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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 9/15/20

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Ben Clemens

12:24

Never played Bloodborne but I'll look that one up too

Appa Yip Yip

12:25

Imagine how we'd talk about Mookie if we didn't have Trout. Mookie Betts was an afterthought in your answer about Yelich!

Ben Clemens

12:25

Yeah he's realllly good

If we didn't have Trout we'd talk about him more as an all-time great

Billy

12:25

What team in the NL wants to face Bauer, Castillo, Gray in a best of 3?

Ben Clemens

12:25

Well no one, but teams might be more willing to face the Reds' offense

Tim

12:25

Devin Williams have a shot at NL Roty? I believe he still has his rookie qualifications but unsure

Ben Clemens

12:26

This is a great time to mention that FanGraphs leaderboards have a 'rookie' checkbox

And that Williams is second in pitching WAR among rookies with 1.0, behind Justus Sheffield

The NL race is interesting, it's Cronenworth, maybe Alec Bohm, and Williams it looks like?

12:27

Also Sixto if he keeps pitching this well

I would have a hard time giving it to Williams over Sixto if they keep pitching the way they have been, but he definitely has a shot

52.6% stirkeout rate goodness gracious

Matt

12:27

Regarding the Dodgers' issue with Grisham's HR, maybe I missed it, but I didn't see where Dave Roberts mentioned any "unwritten" rule, he just didn't like his pitcher getting shown up. I mean, if I was the Dodgers, I'd just come back the next night and make sure every HR I hit I would watch from home plate for an extra long time...Sound fair?

Ben Clemens

12:28

I mean, cry me a river

How was that getting shown up?

I think it's totally fair to watch the homers they hit for an extra long time

Max Muncy loves doing it, even!

Shouldn't be hard to convince him

TKDC

12:28

Freddie Freeman: can’t stop or won’t stop hitting?

Ben Clemens

12:28

I will say won't stop

But can't stop has to be in play at this point

12:29

the Braves offense has been top heavy but in a really delightful way

Chaddy

12:30

Can you win ROTY while still maintaining rookie eligibility for the next year? Seems like this abbreviated season presents the unprecedented opportunity for someone (Sixto?) to win two RsOTY consecutively.

Ben Clemens

12:30

You can, and Effectively Wild covered this pretty well

I think it could be possible, though sadly I think if he wins it will also involve losing rookie eligibility

12:31

He's thrown 32 innings, hmmmmm

I guess it's close actually

He has three starts left, and he's averaged just over 6 per start

50 is the cutoff I believe

Tacoby Bellsbury

12:31

What is the least interesting thing you've learned this season?