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Ben Clemens: Hey everyone, welcome to the chat
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Ben Clemens: Busy day so I’m gonna goal for an hour of centered chatting
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Rick Dugo 3000: Trevor Story putting out in 1/3 of his pink sox at bats and having not been an above common hitter since 2020 is okay proper?
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Ben Clemens: Truthfully I’m not *that* anxious concerning the starting of his 2023, he hasn’t performed shortly and that is as a lot about shaking the rust off as anything
2:03
Ben Clemens: to the extent that it issues, he additionally has 48 PA of hitting the duvet off the ball in his rehab video games, he simply hasn’t performed that a lot but. I’d give it extra time
2:03
Ben Clemens: the broader query of whether or not he’s an above common hitter? I imply, we’ve him projected for a 100 wRC+ the remainder of the 12 months, and I think about the subsequent few years will appear to be that as nicely
2:04
Ben Clemens: That’s okay, I believe? That’s form of what I anticipate from Story. However he’s not Corey Seager, ?
2:04
CAL: Hey Ben – has baseball ever had a extra bummer week of participant information (i.e. not a lockout) than final week? I can’t consider something previously 20 years.
2:04
Ben Clemens: I believe if you happen to exclude gamers dying, sure
2:05
John Bowker Appreciator: Hey Ben – Why isn’t WPA extra closely factored into MVP discussions? I absolutely perceive that it’s not a predictive measure of success (I’m not a “clutch gene” truther), however aren’t we attempting discover who WAS essentially the most helpful over the 12 months in any case? It appears to me like we must always care concerning the contexts of the participant’s at bats and their contributions to the groups success as a way to perceive the worth that they introduced.
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Ben Clemens: I’m with you!
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Lunch Angle: I’m interested by studies that Strasburg will proceed to obtain the whole lot of his contracted wage even after retirement. I’m all for participant rights however.. plainly by selecting to retire relatively proceed a fruitless rehab, Strasburg isn’t fulfilling the phrases of his contract. And if he isn’t honoring his contract, why do the Nats should? Is that this the usual for gamers retiring whereas on contract, or do you suppose that is one thing particular to Strasburg’s contract language or scenario?
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Ben Clemens: I’m assuming that the 2 sides got here to some form of settlement about this
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Ben Clemens: I don’t know the wording of his contract however this isn’t the usual. Pondering again to Prince Fielder, who was in an analogous scenario, he by no means formally retired regardless of not with the ability to play for some insurance coverage and wage causes
2:06
Benny: If a time traveler informed you firstly of the season, that on the finish of August, all 3 of the Yankees, Mets, and Cardinals could be in final place, what would your response have been?
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Ben Clemens: I believe I’d be least shocked by the Yankees simply b/c the AL East is admittedly robust, no apparent weak hyperlink
2:06
Ben Clemens: however yeah, I’d be extremely stunned
2:06
Visitor: Un-fun reality for the Angels: You might make a complete beginning lineup out of their place gamers on the IL, and the one factor even barely out of the strange could be Urshela within the center infield.
2:07
Unhappy Yankees Loser: Would love your ideas on Rodon and Severino for the unhappy yanks. Their stuff seems nasty and so they seem largely wholesome, what do you assume that’s making them so ineffective? Is it a Yankee pitching philosophy downside? Is it in Rodon’s case only a wretched case of unhealthy luck?
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Ben Clemens: It actually seems like unhealthy luck to me, notably from Rodon. Once I watch him pitch I don’t assume ‘oh this man is washed’ or something
2:08
Ben Clemens: I’m lots much less satisfied about Severino. His absolute incapacity to overlook bats is a big pink flag imo
2:09
Ben Clemens: it principally boils all the way down to his slider, and it’s breaking much less and drawing a ton much less chases, and likewise hitters are making way more contact once they do swing
2:09
Ben Clemens: only a actually unhealthy omen
2:09
Mike M: Mookie is now the Vegas odds favourite to win NL MVP. You agree? Leads NL in fWAR, bWAR, OPS, SLG. Large positional flexibility. Nice smile.
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Ben Clemens: He’d get my vote proper now by a hair
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Ben Clemens: The tear he’s been on for the previous, I don’t know, half season, has simply been insane
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Ben Clemens: He’s by no means had energy numbers like this in his profession, and it’s a embellished profession
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Ben Clemens: what are you able to do however marvel
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marginal utility participant: Has there been any work completed on measuring hitter efficiency primarily based on the standard of pitcher they’re going through?
You’d anticipate a hitters wRC+ vs “unhealthy pitchers” (nonetheless you want to outline that) to be larger than once they face “good pitchers”. However I wouldn’t anticipate the speed of efficiency drop to be constant in any respect throughout MLB hitters.
For instance, anecdotally, I view Paul Goldschmidt to (clearly) be a terrific hitter towards poor-mediocre RHPs and principally any LHP, nevertheless it actually appears to me he struggles greater than most nice RHHs when going through “elite” RHPs (like Nola, Wheeler, Woodruff, Scherzer). This particular instance may very well be affirmation bias on my finish, however I really feel like there’s something to some gamers being “good towards one of the best”
2:11
Ben Clemens: I checked out this as soon as however I’m having bother discovering the article now, I suppose that’s the draw back of writing so incessantly about random subjects
2:12
Ben Clemens: There’s an anticipated performnace drop, and from what I keep in mind, having a special drop in a single 12 months wasn’t notably predictive of the subsequent, however I’m gonna do some extra analysis and get again to you, doubtlessly in article kind
2:12
Sodo Mojo: Given the associated fee and early outcomes does this years free agent class go down as the most costly per win?
2:12
Ben Clemens: It appears unlikely, simply because Albert Pujols exists
2:12
Byron Denniston: When will the insane chorus {that a} younger man ought to “simply get TJ surgical procedure out of the best way” go away? This 12 months has been horrific for that overrated, archaic medication! It had it’s day, nonetheless has it’s moments, however we will do higher
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Ben Clemens: “simply get TJ” has all the time been form of loopy to me
2:13
Ben Clemens: like…. it’s main surgical procedure. folks don’t all the time come again. generally they get TJ once more
2:13
SP: Assume I noticed final week that you simply’re out on Keibert – is that this due to his poor protection? Offensively, it looks as if manufacturing is catching up quickly to consistency/high quality of contact.
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Ben Clemens: Yeah protection basically. No matter you consider his offense, I don’t assume it’d play nicely at first base. And his protection is ‘perhaps he ought to simply play first’ stage
2:15
Ben Clemens: I’m not enamored by the offensive manufacturing, simply because it’s actually reliant on softly hit line drives
2:15
Ben Clemens: Like, his high quality of contact isn’t nice! He’s under common in laborious hit fee, barrel fee, common exit velocity
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Ben Clemens: He does MAKE a whole lot of it, however he’s actually sluggish, so grounders aren’t nice. He wants line drives to make it click on
2:16
Ben Clemens: it simply doesn’t sound like a profile I need from a nasty defensive catcher
2:16
SP: Do you ever play Marvel legendary? If that’s the case, what are your ideas?
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Ben Clemens: I performed it early on in my grownup board sport journey, as in when my spouse and I walked right into a retailer and have been like ‘suggest us some video games;
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Ben Clemens: Liked it, performed a ton, I believe that deckbuilders like which can be tremendous enjoyable. We’ve moved on, however we play a whole lot of equally styled video games. Aeon’s Finish might be my favourite of the style
2:17
Princess Leia: Assist us Obi-wan Clemon-obi, You’re our solely hope!
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Princess Leia: Roll with CES, Ke’Bryan Hayes, or Candelario in a factors league this week?
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Ben Clemens: This was the complete message in Star Wars, kinda tousled that they minimize it off brief
2:18
Ben Clemens: additionally this can be a good unfold of Star Wars sounding names. Jeimer Candelario might completely be a smuggler in Mos Eisley
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Ben Clemens: Let’s see. I would really go exterior hte field and take Ke’Bryan
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Ben Clemens: The opposite two have robust pitching slates, whereas he will get the Royals and the unhealthy a part of the Cardinals rotation (Hudson, Drew Rom, Wainwright)
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Ben Clemens: He’s been main off, too, so plenty of alternatives towards these terrible pitchers
2:20
Ben Clemens: (I’m assuming that is weekly rosters)
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Derek: Don’t look now, however Ke’Bryan Hayes is raking! And his underlying metrics appear to help the outcomes! Is he lastly “figuring it out”?
2:20
Ben Clemens: Oh, I’m trying now
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Ben Clemens: I’m all the time trying, I can’t assist it
2:21
Ben Clemens: I’m positive I’ll get sucked in once more subsequent 12 months
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Nick: With Strasburg’s retirement, I’ve been desirous about how everybody was freaking out about how he had a *changeup* that would prime 90. We’ve all the time had elite changeup specialists however by no means ones that threw them that arduous. Was he the primary of his variety in that regard? He feels just like the harbinger of pitch gifs.
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Ben Clemens: My preliminary intuition was Felix
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Ben Clemens: and looking out again at it, he averaged 89.2 on his changeup in 2009
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Ben Clemens: and hey, now that I have a look at it, Strasburg by no means really topped 90 in common velo, although clearly he threw fairly a number of of them that arduous
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Ben Clemens: so yeah, I’ll say Felix barely predated him, however that each did lots to place the pitch GIF period on the map
2:23
Bryzzo: I’m nonetheless very unhappy about Shohei. What do you consider to be the almost certainly end result for his rest-of-career pitching? If he was a relieve like Kerry Wooden, how does that work with the DH? Are you able to DH after which come into the sport in a while from the bullpen?
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Ben Clemens: I believe that warming up could be actually tough, and also you’d should lose the DH, however there’s no rule towards it particularly. I believe I’d desire to have him play outfield if he wasn’t going to start out, although. Hey, it labored for Babe Ruth
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bosoxforlife: The Mets are actually comfortably ensconced in final place. It is extremely seldom that something drops to its 1% likelihood however this has to return awfully shut. The story of the season is definitely the whole disintegration of so many extremely rated groups. Even a $10 parlay on the Mets, Cardinals, Padres and Yankees all ending under .500 would have set one up for all times.
2:24
Ben Clemens: Yeah, the story is much less ‘topsy-turvy standings’ than ‘some good groups have been BAD’
2:24
Ben Clemens: AGain, the Yankees didn’t utterly disintegrate, they’re in final place with a greater file than the Guardians, however nonetheless a really disappointing 12 months
2:24
Ben Clemens: The opposite three? Hindenburgian
2:24
Insert Witty Identify Right here: Meals ?: how usually do you keep on with what you want vs making one thing new that will or is probably not good? Comply with up query, how do I inform my accomplice to make meals that don’t use our whole provide of cookware that I’ve to wash afterward?
2:25
Ben Clemens: Ah, now THIS is a query that’s in my wheelhouse
2:25
Ben Clemens: I strive new issues lots once I’m cooking for 2, and nearly solely outdated requirements once I’m cooking for one
2:26
Ben Clemens: As for cookware, I don’t thoughts that a lot, I’m a clear as you go kind. The massive adjustment for me has been shopping for a whole lot of bowls in order that I don’t should IMMEDIATELY clear one thing to be used later in a recipe
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Visitor: Additionally value stating re: “Strasburg isn’t honoring his contract” that the accidents have taken a toll on him to the purpose the place even fundamental on a regular basis duties are painful for him, so it’s not precisely an apples-to-apples argument.
2:26
Ben Clemens: Yeah I imply, he’s not capable of play
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Ben Clemens: nobody is disputing that
2:27
Ben Clemens: the query is simply whether or not he’s obligated to maintain faking the motions as a way to get his cash, and I believe it’s cheap for crew and participant to resolve that the correct reply isn’t any
2:27
Jrod: Am I placing myself in consideration for AL mvp votes?
2:27
Visitor: Why is Nootbaar’s harm described as an stomach?
2:27
Ben Clemens: as a result of we will’t say that he bought hit within the noots
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mmddyyyy: Is there a systemic cause the central divisions are weak?
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Ben Clemens: The perfect argument I’ve is a geographical one
2:28
Ben Clemens: The most important cities and thus budgets are inclined to congregate on the coasts
2:28
Ben Clemens: That’s notably true since Texas has two groups which can be each within the “west”
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Ben Clemens: as an alternative of the central; Houston is just about due south of Kansas Metropolis, for instance
2:29
Ben Clemens: however actually, what it comes all the way down to is that rust belt cities don’t spend like New York/LA/SF/Texas
2:29
Ben Clemens: I believe that’s an enormous structural problem
2:29
J: When’s the final time an MLB season has been this stunning? I believe there are going to be exceedingly few pre-season predictions that bought even 7 of 10 playoff groups appropriate, relying on how issues shake out this subsequent month.
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Ben Clemens: This seems like a terrific query to reply with our playoff odds, so I’m most likely going to jot down one thing about this on the finish of the 12 months
2:31
Ben Clemens: nevertheless it additionally provides me an opportunity to have a look at my very own predictions. I bought: BAL, HOU, MIN, SEA, TBR, LAD, ATL, and doubtlessly the Giants
2:31
Ben Clemens: so like…. yeah not nice
2:32
Ben Clemens: randomly sampling another person, Dan Szymborski bought: ATL, LAD, MIL, HOU, TBR, SEA, and perhaps TOR
2:32
Ben Clemens: I really feel like the actual surprises haven’t been the misses — yeah nearly everybody had the Playing cards Mets and Padres making it, nevertheless it’s not like there are THAT many different surprises
2:32
Ben Clemens: however simply how badly these have missed
2:32
Ben Clemens: nobody picked any of these groups to complete the place they did within the division
2:32
Colton: Cardinals mentioned they have been going to be in play for 3 SP’s this offseason, one among which being the Nola, Urias or Snell. For a crew that’s by no means went out and spent huge in free company this can be a little bit of a pink flag for my part as a result of it indicators desperation to me and that they actually don’t know the place the crew goes. Do you could have any opinions about this assertion and the state of the crew shifting ahead?
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Ben Clemens: I believe they need to go be in play for 3 beginning pitchers
2:33
Ben Clemens: if you happen to made me decide two weaknesses of the present Cardinals regime, it’d be growing pitching and understanding when they should push the funds to make up for inner weak spot
2:34
Ben Clemens: The ’16-’19 Cardinals have been notable as a result of that they had some good homegrown gamers, and the crew did NOTHING to help them in free company
2:34
Ben Clemens: so I believe this can be a welcome change. Like, clearly their pitching is unhealthy
2:34
Ben Clemens: I don’t assume sticking their heads within the sand this winter would make me MORE assured in them
2:34
mmddyyyy: Would the commerce deadline go in another way the 12 months earlier than an enlargement crew/draft?
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Ben Clemens: It will for positive, however how a lot in another way would depend upon the timing of roster safety. Mainly groups which have actually stuffed rosters would extra aggressively attempt to consolidate, as a result of they know a whole lot of the gamers they’re buying and selling would get taken in an enlargement draft in any other case
2:35
Trout: Sean Murphy’s second half wRC+ is decrease than any of his particular person months. How is that?
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Ben Clemens: It’s as a result of halves don’t break up evenly by months, they break up on the All Star break. Murphy hit .444/.524/1.111 in six pre-ASB video games in July, goodness
2:36
Ben Clemens: After which .105/.227/.132 the remainder of July, whoops
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Ben Clemens: that’s a heck of a one-month turnaroudn although
2:37
Mike: Does the service time assemble nonetheless work in at the moment’s MLB, particularly because it pertains to relievers who’re shuffled forwards and backwards, pitch three innings to avoid wasting a bullpen after which return down instantly?
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Ben Clemens: No, it’s fairly detrimental to pitchers notably, such as you mentioned
2:37
Ben Clemens: I believe that’s unlikely to get bargained away meaningfully, although. THe system doesn’t worth relievers a lot if you happen to use them that manner, so groups are simply gonna preserve doing it. It’s price efficient and likewise simply efficient
2:37
Baseball Thinker: Re. marginal utility participant query. I’ve all the time been interested by a “energy of schedule” kind metric. Could be attention-grabbing to see, over a season lengthy, who confronted the “best” and “hardest” pitchers. Similar for a profession too!
2:37
Ben Clemens: Yeah this might be actually cool, I believe
2:38
Wither Wander: I’m a bit stunned that FanGraphs hasn’t had any items concerning the troubling studies behind the absence of one of many sport’s largest names and brightest begins from one among its finest groups. I all the time respect how FanGraphs handles tough issues thoughtfully and with care, so when ought to we anticipate to learn extra concerning the Wander Franco transfer to the restricted listing, right here?
2:38
Ben Clemens: In all probability when there’s something on the file about it, however don’t take my phrase for it
2:38
Ben Clemens: That’s simply once I’d really feel snug discussing it
2:38
mmddyyyy: Are participant brokers paid when the contract is signed or paid? Pondering of Strasburg’s case
2:38
Ben Clemens: They’re paid as a proportion of every test the participant receives
2:38
mmddyyyy: Do you get extra questions on gamers who’re struggling or gamers who’re succeeding?
2:39
Ben Clemens: Succeeding, however solely by a hair
2:39
Ben Clemens: I used to maintain observe of it, really, as a result of I used to be actually curious
2:39
Visitor: Much more un-fun reality re: injured lists: When you checked out each LA groups’ ILs and likewise included “pitching Ohtani”, not solely is that sufficient for a full crew, nevertheless it may be sufficient to win the AL Central itself. Not at all would it not be excellent (again of the rotation and bullpen look shaky, 3B is middling, LF depends lots on Adell lastly turning it round), however that wouldn’t be a straightforward crew to face both.
2:39
Ben Clemens: ‘win the AL central’, so that you’re saying they’d be about pretty much as good because the precise Angels have been this 12 months
2:39
Kirk: Mariners? Mariners.
2:39
Body Body go Away: The entire sudden the AL West is loaded with younger catching expertise that may hit. Which AL West catcher do you’re taking subsequent 3 years?
2:39
Ben Clemens: I believe I’d do the unwise factor and wager on Diaz’s upside
2:40
Ben Clemens: I believe the proportion decide is Heim, with O’Hoppe subsequent
2:40
Freddie Freeman: Possibilities I set the trendy period doubles file? I’ve 50 and it’s not even Sept 1
2:40
Ben Clemens: I’m trying this file up proper now
2:41
Ben Clemens: 59 by 2000 Todd Helton, wow
2:41
Ben Clemens: ZiPS really initiatives him to tie the file
2:41
Ben Clemens: that’s superb
2:41
Ben Clemens: I believe there’s a 40% probability of you setting it, I might see the Dodgers sitting him
2:41
Greedo: Oona goota Candelario?
2:42
Ben Clemens: flows proper off the tongue
2:42
mmddyyyy: Is the listing of belongings you appreciated this week a dwelling doc or is it born each Thursday night time?
2:42
Ben Clemens: It’s extra the previous than the latter for positive, and it’s often completed Thursday afternoon
2:42
Ben Clemens: I simply preserve a notes doc in my cellphone, and each time I see a play I like, I write it down
2:42
Ben Clemens: then I have a look at these, decide a number of favorites, and go over what I’m pondering with Meg
2:43
Ben Clemens: generally I’m a number of brief, or two of them don’t play nicely collectively, and we’ve to improvise – I’d say 10% or so are recommended by her relatively than me. However for essentially the most half, I do know what I’m going to be writing baout earlier than Thursday morning
2:43
Random Truth Generator: If Anthony Rendon was solely being paid per homerun on his present contract he would have made $6,047,619.05 batting lefthanded.
2:44
Jason N: I believe Todd Worrell had a 90mph changeup
2:44
Ben Clemens: Eh, I believe starters doing it feels a bit of totally different, plus now a whole lot of guys do it. However yeah, I wager a number of the huge stuff relievers of the 80s and 90s would have a subject day with Pitching Ninja
2:44
v2micca: How does Wheeler have half a sport lead on Strider in fWAR? They’ve almost the identical variety of innings pitched, and Strider edges Wheeler in xERA, FIP, and xFIP. I do know park components and crew protection play a roll, nevertheless it looks as if these shouldn’t be giving this a lot of a result in Wheeler.
2:45
Ben Clemens: So, xERA and xFIP aren’t parts of WAR, simply FIP
2:45
Ben Clemens: so Strider has a decrease FIP, however in a neater pitcher’s park. Then we add an extra transformation, we depend infield pop ups the identical as strikeouts
2:45
Ben Clemens: You don’t see this in our FIP, nevertheless it accrues to WAR
2:46
Ben Clemens: as a result of an infield come out is simply an out
2:46
Ben Clemens: Wheeler has 10 additional on Strider, in order that’s like 10K’s per our system
2:46
Ben Clemens: it’s an try to account for the batted balls the place there’s no luck concerned, they’re simply outs each time
2:46
Ben Clemens: really, the park components are kinda the identical now that I’m trying
2:47
Ben Clemens: so it’s simply that and the 5 additional innings
2:47
Sodo Mojo: I’m guessing prime Randy Johnson Change Up was over 90
2:47
RAH: I simply needed to say how comfortable I’m that the Orioles are having a pregame ceremony in September to honor Adam Jones and retire him as an Oriole… this after listening to over the previous few years that the connection between Jones and the O’s was rocky and he wasn’t invited to totally different O’s alumni occasions.
2:47
Ben Clemens: Completely agree, I actually take pleasure in Adam Jones and the extra he’s round, the happier I’m
2:47
Alf: Is there a possible different to TJ? Clearly no one desires to get surgical procedure as a primary choice. Are you saying that medical doctors/groups are too fast to suggest TJ?
2:48
Ben Clemens: No, I (and the questioner) have been particularly speaking a few pressure of youth coaches/baseball thinkers who say “everybody will get TJ, may as nicely simply get it out of the best way”
2:48
Ben Clemens: I imply, nothing they’re saying is sensible
2:48
Ben Clemens: nobody does this, and nobody considers it significantly
2:48
Ben Clemens: it’s only a factor folks say to impress a response
2:48
Appa Yip Yip: My favorite second from the HR Derby was when JD Martinez was giving Mookie a pep discuss and telling him to only pull the s*** out of the ball within the air and Mookie mentioned, “I don’t know the way” what a participant.
2:48
Ben Clemens: ah yeah that was nice
2:49
Ben Clemens: it’ll be humorous when he out-homers each different Derby participant
2:49
Ben Clemens: It seems like he’s solely trailing Alonso proper now
2:49
Joe: remark bought minimize or one thing. In a world the place groups adopted markets, the one groups at present within the MLB from the Centrals could be the Chicago groups. American sports activities want to determine a option to get groups within the precise prime 20 markets.
2:49
Ben Clemens: Yeah… I imply, or have extra income sharing and mroe enlargement
2:50
MLB parity: If you’d like parity in MLB, shrink TV markets of the east/west groups. Add groups to Charlotte, Sacramento, Portland, perhaps even San Antonio.
2:50
Ben Clemens: Significantly the South, Michael Baumann had an award-winning article about this
2:50
Appa Yip Yip: The noots shot thus far up into his abdomen they rattled round like pinballs and bruised his abs
2:50
Ben Clemens: that sounds terrible
2:50
That Man: Excited about the Angels shedding Trout and Ohtani’s pitching in the identical day – are you able to consider a time that crew misplaced extra WAR in in the future? I don’t assume I can.
2:51
Ben Clemens: It’d should be a crew shedding a terrific participant early within the season. However on a per-game foundation, nope
2:51
Getting bored with it: At what level do you say “F it”. and END a commerce dialog that’s getting….tiresome?
2:51
Ben Clemens: Oh man, I do that manner too simply
2:51
Ben Clemens: In fantasy, I imply
2:51
Ben Clemens: if I’m not having fun with myself, I don’t wish to preserve doing it
2:52
Ben Clemens: I believe that’s a totally cheap response at any level. the purpose of a sport is to have enjoyable, and the marginal acquire or loss from haggling over the finer factors of a commerce simply isn’t going to be that top
2:52
Ben Clemens: simply give a final and closing provide and transfer on if nothing is there
2:52
Kretin: Okay, bizarre query for you. The place do Gamers preserve their cash? Like, do they use common banking accounts like us or is there some kind of particular account to retailer these hundreds of thousands? Or do they preserve it in funding accounts?
2:52
Ben Clemens: I’m not a participant accountant, however I’ve a reasonably good thought of the overall mechanics
2:53
Ben Clemens: There’s no particular account; if you happen to keep in mind the entire Silicon Valley Financial institution ruckus, a whole lot of what induced that run is that there AREN’T particular accounts for when you have some huge cash, and in reality having some huge cash in a single checking account signifies that cash isn’t insured
2:53
Ben Clemens: so the accountable factor to do is break up the cash you retain within the financial institution throughout a large swath of accounts, every below the FDIC restrict
2:55
Ben Clemens: After which yea, a ton of the cash goes to be in funding accounts of varied varieties. Athletes appear to favor venture-style investments, and personal markets generally, so I’d assume that some portion of their cash is tied up in share certificates of varied varieties in non-traded corporations. However then they most likely hvae a ton in mutual funds and ETF’s, at Constancy or one thing related
2:55
KC Ache: Will we’ve a knuckleball starter within the subsequent 5 years or is that artwork useless?
2:55
Pat: How far again does the “factor you want” go? Apart from the EDLC throw to nab Carroll on the plate, one of the best factor I noticed this weekend was Parker Meadows walk-off together with his household within the stands on Friday Night time.
2:55
Ben Clemens: There’s undoubtedly no laborious cutoff
2:55
Ben Clemens: Kim hasn’t faked a 3-0 bunt in weeks
2:55
Ben Clemens: I simply felt like writing about it
2:56
Ben Clemens: amazingly, I’ve one thing from that sport, even from that INNING, written down, and it’s not Meadows
2:56
Ben Clemens: it was Miggy turning again the clock and breaking Ryan Pressly’s chokehold on the inning with some old fashioned singles hitting
2:57
Pat: Joe is mistaken. Detroit is clearly a prime 20 market
2:57
Ben Clemens: I haven’t seemed up markets lately, however I consider you
2:57
Ben Clemens: I believe the purpose is only a braod structural one, the particulars I’m not completely positive of however the two central divisions undoubtedly hvae the smallest common market sizes
2:57
Ben Clemens: if nothing else, one another division has both a New York or LA crew in it
2:57
Dusty Runtz: When you have been Ohtani’s agent? Wouldn’t you make him get TJS now? The longer he waits, the more cash it can doubtless price him
2:57
Shohei: Why doesn’t Ohtani shut it down for the 12 months?
2:58
Ben Clemens: Dude loves baseball, for my part
2:58
C-Low: The harm to Felix is rather more damaging within the playoffs the place he can pitch each sport than the common season. How do the Os deal with such a loss?
2:58
Visitor: Ideas on giving Corridor an opportunity on the nearer job and protecting remainder of bullpen rolls in place. Has the stuff and mentality if not the expertise.
2:58
Ben Clemens: I’m form of enthusiastic about letting Corridor give it a strive, that sounds enjoyable
2:58
Ben Clemens: however yeah, this one hurts. I believe they only should hope the bullpen holds up, like what else can you actually do?
2:59
Jake Marogersnik: Re crew spending and market dimension, its not likely all the way down to TV viewers in a significant manner, the individuals who personal these groups are among the many richest folks on this planet, they might spend in the event that they needed to. Detroit used to run a tax breaking payroll as a result of Mike Illitch felt like spending the cash, I don’t assume the market was that greater a decade in the past
2:59
Ben Clemens: Positive, house owners CAN try this
2:59
Ben Clemens: however like, on common they don’t
2:59
Ben Clemens: the AL Central performed greater when Ilitch was doing that
2:59
Ben Clemens: there’s undoubtedly some correlation in coastal groups being owned by richer house owners, I gained’t argue that
3:00
HappyFunBall: Bryan Woo … the talents are great however with an innings cap looming massive I’ve bother beginning guys who I don’t assume will go deep sufficient to earn a QS. Do you assume he’s going to be allowed to method 100 pitches in an outing in any respect the remainder of the 12 months? Not simply his personal IP limits are in query, however pondering particularly about SEA not desirous to worsen his harm
3:00
Ben Clemens: Yeah, I believe they’re going to deal with him with child gloves
3:00
Ben Clemens: very robust from a fantasy perspective
3:00
Buster Olney: Who’s one of the best historic comp to Kim Ha-seong?
3:00
Ben Clemens: I’m really a fan of Baseball Reference’s similarity scores for him, Brian Dozier however with higher protection
3:01
Billy: How do you are feeling about groups utilizing the specter of shifting to get extra tax {dollars} for stadiums? After the A’s, it looks as if Milwaukee, Tampa, Baltimore, and doubtlessly Anaheim might all use threats to maneuver their groups within the upcoming years. Do you see cities like Portland, Nashville, Salt Lake Metropolis, Charlotte, and so forth getting used as leverage for brand new stadiums earlier than they get enlargement groups?
3:01
Ben Clemens: I don’t prefer it, haha
3:01
Ben Clemens: I believe it’s fairly gross, and I’m not gonna lie, I’m having fun with how poorly that is all going for John Fisher
3:01
Ben Clemens: I hope the Vegas undertaking brings him nothing however vexation
3:02
Ben Clemens: the Milwaukee shakedown can be actually irritating
3:02
Ben Clemens: I don’t know what to say; I believe this can be a actual draw back of baseball, I don’t prefer it, and but I nonetheless like the game despite all the cash they’re extracting from native and state governments
3:02
Farhandrew Zaidman: Don’t look now however the Dodgers are on a 100 win tempo…
3:02
Ben Clemens: all the time wager on the dodgers
3:03
Ben Clemens: i imply, until we’re speaking ‘To win the World Sequence’
3:03
KC Ache: Slade Cecconi good SW title?
3:03
KC Ache: or his wingman Blade Tidwell? (Meant to he one huge SW query however fats fingered on cellphone)
3:03
Ben Clemens: Oh man, these are each glorious Star Wars names
3:03
Ben Clemens: Slade Cecconi was Poe Dameron’s wingman 100%
3:04
Ben Clemens: Alright, we’ve hit the one hour mark and I’ve to go end writing about how the Rangers are falling aside. Have a terrific day, everybody, and hey, the Rangers are falling aside
3:04
Ben Clemens: Learn all about it right here tomorrow
3:04
Lake Meade: Don’t fear, y’all, I’m taking John Fisher down with me.
3:04
Ben Clemens: Positive one final remark 🙂