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Ben Clemens: Hey everyone, welcome to the chat
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Ben Clemens: I’ve been diving into two subjects significantly just lately: beginning up some work for the commerce worth collection and doing a analysis challenge on how our pitch mannequin grades could possibly be used to enhance or give context to projections
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Ben Clemens: so I’ve to be sincere with you, I’ll be slightly mild on the “sizzling takes on a participant I watched a variety of final week” entrance this week relative to regular
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Ben Clemens: however heavier on answering process-based stuff, broad league questions, and meals and board recreation questions in the event you’ve acquired em
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Dallas: Oneil Cruz or EDLC? Which one would you are taking in the event you needed to choose one to play to your crew.
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Ben Clemens: Yeah like right here’s one. Come on, although, it’s Elly. He’s three years youthful. He performs a extra worthwhile defensive place and has proven the chops to be superb there at peak. I like Oneil loads, too, he’s a fixture on commerce worth lists. And Elly will most likely be coming down on the listing, since he didn’t again up final yr’s offensive progress but. However I’ve nonetheless acquired EDLC comfortably forward
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Bosoxforlife: The Royals simply referred to as up Jac Caglianone and the time has lengthy since handed for the anemic Pink Sox offense to inject Roman Anthony into the lineup. How does a Rafaela for Alcantara deal sound?
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Ben Clemens: Appears like a deal that you just’d make 8 days per week as Boston, and 0-ish because the Marlins, at the least to me
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Ben Clemens: It’d be one factor if Alcantara had a ton of useless cash, however his deal is preposterously reasonably priced
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Ben Clemens: If the Sox can discover somebody who values Rafaela as a first-division common, they need to hit the bid instantly
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Ben Clemens: Like, the man simply can’t hit. He’s an incredible defender (an archetype I’ve historically overvalued, extra on that later for positive), however now we have a ton of proof that he’s not going to hit. If somebody is prepared to dream on the minor league numbers nonetheless, I believe it could be malpractice by the Pink Sox entrance workplace to not commerce him to that crew
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Jb: Who do you want extra Lawrence Butler or Colt Keith. Each acquired huge extension and have been mediocre since then
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Ben Clemens: I like Butler extra, however with an asterisk I suppose. The factor I all the time appreciated about Keith was that I assumed he may faux second base properly sufficient to get his bat within the lineup there, a la Brandon Lowe
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Ben Clemens: As a 1B/DH, I simply don’t know that he has that form of offensive juice. Like, I believe he could be tremendous there, however not a distinction maker
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Ben Clemens: Whereas Butler looks as if a greater hitter to me, or at the least a higher-upside hitter, and I believe he’s extra probably to supply peripheral worth (baserunning) given their present positions
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Lord Thunder: Corbin Carroll may have an .800-plus OPS within the second half of this season. Sure or no?
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Nate: Time for the Jac Assault – is he prepared or are the Royals determined for offense?
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Walton Dilcox: Simply need to say the articles I learn as a non-sub are absolute 🔥. Will subscribe when some windfall happens!
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Ben Clemens: Hey, that’s why now we have the free ones
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Ben Clemens: I’m very completely satisfied you might be having fun with them
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Ben Clemens: And are available again when you may, the water’s all the time heat
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El Espresso: Which righty will get extra saves for the Dodgers: Diaz or Kopech? Is both over 3?
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Ben Clemens: I believe I’d take Kopech however actually, no robust view
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Darren: I used to be an previous field rating of a recreation I went to (Blue Jays v. Mariners, June 30, 2008) and realized that regardless of these being two middling groups on the time, I watched 4 future Corridor of Famers play in the identical recreation (Halladay, Rolen, Beltre, Ichiro). That appeared like loads, so I attempted to determine which common season recreation within the final 30 years featured essentially the most future HOFers within the lineup, however the analysis appeared intimidating (and a number of AI instruments instructed me it could require an excessive amount of field rating analysis so that they wouldn’t hassle both).
In any case, that brings me to my Q — are you able to consider a recreation you went to that had a notable variety of future HOFers? Or need to take a stab in the dead of night at what non-All Star recreation may need had essentially the most in latest reminiscence?
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Ben Clemens: That is enjoyable, and I agree that the AI wouldn’t do that for you – the information acquisition is the problem right here. Should you may feed it all of the databases, I guess it could possibly be solved, perhaps this can be a good fluff article for me sooner or later
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Ben Clemens: Off the highest of my head, although: I’d guess that it’s a recreation involving both the Yankees of the early 2000’s or Dodgers of latest classic. Like, Kershaw began a recreation earlier this month and that’s 4 proper there (Mookie, Shohei, Freddie, Kershaw)
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Ben Clemens: or, I suppose late final month, proper
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Oaktown Blues: This horrible stretch by the A’s has most likely ended any notions of 2025 competition. That mentioned, it feels just like the place participant core is basically in place. Do you suppose they will enhance the pitching sufficient to be good in 2026?
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Ben Clemens: mmmmm….. like, actually, no
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Ben Clemens: however, I agree along with your prognosis. The hitting might be ok
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Ben Clemens: or at the least, the core of it has a number of hits
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Ben Clemens: Their pitching dev has not been good of late, which doesn’t give me a ton of hope. However I do suppose that they’re going about this the precise method, significantly in the event that they’re prepared to spend on just a few Wacha/Lugo varieties this offseason (ha ,the A’s spend, hilarious). The Royals now have an incredible pitching employees and so they mainly regarded terrible proper up till they didn’t. It’s definitely within the realm of chance, I simply don’t suppose it’s probably
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Some kinda Mook: Skubal about to cross 100 Ks with solely 7 BBs. I bear in mind being flabbergasted when Koji went 101/9 again in 2013. What a loopy factor.
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Ben Clemens: it’s outrageous
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Ben Clemens: Imagine it or not, somebody posted this to me on Bluesky when it occurred as a possible 5 issues play, and I watched all of it. What on the earth. Each swing in that at-bat was terrible
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jupiterbrando: hello Ben. Simply need to say that as somebody who can’t typically be within the chats however loves studying them, I all the time admire how a lot you reply
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Ben Clemens: I’m positive it lowers the typical high quality of the solutions slightly to go so stream-of-consciousness as a substitute of researching every, however I really feel like that web serves extra individuals?
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Nate: Jacob Wilson – I’d like to know the final time a participant’s BB% and Okay% *mixed* to be under 12%
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Ben Clemens: I’m assuming it was 2024
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Ben Clemens: (Luis Arraez)
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Ben Clemens: and earlier than that, 2023 (Luis Arraez)
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Ben Clemens: Additionally, Luis Arraez in 2025 is at a mixed 6.8%, what the hellllll
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Nate: Ever performed Shipwreck Arcana? Extraordinarily enjoyable logic recreation
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Ben Clemens: my spouse introduced this residence this weekend
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Ben Clemens: we had been going to crack it open tonight. What a coincidence
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Scoreboard415: SF meals query: Have you ever tried Candy Glory on ninth Ave? Wonderful date spot, however sadly closes at 6pm every day.
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Ben Clemens: no nevertheless it simply jumped to the highest of my listing. that space has some good choices for sweets, although. I like hometown creamery and there’s a Dwelling Espresso within the space
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jupiterbrando: Luis Torrent’s Baseball Savant web page (and the attention check), at what level would (or ought to) the Mets take into account him the long-term answer at catcher and Alvarez a luxurious backup?
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Ben Clemens: I’d be giving them a 50/50 cut up already, personally
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Ben Clemens: My confidence in Alvarez hitting is declining in a short time. It’s simply been too lengthy since he has been in a position to affect the ball with authority. I’d be completely satisfied to offer him time to determine it out if there weren’t a probably superb choice already on the crew, or if he had an extended monitor document of success, however his finest software was imagined to be his energy, and it’s laborious to say he’s higher than Torrens there
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Ben Clemens: His archetype (younger catcher, flashed a premium offensive software) might be getting decimated within the remaining commerce worth listing this yr, for what it’s price
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HoF: Quite a lot of probably Corridor of Famers have modified groups mid-career. Which cap do you suppose every of those gamers will go in sporting?
Mookie (LAD / BOS)
Freeman (LAD / ATL)
Harper (WSH / PHI)
Arenado (COL / STL)
Goldschmidt (ARI / STL)
Ohtani (LAA / LAD)
Lindor (CLE / NYM)
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Ben Clemens: Oh, this can be a enjoyable one, and a few of these are shut. Listed here are those that really feel strong to me: Mookie LAD (nonetheless acquired a variety of profession left and appears very completely satisfied there), Arenado StL (the connection in Colorado was v unhealthy and he had some nice years as a Card), Goldschmidt Arizona (finest hitter in franchise historical past, by no means had an incredible postseason as a Cardinal to flip the stability). I’d put Harper Philly on there, tbh: his glorious efficiency after the massive free agent contract simply traces as much as me
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Ben Clemens: Lindor I lean NYM b/c the connection with possession in Cleveland appeared unhealthy. Ohtani I believe it’s too quickly to inform
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Ben Clemens:
Which hat will Freddie Freeman put on within the HoF?
Braves (67.2% | 82 votes)
Dodgers (32.7% | 40 votes)
Complete Votes: 122
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Scoreboard415: Aside from NYY and LAD, who from every of the AL East and the NL West are you shopping for as actual contenders the remainder of the way in which?
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Ben Clemens: Hmmm…. I’ve acquired the Giants and Padres as actual. I’m much less assured within the ALE, not as a result of I don’t suppose these groups are gonna make the playoffs, however as a result of they’re all so much like me and a few of them are going to beat up on the others
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Ben Clemens: The NLW groups definitely have their fair proportion of weaknesses, however I just like the banked wins and I just like the top-end expertise on each squads
2:26
Orioles: What strikes would you make for the Orioles? Promote O’Hearn/Mullins or attempt to purchase?
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Sodo mojo: if the Mariners sweep the O’s do they formally enter the promote pending free brokers stage of the season and if that’s the case what does it take to get O’hearns as a rental?
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Ben Clemens: Yeah, if I’m the O’s, I’m attempting to reload for 2026 now
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Ben Clemens: That mentioned, O’Hearn can go simple, I’d be tempted to maintain Mullins except there was a really tempting provide. I need Mullins on the 2026 O’s if doable
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Ben Clemens: that dude simply makes the crew go
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Bosoxforlife: This has been crushed greater than a rented mule however the eye check says the Rockies can’t presumably attain 40 wins. Do the quantity nonetheless stick with the idea that they will’t presumably as unhealthy as they look like?
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Ben Clemens: Proper? Um…. I believe they will perhaps get to 40, however I don’t purchase our numbers in any respect
2:27
comish4lif: Meals query – I’ve some leftover grilled rooster breast. Made pork fried rice with the left over pork chops. What ought to I do with the rooster?
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Ben Clemens: Oh, it’s already grilled? I made a grilled caesar wrap just lately that was superior utilizing the same leftover. Simply chopped up the rooster, chopped up some romaine, and blended in some cherry tomatoes and Caesar dressing. Wrapped all of it up in a tortilla. Phenomenal
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Jeff: Birdsong or Harrison—which Giants SP do you want ROS?
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Ben Clemens: I’m open to the chance that I’m overrating him, however I simply purchase it
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Ben Clemens: the changeup is nasty, I believe he’s doing sufficient towards same-handed batters that the combo could be actually good
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wingedbeater: How would you even go about valuing Jarren Duran in a commerce? Looks like one of many hardest gamers to commerce in that he has one unbelievable yr on his resume that you could’t low cost but in addition appears fairly clearly to be not one thing he’s going to repeat. I really feel like that uncertainty alone makes him unlikely to be traded
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Ben Clemens: This can be a nice query, and one I’ve been scuffling with A TON
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Ben Clemens: I left Duran off the commerce worth listing final yr, for instance
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Ben Clemens: and boy, that positive regarded foolish for the whole lot of 2024. However it seems loads higher now
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Ben Clemens: I’m struggling to see a 120 wRC+ hitter right here, I simply didn’t fairly imagine the ability. And I don’t actually suppose he’s a plus heart fielder, standout 2024 defensive metrics however. So he’s simply in a extremely awkward in between state the place like, he’s demonstrated many abilities of an elite participant, however all of them in methods wehre you go ‘eh can that preserve going?’
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Ben Clemens: and in every case, it hasn’t saved going
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Ben Clemens: So yeah, this can be a wildly troublesome query and I don’t really feel that I’ve gotten to the underside of it but
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Ben Clemens: however don’t fear, you might be gonig to get hundreds of phrases about it over the following few months
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Smokin’ Jim Leyland: Improbably, is Tarik Skubal pitching *even higher* this yr than his unanimous Cy Younger profitable season final yr? 94 pitch Maddux hitting 103 MPH on his final pitch (and thirteenth Strikeout)? No clue how lengthy it could possibly final, however soaking this up whereas it does – most satisfying Tigers pitcher since Verlander/Scherzer!
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Ben Clemens: I couldn’t agree with you extra. After I wrote about him just lately, it was much less of my regular “let’s discover some standout nook case ability” and extra “let’s all marvel at how this man is pitching on the excessive prime of the game”
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HappyFunBall: Higher A’s query: Will this gorgeous good hitting core final lengthy sufficient for them to really begin enjoying in Vegas and, at the least theoretically, have {dollars} to spend on pitching?
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Ben Clemens: I imply…. no, proper?
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Ben Clemens: The sensible cash is on no
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Bosoxforlife: Returning to my earlier remark would Abreu, energy and nice protection, be sufficient for Alcantara?
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Ben Clemens: He would for me. I don’t have a powerful concept of how the business as a complete values him
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Ben Clemens: However I’m fairly excessive on him. Elite protection, controllable, probability for plus offensive instruments. I like this sort of participant
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Bosoxforlife: Have you ever ever attended a recreation at PNC Park? I’m going to the U.S. Open and on 6/10 I’ve a ticket to observe the Pirates play the Marlins. I hoped to see a serious league recreation however this was all that was out there.
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Ben Clemens: 
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Ben Clemens: I’ve, and it was wonderful
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Ben Clemens: Should you can, get there early sufficient to stroll over the Clemente bridge from downtown
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Ben Clemens: I went to a crappy September recreation between teh Pirates and Brewers when neither crew was within the playoff hunt, and it was nonetheless superior
2:36
Insert Witty Title Right here: is Chandler Simpson actually that unhealthy or is that this some service time manipulation happening? If I’ve a snug lead in fantasy, ought to I maintain on to him as a stash
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Ben Clemens: I believe the protection is simply not there but
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Ben Clemens: I’ve been shocked that he hasn’t been making extra performs within the outfield, although after all, very small pattern dimension and whatnot
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Ben Clemens: however I perceive the place they’re coming from. They’re in a spot the place the wins are SUPER worthwhile, proper on the fringes of the race, and this dude simply isn’t getting it executed proper now
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Ben Clemens: I actually don’t suppose it’s service time manipulation. The Rays are’nt dummies. Nobody must be valuing yr seven of Chandler Simpson crew management greater than enhancing proper now in a decent playoff race
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Oddball Herrera: Coors subject is one other stadium the place going to a recreation is a wonderful expertise even when the standard of baseball isn’t
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Ben Clemens: Yep. Each Coors and PNC are in my prime 5. Actually Coors is likely to be primary. The Rock Pile elevated bar/occasion part is very well executed, the views can’t be beat, they do cool giveaways, the tickets are reasonably priced, it’s proper downtown
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Ben Clemens: in the event you simply utterly ignored their on-field document and the way they get to it, I believe the Rockies could be a mannequin franchise. They spend. They do a great job locally. They’ve a candy Metropolis Join and appear to get Denver as finest as I can inform, primarily based on my mates there and my occasions visiting.
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Ben Clemens: They simply can’t determine how you can make good baseball groups
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Eli: One horrible recreation isn’t altering your enthusiasm for Will Warren, proper? Riiiight?
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Ben Clemens: Oh yeah, completely agree
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Ben Clemens: I’m cussed about giving up on dudes, but in addition, I don’t suppose that is me being cussed, simply cheap
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Ben Clemens: he seems superior, on web, and pitching is hard
2:41
Didace: Of their final 16 video games, the Nationals are 11-5 towards some fairly good competitors. Is it a)that’s baseball, or b)hey, they is likely to be getting good.
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JCCinDC: No actual remark besides an statement that, as a Nats fan, it’s good to have a little bit of hope for the primary time because the rebuild started almost 4 years in the past. They’re not good, thoughts you. Not but. The protection is terrible, and the beginning pitching past Gore is, to be charitable, stuffed with query marks. However the crew is younger, and it’s the younger gamers which are doing the work. Jettisoning the vets for the youngsters has improved the bullpen (low bar there). And there’s extra on the way in which. Even after Wooden and Crews have “graduated” the farm system has some strong prospects (Sykora; Home; Dickerson; Susana).
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Ben Clemens: Much more Nats questions than this, I simply picked the newest ones
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Ben Clemens: I believe they is likely to be getting good. I’ve been fairly excessive on this Nats core for some time, to be honest. I had a ton of those dudes on the commerce worth listing final yr, and if yow will discover a public-side analyst who’s been extra within the tank for James Wooden, I’m curious to listen to who it’s
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Ben Clemens: However like…. that is the way you’re imagined to do it. I like a variety of their trades. I believe that basically, Mike Rizzo has executed a wonderful job in commerce and a much less good job within the draft, however the web is fairly good
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Ben Clemens: They’re an fascinating org: clearly, they’re behind the curve on some tech-y pitch modeling stuff, simply primarily based on who they commerce for and all that. However they, and perhaps particularly Rizzo, appear to have a great really feel for seeing transcendent expertise and making it work
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Ben Clemens: additionally, you may argue with the way in which the method is constructed at a ‘which gamers to focus on and develop’ stage, however Rizzo does a extremely good job on the margins
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Ben Clemens: the Nathaniel Lowe commerce, chef’s kiss, really easy, so worthwhile
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Hunter: Should you may swap two guys, no matter feasibility of truly buying and selling them for one another, who would you swap?
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Ben Clemens: Decide and Ohtani
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Ben Clemens: gotta see it
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Dan: What number of seasons does choose should play for the Yankees to be glad they signed him to his contract? Assume they don’t have insurance coverage so is he’s damage they’re consuming the complete quantity left.
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Thanks!: In keeping with the participant web page, Decide could find yourself with 2 years of surplus worth on his contract on the finish of this yr (3 of 9), which means he’s banked 5 of 9 years in worth. That’s loopy on his annual price. No method they traded him, however what would his commerce worth be? Exterior of aggressive dynamics, from a pure worth standpoint, looks as if they’re optimum timing clever after this season.
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Ben Clemens: I imply…. like yet another yr?
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Ben Clemens: since he signed the deal he’s been price 21 WAR in 1400 PA, what the precise hell
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Ben Clemens: give him one other calendar yr of well being, name it 9 WAR, we’re at 30 WAR for $360 million over 9 years, not wonderful however I’m positive they’d settle for it
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Ben Clemens: with, oh, 5.5 years of free worth left
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Ben Clemens: I’m going to get completely ridiculed by a few of my extra value-focused contacts for the way excessive I put Decide on the listing this yr, I’m positive of it
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Bruce: Any simple to level to information that reveals the oven mitts minimize down readily available accidents? Attempting to win an argument shortly.
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Ben Clemens: I don’t know of any, to be sincere
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Dan: In youth sports activities some leagues allow you to add a participant out of your opponents crew whenever you advance to the following match. I believe that is principally executed to keep away from over taxing arms or operating right into a crew advancing a lot they will’t discover a full roster since households could not have deliberate across the crew having video games the entire summer time. May the majors let’s groups make use of somebody from their division who didn’t make the playoffs? Would followers like that? Would house owners hate it?
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Ben Clemens: I imagine Successfully WIld has tlaked about this one earlier than
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Ben Clemens: You couldn’t do it, haha. The harm and use questions are simply too fraught
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Ben Clemens: however in a world the place everybody was actually altruistic, I’d adore it
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Smiling Politely: that is late, however individuals won’t notice Freddie Freeman grew up in SoCal and his entire household nonetheless lives down right here and his dad (considerably famously because the WS) involves the video games whereas ATL mainly dumped him; I believe he’s sporting an LA cap or a clean one
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Ben Clemens: Proper so, the ultimate tally was 66% Braves 34% Dodgers
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Ben Clemens: I used to be nearer to 50/50, which is why I requested. I agree with you that the truth that he grew up in SoCal actually helps, and he received the WS there. However he additionally did with the Braves, and an MVP besides. I believe if the Dodgers by no means break via once more and Freeman declines swiftly after this yr, maybe he’d go together with ATL, however he’s going to have extra future juice in LA
2:53
Chooch: The yearly transfer Trea to the OF crowd is beginning to roar once more in Philly. Any ideas? Doing it now appears worse than over an low season, who replaces him, is Sosa’s bat at SS actually that significantly better than sitting presumably marsh/rojas.
Your protection isn’t getting higher with a mid-season Trea transfer to CF, Sosa slot in at SS and sitting marsh/rojas who convey strong protection at the least.
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Ben Clemens: Yeah, offseason for me
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Ben Clemens: if you wish to do it, even, which I haven’t actually considered it
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Ben Clemens: I agree with you that you just aren’t actually fixing the offense by doing this, so it simply seems like a variety of danger for not a lot reward
2:56
War2d2: A part of the Cubs’ robust begin has been getting extra manufacturing out of the catcher spot than anybody fairly anticipated. With Amaya down and Kelly lawn-darting again to earth, would you may have introduced Ballesteros again as much as see if he was in a position to fill the hole? By all stories the bat is prepared and the D actually, actually isn’t. At what level do the cost-benefit numbers work for that to be an choice?
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Ben Clemens: I imply, I’d, however I’m utterly within the tank for Ballesteros. Love the dude
2:56
War2d2: The Decide query made me consider what the perfect “surplus worth” FA contract ever signed was. The massive one I can consider is the primary Scherzer-Nats deal; my understanding is that with deferrals he mainly signed for what Lester signed for, and Lester was a tire hearth after yr 3.
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Ben Clemens: Matt Holliday Cardinals is up there, too
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Ben Clemens: he was fairly superior with them, .288/.377/.486, 139 wRC+ and 24 WAR in seven years, with most of it within the first 5
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Ben Clemens: all that for $114m
2:58
Victoria: Ben, I miss Shota
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Ben Clemens: Victoria, I do too
2:58
Houzer: Let’s say the Jays fall out – may the Tigers get Bichette and Berrios for Jace Jung and Keider Montero?
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Ben Clemens: I believe so. However I don’t actually suppose the Jays will fall off?
2:58
Ben Clemens: or like, fall off to the extent the place they’re buying and selling Bo
2:59
Ben Clemens: seems like they’d want to let him depart in free company after the arc of the youngsters of the celebs is over
2:59
J-Rod: Beloved the article you wrote about Cal’s new method on the plate (swinging much less). Do you suppose Julio would profit from taking the same method?
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Ben Clemens: I’ve considered it, and I concluded “huh I’m unsure”
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Dan: Could be enjoyable (albeit unrealistic and troublesome to search out the entire examples) when fascinated by the excess worth of offers if trades on that contract had been included. My thought was Carlos Beltran’s cope with the Mets the place they ultimately traded him within the final yr for Zack Wheeler
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Ben Clemens: properly then it’s the Rays commerce tree, I assume, however yeah
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Ben Clemens: that will be enjoyable for positive
3:01
AL Central Casting: Was that Twins win on Friday evening the comeback of the yr to date? Down by three with two outs towards Andres Munoz?!
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Ben Clemens: It was thrilling
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Ben Clemens: man, nice closers are nice, however I additionally love watching them get crushed
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Ben Clemens: the issue of being a fan of baseball as a complete relatively than a particular crew
3:02
Scoreboard415: Apologies in the event you’ve executed this already, however have you ever thought of writing a bit about your transition to baseball author from the company business? As somebody in tech, I’d like to be taught concerning the trade-offs you made.
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Ben Clemens: ehhhh…. offseason fare perhaps? or on a private weblog perhaps? it feels too navel-gazey for FanGraphs
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yankeesfan123: are there any glatring flaws with the yanks after the dodgers siers
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Ben Clemens: yeah, they solely have a single Aaron Decide
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Ben Clemens: however I don’t actually suppose so? I imply, they regarded good
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Ben Clemens: the Dodgers look good too
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Ben Clemens: loving the present Trent Grisham, fwiw
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spaceman: you may win an argument about actually something with a pink sox fan simply by saying “mookie goes into the corridor as a dodger” it is likely to be merciless however it’s devastatingly efficient and they’ll neglect the whole lot they had been simply speaking about.
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Ben Clemens: Okay that made me chortle
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12 to six: kim’s efficiency to date is enabling the dodgers to be extra elective with their infield protection, and perhaps give mookie an additional few days on the il (and a pair extra tremendous dimension meals to place weight again on). given his close to gold-glove stage protection, you’d should assume the pitching employees is pushing a bit for kim to be a fullish time mi, no?
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Ben Clemens: I believe so. You possibly can see the Dodgers like dfense – have a look at how lengthy Miguel Rojas has been round, on a crew that has 75 MVP’s
3:04
Ben Clemens: and the way a lot he’s performed!
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Ben Clemens: so I believe that Kim taking on that position appears completely plausible
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Ben Clemens: Alright everybody, thanks loads for the chat, I’ve gotta go get to writing concerning the Diamondbacks now
3:05
Ben Clemens: and their….. unsettled rotation, let’s say
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Ben Clemens: Have an exquisite week, and thanks for the good questions at this time
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