Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 8/28/23

2:01Ben Clemens: Hey everyone, welcome to the chat
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2:01Ben Clemens: Busy day so I’m gonna purpose for an hour of targeted chatting
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2:01Rick Dugo 3000: Trevor Story hanging out in 1/3 of his crimson sox at bats and having not been an above common hitter since 2020 is ok proper?
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2:02Ben Clemens: Honestly I’m not *that* anxious in regards to the starting of his 2023, he hasn’t performed shortly and that is as a lot about shaking the rust off as anything
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2:03Ben Clemens: to the extent that it issues, he additionally has 48 PA of hitting the quilt off the ball in his rehab video games, he simply hasn’t performed that a lot but. I’d give it extra time
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2:03Ben Clemens: the broader query of whether or not he’s an above common hitter? I imply, we've got him projected for a 100 wRC+ the remainder of the yr, and I think about the subsequent few years will appear to be that as properly
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2:04Ben Clemens: That’s okay, I believe? That’s form of what I count on from Story. But he’s not Corey Seager, you realize?
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2:04CAL: 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 up to now 20 years.
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2:04Ben Clemens: I believe when you exclude gamers dying, sure
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2:05John Bowker Appreciator: Hey Ben – Why isn’t WPA extra closely factored into MVP discussions? I absolutely perceive that it isn't a predictive measure of success (I'm not a “clutch gene” truther), however aren’t we making an attempt discover who WAS essentially the most invaluable over the yr anyhow? It appears to me like we must always care in regards to the contexts of the participant’s at bats and their contributions to the groups success with a purpose to perceive the worth that they introduced.
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2:05Ben Clemens: I’m with you!
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2:05Lunch Angle: I’m inquisitive about experiences that Strasburg will proceed to obtain the whole thing of his contracted wage even after retirement. I’m all for participant rights however.. plainly by selecting to retire fairly proceed a fruitless rehab, Strasburg shouldn't be fulfilling the phrases of his contract. And if he isn’t honoring his contract, why do the Nats must? Is 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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2:05Ben Clemens: I’m assuming that the 2 sides got here to some form of settlement about this
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2:06Ben Clemens: I don’t know the wording of his contract however this isn't the usual. Thinking again to Prince Fielder, who was in an identical scenario, he by no means formally retired regardless of not with the ability to play for some insurance coverage and wage causes
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2:06Benny: If a time traveler instructed you in the beginning of the season, that on the finish of August, all 3 of the Yankees, Mets, and Cardinals can be in final place, what would your response have been?
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2:06Ben Clemens: I believe I’d be least shocked by the Yankees simply b/c the AL East is de facto robust, no apparent weak hyperlink
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2:06Ben Clemens: however yeah, I’d be extremely shocked
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2:06Guest: Un-fun truth for the Angels: You may make a complete beginning lineup out of their place gamers on the IL, and the one factor even barely out of the atypical can be Urshela within the center infield.
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2:07Sad Yankees Loser: Would love your ideas on Rodon and Severino for the unhappy yanks. Their stuff seems to be nasty they usually seem principally wholesome, what do you assume that’s making them so ineffective? Is it a Yankee pitching philosophy drawback? Is it in Rodon’s case only a wretched case of dangerous luck?
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2:07Ben Clemens: It actually seems to be like dangerous luck to me, significantly from Rodon. When I watch him pitch I don’t assume ‘oh this guy is washed’ or something
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2:08Ben Clemens: I’m lots much less satisfied about Severino. His absolute incapability to overlook bats is a large crimson flag imo
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2:09Ben Clemens: it mainly boils right down to his slider, and it’s breaking much less and drawing a ton much less chases, and likewise hitters are making much more contact after they do swing
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2:09Ben Clemens: only a actually dangerous omen
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2:09Mike M: Mookie is now the Vegas odds favourite to win NL MVP.  You agree?  Leads NL in fWAR, bWAR, OPS, SLG.  Huge positional flexibility.  Great smile.
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2:09Ben Clemens: He’d get my vote proper now by a hair
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2:10Ben Clemens: The tear he’s been on for the previous, I don’t know, half season, has simply been insane
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2:10Ben Clemens: He’s by no means had energy numbers like this in his profession, and it’s a embellished profession
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2:10Ben Clemens: what are you able to do however marvel
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2:11marginal utility participant: Has there been any work performed on measuring hitter efficiency based mostly on the standard of pitcher they're going through?

You’d count on a hitters wRC+ vs “bad pitchers” (nevertheless you want to outline that) to be greater than after they face “good pitchers”. But I wouldn’t count on the speed of efficiency drop to be constant in any respect throughout MLB hitters.

For instance, anecdotally, I view Paul Goldschmidt to (clearly) be an amazing hitter towards poor-mediocre RHPs and mainly 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 could possibly be affirmation bias on my finish, however I really feel like there's something to some gamers being “good against the best”

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2:11Ben Clemens: I checked out this as soon as however I’m having hassle discovering the article now, I assume that’s the draw back of writing so ceaselessly about random subjects
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2:12Ben Clemens: There’s an anticipated performnace drop, and from what I bear in mind, having a distinct drop in a single yr wasn’t significantly predictive of the subsequent, however I’m gonna do some extra analysis and get again to you, probably in article kind
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2:12Sodo Mojo: Given the fee and early outcomes does this years free agent class go down as the most costly per win?
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2:12Ben Clemens: It appears unlikely, simply because Albert Pujols exists
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2:12Byron Denniston: When will the insane chorus {that a} younger man ought to “just get TJ surgery out of the way” go away? This yr 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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2:13Ben Clemens: “just get TJ” has at all times been form of loopy to me
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2:13Ben Clemens: like…. it’s main surgical procedure. individuals don’t at all times come again. typically they get TJ once more
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2:13SP: Think I noticed final week that you just’re out on Keibert – is that this due to his poor protection? Offensively, it looks like manufacturing is catching up quickly to consistency/high quality of contact.
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2:14Ben Clemens: Yeah protection primarily. Whatever you consider his offense, I don’t assume it’d play properly at first base. And his protection is ‘maybe he should just play first’ degree
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2:15Ben Clemens: I’m not enamored by the offensive manufacturing, simply because it’s actually reliant on softly hit line drives
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2:15Ben Clemens: Like, his high quality of contact shouldn't be nice! He’s beneath common in arduous hit fee, barrel fee, common exit velocity
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2:16Ben Clemens: He does MAKE lots of it, however he’s actually gradual, so grounders aren’t nice. He wants line drives to make it click on
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2:16Ben Clemens: it simply doesn’t sound like a profile I need from a foul defensive catcher
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2:16SP: Do you ever play Marvel legendary? If so, what are your ideas?
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2:17Ben 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 had been like ‘suggest us some video games;
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2:17Ben Clemens: Loved it, performed a ton, I believe that deckbuilders like which can be tremendous enjoyable. We’ve moved on, however we play lots of equally styled video games. Aeon’s End might be my favourite of the style
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2:17Princess Leia: Help us Obi-wan Clemon-obi, You’re our solely hope!
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2:17Princess Leia: Roll with CES, Ke’Bryan Hayes, or Candelario in a factors league this week?
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2:17Ben Clemens: This was the complete message in Star Wars, kinda tousled that they minimize it off quick
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2:18Ben Clemens: additionally this can be a good unfold of Star Wars sounding names. Jeimer Candelario may completely be a smuggler in Mos Eisley
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2:19Ben Clemens: Let’s see. I'd truly go exterior hte field and take Ke’Bryan
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2:20Ben Clemens: The different two have robust pitching slates, whereas he will get the Royals and the dangerous a part of the Cardinals rotation (Hudson, Drew Rom, Wainwright)
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2:20Ben Clemens: He’s been main off, too, so a lot of alternatives towards these terrible pitchers
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2:20Ben Clemens: (I’m assuming that is weekly rosters)
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2:20Derek: Don’t look now, however Ke’Bryan Hayes is raking! And his underlying metrics appear to assist the outcomes! Is he lastly “figuring it out”?
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2:20Ben Clemens: Oh, I’m trying now
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2:20Ben Clemens: I’m at all times trying, I can’t assist it
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2:21Ben Clemens: I’m certain I’ll get sucked in once more subsequent yr
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2:21Nick: With Strasburg’s retirement, I’ve been serious about how everybody was freaking out about how he had a *changeup* that would high 90. We’ve at all times had elite changeup specialists however by no means ones that threw them that arduous. Was he the primary of his type in that regard? He feels just like the harbinger of pitch gifs.
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2:21Ben Clemens: My preliminary intuition was Felix
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2:21Ben Clemens: and looking out again at it, he averaged 89.2 on his changeup in 2009
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2:22Ben Clemens: and hey, now that I have a look at it, Strasburg by no means truly topped 90 in common velo, although clearly he threw fairly a number of of them that arduous
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2:22Ben Clemens: so yeah, I’ll say Felix barely predated him, however that each did lots to place the pitch GIF period on the map
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2:23Bryzzo: I'm nonetheless very unhappy about Shohei. What do you imagine to be the most certainly consequence for his rest-of-career pitching? If he was a relieve like Kerry Wood, how does that work with the DH? Can you DH after which come into the sport afterward from the bullpen?
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2:23Ben Clemens: I believe that warming up can be actually troublesome, and also you’d must lose the DH, however there’s no rule towards it particularly. I believe I’d choose to have him play outfield if he wasn’t going to start out, although. Hey, it labored for Babe Ruth
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2:23bosoxforlife: The Mets at the moment are comfortably ensconced in final place. It may be very seldom that something drops to its 1% likelihood however this has to come back 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 beneath .500 would have set one up for all times.
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2:24Ben Clemens: Yeah, the story is much less ‘topsy-turvy standings’ than ‘some good teams were BAD’
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2:24Ben Clemens: AGain, the Yankees didn’t fully disintegrate, they’re in final place with a greater file than the Guardians, however nonetheless a really disappointing yr
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2:24Ben Clemens: The different three? Hindenburgian
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2:24Insert Witty Name Here: Food ?: how usually do you persist with what you want vs making one thing new which will or will not be good? Follow up query, how do I inform my accomplice to make meals that don’t use our complete provide of cookware that I've to scrub afterward?
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2:25Ben Clemens: Ah, now THIS is a query that’s in my wheelhouse
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2:25Ben Clemens: I attempt new issues lots after I’m cooking for 2, and nearly completely previous requirements after I’m cooking for one
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2:26Ben Clemens: As for cookware, I don’t thoughts that a lot, I’m a clear as you go kind. The huge adjustment for me has been shopping for lots of bowls in order that I don’t must IMMEDIATELY clear one thing to be used later in a recipe
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2:26Guest: Also value declaring 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.
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2:26Ben Clemens: Yeah I imply, he’s not capable of play
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2:26Ben Clemens: nobody is disputing that
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2:27Ben Clemens: the query is simply whether or not he’s obligated to maintain faking the motions with a purpose to get his cash, and I believe it’s cheap for staff and participant to resolve that the suitable reply is not any
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2:27Jrod: Am I placing myself in consideration for AL mvp votes?
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2:27Guest: Why is Nootbaar’s harm described as an stomach?
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2:27Ben Clemens: as a result of we will’t say that he received hit within the noots
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2:27mmddyyyy: Is there a systemic purpose the central divisions are weak?
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2:27Ben Clemens: The greatest argument I've is a geographical one
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2:28Ben Clemens: The largest cities and thus budgets are inclined to congregate on the coasts
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2:28Ben Clemens: That’s significantly true since Texas has two groups which can be each within the “west”
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2:28Ben Clemens: as a substitute of the central; Houston is just about due south of Kansas City, for instance
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2:29Ben Clemens: however actually, what it comes right down to is that rust belt cities don’t spend like New York/LA/SF/Texas
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2:29Ben Clemens: I believe that’s an enormous structural subject
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2:29J: When’s the final time an MLB season has been this shocking? I believe there are going to be exceedingly few pre-season predictions that received even 7 of 10 playoff groups right, relying on how issues shake out this subsequent month.
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2:30Ben Clemens: This seems like an amazing query to reply with our playoff odds, so I’m in all probability going to put in writing one thing about this on the finish of the yr
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2:31Ben Clemens: nevertheless it additionally offers me an opportunity to have a look at my very own predictions. I received: BAL, HOU, MIN, SEA, TBR, LAD, ATL, and probably the Giants
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2:31Ben Clemens: so like…. yeah not nice
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2:32Ben Clemens: randomly sampling another person, Dan Szymborski received: ATL, LAD, MIL, HOU, TBR, SEA, and perhaps TOR
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2:32Ben Clemens: I really feel like the actual surprises haven't been the misses — yeah nearly everybody had the Cards Mets and Padres making it, nevertheless it’s not like there are THAT many different surprises
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2:32Ben Clemens: however simply how badly these have missed
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2:32Ben Clemens: nobody picked any of these groups to complete the place they did within the division
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2:32Colton: Cardinals stated they had been going to be in play for 3 SP’s this offseason, one in all which being the Nola, Urias or Snell. For a staff that’s by no means went out and spent huge in free company this can be a little bit of a crimson flag in my view as a result of it indicators desperation to me and that they actually don’t know the place the staff goes. Do you've gotten any opinions about this assertion and the state of the staff transferring ahead?
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2:33Ben Clemens: I believe they need to go be in play for 3 beginning pitchers
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2:33Ben Clemens: when you made me choose two weaknesses of the present Cardinals regime, it’d be growing pitching and understanding when they should push the funds to make up for inside weak spot
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2:34Ben Clemens: The ’16-’19 Cardinals had been notable as a result of they'd some good homegrown gamers, and the staff did NOTHING to assist them in free company
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2:34Ben Clemens: so I believe this can be a welcome change. Like, clearly their pitching is dangerous
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2:34Ben Clemens: I don’t assume sticking their heads within the sand this winter would make me MORE assured in them
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2:34mmddyyyy: Would the commerce deadline go otherwise the yr earlier than an growth staff/draft?
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2:35Ben Clemens: It would for certain, however how a lot otherwise would depend upon the timing of roster safety. Basically groups which have actually stuffed rosters would extra aggressively attempt to consolidate, as a result of they know lots of the gamers they’re buying and selling would get taken in an growth draft in any other case
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2:35Trout: Sean Murphy’s second half wRC+ is decrease than any of his particular person months. How is that?
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2:36Ben 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
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2:36Ben Clemens: And then .105/.227/.132 the remainder of July, whoops
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2:36Ben Clemens: that’s a heck of a one-month turnaroudn although
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2:37Mike: Does the service time assemble nonetheless work in in the present day’s MLB, particularly because it pertains to relievers who're shuffled forwards and backwards, pitch three innings to save lots of a bullpen after which return down instantly?
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2:37Ben Clemens: No, it’s fairly detrimental to pitchers significantly, such as you stated
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2:37Ben Clemens: I believe that’s unlikely to get bargained away meaningfully, although. THe system doesn’t worth relievers a lot when you use them that method, so groups are simply gonna preserve doing it. It’s price efficient and likewise simply efficient
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2:37Baseball Philosopher: Re. marginal utility participant query. I've at all times been inquisitive about a “strength of schedule” kind metric. Would be attention-grabbing to see, over a season lengthy, who confronted the “easiest” and “hardest” pitchers. Same for a profession too!
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2:37Ben Clemens: Yeah this might be actually cool, I believe
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2:38Wither Wander: I’m a bit shocked that FanGraphs hasn’t had any items in regards to the troubling experiences behind the absence of one of many sport’s largest names and brightest begins from one in all its greatest groups. I at all times admire how FanGraphs handles troublesome issues thoughtfully and with care, so when ought to we count on to learn extra in regards to the Wander Franco transfer to the restricted checklist, right here?
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2:38Ben Clemens: Probably when there’s something on the file about it, however don’t take my phrase for it
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2:38Ben Clemens: That’s simply after I’d really feel comfy discussing it
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2:38mmddyyyy: Are participant brokers paid when the contract is signed or paid? Thinking of Strasburg’s case
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2:38Ben Clemens: They’re paid as a proportion of every examine the participant receives
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2:38mmddyyyy: Do you get extra questions on gamers who're struggling or gamers who're succeeding?
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2:39Ben Clemens: Succeeding, however solely by a hair
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2:39Ben Clemens: I used to maintain observe of it, truly, as a result of I used to be actually curious
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2:39Guest: Even extra un-fun truth re: injured lists: If you checked out each LA groups’ ILs and likewise included “pitching Ohtani”, not solely is that sufficient for a full staff, nevertheless it may be sufficient to win the AL Central itself.  By no means wouldn't it be good (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 staff to face both.
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2:39Ben Clemens: ‘win the AL central’, so that you’re saying they’d be about nearly as good because the precise Angels have been this yr
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2:39Kirk: Mariners? Mariners.
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2:39Frame Frame go Away: All of the sudden the AL West is loaded with younger catching expertise that may hit. Which AL West catcher do you're taking subsequent 3 years?
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2:39Ben Clemens: I believe I’d do the unwise factor and guess on Diaz’s upside
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2:40Ben Clemens: I believe the share choose is Heim, with O’Hoppe subsequent
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2:40Freddie Freeman: Chances I set the trendy period doubles file? I've 50 and it’s not even Sept 1
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2:40Ben Clemens: I’m trying this file up proper now
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2:41Ben Clemens: 59 by 2000 Todd Helton, wow
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2:41Ben Clemens: ZiPS truly initiatives him to tie the file
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2:41Ben Clemens: that’s superb
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2:41Ben Clemens: I believe there’s a 40% likelihood of you setting it, I may see the Dodgers sitting him
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2:41Greedo: Oona goota Candelario?
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2:42Ben Clemens: flows proper off the tongue
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2:42mmddyyyy: Is the checklist of stuff you favored this week a dwelling doc or is it born each Thursday night time?
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2:42Ben Clemens: It’s extra the previous than the latter for certain, and it’s often performed Thursday afternoon
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2:42Ben Clemens: I simply preserve a notes doc in my cellphone, and each time I see a play I like, I write it down
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2:42Ben Clemens: then I have a look at these, choose a number of favorites, and go over what I’m considering with Meg
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2:43Ben Clemens: typically I’m a number of quick, or two of them don’t play properly collectively, and we've got to improvise – I’d say 10% or so are urged by her fairly than me. But for essentially the most half, I do know what I’m going to be writing baout earlier than Thursday morning
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2:43Random Fact Generator: If Anthony Rendon was solely being paid per homerun on his present contract he would have made $6,047,619.05 batting lefthanded.
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2:44Jason N: I believe Todd Worrell had a 90mph changeup
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2:44Ben Clemens: Eh, I believe starters doing it feels just a little completely different, plus now lots of guys do it. But yeah, I guess a number of the huge stuff relievers of the 80s and 90s would have a subject day with Pitching Ninja
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2:44v2micca: How does Wheeler have half a sport lead on Strider in fWAR?  They have practically the identical variety of innings pitched, and Strider edges Wheeler in xERA, FIP, and xFIP.  I do know park components and staff protection play a roll, nevertheless it looks like these shouldn’t be giving this a lot of a result in Wheeler.
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2:45Ben Clemens: So, xERA and xFIP aren’t parts of WAR, simply FIP
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2:45Ben Clemens: so Strider has a decrease FIP, however in a better pitcher’s park. Then we add a further transformation, we rely infield pop ups the identical as strikeouts
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2:45Ben Clemens: You don’t see this in our FIP, nevertheless it accrues to WAR
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2:46Ben Clemens: as a result of an infield come out is simply an out
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2:46Ben Clemens: Wheeler has 10 additional on Strider, in order that’s like 10K’s per our system
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2:46Ben Clemens: it’s an try to account for the batted balls the place there’s no luck concerned, they’re simply outs each time
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2:46Ben Clemens: truly, the park components are kinda the identical now that I’m trying
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2:47Ben Clemens: so it’s simply that and the 5 additional innings
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2:47Sodo Mojo: I'm guessing prime Randy Johnson Change Up was over 90
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2:47RAH: I simply needed to say how joyful 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 couple of years that the connection between Jones and the O’s was rocky and he wasn’t invited to completely different O’s alumni occasions.
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2:47Ben Clemens: Totally agree, I actually take pleasure in Adam Jones and the extra he's round, the happier I'm
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2:47Alf: Is there a possible various to TJ? Obviously no one needs to get surgical procedure as a primary choice. Are you saying that docs/groups are too fast to suggest TJ?
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2:48Ben Clemens: No, I (and the questioner) had been particularly speaking a couple of pressure of youth coaches/baseball thinkers who say “everyone gets TJ, might as well just get it out of the way”
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2:48Ben Clemens: I imply, nothing they’re saying is smart
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2:48Ben Clemens: nobody does this, and nobody considers it critically
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2:48Ben Clemens: it’s only a factor individuals say to impress a response
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2:48Appa Yip Yip: My favorite second from the HR Derby was when JD Martinez was giving Mookie a pep speak and telling him to only pull the s*** out of the ball within the air and Mookie stated, “I don’t know how” what a participant.
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2:48Ben Clemens: ah yeah that was nice
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2:49Ben Clemens: it’ll be humorous when he out-homers each different Derby participant
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2:49Ben Clemens: It seems to be like he’s solely trailing Alonso proper now
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2:49Joe: remark received minimize or one thing. In a world the place groups adopted markets, the one groups at the moment within the MLB from the Centrals can be the Chicago groups. American sports want to determine a technique to get groups within the precise high 20 markets.
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2:49Ben Clemens: Yeah… I imply, or have extra income sharing and mroe growth
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2:50MLB parity: If you need parity in MLB, shrink TV markets of the east/west groups. Add groups to Charlotte, Sacramento, Portland, perhaps even San Antonio.
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2:50Ben Clemens: Particularly the South, Michael Baumann had an award-winning article about this
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2:50Appa Yip Yip: The noots shot to this point up into his abdomen they rattled round like pinballs and bruised his abs
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2:50Ben Clemens: that sounds terrible
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2:50That Guy: Thinking in regards to the Angels shedding Trout and Ohtani’s pitching in the identical day – are you able to consider a time that staff misplaced extra WAR in sooner or later? I don’t assume I can.
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2:51Ben Clemens: It’d must be a staff shedding an amazing participant early within the season. But on a per-game foundation, nope
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2:51Getting uninterested in it: At what level do you say “F it”. and END a commerce dialog that's getting….tiresome?
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2:51Ben Clemens: Oh man, I do that method too simply
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2:51Ben Clemens: In fantasy, I imply
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2:51Ben Clemens: if I’m not having fun with myself, I don’t wish to preserve doing it
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2:52Ben Clemens: I believe that’s a very 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
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2:52Ben Clemens: simply give a final and closing supply and transfer on if nothing is there
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2:52Kretin: Ok, bizarre query for you. Where do Players preserve their cash? Like, do they use common banking accounts like us or is there some form of particular account to retailer these hundreds of thousands? Or do they preserve it in funding accounts?
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2:52Ben Clemens: I’m not a participant accountant, however I've a reasonably good concept of the final mechanics
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2:53Ben Clemens: There’s no particular account; when you bear in mind the entire Silicon Valley Bank ruckus, lots of what induced that run is that there AREN’T particular accounts for if in case you have some huge cash, and in reality having some huge cash in a single checking account implies that cash isn’t insured
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2:53Ben 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 beneath the FDIC restrict
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2:55Ben Clemens: And then yea, a ton of the cash goes to be in funding accounts of assorted sorts. Athletes appear to favor venture-style investments, and personal markets basically, so I might assume that some portion of their cash is tied up in share certificates of assorted sorts in non-traded firms. But then they in all probability hvae a ton in mutual funds and ETF’s, at Fidelity or one thing comparable
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2:55KC Pain: Will we've got a knuckleball starter within the subsequent 5 years or is that artwork lifeless?
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2:55Pat: How far again does the “thing you like” go? Other than the EDLC throw to nab Carroll on the plate, the most effective factor I noticed this weekend was Parker Meadows walk-off along with his household within the stands on Friday Night.
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2:55Ben Clemens: There’s positively no arduous cutoff
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2:55Ben Clemens: Kim hasn’t faked a 3-0 bunt in weeks
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2:55Ben Clemens: I simply felt like writing about it
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2:56Ben Clemens: amazingly, I've one thing from that sport, even from that INNING, written down, and it’s not Meadows
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2:56Ben Clemens: it was Miggy turning again the clock and breaking Ryan Pressly’s chokehold on the inning with some old-fashioned singles hitting
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2:57Pat: Joe is unsuitable. Detroit is clearly a high 20 market
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2:57Ben Clemens: I haven’t seemed up markets not too long ago, however I imagine you
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2:57Ben Clemens: I believe the purpose is only a braod structural one, the particulars I’m not completely certain of however the two central divisions positively hvae the smallest common market sizes
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2:57Ben Clemens: if nothing else, one another division has both a New York or LA staff in it
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2:57Dusty Runtz: If you had been Ohtani’s agent? Wouldn’t you make him get TJS now? The longer he waits, the extra money it should possible price him
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2:57Shohei: Why doesn’t Ohtani shut it down for the yr?
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2:58Ben Clemens: Dude loves baseball, in my view
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2:58C-Low: The harm to Felix is way 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?
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2:58Guest: Thoughts on giving Hall an opportunity on the nearer job and holding remainder of bullpen rolls in place. Has the stuff and mentality if not the expertise.
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2:58Ben Clemens: I’m form of focused on letting Hall give it a attempt, that sounds enjoyable
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2:58Ben Clemens: however yeah, this one hurts. I believe they simply must hope the bullpen holds up, like what else can you actually do?
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2:59Jake Marogersnik: Re staff spending and market measurement, its probably not right down to TV viewers in a significant method, the individuals who personal these groups are among the many richest individuals 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
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2:59Ben Clemens: Sure, house owners CAN do this
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2:59Ben Clemens: however like, on common they don’t
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2:59Ben Clemens: the AL Central performed greater when Ilitch was doing that
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2:59Ben Clemens: there’s positively some correlation in coastal groups being owned by richer house owners, I received’t argue that
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3:00HappyFunBall: Bryan Woo … the talents are great however with an innings cap looming giant I've hassle 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 strategy 100 pitches in an outing in any respect the remainder of the yr?  Not simply his personal IP limits are in query, however considering particularly about SEA not desirous to irritate his harm
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3:00Ben Clemens: Yeah, I believe they’re going to deal with him with child gloves
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3:00Ben Clemens: very robust from a fantasy perspective
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3:00Buster Olney: Who is the most effective historic comp to Kim Ha-seong?
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3:00Ben Clemens: I’m truly keen on Baseball Reference’s similarity scores for him, Brian Dozier however with higher protection
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3:01Billy: How do you are feeling about groups utilizing the specter of transferring to get extra tax {dollars} for stadiums? After the A’s, it looks like Milwaukee, Tampa, Baltimore, and probably Anaheim may all use threats to maneuver their groups within the upcoming years. Do you see cities like Portland, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, and so on getting used as leverage for brand new stadiums earlier than they get growth groups?
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3:01Ben Clemens: I don’t prefer it, haha
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3:01Ben 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
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3:01Ben Clemens: I hope the Vegas venture brings him nothing however vexation
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3:02Ben Clemens: the Milwaukee shakedown can be actually irritating
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3:02Ben 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
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3:02Farhandrew Zaidman: Don’t look now however the Dodgers are on a 100 win tempo…
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3:02Ben Clemens: at all times guess on the dodgers
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3:03Ben Clemens: i imply, except we’re speaking ‘To win the World Series’
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3:03KC Pain: Slade Cecconi good SW identify?
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3:03KC Pain: or his wingman Blade Tidwell?  (Meant to he one huge SW query however fats fingered on cellphone)
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3:03Ben Clemens: Oh man, these are each glorious Star Wars names
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3:03Ben Clemens: Slade Cecconi was Poe Dameron’s wingman 100%
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3:04Ben Clemens: Alright, we’ve hit the one hour mark and I've to go end writing about how the Rangers are falling aside. Have an amazing day, everybody, and hey, the Rangers are falling aside
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3:04Ben Clemens: Read all about it right here tomorrow
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3:04Lake Meade: Don’t fear, y’all, I’m taking John Fisher down with me.
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3:04Ben Clemens: Fine one final remark 🙂
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Ben is a author at FanGraphs. He may be discovered on Twitter @_Ben_Clemens.

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