JotCast | FanGraphs Opening Day 2020 Chat - Part I

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Ben Clemens

1:00

Mustaches are love/hate

Topper Bottoms

1:02

Very brief White Sox detour so I guess I'll go ahead and say it... Yasmani Grandal is building a real HOF case

He will need another 3-4 years at peak and a couple more around average, but I think he can get there. Even *if* robo umps come into play.

Ben Clemens

1:02

Oof, would love to have Jay still here

Dodger Fan

1:02

Time for Graterol's Dodger debut

Ben Clemens

1:03

Deathstar Graterol, you still here?

Matt

1:03

Catchers are a weird HoF situation. 20 years from now there are going to be some good hot takes comparing Russell Martin and Yadier Molina

Ben Clemens

1:03

Fwiw I think Molina is a surefire bet

And that Martin is cuspy

Not saying that's right, but that's just the feeling I get

Arthur

1:03

Is there a HOF for mustaches?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:03

I'd guess so, there's definitely a mustache culture

Dodger Fan

1:04

How did he pronounce Graterol?

Grurawrl

1:04

Obviously a very rough comp, but Mauer's career WAR is at 52. Grandal is at 32 and has been consistently between 4.5 and 5.5 for five years now.

Bob Loblaw

1:05

Re Grandal - he’s 31 and catchers’ aging curves are... not kind. Hard to see it.

Ben Clemens

1:05

This is basically the question

If he can keep it going

Sure

Catchers generally have not kept it going

It's hard to catch

Ballgame, folks

That was, well, it was close, and then later it was not close

Smiling Politely

1:06

thanks, FG!

Eric A Longenhagen

1:06

See you everyone, thanks for coming

Poor Man's Rick Reed

1:06

Bringing this back tomorrow for bigger opening day?

Ben Clemens

1:06

Yes, we will be here all day tomorrow

Well, not me and Eric

But FG writers will be chatting all day tomorrow, and I'll be hitting up the late shift again

Have a great night everyone, and thanks for hanging out

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