corbin Burnes has to be in the discussion, which is just a hell of a sentence

Guest

12:06

The A's have no shot at a WS without Chapman, right!?!?

Ben Clemens

12:06

I don't think it works this way

I think they still have a shot, it just got smaller

12:07

In Dan's article about it, which you cna read here:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2020-season-ends-early-for-matt-chapman/

He ran ZiPS on it, and their odds moved from 11% to 9%

That's a lot of percent for one guy

But not 0 now

2-D

12:08

Is this basically what we can expect from Kikuchi at this point? 4/5 starter material?

Ben Clemens

12:08

I think he still has upside for more, but yeah

Sir Nerdlington

12:08

If these rules are so important why didn't anyone write them down?!

Ben Clemens

12:08

What a great question

I have no clue

12:09

Seems like given their importance to all variety of managers and players who just got shelled, someone should have codified it

Braves4Life

12:09

In the offseason which team would say no to a Yelich for DeGrom trade?

Ben Clemens

12:09

I think the Brewers would say no, because deGrom doesn't really fit the way they've built their team

But I don't thinkt he value is crazily off

12:10

And I have an easier time buyin that Yelich is worse than we think than thinking the same about deGrom

Chip Chipperson

12:10

With the playoffs now just around the corner, do you have any thoughts on which two teams will prevail in the League playoffs to play in the 2020 World Series?

Ben Clemens

12:10

I guess the Dodgers and White Sox?

Dodgers are boring but good

White Sox are fun!

Guest

12:10

What does a fully realized, peak Eloy Jimenez season look like?

Ben Clemens

12:11

This is going to be a weird comparison for many reasons, but something like peak Mo Vaughn

Only with three inside-the-park-HR allowed, and about 5 buttons on his jersey unbuttoned

12:12

I don't know if you saw his "defense" on a Buxton ball that was eventually ruled a ground rule double last night, but he almost allowed another inside the parker

After his earlier foray into net-jumping

Studstats

12:12

Adding to the Cease discussion, throwing more sliders can definitely cause the loss of ride. Collegiate pitchers see this all the time; whenever they add a slider, the most common cue is "throw it like a football," and that cue sticks with them when they follow a slider with a fastball.

Ben Clemens

12:12

Yeah, this seems like it might have happened

Maddoning

12:12

Is it time for the Angels to say goodbye to Albert Pujols? It's beyond time, isn't it?

Ben Clemens

12:13

God, I hate that I'm saying this, but

I don't think so?

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