JotCast | FanGraphs 2023 Opening Day Chat

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Kyle Kishimoto

6:24

they traded all their depth for a reliever who failed to record an out today

Ben Clemens

6:24

Vierling leading off on opening day was somehow both an indictment of the Tigers and Phillies

Aaron

6:25

At like 8 am I went to the BMV to get my drivers license renewed, went to Dunkin Donuts, and went to the grocery store to pick some things up, and like 75% of the people I saw at all these places had Reds gear on, for what that’s worth. :]

Steve O

6:25

Watching Volpe.. I don't understand the concerns about him not being a SS? I don't think he's a gold glover, but he's a big league SS for sure.

Ben Clemens

6:26

I think a lot of it is his arm, which can be hard to judge in a game or two. But I generally agree with you, 'x guy can't work at short' is overused in talent evaluation in my eyes. Corey Seager is still playing it

Jasper

6:26

Richard Keith "Stubby" Clapp. I suppose that's better than Dick.

Kyle Kishimoto

6:26

i wonder what age he was when he started going by stubby

Prototypical TBS Kid

6:26

Wasn't it the Reds owner who said "where else are the fans going to go" [paraphrased]?

Ben Clemens

6:27

I believe it was the owner's son

Kyle Kishimoto

6:27

rob "scrabble" zastryzny in the game for pittsburgh!

Jasper

6:27

Probably from birth: Clapp is "Stubby the Third", a nickname passed on from his father (Keith Ezra "Stubby II" Clapp) and grandfather (David Ezra Oscar "Stubby" Clapp).

Prototypical TBS Kid

6:28

I don't think it can be "scrabble" if there's two z's. No one uses the blank as a z

Steve O

6:28

Re: not being able to judge someone's arm in a game or two: I watched IKF for one game and I knew he had a noodle arm..

Ben Clemens

6:29

Weirdly that wasn't always the case. They made him a catcher at one point even. I'd be curious to know what is going on there

Kyle Kishimoto

6:29

it's really hard to evaluate the finer points of defense by watching broadcasts esp since you don't get the first few steps of their route to the ball

Six Ten

6:30

I refuse to believe there has ever been a person named Stubby Clapp who didn't work in baseball. Must be quite the family legacy I will not be looking this up.

Ben Clemens

6:30

Agreed

5 Run Homer

6:30

Rob Zastryzny is another Canadian ballplayer, from Edmonton, the city I’m chatting from!

bosoxforlife

6:30

B'ryce. Try my set up. 3 TV's, one is dedicated to the Red Sox game, now Mets, the second has Extra Innings with 6 games, only 5 now and I have MLB-TV on the desktop with a 23' inch monitor which I use if needed, but the computer is tied up to the chat now.

Kyle Kishimoto

6:30

my setup rn is left monitor games middle monitor chat right monitor baseball savant

Prototypical TBS Kid

6:31

Peak Andrelton Simmons is the exception. It was very easy to tell he was an amazing defender.

Ben Clemens

6:31

I have high hopes for Masyn Winn as the next Simmons

6:32

From a big arm, smooth actions standpoint

the plays where Simmons would just turn and fire from a position where you can't figure out how his feet were set are my favorite

Prototypical TBS Kid

6:32

Andrelton's range despite not being "fast" was amazing

Kyle Kishimoto

6:32

yeah he must have like, the greatest reaction time of all time

Ben Clemens

6:33

He just saw what was happening, too. He had a lot of highlights that were like 'oh there's a play going on at second but he somehow cuts it off and throws someone out at another base'

Daulton VarSHOW

6:33

Where are Winn's offensive ceiling comps?

Ben Clemens

6:34

Our prospect team could give you a better answer, but my ceiling is Francisco Lindor

Aaron

6:35

When I was in Dunkin Donuts, there was a mom with two little kids, and they were fully decked out. Face stickers, jerseys, accessories. The whole thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were going to the Reds game. They definitely should’ve been in school lol. They have a cool mom I guess. :]

Ben Clemens

6:35

The Reds don't deserve Cincy fans

Kyle Kishimoto

6:35

80 grade mom there

bosoxforlife

6:36

Kyle, Quote of the Day!!

Steve O

6:36

Any chance Jasson Dominguez is in the bronx this summer or fall? He's just 20 but destroyed A+ after missing a whole year of development and the Yankees look like they'll need a new LF at some point.

Ben Clemens

6:37

It's gonna depend on how he hits in the minors, to state the obvious. Like, if he's tearing Double-A apart and Oswaldo Cabrera looks bad, I think they'd consider it

I don't really know how to turn that into a probability estimate though

Ben Clemens

6:37

Friends, is it bad to bring in your lefty specialist to let two lefties reach base, bringing up the RHH reigning MVP?

Kyle Kishimoto

6:38

the RHH reigning MVP who had a bonds-like slashline against LHP last season

5 Run Homer

6:40

Extremely weird bullpen management, they’re on their fourth pitcher of the day when two of those pitchers had one very low-stress inning

Kyle Kishimoto

6:40

both had 2 ups

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