Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 4/17/23

Ben Clemens: Hey all people, welcome to the chat. Let’s discuss some baseball

Leland: Ian Hamilton appears to constantly pitch each third sport, is that one thing you’d attempt to stream. Has robust Okay/9

Ben Clemens: Depends rather a lot on the context of your roster and the way in which your league does factors, however I’m contemplating it myself

Jack: A tough 2+ innings for Bello this morning, however are you optimistic longer-term?

Ben Clemens: I’m, and at the moment I’m simply giving everybody a move. Super early begin time, horrible climate, tons of stops and begins, and as a bonus it’s his first begin of the season

Ben Clemens: There are simply numerous causes to assume that at the moment shall be a little bit bit bizarre

Ben Clemens: Ohtani walked Raimel Tapia on 4 pitches to begin the underside of the primary, for instance

BookerT: When do you assume Mike Soroka shall be again within the Braves rotation?

Ben Clemens: Ugh, if I needed to set a 50% probability quantity, I feel the appropriate reply can be “never”, which sucks

Ben Clemens: at the very least, within the rotation completely once more

Ben Clemens: I simply assume there’s an excessive amount of threat of him not being the identical man after a lot time on the shelf

Ben Clemens: That mentioned his rehab begins have been encouraging. I feel they may attempt him out sooner fairly than later, say by the top of the month

Ben Clemens: I simply don’t know if I consider, principally

YG: are the cubs for actual? the pitching seems to be legit and the offense appears to be simply sufficient. what do you make of it?

Name: Am I insane to assume the Cubs might have a high 5 rotation this 12 months?

Ben Clemens: Lots of Cubs questions at the moment. Yeah, high 5 rotation is a giant stretch. Top half of rotations in baseball certain

Ko Clem: fWAR wager between Jordan Walker and Miguel Vargas this 12 months, who wins

Ben Clemens: gimme Vargas, and boy does that sound miserable to Cardinals followers, however Walker is younger and Vargas is nice

Kevin: Should the Sox not have began Bello at the moment given the entire belongings you simply talked about?

Ben Clemens: I feel that anybody beginning at the moment was gonna have some difficulties. The Angels began Ohtani, probably the greatest pitchers in baseball, and he’s had blended outcomes (although he regarded fairly good within the second)

Ben Clemens: But yeah, I’d not have began him at the moment

Ben Clemens: Give the hardship to somebody who has had a bit extra time to acclimate

Ben Clemens: I’m a giant kid-gloves man on the subject of pitchers ramping up

YG: are you in any respect fearful about michael harris not residing as much as his batting numbers from final 12 months?

Ben Clemens: I assumed he had like a ninetieth percentile end result batting clever

Ben Clemens: That doesn’t have something to do along with his 25 PA’s from this 12 months, simply, it’s not all that widespread for a man to hit higher within the majors than he did in Double-A in the identical 12 months

Ben Clemens: And then be even higher within the majors the 12 months after that

Ben Clemens: He actually must do a ton of harm on contact to make his method work

YG: the projections nonetheless appear to be fairly excessive on harris although. principally sufficient to repeat final 12 months

Ben Clemens: They venture him for a 117 wRC+, which might be 20 factors decrease than final 12 months. Still good!

Pete: Good afternoon Ben, which beginning pitcher is your desire remainder of season – Ashcraft, Bradley, DeSclafani, Megill, Kikuchi, Elder or Lugo?

Ben Clemens: Ashcraft for me

Ben Clemens: He seems to be nice

Sirras: I really feel dangerous for Oakland followers. Watching that crew for 3 video games wasn’t the very best and now that the collection is finished I don’t should preserve watching them stroll the world

Ben Clemens: It’s no enjoyable. I favored residing in NY as a result of there have been two baseball groups price of enjoyable tales happening, and the bay felt the identical in 2020 when the A’s made the playoffs. Now, uh…

Air Yordan: Worry meter 1-10 on mikolas? The luck hasn’t been on his aspect however it hasn’t been fairly

Ben Clemens: unfortunate, such as you mentioned, however he hasn’t regarded sharp in any respect

Ben Clemens: I’m hoping as a Cards fan that it’s simply because he performed two offenses which can be actually poor matchups after which performed in Colorado, however yikes

JG6: I used to be watching Jordan Walker and began questioning what’s the talent that offers the very best probability for actual MVP upside for a younger or creating participant?  Stantonesque energy particularly backed by elite EVs looks as if it might be excessive on the listing.

Ben Clemens: Yeah, I’d choose energy first after which hit device second

Ben Clemens: The factor about having a terrific, Altuve-esque hit device is that you simply don’t must develop THAT a lot energy to have the ability play for those who make your finest contact often

G4: Overlooked preseason Cardinals technique for successful the NL Central: Do nothing past praying to the baseball gods for a significant harm to Woodruff (or Burnes). Look youngsters, it’s one other St. Louie miracle!

Ben Clemens: That was all the time the large cause to be skeptical of the Brewres

Ben Clemens: they constructed a crew that had no depth in any respect however that regarded equal to the Cardinals on paper, in the meantime the Cardinals have 37 beginning outfielders who’re all the identical

Ben Clemens: If they keep wholesome, that appears nice, what an environment friendly use of assets to not have a high prospect like Dylan Carlson on the bench. If somebody will get harm, effectively, gg

Oaktown Blues: So far Esteury Ruiz seems to be like successful, proper? The EVs are nonetheless not nice, however they’re higher than final 12 months’s cup of espresso, and the plate self-discipline is legit

Ben Clemens: Yeah! Feeling good

Ben Clemens: the ability may not be actual however the strikeout avoidance is and he’s as quick as marketed

J: I imply, the Cardinals have 0 depth within the rotation. Just reverse issues.

Ben Clemens: I’d argue that the Cardinals haven’t any high finish of the rotation

Ben Clemens: they’ve a ton of blah quantity 5 starters

Ben Clemens: like, what occurs if a playing cards pitcher will get injured? presumably the crew seems to be precisely the identical

Chip: Gerritt Cole needs to be essentially the most precious pitcher within the sport, proper? Between his stuff, management, and taking the mound each fifth day the man is simply constantly approach above common. I imply, DeGrom is sweet, however there’s all the time the concern he’s going to be on the shelf.

Ben Clemens: It’s him or Corbin Burnes for me

Ben Clemens: And yeah, most precious, not finest, agreed

Ben Clemens: Durability issues

Ben Clemens: Obviously you possibly can point out Sandy on this dialogue too, however let’s give him a 12 months to repeat himself earlier than we determine he’s Cole-esque

Gila Monster: I used to be listening to your predictions draft on EW the opposite day and I’ve my BOLD prediction: Fernando Tatis Jr. returns and wins the NL MVP.

Ben Clemens: Now that’s daring

Chip: Giancarlo Stanton has been injured 40% of the time since 2019. That’s it. That’s the remark.

Ben Clemens: Yeah, it’s not nice

YG: dylan stop has regarded actually messy along with his command to date, however his numbers are just about okay. are you fearful about him?

DJ: DJ LeMahieu has all the time regarded ungainly and awkward (he’s a lot taller than it appears) however he one way or the other makes it work when he’s not harm. He’s like Reggie Miller, I’d by no means educate somebody to do it that approach however it works.

Ben Clemens: Yeah, he’s not Hunter Pence, however I really feel equally about him

Ben Clemens: This will not be the way you’d educate it, and likewise it really works

Mike Truk: With starter pitch counts being so closely managed, a lot worth is there in taking lengthy ABs in comparison with quick ones, after controlling for precise outcomes like BB%, Okay%, and so forth? The approach I give it some thought, each further pitch a starter has to make will increase the probability that you simply get to see that third- or fourth-best bullpen possibility that the opposing supervisor hoped they wouldn’t have to make use of that day. Has this ever been studied systematically?

Ben Clemens: I haven’t seen it studied systematically, however I might see it towards good starters. Against the again half of the rotation, the relievers are in all probability higher anyway

limron: Are we getting too enthusiastic about Taj Bradley and his preliminary Stuff+ numbers? Or is high 20 pitcher a >40% end result?

Ben Clemens: Definitely getting too excited

Ben Clemens: Volume issues rather a lot to be a high 20 pitcher in fantasy (which is what I’m assuming is the query right here)

Ben Clemens: He regarded superior, don’t get me improper

Crosby: How lengthy can the Cubs justify holding Mervis down? He’s hitting AAA higher than final 12 months, strolling extra, and putting out much less. Meanwhile Hosmer is hitting the ball straight downwards and he has been higher than Mancini.

Ben Clemens: I don’t get it

Chip: I do know you’re specialty isn’t essentially fantasy however I obtained a choice to make at the moment – keeper league with no bench. Suzuki is again so I must drop one in every of: De La Cruz (1.50), Cooper (1.00), Blackmon (4.50), Outman (10.00), Vargas (4.50)

Ben Clemens: Oof I feel I’d drop Cooper, Blackmon is simply gonna preserve getting PT in Coors

Pedro: Ben, extra confidence in Brad Keller towards TX or Tyler Anderson towards KC this week?  Thanks upfront

Ben Clemens: Tyler Anderson by a mile

Chip: Is it time to fret about Manoah. He’s been, dangerous. If not, when do you are concerned?

Ben Clemens: I briefly wrote about him final Friday, I’m not fearful but but when he can’t regain his slider command in, let’s say, 3 begins, I’m gonna get fearful quick

Guest: Do you assume the Cardinals bungled their outfield state of affairs? Nootbaar and Burleson each have made robust claims to the beginning spots in LF and CF. Jordan Walker kind of HAS to begin in RF now, leaving Carlson and TON with fairly related roles and poor 2023 stats. I don’t assume that the crew had any intention of taking part in Carlson vs RHPs constantly this 12 months, however now they’re in a spot the place their two most rational commerce items aren’t taking part in. I don’t assume its a sizzling take to say that Carlson and TON would seemingly out-perform Walker value-wise over the following few months, however that possibility isn’t actually on the desk (barring an possibility)
Now, there are worse issues than having Jordan Walker because the hitter within the lineup who’s struggling essentially the most, and possibly he can flip it round after a tough week, however now the crew appears caught with RF who doesn’t completely seem prepared and a couple of stable OFs on the bench

Ben Clemens: Coming again to this one as I noticed it earlier and wished to hink about it rather a lot

Ben Clemens: I’m not precisely certain what the Cardinals ought to have carried out, however I feel that bringing Walker up does necessitate letting him play till he reveals he’s not prepared but

Ben Clemens: Burleson figuring out so effectively early is an sudden profit that makes for more durable selections

Ben Clemens: I mentioned all through the spring that I’d have began Walker in Triple-A, however it’s not like the issue can be any simpler then

Doug Drebek – Underrated: Could the Pirates get again to .500 this 12 months, even with Cruz on the shelf till late summer season? They have regarded decidedly competent to date however Reynolds and McCutchen may flip again into pumpkins.

Ben Clemens: I’m not able to consider but

O’s ‘n Bohs: Grayson Rodriguez ERA: 6.91. Grayson Rodriguez ERA w/o 1st innings: 3.18. What provides?

Ben Clemens: April provides. Three innings price of first innings is simply not almost sufficient to say something

Oaktown Blues: Have you heard concerning the “reverse boycott” deliberate by A’s followers? Will you attend?

Ben Clemens: I received’t, however solely as a result of I’m fairly certain I’m gonna be working remotely that week to get a visit in

Ben Clemens: I feel it’s a cool concept and usually dislike all of the crap Fisher has been speaking about Oakland followers, who’re nice

noise?: The guardians have regarded shaky defensively this 12 months with even gimenez and straw scoring damaging scores. ought to we be fearful or

JG6: Do you assume a superb participant profile comp for Volpe can be Marcus Semien?  Obviously Semien is extra established and higher at current however I might see Volpe creating into an identical kind.

Ben Clemens: I might see it

Ben Clemens: A speedier model, however yeah, not extreme energy however will get to all of it because of method

Nestor Cortes: …is principally a longtime high line pitcher now?

Ben Clemens: Depending on the precise definition of these phrases, sure

Ben Clemens: He has regarded superb, aprticularly from a command perspective, to begin the 12 months

Ben Clemens: The Yankees rotation is way from full energy and it’s additionally probably the greatest within the majors already

lars nootbaar: Should I be main off?

Ben Clemens: I feel you’re a extremely good #2 hitter if the Cards are gonna preserve going Goldy/Arenado 3/4

Guest: Taylor Rogers: Hurt? Bad luck? Yips?

Ben Clemens: I’ve not watched a lot of him however I watched an look the place it regarded just like the yips to me

J: While the jury’s nonetheless out, appears everybody was approach too fast to name the Bellinger signing a bust after every week, no? Plate self-discipline metrics are considerably higher so far.

Ben Clemens: Yeah uh, if somebody is asking a signing a bust after every week, it’s undoubtedly too fast

Ben Clemens: have they not adopted how baseball works? the season is so lengthy

bruins: Any cause to assume that Bellinger’s 15% Okay proportion this season represents any significant change?

Ben Clemens: I’m not precisely certain what to make of it. Bellinger is making contact on 83% of his swings OUTSIDE the zone

Ben Clemens: that’s tremendous tremendous bizarre

Ben Clemens: I’m undoubtedly not discouraged by his begin, however it seems like numerous noise to date to me

Jay: I used to be / borderline enthusiastic about Clarke Schmidt coming into the season w/ the chance and the pitches he was throwing.  But right here we’re and he’s very hitable.  Optimism?  Cut bait?

Ben Clemens: I’d maintain, however I’m usually too sluggish to chop bait, so take that witih a grain of salt

Hosmer: But my signing was a bust although.

Ben Clemens: How can a minor league minimal signing be a bust?

Ben Clemens: main league minimal, sorry

Ben Clemens: The cause I don’t just like the Hosmer signing is as a result of he’s blocking a extremely good palyer from taking part in and we have now numerous information on what Hosmer is, not b/c he’s batting .250/.318/.300 to begin the 12 months

Ben Clemens: he was what we thought he was, is my finest guess

Jax: White Sox bullpen worst within the league by a large margin, cause to panic or SSS?

Ben Clemens: lot of excellent arms in there nonetheless

Finnegan’s SSW: Justin Steele: Good!

Ben Clemens: Seems that approach

Juan Soto: Please attempt to clarify the struggles that return to final 12 months with the Padres.

Doug: Why am I perpetually ready for Tatis to come back again and save the Padres offense? How is including Bogaerts and Soto nonetheless not sufficient?

Ben Clemens: Soto has been maddening in San Diego. This 12 months he’s hitting the snot out of the ball there and getting nothing for it

Ben Clemens: final 12 months he appeared like he was in a funk

Ben Clemens: I’m nonetheless purchased in however man how will you have a 17% barrel price and likewise a .179 babip? it’s mind-boggling

Ben Clemens: he’s strolling 22% of the time! He’s hitting the crap out of the ball and never even at a nasty launch angle

Ben Clemens: and yeah, it’s simply not working

Warren: How a lot ought to we purchase Bryce Elder’s early emergence?

Ben Clemens: I’ve been wanting into him for a potential article

Ben Clemens: I’m kinda in

Ben Clemens: however I need to do extra analysis

Guest: Let’s say there’s a participant who’s a wonderfully common nook outfielder (50’s throughout the board), however whose abilities are assured to by no means decline — he’s caught as a 27-year-old perpetually, with good well being. He’s additionally signed to a lifetime (ie, perpetually) contract on the league minimal wage. How would groups worth such a participant? Do you assume he’d make the highest 50 commerce worth piece?

Guest: (he additionally received’t get any higher, he’ll all the time be common)

Ben Clemens: I don’t assume he would make the listing. If he was 10% above common throughout the board I feel he would, however lifeless common is simply not doing it

Ben Clemens: that participant isn’t so dissimilar from Randy Arozarena, however clearly worse, and to me he’s a mainstay within the again half of the highest 50

Guest: What occurs to Jordan Hicks? I do know he throws ball very arduous however it looks as if his finest case state of affairs (on the Cardinals, at the very least) is sort of a 4 FIP reliever, however at worst he throws much more balls than strikes

Ben Clemens: He wants a change of surroundings I feel

Ben Clemens: not that it’ll undoubtedly work out, however it simply looks as if it’s not gonna work in St. Louis

Chip: Speaking of Nasty Nestor, he’s a high ___ SP? I’m struggling to think about greater than 10: Ohtani, DeGrom, Cole, Burnes, Max, Sandy, Castillo, McClanahan, Bieber?

Ben Clemens: I’d take Nola and Wheeler over him, Gausman and Strider too

Ben Clemens: Framber, Logan Webb

Ben Clemens: high 30? high 20?

Ben Clemens: I dunno, there are numerous good pitchers!

Jacks: Luis Garcia has been rotten, it’s so simple as the brand new windup – proper? Anything else beneath the hood right here? Are we panicking at this level?

Ben Clemens: I’m with you!

Ben Clemens: let’s not overthink it, he used to have a novel windup that helped him out, now he’s not utilizing it and he seems to be off

bosoxforlife: I feel you might be grossly underrating Randy Arozarena . He is simply the kind of successful participant who is way extra precious than mere numbers.

Ben Clemens: That will be the case. I’ll inform you this…. everybody else is underrating him extra, then. I’ve constantly been the very best on him of any expertise evaluators I’ve talked to

Ben Clemens: Both of the previous two years, he’s been within the high 50 commerce worth listing and everybody I present it to is like ‘wait arozarena doesn’t belong’

Ben Clemens: and I simply depart him there as a result of I feel they’re improper

trent grisham believer: How a lot noise is there early within the “Spd” stat? Grisham is down fairly a bit this season and hasn’t stolen a base but, however the bat seems to be like a breakout season

Ben Clemens: I don’t actually know the way Spd works, however his high finish dash pace is down 1.5 ft/sec from final 12 months

Ben Clemens: there’s tons of noise in working stats generally, as a result of you may hit effectively in case your pinkie toe hurts however you may not run effectively

Ben Clemens: I’d give {that a} bit extra time to stabilize, and truthfully his pace is usually precious because it interprets to outfield protection anyway, so for me it comes down as to whether he continues to play a superb heart area

Ben Clemens: early outcomes are blended

bosoxforlife: It should be secure to convey up prospects now and acquire a 12 months of service time, The Mets don’t should put Escobar within the lineup any extra.

Ben Clemens: I occur to assume Escobar is a helpful participant, or effectively, I did earlier than this 12 months

Ben Clemens: he’s a lifeless common veteran, and I feel most groups can be blissful to have him as a utility man

Ben Clemens: however clearly Baty ought to be up, I’m glad he’s

Leland: I’m going to ask about essentially the most talked about Seattle Mariner….Kolten Wong! Is this one other one in every of his sluggish begins, or is there one thing to fret about?

Ben Clemens: Honestly I’m fearful

Ben Clemens: His energy is simply gone gone gone

Ben Clemens: Not that he ever had rather a lot however he had SOME

Ben Clemens: now he has basically zero, and that simply won’t play. His sport works rather well however the margins are skinny, and if pitchers can simply throw every little thing down important avenue and never even fear a few double, I don’t see it persevering with to carry up

Leland: What do you consider Brent Honeywell seems to be actually good to date and incomes holds

Ben Clemens: Would be occupied with him in a holds league

Mitchell: Why within the title of Abner Doubleday does Willie Calhoun – he of 82wRC+ & -2.7 fWAR over 950-some PAs at age 28 – proceed to get alternatives to show he’s not a Major League baseball participant?

Ben Clemens: He has an attractive skillset, and groups actually assume they’ll flip him into a terrific hitter as a result of it simply feels so shut

Ben Clemens: but when I have been a crew that was even sniffing contending, I’d move

jj: E Ruiz has 5 HBP and simply 3 BB, doesn’t seem to be his .400 OBP is sustainable proper?

Ben Clemens: Haha yeah, in all probability not gonna maintain a .400 OBP with so few walks

Guest: How does Lars Nootbaar have a optimistic UZR in CF when he’s had no performs there?

Ben Clemens: Wonderful query, and I’ve completely no concept what the reply is

Ben Clemens: We don’t use UZR for something anymore, although

Ben Clemens: It’s simply there as one other defensive statistic you may have a look at if you wish to

Pablo Lopez: Thoughts on his 4 12 months, $73.5M extension with the Twins?

Ben Clemens: We ought to write an article about that

Ben Clemens: I’ll get Dan Szymborski proper on it, and it’ll come out tomorrow morning

Ben Clemens: (he already claimed it hours in the past)

Reliever Watch: would like to see kolten wang get it collectively. undecided who the M’s run out at 2B if he doesn’t work out. Dylan Moore?

Ben Clemens: Yeah, Wong is gonna have a protracted leash

Ben Clemens: the crew works rather a lot higher if he works out

Fan: Does pitching end consistency ,matter? I’ve observed some guys generally have an enormous leg kick after throwing a pitch and generally they don’t; or they end in a distinct spot

Ben Clemens: This is certainly not my space of experience. My guess is that some particular mechanical repetitions matter, one thing along with your arm path and so forth

Ben Clemens: in the identical approach {that a} comply with by issues most for the way it makes you launch the ball

bosoxforlife: Pablo Lopez seems to be like he may need opened a brand new chapter in his profession. He has regarded very, superb.

Ben Clemens: He seems to be superior

Ben Clemens: So does Arraez

Ben Clemens: Someone ought to write about him too, I nominate Michael Baumann

Danny: Your thought on Bellinger getting a clock violation throughout a standing ovation? Can one thing like that be mounted mid-season?

Ben Clemens: Oh yeah that was terrible and dumb, I’m serious about throwing it in my 5 issues article this week

Ben Clemens: like, c’mon ump, use some discretion

Chris: Nolan Gorman will end the 12 months with increased WAR than another Cardinal

Ben Clemens: I’m not a believer to that extent

Ben Clemens: however my fantasy crew would undoubtedly be blissful

Oaktown Blues: 3 of these Ruiz HBP got here with 3 balls already, they have been successfully walks

O’s ‘n Bohs: Is Felix Bautista’s splitter the very best pitch in baseball? 92% whiff price, simply 2/46 put in play, 15 Ks, and impeccable location. Combined with 100+ warmth on the high of the zone.

Ben Clemens: I don’t fairly perceive the place the whiff price is coming from, seems to be like pitch data has it at 80%, however sure, it’s probably the greatest pitches in baseball

Ben Clemens: 43.5% swinging strike price, is that good?

jj: Wait simply noticed that E Ruiz obtained hit 27 occasions final 12 months within the minors. That’s spectacular

Ben Clemens: He’s going to get hit rather a lot. He’s not Locastro or something however it’s undoubtedly part of his skillset, similar to Kolten Wong, to convey up AL West guys who must get some OBP to make their video games work

ENVB: I do know that elbows and shoulders aren’t precisely brains, however is there any reckoning for what being an MLB pitcher does to a man’s arm for the remainder of their life, in the way in which that at the very least some persons are discovering fault with the NFL for damaging their gamers’ well being?

Ben Clemens: I dunno, I hestiate to say ‘no we won’t care concerning the harm we do to individuals’ as a result of that’s a fairly dumb default stance to have, however these accidents really feel categorically totally different to em

JaysFanInLondon: Is Yusei Kikuchi a breakout or about to show again right into a pumpkin?

Ben Clemens: I’m sorry to say it, Jays followers, however I’m on ‘turn back into a pumpkin’

Ben Clemens: good fifth starter, in all probability not a ton greater than that

J: What crew has your opinion modified most on this 12 months vs. preseason?

Ben Clemens: It’s a cop out however the Rays

Ben Clemens: they’re 14-2, it’d be foolish for me to not have modified my opinion

Ben Clemens: They have regarded actually good, in each small pattern and quick-stabilizing methods

Ben Clemens: and if Franco is breaking out this 12 months, wow

Ben Clemens: that’d be enjoyable

Ben Clemens: Runner up: the Pirates

Ben Clemens: loving the Cutch resurgence, I don’t assume they’re a playoff crew however they’re much more enjoyable than I anticipated

Andrew Vaughn: Vaughn’s launch angle retains happening regardless of his alleged efforts to boost it. Do you assume it’s a matter of velocity and simply getting bat to ball? Why explanations exist for his angle going within the improper path?

Ben Clemens: I actually have no idea

Ben Clemens: I do assume that it’s early to achieve any sweeping conclusions, however clearly you don’t come to a baseball chat at an analytical web site to get ‘ignore the data’ as a solution

bosoxforlife: Ben, you have to search for Ron Hunt. He dove in entrance of Drysdale fastballs to get hit. 7 straight seasons main the league together with 50 one 12 months.

Ben Clemens: wow that fifty hbp 12 months is actually one thing

Ben Clemens: good .279/.402/.358 line with a 9% stroll price

Ben Clemens: that mentioned, Drysdale will not be well-known for NOT hitting batters

Ben Clemens: so I’d think about that a few of these fastballs Hunt wore would have hit anybody

Ben Clemens: I’ve a sophisticated relationship with high-HBP guys. There’s a high quality line between neat and unheralded talent and exploit

Jake S: Is there any science behind what a part of the ball is finest to hit? Assuming all issues are equal (EV, LA, and so forth.), does it matter for those who hit a seam, the horseshoe leather-based, another half? There’s no approach you possibly can truly affect that, after all, however nonetheless can be fascinating (possibly simply to me alone).

Ben Clemens: I’ve by no means seen any, but when I do I’ll attempt to point out it within the chat, as a result of I additionally discover that very fascinating

Ben Clemens: Alright, gotta go get some lunch going, and hopefully end watching this darn pink sox angels sport

Ben Clemens: have a terrific week, everybody