Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 4/15/24

Ben Clemens: Hey everybody, let’s chat

171: Being the creator of the Holliday piece, any ideas on how the call-up performed out (as in timing, and so forth.)?

Ben Clemens: Hey, I feel the O’s largely agreed with me that it doesn’t make sense to name him up after the deadline

Ben Clemens: I assume what I used to be lacking is that they knew they’d 10 days or so

Ben Clemens: somebody within the feedback there instructed that they had been making an attempt to keep away from having him begin his profession in opposition to lefty pitching

Ben Clemens: I may form of see that? they did face a ton of lefties at the beginning

Ben Clemens: In addition they would possibly simply have actually needed him to get 10 video games of reps in at second

Ben Clemens: however both means, a whole lot of the purpose of that article was that the 2 apparent causes for the O’s doing it didn’t actually move muster to me

Ben Clemens: and I suppose I’m glad that it looks as if they a)weren’t making an attempt to tremendous 2 him b)thought he was prepared

Visitor: Only a random remark, the ides of April are literally on the thirteenth, it’s solely the fifteenth on months of 31 days, it’s the thirteenth on months of fewer days.

Ben Clemens: Fiar sufficient. Two days after the ides

Marlins: If the Marlins had been to turn into sellers, who’re the fellows most certainly to be dealt?

Ben Clemens: Ew, that’s a tough one to think about

Ben Clemens: Arraez I assume. Bell doesn’t have a ton of worth however possibly in the event that they eat his contract? Tanner Scott is wanting fairly good so I feel he’d qualify. I don’t assume they’d be occupied with buying and selling Jazz or Luzardo given n how they’ve began out

Jordan lyles: I really feel prefer it was foolish to not put me within the rotation. Is it not like all of my worth comes from pitching a whole lot of innings and popping out of the pen doesn’t give me that chance?

Ben Clemens: like I don’t wanna be impolite however

Ben Clemens: it’s not like I have a look at any Royals starter and assume ‘god I want that was Jordan Lyles’

RTJ: Simply as everybody predicted, Royals off to a sizzling begin with the most effective run differential in baseball and the fewest runs allowed!

maris9: What’s holding the As from citing E. Ruiz? Hitting .300; 3 homers, 7 SB. Fairly dump in my view.

Ben Clemens: There’s a conspiracy principle about this

Ben Clemens: I’m unsure if I imagine it but it surely doesn’t appear fully false?

Ben Clemens: Ruiz wore a wristband supporting TLDB, the final dive bar, which is a fan group making an attempt to maintain the A’s from leaving

Ben Clemens: a whole lot of the gamers who wore them have been benched, demoted, or launched

Ben Clemens: I actually don’t perceive the transfer, although. Like what does he need to show within the minors?

G-Cash: Are you able to please scale WAR’s positional adjustment to account for the proportion of plate appearances leading to a ball in play? The rise of TTO implies that, for instance, fielders in 1980 had been concerned in 76% of plate appearances, whereas fielders in 2022 had been solely concerned in 66%. The DH penalty particularly ought to be dynamic to account for these yearly fluctuations within the relative significance of protection, and we have already got the metric (BIP/PA) wanted to quantify it in a steady and self-updating method.

Ben Clemens: We’re doing a have a look at positional changes this 12 months

Ben Clemens: I’m not actually sensible sufficient to be the one main it, so excellent news! I’m not leadig it

Ben Clemens: However let’s simply say that we’re issues

Visitor: Is it too earlier to fret about Wyatt Langford? It’s been about 60 abs now and he hasn’t seemed fairly the half.

Ben Clemens: It’s too early normally, however I imply, it’s most likely not too early to say that he’s not a high 10 hitter in baseball

Ben Clemens: like some individuals thought he could be earlier than he debuted

Ben Clemens: individuals begin sluggish with out being hopeless, however I do assume that it’s fairly clear at this level that he wasn’t Juan Soto/Yordan Alvarez ranges of prepared

Visitor: Spencer Strider is a person, however ATL is an organization- one which has proven some fairly questionable morals at occasions.  As an org, I don’t see them as worthy of a lot sympathy. I feel that them not profitable the division- possibly even lacking the playoffs– in a season after they had been predicted to run away with it might be an incredible storyline for the followers of 4 different NL East groups and doubtless a whole lot of others, too. My query is: what’s the finest soup, and why is it break up pea?

Ben Clemens: My favourite is that this one which Hale and Hearty, a soup chain in NYC, used to make. Senegalese Peanut Rooster, with a heaping serving to of sriracha added

Bobby: When does Jordan Walker get up. His exit velocities are very excessive rn, however he appears to be getting extraordinarily unfortunate along with his xBA, xSLG, and xwOBA.

Ben Clemens: I used to be speaking with Meg about this earlier immediately

Ben Clemens: I really feel just like the Playing cards are jerking him aroudn an excessive amount of

Ben Clemens: they pinch hit for him with Alec Burleson over the weekend

Ben Clemens: when he was getting a break day, they’d him pinch hit, however then didn’t ship him into the outfield and despatched out Victor Scott as an alternative? They had been down 5-0 so in the event that they had been gonna win, the spot was gonna come up once more

G4: Per your Strider piece, Braves cadre of fifth starters can tide them over common season, however when it comes to buying a TOR and even MOR arm, prospect cabinet seems sparse. Which of Smith-Shawver or Waldrep would you ship out for impactful return?

Ben Clemens: I’d not be occupied with buying and selling Waldrep. I really feel just like the Braves are actually good at determining if these guys are prepared after which letting them sink or swim within the majors. I feel he’ll debut this 12 months

Visitor: Soups with peanut butter are implausible! Cut up pea is healthier.

Victoria: The Playing cards ought to pinch run JW within the backside of the ninth just like the Ms did with Julio yesterday. That labored nicely to re-set his confidence.

Ben Clemens:

liam: how do you see the upcoming 2024 royals-pirates world sequence shaking out?

Ben Clemens: With Ke’Bryan Hayes hitting a sac fly to win it

Shota Imanaga: Am I THIS good?  Or simply excellent?

Ben Clemens: Excellent, im

Ben Clemens: however not a high 10 starter within the majors

bosoxforlife: The Braves staff common is over .300. Ben, I feel you could possibly go 11-7 with a 7.47 ERA  in 25 begins with that lineup behind you.

Ben Clemens: I imply, I don’t remotely imagine the ERA

Ben Clemens: 11-7? I may possibly see it?

Oddball Herrera: Is Buxton cooked at this level?  It positive has been a very long time since he seemed good on the plate

Ben Clemens: earmuffs, twins followers

Ben Clemens: I don’t assume he’s remotely as dangerous as he seems proper now, however the explosiveness doesn’t appear to be there

Ben Clemens: The one factor he has going for him is that he’s nonetheless hitting the ball arduous and nonetheless operating quick…. however like, considerably decrease on each coutns than in 2022

Ben Clemens: I feel there’s hope for him to be a reliable main leaguer and an excellent defensive heart fielder but it surely does seem to be the accidents have taken their toll vis a vis being a real best-in-game star

Pat: Talking of begins..Colt Keith has largely seemed the half (good BB/Ok #’s) & is surprisingly above common at 2B & really seems respectable on the market

Ben Clemens: I’m extremely enthusiastic about him being an excellent defender

Ben Clemens: like, I didn’t assume that was within the cadrds

RTJ: Might the White Sox be on their technique to a 1st percentile season? Every thing that would go fallacious goes fallacious already

Ben Clemens: It’s wonderful how dangerous issues are going

Ben Clemens: I do not forget that after they confirmed up within the ‘groups most affected by depth’ factor that Appelman and I checked out I used to be very shocked

Ben Clemens: most dangerous groups have excellent ‘depth’ b/c their fifteenth participant isn’t THAT a lot worse than their finest

Ben Clemens: the Sox have this uncommon mixture of dangerous starters and below-replacement backups

Ben Clemens: and yeah, they’re hitting dangerous outcomes left and proper

Ben Clemens: Crochet seems unbelievable, although!

Visitor: The White Sox sequence was a whole lot of enjoyable for a Reds fan like me, particularly Lodolo’s glorious return from the IL; however ought to I low cost the Reds’ efficiency in mild of . . . White Sox?

Daniel: Is it doable that Jorge Polanco is cooked?

Ben Clemens: I’ll reply each of these in a bit extra depth after I seize a espresso, one sec

Ben Clemens: Pitching notably in opposition to the White Sox must be taken with a grain of salt b/c who’re their good hitters?

Ben Clemens: they’re simply not that good proper now

Ben Clemens: it’s like a Triple-A lineup

Ben Clemens: As for Polanco, ‘is he cooked?’ has been a operating query for 4 years

Ben Clemens: It’s not like he’s been abysmal this 12 months, even

Ben Clemens: however i dunno, it all the time looks as if he’s proper on the precipice of it not all understanding. possibly he tipped over lastly

Will: The Mariners (as with Julio) began sluggish final 12 months and appear to be doing that once more. At what level is that truly a trigger for concern different than simply variance?

Ben Clemens: Longer than they’ll preserve this core collectively

Ben Clemens: we’ll by no means know

Maddoning: Given all these “Is he cooked” questions, would you think about doing an early-Might “Cooked, or Not Cooked” characteristic on gamers getting off to sluggish begins?  What’s “actual”, and what’s simply luck/noise?

Ben Clemens: yeah, I’ve completed issues like that earlier than

Ben Clemens: I’d most likely wait somewhat bit extra to do it, however I’ll discover some technique to bag up a bunch of sizzling begins collectively and put them in a single article

Ted: What’s up with Jose Ramirez? I do know it’s early, so making an attempt to not overreact, however he’s not strolling, not operating and it looks as if he’s swinging at all the pieces.

Ben Clemens: I’m not anxious simply but

Ben Clemens: I agree with you that the most important concern is plate self-discipline although

Ben Clemens: he appears to have occasional spikes like this, but when it retains going it’ll be time to start out determining what’s modified

deBride: Does your private evaluation of the Cardinals division odds presently fall nearer to your employer (17.9%) or PECOTA (32.6%)?

Ben Clemens: should you requested me I’d have stated 25%

Ben Clemens: in order that’s like bang on within the center, I assume ever so barely nearer to us

Mark: What do the Orioles do with Austin Hays? Even ignoring his actually tough begin he’s by no means appeared like a longterm piece. Contemplating how Cowser is enjoying proper now and the presence of different guys looming within the minors like Kjerstad, Stowers, and even Norby getting some OF reps, do you assume Hays will get moved this 12 months?

Ben Clemens: Whos’ going to commerce for Austin Hays?

Ben Clemens: He’s near free company and a mean participant

Ben Clemens: I feel he could be a pleasant offseason piece or whatnot

Ben Clemens: but when the O’s commerce him, it’s going to be to unencumber a roster spot, not as a result of somebody gives them some unbelievable cut price

Visitor: Re: Hays, I hear the White Sox have some ABs accessible

Ben Clemens: Proper! To be clear I feel Hays is a viable starter for lots of groups

Ben Clemens: I simply don’t assume these groups are gonna commerce the O’s helpful prospects for him or something

Visitor: truthfully on Langford – the man is operating a wonderful Ok price, he’s strolling and he’s operating an okay common.  In the event you advised me he was holding his personal two weeks in and that the ability simply hadn’t proven up but, for a man who spent like quarter-hour within the minors, that seems like a victory

Ben Clemens: I agree with that

Ben Clemens: I additionally assume that the tremendous excessive finish outcomes not getting realized are no less than a little bit of a downer for individuals who had him as #1 ROY by a mile

Okra: I’m of the idea that pitchers lately solely have so many balls to throw earlier than they break.  So why not simply name up Skenes now in case you are the Pirates?  They’re off to an incredible begin in a toss-up division.  He wouldn’t be wasted.

Ben Clemens: I’ve no purpose to disagree with you right here

TomBruno23: Operation Bulk Innings, An Replace: Cardinal SP twenty eighth in FIP forward of Rockies and White Sox. Going nicely thus far!

PhilDiggety: Was Pfaadt’s 2023 postseason a fluke?

Ben Clemens: I imply, I don’t assume he’s as dangerous as he’s seemed this 12 months

Ben Clemens: .350 babip is tough, his command has continued to enhance to my eyes

Ben Clemens: so I’ll say no, I assume. However he was positively at his finest in final 12 months’s playoffs

liam: it’s such a bummer that we’re within the mindset of oh pitcher a is gonna break quickly… as a pirates fan it’s arduous to be tremendous enthusiastic about jones/skenes figuring out that one or each might be down for a 12 months plus in some unspecified time in the future.

Ben Clemens: however give it some thought this fashion

Ben Clemens: each pitcher is like that

Ben Clemens: it’s not distinctive to the Pirates guys

Tom: How doomed ought to I be about San Fransisco? Perhaps not Snell however Lee (and the bats normally)

Ben Clemens: I don’t assume you need to be fully out but

Ben Clemens: it’s early, and hey, they’re solely a sport behind the A’s within the standings!

Ben Clemens: I watch a whole lot of Giants video games as a result of I reside out right here, and I’d say this the pitching could be actually good

Ben Clemens: Hicks has been a revelation, such as you stated it’s too early to fret about Snell, Webb rocks

Ben Clemens: their offense doesn’t should be THAT nice

Visitor: Are you extra shocked by the superb begin to the season for the Royals’ rotation or the Crimson Sox’ rotation?  And relatedly, you assume the Crimson Sox have a WC run in them?

Ben Clemens: I wrote each blurbs, and i feel I stated ‘the Sox rotation is sweet however an damage will sink them’ and ‘the Royals are underrated by this metric by so much’

Ben Clemens: however I feel I’m nonetheless extra shocked by the Royals

Ben Clemens: like, the Crimson Sox appear like they need to have an excellent rotation when everybody’s wholesome. The Royals have Ragans, however the remainder of the fellows behind him have all been surprisingly good

bosoxforlife: The time is coming when the Orioles have to start to make some strikes. Cowser seems like he has made the adjustment and Kierstad and Mayo are screaming with their bats that they belong within the Present however I don’t see a straightforward means for Elias to get any worth out of his surplus veterans. How does sending Mountcastle, Hays, Meteo and Santander to the White Sox for Crochet sound?

Ben Clemens: I imply, it sounds nice to me if I’m the Orioles!

Ben Clemens: What on the planet would the White Sox need with these guys although?

Ben Clemens: I suppose Mountcastle will nonetheless be round for a bit

Ben Clemens: Santander is a free agent after this 12 months, Hays and Mateo after subsequent 12 months

Ben Clemens: This White Sox staff isn’t going to play a significant sport in that timeframe

jas: Is Jordan Walkers future at 1B, assuming Goldschmidt is how he seems proper now? He got here up a CI, so presumably he can discipline a floor ball, and I can’t think about the Cardinals might be clamoring to deliver Goldschmidt again

Ben Clemens: Why wouldn’t it’s within the outfield?

Ben Clemens: he’s improved by a ton

Ben Clemens: and he has all of the bodily instruments. The rationale he was so dangerous is that he’s mainly by no means ever performed outfield in his life…. or hadn’t earlier than his callup, I imply

Ben Clemens: 86th percentile dash velocity, large arm… he ought to be capable of deal with proper discipline

Visitor: Is Goldy toast?  And even turning a golden brown?

Ben Clemens: I’m not all that anxious about him but, he’s been such a cold and warm man all through his profession. the most important factor that will change my thoughts on that entrance is a few bat velocity knowledge

Ben Clemens: his plate self-discipline seems fairly much like all the time, he’s swinging barely extra like he’s urgent however that’s about it. contract price is dowon a smidge however not terrifyingly so. If he’s simply making much less highly effective swings, although, I’d flip issues round and get very anxious

SanDiegoChicken: No scarcity of excellent rookies named Jackson.  Any shock relating to the least hyped of the bunch — Jackson Merrill — and the way nicely his bat has performed thus far?

Ben Clemens: He’s been in comparison with Michael Brantley for therefore lengthy that I suppose I’m not shocked to see him hit like Michael Brantley

Ben Clemens: I’m SHOCKED by how good he’s seemed in heart although

TomBruno23: I feel Goldschmidt will most likely be advantageous in 2024. Arenado, alternatively…

Ben Clemens: Yeah, I hate to say it however I’m in the identical boat

Ben Clemens: I’m going on Bernie Miklasz’s glorious radio present every so often (come hang around, Jay Jaffe makes periodic appearances too I imagine) and he mainly requested me this query

Ben Clemens: I’m extra anxious about Arenado b/c his method simply seems so completely different

Ben Clemens: I form of assume he’s damage, tbh

Max Meyer: 2.12 ERA in three begins and now I’m in AAA.  Harm fill in to start out the season or not, what the heck, Miami entrance workplace?

Ben Clemens: Yeah it’s ugly

hey: Would you slightly stick to a boring man like Sean Manaea or give somebody like Edward Cabrera an opportunity in fantasy?

Ben Clemens: I’d simply run with Manaea

Ben Clemens: I feel he’s much less boring than you  make him out to be

Ben Clemens: he’s acdtually been placing dudes out for some time now

Okra: Is Chourio up too quickly?  Appears to be like somewhat over matched on the plate.  Or is it higher to let him develop on the MLB stage?

Ben Clemens: I agree with you

Ben Clemens: I feel that given the contract, it’d be kinda tough to ship him again down, which is the chance you are taking whenever you signal a deal like that

Ben Clemens: he positively seems like he’s having bother selecting up spin on the main league stage

Jordan lyles: i really feel violated. Are Chad innings eaters simply not revered at FG?

Ben Clemens: buddy, we’ve got the foremost Lance Lynn fan on the planet writing for us

Ben Clemens: and I get all enthusiastic about Tyler Anderson yearly

Tommy: What are your ideas on Blake Perkins and his begin? Does the recent begin change the way you view him?

Ben Clemens: I don’t assume so, I haven’t dug in notably deep however I’m wanting now

Ben Clemens: and yeah, nothing’s actually modified I don’t assume

Chip: Does Michael know you might be evaluating Lance Lynn to Jordan Lyles?

Ben Clemens: Haha I feel he has a bat sign that goes up each time Lynn will get talked about

Ben Clemens: however I get a move as a result of I too love Lance Lynn

Junk Wax: Are you a baseball card collector? In that case, what are a few of your finest playing cards?

Ben Clemens: I’m not. I’ve only one card that I cherish

Ben Clemens: Ozzie Smith signed card that I received from a card present on the town once I was a child

GA Blood: 3 begins in, are you continue to feeling irrationally optimistic about Jared Jones?

Ben Clemens: I feel at this level it would simply be rational

Ben Clemens: I like watching the away broadcasts of his video games

Ben Clemens: the announcers are similar to, what the hell is occurring right here

Tacoby Bellsbury: How a lot predictive worth is there in rehab begins/semi-rehab begins? Jordan Montgomery received rocked in Tacoma over the weekend.

Ben Clemens: mainly none

Ben Clemens: like generally they’re useful

Ben Clemens: and generally the pitcher was engaged on one thing particular

Ben Clemens: and it’s actually arduous to know from teh exterior

Sharp: Responding to the particular person about Skenes, there’s a purpose Strider didn’t even spend a full season within the minors. Use these bullets within the massive leagues.

Ben Clemens: AGain, I agree!

Visitor: In the event you may watch solely a single sport for the remainder of your life, and it couldn’t be baseball, what would you select?

Ben Clemens: I really like tennis

Ben Clemens: soccer and basketball are no less than considerably within the operating however there’s simply one thing about watching two actually good tennis gamers sq. off

Ben Clemens: the psychological facet of the game can be nice. I feel it will get at what I like about batter/pitcher duels too

TomBruno23: Spouse and I took our daughters to the Playing cards HOF on Election Day (college district is all the time off) and Ozzie was there taping Cardinal Insider. We had been the one patrons within the museum and after he taped he came visiting shot the s a bit (we did the Go Loopy name collectively) and took pics with the youngsters. Run into him every so often round city and it by no means will get outdated, “Oh yeah there may be the best defensive SS of all time no massive deal…”

Ben Clemens: I heard him on Wait Wait Don’t Inform Me

Ben Clemens: the hosts requested him why he preferred dwelling in St. Louis, and he was like ‘I’ve by no means purchased a drink on this city in my life, it’s nice!’

Ben Clemens: Ozzie simply looks as if the person

Mets: You assume they’ve any remorse concerning the JD signing? Nonetheless injured, whereas Vientos remains to be being held again and we’re going to surprise if he can do it within the majors.

Ben Clemens: Um, they positively have some regrets about the way it’s plyaed out

Ben Clemens: it is a very long time to not be prepared

Visitor: The defensive metrics on Elly de la Cruz at SS thus far are fairly poor, however the metrics gave him an excellent mark at 3B final 12 months.  Assume the Reds would play McClain at SS full time when he returns, shifting Elly to 3B?

Ben Clemens: nah, I don’t assume so, until we get much more of the identical knowledge this 12 months

Ben Clemens: the metrics preferred him at shortstop final 12 months!

Ben Clemens: and in additional innings than he performed at third

Visitor: What number of choices does Ryan Weathers have left? And what do you consider the Meyers choice all the way down to AAA

Ben Clemens: One, which you’ll be able to see on our participant pages

Ben Clemens: (a very cool factor imo)

Ben Clemens: yeah I don’t get it

Max Meyer: In the event you had been a GM, what can be your method with younger guys coming off TJ? Innings limits? 6 man rotations? Opener/swing man? Allow them to trip it out?

Ben Clemens: six man rotation for positive

Richie: I noticed Paul Molitor attempt to play the outfield. In the event you can’t decide fly balls, you’ll be able to’t decide fly balls.

Ben Clemens: Properly positive…. however Statcast thinks Walker has been a plus defender this 12 months on the market

Ben Clemens: eye take a look at seems fairly good

Ben Clemens: possibly he simply doesn’t have it. however nothing I’m seeing thus far in 2024 makes me assume that

Nate: No query, simply marveling at what a deal with Bobby Witt has been to observe thus far

Ben Clemens: He’s brief, extra jacked Elly in the meanwhile

Ben Clemens: I can’t argue with this in any respect

Random Reality Generator: The participant with probably the most profession stolen bases who was registered as being caught extra occasions than he was profitable is Mel Ott, who stole 89 bases however was caught 95 occasions. Lou Gehrig was secure on his final 5 makes an attempt in 1938 to complete with 102 of each.

Ben Clemens: that could be a enjoyable one

Delora: Would you slightly take heed to a podcast co-hosted by Votto & McCutchen or Liam Hendricks & Lance Lynn?

Ben Clemens: I feel Votto and McCutchen

Ben Clemens: they’re simply extra my vibe

the one who asks the lunch query: What’s for lunch?

Ben Clemens: Oh, I hate to disappoint you, however a meal package immediately

Ben Clemens: I’ve been fairly busy over the weekend, and didn’t get my purchasing completed

Ben Clemens: I simply took a break to learn by means of each single chat simply to ensure Matt Damon didn’t publish with me lacking it

Ben Clemens: he didn’t!

Ben Clemens: Let’s make certain he’s okay, everybody

Bob Loblaw, Esq.: Michael Busch the most effective commerce of the offseason?

Ben Clemens: Corbin Burnes is wanting fairly good thus far

Ben Clemens: so I’m gonna say him

Ben Clemens: Busch may need been the most effective worth

Appa Yip Yip: Hello Ben, when my staff is enjoying nicely they appear like the most effective staff on the planet however after they’re enjoying poorly they appear like quad a bums. What’s up with that. Why don’t they play nicely on a regular basis?

Ben Clemens: It’s to troll you particularly, Appa

Greg: With Felix Bautista out, is Mason Miller the funnest pitcher to observe in 2024?

Ben Clemens: reliever? most likely

Ben Clemens: it’s cool that the A’s have such a reside wire going

Ben Clemens: I’d want Jared Jones

Rob Schneider is THE CARROT: Is there some pleasure to be wanting ahead to with the promotion of Jonatan Clase?

Ben Clemens: Yeah! toolsy man killing it within the minors already

Ben Clemens: possibly he’s simply prepared

Jack: Baty has seemed fairly good thus far. Lengthy-term high 10 3B? Not within the Jung or Royce Lewis caliber, proper? Perhaps he can keep on the sector although.

Ben Clemens: I don’t see any purpose to restrict him to being beneath Jung/Lewis caliber

Ben Clemens: his protection seems fairly good this 12 months, significantly good

Ben Clemens: the bat is the true query. I’m a fan of it but it surely does appear like the fashions are getting down on him after final 12 months was so dangerous and this 12 months hasn’t began off sizzling

Ben Clemens: like I’d TAKE these guys for now

Ben Clemens: however I feel Baty nonetheless has a ton of variance in his profile, and the protection enhancing opens up a pleasant vary of outcomes

El Mago Fan: Javy Baez…..is he cooked offensively?  Is there any hope there?

Ben Clemens: ugh I feel he’s cooked

Belli Buddy: Is it is a sluggish begin for Bellinger, or the expected regression?  He’s wanting extra like 2022 Belli proper now….

Colton: I learn one thing that the A’s get one other 12 months of Ruiz if he’s down till Wednesday, which doesn’t make sense to me contemplating he performed the literal complete years on the most important league staff final 12 months however was one thing that held some weight if true. In addition they did bench Rooker the day he was carrying TLDB bracelets so I feel that concept has some validity to it as nicely.

Ben Clemens: sorry, digging up outdated responses whereas I hunt for Matt and I spotted I ought to have posted this one sooner

Ben Clemens: I feel Ruiz would have an excellent shot at a grievance in the event that they do this

Ben Clemens: like…. the A’s have Max Schuemann up

Dan’l: Did the Playing cards massively misjudge the SP market on the finish of the offseason? Absolutely combining the Gibson & Lynn’s cash and placing it towards one pitcher (& rolling the cube with a minor league SP) would have made extra sense than what they did. Or is that this actually what they needed, for the cash it price them??

Ben Clemens: Looking back sure

Ben Clemens: They valued certainty and didn’t wish to gamble in any respect

Ben Clemens: they didn’t gamble, they received precisely what they requested for

Ben Clemens: and eh, it seems that the market was somewhat cheapher than that

Ben Clemens: Gibson doesn’t look nice to my eyes thus far, both

Max Schuemann: I’m higher at baseball than you, pal

Ben Clemens: I imply, by a lot

Ben Clemens: However you’re not higher than Esteury Ruiz

Pat: I’ll wager Matt Damon flew on a mission to Mars, however, then by chance received left behind when the remainder of the crew took off in an enormous storm.

Ben Clemens: Jeez, somebody ought to write a e book about that

TomBruno23: Masyn Winn could be the brand new Javier Baez.

Ben Clemens: I’ve to say, it’s enjoyable when the good defensive shortstops are on my staff as an alternative of their rival

Ben Clemens: I really like watching Baez play, and I even cherished it when he was on the Cubs

Ben Clemens: but it surely’s simply extra enjoyable when it’s a Cardinal (for me, obv)

Kiermaier’s Piercing Inexperienced Eyes: Paredes continues to get away with productiveness pushed fully by pulling balls simply to the correct of the honest pole. It’s a hoot.

Ben Clemens: I imply, it actually appears repeatable at this level

Ben Clemens: he’s simply freaking MASHING once more this 12 months

Ben Clemens: with a .243 babip

Ben Clemens: god it’s pleasant

Visitor: In the event you simply heard the identify Xzavion, would you assume “baseball participant” or “evil overlord from a Sci-Fi novel”?  Have we completed a background test on this man?

Ben Clemens: he has hobbies

Ben Clemens: the query is which one is the passion and which one is the day job

Bighen: Mets have something with Butto? I do know it’s simply 2 begins this 12 months however he was additionally stable final 5- 6 begins final 12 months and usually appears to be greater than okay on the market

Ben Clemens: I can assure you that SOMEONE at FG will write about him by this time subsequent week

Ben Clemens: possibly me, however I wanna wait one other begin…. however possibly another person in the event that they do it befor eme

Chuck: Acuna has no pop but. Heard something worrisome, or is it simply random SSS?

Ben Clemens: I’m nonetheless on SSS for now

Ben Clemens: I’m gonna name it a day now and get to engaged on an article about Craig Kimbrel

Ben Clemens: Hopefully he received’t break earlier than tomorrow

Ben Clemens: that stated…. gonna give myself one final praise earlier than I’m going

Bob Loblaw, Esq.: Simply needed to say that I actually just like the “5 issues I preferred” column.

Ben Clemens: Thanks ver a lot. It’s a labor of affection and I’m glad individuals prefer it b/c it’s my favourite column to put in writing along with my most time consuming

Ben Clemens: have an incredible week, everybody