JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/11/24

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/11/24

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Ben Clemens

2:01

Hey everybody, welcome to the chat

Let's get going; I'm gonna chat for around an hour and a half today but I'd like to make it count

The person who asks the lunch question

2:01

what's for lunch?

Ben Clemens

2:02

You know, I'm not actually sure today. Just got back from a working vacation (rent a house out in the countryside but then just work as normal from there, I highly recommend it)

So we're a bit light on food in the house

perhaps a banh mi takeout

Davy Andrews

2:02

Hi Ben. Just saying hi.

Ben Clemens

2:02

Hey Davy

The pirate parrot

2:02

Which cruz will have a better season, Elly or Oneil?

Ben Clemens

2:03

Elly for me. Oneil is another of my constant player crushes but I just can't get over how loud Elly's tools are, and he made some serious improvements as the season went on that make me more confident as well

Dennis

2:03

If you were really Mike Elias writing under a pen name, would you trade any more Orioles position players for pitching in light of Bradish's injury and Means' rehab setbacks? I know spring training doesn't matter (a lot) but there's a lot of players who look pretty good.

Ben Clemens

2:04

I might trade for some depth at this point. I've always been a bit of a Cole Irvin guy, though ,to the point where I wrote a LOT about him when the O's traded for him, and I think that their bigger issue was getting top-end pitching talent, which they've already done

If it's feeling like they don't have enough juice after a month or two, there will be time to trade for more pitching

Oh noooo

2:05

You think Yanks gotta sign Snell if Cole's arm is toast?

Bob

2:05

With the injury to Gerrit Cole what do you think the Yankees will do?

Ben Clemens

2:05

We have a lot of questions like this in the queue today

I mean.... they'll panic! This seems very bad

2:06

But I recognize that that is not a real answer

I think that they're going to cross their fingers that things work out roughly okay for Cole, and carry on without much change

If in a week that's not the case, well, then they need to start considering Snell

2:07

That said, I don't really buy the argument that Snell somehow has more leverage over them and he'll suddenly get the kind of deal that wasn't available beforehand

2:08

If Cole is hurt, I do think that the Yankees will just ignore the luxury tax consequences and sign a top starter

2:09

you don't trade for Juan Soto and then not go for it

Baltimoron

2:09

Can you name one baseball writer you wish would write for FanGraphs?

Ben Clemens

2:09

Jeff Sullivan if we're counting former writers

Sam Miller and Steve Brown are my two favorite writers/researchers who are active right now, but I don't know how realistic getting them over here is

Gold Star

2:10

How do you think Mookie Betts, shortstop will work out for the Dodgers? (And why not just put Rojas there? It's not like the team is hurting for offense.)

Anon21

2:11

Betts to shortstop seems a little wacky. If you're Dave Roberts, at what point do you prioritize keeping your star in his comfort zone rather than keeping Gavin Lux, career 99 wRC+ hitter, in the lineup?

Ben Clemens

2:11

Here's another question that I'm seeing a lot of in the queue

so if I didn't pick your exact spin, maybe I'll come back to it

I think that if you asked Mookie, he'd prefer to play shortstop

2:12

I also don't buy the whole 'eh, the offense is fine'

I'd rather have Gavin Lux than Miguel Rojas if my lineup permutations would allow it

it feels like they do

and I'm sure that if they don't, the Dodgers will retreat from the plan, but figuring out a way to get Lux in the lineup seems veyr smart to me

bosoxforlife

2:13

Can you venture a guess on the length of the contracts Snell and Montgomery will eventually get and do you think the days of 6+ year deals for pitchers is fading rapidly?

Ben Clemens

2:13

I think that they're both going to sign three-year deals with opt outs after each year

and uh, yes, I do think that's happening

TomBruno23

2:13

Going to order one of those Rocket Bananas jerseys for yourself?

Ben Clemens

2:13

I have to be honest: no

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