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Matt Clement Padres

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
9	410	.095	.139	.115	.121	12.5

Birth Date	8-12-1974
Height	6' 2"
Weight	200 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1998	SDN	23	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000	.127	1.8	-0.3	0.2
1999	SDN	24	31	62	52	7	4	0	0	4	4	28	0	0	6	1	.077	.143	.077	.123	16.7	-6.2	1.0
2000	SDN	25	34	69	60	3	4	0	1	6	4	33	0	0	5	2	.067	.125	.100	.086	2.2	-1.6	0.1
2001	FLO	26	32	61	50	2	4	0	0	4	3	18	0	0	8	0	.080	.132	.080	.115	11.7	-2.7	0.9
2002	CHN	27	32	75	61	4	3	2	0	5	1	34	3	0	10	4	.049	.108	.082	.103	42.7	-1.2	4.2
2003	CHN	28	32	71	62	3	9	2	0	11	0	26	1	0	8	3	.145	.159	.177	.162	23.9	-2.3	2.1
2004	CHN	29	30	61	55	2	8	1	0	9	1	29	0	1	4	2	.145	.158	.164	.133	24.3	-1.1	2.3
2005	BOS	30	32	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.137	19.8	-1.2	1.9
2006	BOS	31	12	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.205	0.6	-1.2	-0.1
Career			239	410	348	22	33	5	1	40	14	174	4	1	43	12	.095	.139	.115	.121	143.7	-17.7	12.5

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1998	SDN	MLB	4	4	.127	.268	.326	.416	.000	.000	80	-0.6	0.1	0.6	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	-0.1	1.8	0.2
1999	SDN	MLB	31	62	.123	.272	.339	.428	.000	.167	94	-9.9	1.7	9.8	-6.2	-0.4	0.8	-0.5	16.7	1.0
2000	SDN	MLB	34	69	.086	.270	.341	.438	.000	.148	95	-14.2	1.9	11.1	-1.6	0.2	0.9	-0.1	2.2	0.1
2001	FLO	MLB	32	61	.115	.270	.335	.441	.000	.125	97	-9.7	1.6	9.1	-2.7	-0.8	0.4	-0.2	11.7	0.9
2002	CHN	MLB	32	75	.103	.266	.331	.420	.000	.111	98	-12.6	1.9	10.8	-1.2	0.2	-0.4	-0.2	42.7	4.2
2003	CHN	MLB	32	71	.162	.257	.322	.405	.000	.250	103	-7.6	1.9	10.6	-2.3	-2.3	2.6	0.0	23.9	2.1
2004	CHN	MLB	30	61	.133	.253	.314	.413	.000	.296	100	-8.5	1.6	9.5	-1.1	-1.4	1.1	-0.0	24.3	2.3
2005	BOS	MLB	32	4	.137	.266	.338	.432	.000	.000	104	-0.5	0.1	0.6	-1.2	0.0	0.8	-0.0	19.8	1.9
2006	BOS	MLB	12	3	.205	.290	.322	.472	.000	1.000	108	-0.2	0.1	0.5	-1.2	0.1	0.7	-0.0	0.6	-0.1
2008	MEM	AAA	9	2	.376	.315	.378	.520	.000	1.000	86	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		410	.121	.265	.330	.424	.259	.189	98	-63.8	10.9	62.6	-17.7	-4.4	6.8	-1.1	143.7	12.5

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1998	SDN	MLB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	.127	1.8	-0.3	0.2
1999	SDN	MLB	62	7	4	0	0	1	4	28	.077	.143	.077	.000	.123	16.7	-6.2	1.0
2000	SDN	MLB	69	3	4	0	1	2	4	33	.067	.125	.100	.033	.086	2.2	-1.6	0.1
2001	FLO	MLB	61	2	4	0	0	0	3	18	.080	.132	.080	.000	.115	11.7	-2.7	0.9
2002	CHN	MLB	75	4	3	2	0	4	1	34	.049	.108	.082	.033	.103	42.7	-1.2	4.2
2003	CHN	MLB	71	3	9	2	0	3	0	26	.145	.159	.177	.032	.162	23.9	-2.3	2.1
2004	CHN	MLB	61	2	8	1	0	2	1	29	.145	.158	.164	.018	.133	24.3	-1.1	2.3
2005	BOS	MLB	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.000	.137	19.8	-1.2	1.9
2006	BOS	MLB	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.000	.205	0.6	-1.2	-0.1
2008	MEM	AAA	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	.000	.376	0.0	0.3	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2008-03-21	2008-08-02	60-DL	134	112	Right	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery	Labrum and Rotator Cuff	2006-09-26
2007-03-23	2007-10-29	60-DL	220	162	Right	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery	Labrum and Rotator Cuff	2006-09-26
2006-06-15	2006-10-02	60-DL	109	99	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Labrum and Rotator Cuff	2006-09-26
2006-06-05	2006-06-14	DTD	9	8	Right	Arm	Cramps	Biceps	-
2005-10-21	2005-10-21	Off	0	0	Left	Knee	Surgery		2005-10-21
2005-07-27	2005-08-04	DTD	8	6	Right	Head	Concussion	Batted Ball	-
2004-09-08	2004-09-14	DTD	6	6		Neck	Strain		-
2004-09-08	2004-09-14	On-Alr	6	6	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2004-08-30	2004-09-07	DTD	8	4		Neck	Strain		-
2003-09-11	2003-09-15	DTD	4	4		Groin	Strain		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2008	SLN	$1,250,000
2007	BOS	$9,500,000
2006	BOS	$9,825,000
2005	BOS	$6,500,000
2004	CHN	$6,000,000
2003	CHN	$4,000,000
2002	CHN	$2,500,000
2001	FLO	$900,000
2000	SDN	$600,000

Years	Description	Salary
9 yr	Previous	$41,075,000
9 yr	Total	$41,075,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 124 d

Details
retired 4/09 Triple-A 3/27/09 signed as a free agent from BOS (STL?) 08-09 (minor-league contract)

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Title	Author	Date
Painting the Black: What's Wrong With Wil Myers?	R.J. Anderson	2012-11-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: Labrum But it Didn't Kill Him	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-27
The BP Wayback Machine: PECOTA Takes on Pitching Prospects and Left-Handed Pitchers	Nate Silver	2011-12-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Junkballin'	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-15
Seidnotes: The Rodrigo Lopez All-Stars	Eric Seidman	2010-12-23
Checking the Numbers: Whiffery	Eric Seidman	2009-05-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, AL East	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-29
Prospectus Today: American League NRIs of Note	Joe Sheehan	2009-02-15
Every Given Sunday: So Many Questions, So Little Time	John Perrotto	2009-02-01
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-12-14
Every Given Sunday: Winter Meetings Preview	John Perrotto	2008-12-07
Every Given Sunday: Wish Lists and Intentions	John Perrotto	2008-10-26
Every Given Sunday: One Man's Teams	John Perrotto	2008-07-06
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-24
Under The Knife: Stacked	Will Carroll	2008-06-17
Can Of Corn: Mock Blockbuster, Part III	Dayn Perry	2008-06-14
Can Of Corn: The 2008 Cardinals	Dayn Perry	2008-05-10
Every Given Sunday: To New Challenges and Old Friends	John Perrotto	2008-04-27
Prospectus Hit List: Small-Sample Theater	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-11
UTK Wrap: Measuring Injuries	Will Carroll	2008-03-14
Team Health Reports: St. Louis Cardinals	Will Carroll	2008-03-04
Every Given Sunday: A New Angel in the Outfield	John Perrotto	2008-02-24
Spring Training Preview: NL Central	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-11
Transaction Analysis: Breaking in the New Year	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-08
Prospectus Toolbox: Questions and Answers	Derek Jacques	2007-11-27
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL East	Nate Silver	2007-10-30
Every Given Sunday: Shakeups in the Offing	John Perrotto	2007-10-28
Prospectus Matchups: Starting Well is Two-Thirds of Half the Battle	Jim Baker	2007-10-16
Prospectus Matchups: Getting Right Back on the Horse	Jim Baker	2007-10-05
Lies, Damned Lies: Rookies and Cycles	Nate Silver	2007-08-23
Under The Knife: Hack, Slash, and Rehab	Will Carroll	2007-07-30
Transaction Analysis: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-26
Schrodinger's Bat: Hummingbirds and Sloths	Dan Fox	2007-05-03
Prospectus Hit List: Three Weeks In	Jay Jaffe	2007-04-20
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Pitching Prospects and Left-Handed Pitchers	Nate Silver	2007-04-12
Prospectus Today: Signature Insignificance	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-23
Transaction Analysis: AL East Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-01-30
Under The Knife: Ambiguities in Life and Diagnostics	Will Carroll	2006-09-27
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 26	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-26
Under The Knife: I Got It	Will Carroll	2006-09-24
Lies, Damned Lies: Tufte Takes on the Red Sox	Nate Silver	2006-08-23
Prospectus Today: The Sweep	Joe Sheehan	2006-08-21
Prospectus Notebook: Red Sox, Cardinals	Baseball Prospectus	2006-08-11
Under The Knife: Vacation	Will Carroll	2006-08-03
Transaction Analysis: July 29-30	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-31
Transaction Analysis: July 17-21, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-22
Transaction Analysis: July 13-16	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-17
Prospectus Notebook: Red Sox, Indians, Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2006-07-14
Transaction Analysis: July 10-13	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-13
Fantasy Focus: RotoWire Barometer, 7/12/06	Gus Papadopoulos	2006-07-12
Under The Knife: Break-dancing	Will Carroll	2006-07-05
Under The Knife: Sidekick III	Will Carroll	2006-06-29
Under The Knife: In the Cards	Will Carroll	2006-06-26
Transaction Analysis: June 20-21	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-22
Transaction Analysis: June 16-19, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-20
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 18th	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-20
Under The Knife: Overtime	Will Carroll	2006-06-15
Schrodinger's Bat: A Kid (finally) Bids Fenway Hello	Dan Fox	2006-06-14
Under The Knife: Heads Will Roll	Will Carroll	2006-06-12
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 4	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-06
Under The Knife: The Tipping Points	Will Carroll	2006-06-05
Transaction Analysis: May 25-29	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-30
Under The Knife: Memorial Day Edition	Will Carroll	2006-05-29
Doctoring The Numbers: The Draft, Part Ten	Rany Jazayerli	2006-05-11
Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 30	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-02
Team Health Reports: Boston Red Sox	Michael Groopman	2006-03-17
Team Health Reports: Boston Red Sox	Will Carroll	2006-03-17
Team Health Report Review: Evaluating the Results	Marc Normandin	2006-02-22
Fantasy Focus: Keeper League Decisions	Jeff Erickson	2006-02-07
Prospectus Notebook: Red Sox, Indians	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-30
Should They Stay or Should They Go: San Diego's Free Agents and Draft Picks	Bryan Smith	2005-12-23
Crooked Numbers: Value Over Replacement Column	James Click	2005-12-22
From The Mailbag: JAWS, Revenue Sharing, and Sandwich Picks	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-22
Prospectus Today: Non-Tenders, and Actual News	Joe Sheehan	2005-12-21
Transaction Analysis: November 23-December 1	Christina Kahrl	2005-12-02
Will's Mill: Getting Ready for Dallas	Will Carroll	2005-11-28
Prospectus Today: The Deals	Joe Sheehan	2005-11-28
Prospectus Today: Blowout Day	Joe Sheehan	2005-10-05
Prospectus Today: Playoff Previews	Joe Sheehan	2005-10-04
Prospectus Hit List: Week of October 2	Jay Jaffe	2005-10-04
Under The Knife: Playoff Health Reports	Will Carroll	2005-10-04
Playoff Prospectus: Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox	Nate Silver	2005-10-03
Under The Knife: More on Roberts	Will Carroll	2005-09-22
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 18	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-20
Prospectus Matchups: The Rivalry Cometh	Jim Baker	2005-09-09
Under The Knife: Get More	Will Carroll	2005-09-02
Prospectus Notebook: BOS, LAD	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-02
Under The Knife: Comebackers Galore	Will Carroll	2005-08-25
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 7	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-09
Under The Knife: Leadership?	Will Carroll	2005-08-08
Transaction Analysis: August 1-4	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-05
Transaction Analysis: July 31	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-01
Under The Knife: Upping the Workload	Will Carroll	2005-08-01
Under The Knife: An Ugly Injury	Will Carroll	2005-07-30
Under The Knife: Heroes	Will Carroll	2005-07-29
Under The Knife: The Picture is Fuzzy	Will Carroll	2005-07-28
Under The Knife: Precautionary Limp	Will Carroll	2005-07-27
Prospectus Today: Reversal of Fortune	Joe Sheehan	2005-06-27
Fantasy Focus: Managing Volatility	Chris Liss	2005-06-24
Prospectus Matchups: Return of Return of the Transients	Jim Baker	2005-06-17
Prospectus Matchups: The Yankees According to VORP	Jim Baker	2005-06-07
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 5, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-06-07
Pennants on the Training Room Wall: How Injuries Are Affecting Preseason Contenders	Will Carroll	2005-05-17
Transaction Analysis: April 26- May 4, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-05-09
Prospectus Matchups: Armchair Manager Edition	Jim Baker	2005-04-08
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals	Paul Swydan	2005-04-04
Team Health Reports: Boston Red Sox	Will Carroll	2005-03-29
Prospectus Today: AL East Preview	Joe Sheehan	2005-03-22
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Projects the American League	Nate Silver	2005-03-21
Prospectus Matchups: The Transient All-Star Team - Pitchers	Jim Baker	2005-02-23
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-17
Transaction Analysis: Offseason - The Easts	Christina Kahrl	2005-02-14
Can Of Corn: Wishes for 2005	Dayn Perry	2004-12-30
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2004-12-27
Prospectus Triple Play: Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants	Baseball Prospectus	2004-12-21
Winter Meetings Diary: Live From Anaheim	Baseball Prospectus	2004-12-14
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-11-26
Can Of Corn: More Free Agents	Dayn Perry	2004-11-24
Under The Knife: Free Agents	Will Carroll	2004-11-16
Prospectus Today: Taking it Away	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-04
Under The Knife: Heartstopping	Will Carroll	2004-09-30
Under The Knife: Arms and the (Injury) Man	Will Carroll	2004-09-23
Under The Knife: What Happened?	Will Carroll	2004-09-15
Prospectus Today: Sizing Up the NL	Joe Sheehan	2004-09-14
Under The Knife: Going Long	Will Carroll	2004-09-13
Can Of Corn: Terrific Tandems	Dayn Perry	2004-09-10
Under The Knife: Defending Personal Trainers	Will Carroll	2004-09-09
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-09-08
Under The Knife: Not By the Numbers	Will Carroll	2004-09-08
Under The Knife: Thirty Games Left	Will Carroll	2004-08-30
Doctoring The Numbers: Chasing Wes Ferrell	Rany Jazayerli	2004-08-18
From The Mailbag: Questec, Park Factors and Transactions Galore	Baseball Prospectus	2004-08-12
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-08-11
Prospectus Today: Getting Separation	Joe Sheehan	2004-08-01
Under The Knife: Tough Decisions	Will Carroll	2004-07-29
Under The Knife: Mid-Season Health Reports	Will Carroll	2004-07-16
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-07-14
Divisional All-Star Teams: Playing for Regional Pride	Jim Baker	2004-07-13
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-06-16
Under The Knife: Random Wednesday Headline	Will Carroll	2004-06-02
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-05-19
Under The Knife: A Not-So-Nice Monday	Will Carroll	2004-05-17
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-04-23
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-04-02
Team Health Reports: Chicago Cubs	Will Carroll	2004-02-29
Transaction Analysis: October 13-November 19	Christina Kahrl	2003-11-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-10-28
Season on the Brink: A Study in Managerial Contrasts	Rany Jazayerli	2003-10-16
Prospectus Today: All the Right Moves	Joe Sheehan	2003-10-11
Lies, Damned Lies: Working Late	Nate Silver	2003-10-08
Prospectus Today: Seven Days of Bliss	Joe Sheehan	2003-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: Chicago Cubs vs. Florida Marlins	Christina Kahrl	2003-10-07
Prospectus Today: It's a Beautiful Game Because It Surprises You	Joe Sheehan	2003-10-05
Prospectus Today: Give it Away	Joe Sheehan	2003-10-04
Playoff Prospectus: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs	Nate Silver	2003-09-30
Under The Knife: The Great Gig in the Sky	Will Carroll	2003-09-23
Under The Knife: Gone Till November	Will Carroll	2003-09-16
Under The Knife: This is the Guy Behind the Guy	Will Carroll	2003-09-15
Under The Knife: The Night Shift	Will Carroll	2003-09-12
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-11
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-18
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-17
Prospectus Triple Play: Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates	Baseball Prospectus	2003-06-16
Lies, Damned Lies: Holes	Nate Silver	2003-05-21
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-05-13
Box Lunch: The Week in Box Scores, April 7-13	Keith Scherer	2003-04-15
Under The Knife: Scattered Monday	Will Carroll	2003-04-07
Under The Knife: Watching the Defectives	Will Carroll	2003-04-03
Prospectus Today: NL Central Preview	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-30
PECOTA Preview: The National League	Nate Silver	2003-03-26
Under The Knife: Injury Jeopardy!	Will Carroll	2003-03-19
Under The Knife: Pizza Feeds and Painful Pelvic Problems	Will Carroll	2003-03-18
Team Health Reports: Chicago Cubs	Will Carroll	2003-02-26
Team Health Reports: Chicago Cubs	Will Carroll	2003-02-26
Team Health Reports: Chicago Cubs	Will Carroll	2003-02-25
Transaction Analysis: The Centrals	Christina Kahrl	2003-01-30
Internet Baseball Awards: Cy Young	Greg Spira	2002-10-23
Transaction Analysis: August 15-18, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-21
Transaction Analysis: August 4-7, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-12
Transaction Analysis: August 1-3, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-06
The Daily Prospectus: A Late Pick-Me-Up	Joe Sheehan	2002-07-29
Prospectus Feature: Aim for the Head: Dropping the Worst Starts	Keith Woolner	2002-05-03
Transaction Analysis: March 26-30, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-02
Prospectus Feature: National League Predictions	Baseball Prospectus	2002-03-30
The Daily Prospectus: NL, v20.02	Joe Sheehan	2002-03-30
NL West Notebook: Dodger Blues	Dave Pease	2000-08-25

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2009-01-07 13:00:00	Have you heard anything about Casey Janseen and his recovery from shoulder surgery? What are the chances the Jays get 20 combined starts out of he, Matt Clement and Matt Maroth? (Taylor from Toronto)	No, we're at the stage of the season where pitchers are just beginning to throw and for guys like Janssen, no one's watching his rehab outside of the Jays staff. It's nearly impossible to follow these other than the "no news is good news" theory. 20 starts out of those? Just off top of my head, I'd say coinflip. I have some hope for Clement, especially in the short term, like a run of 8-10 decent starts. (Will Carroll)
2009-01-07 13:00:00	How much longer do I have to wait for BP 2009? Two quick questions: 1. How much chance do you see for Matt Clement's healthy return? 2. How much longer do you think we'll be waiting before FAs start grabbing jobs while they can? Rightly or wrongly, clubs are holding onto $ severely, and there are going to players left without chairs when the music stops playing (ST is only a month away). (Jim Clancy from Exhibition Stadium)	I'm not involved with the book, but I'd assume it will be out at the normal time. I'm sure CK will update as necessary. 1. I'm very cautiously optimistic. Reasonable risk with upside, at least iin the short term. 2. Not long. Some guys will get desperate and there's really not that many left out there. I always thought Manny would be the last one to go, by design and it seems that Dunn is everyone's Plan B. (Will Carroll)
2008-12-15 13:00:00	AJ Burnett (5@82) or Matt Clement (1@subway tokens)? I've always thought Clement could be a very good strikeout pitcher. Back when the Jays first signed Burnett, I had considered them about equivalent. What chance would you give clement for being a competent MLB pitcher after 2+ seasons away from the bigs? And, of course - congrats - how ca I help in setting up a Feed in TO? Either before a Jays game or during the WBC. (rawagman from Toronto)	I don't hate taking chances on guys like Clement when your team can afford it, has a Plan A (these guys should always be Plan B, a nice bonus if it works), and if you really commit to it. It's a real crapshoot with time away and his injuries, but if you see him and have reason to believe that he MIGHT come back, then you have to decide if your circumstances allow you to take the chance. I'd think Clement might be a bit more selective, but I haven't seen much evidence that players/agents look at medical staff as a signing criteria. As always, I'll do a Pizza Feed anywhere. My only criteria is that I don't lose money on the deal. Last time I did one in Toronto, it was awesome. The guy sent me a plane ticket and organized everything. I paid for the hotel and showed up to do my thing. Same in Memphis, where I hope we can do another one. You do the groundwork, I'll show up and when possible, I'll bring someone with me. (Will Carroll)
2005-03-21 19:30:00	Is PECOTA (and everyone else) overrating Matt Clement???? I know he's got great stuff, but he's never been able to put together a top season in his entire career in the laid back Cubs environment. What makes everyone so sure he's going to be a top 5 starter in a new league, with a DH, in a big time hitters park, with more pressure on him than he's ever faced? He's replacing PEDRO MARTINEZ, right?? If Vazquez couldn't handle similar circumstances, shouldn't we be a bit more cautious in our optimism with Matt Clement? (tcfwine from Philly)	I can't speak for anyone else, but PECOTA works by taking the three-year weighted average of a player's performance, sizing up his most comparable list, and sprinkling in some biographical data (age, height, weight) for seasoning. There's no representation of pressure situations or anything like that involved. As far as Clement goes, if you look at his PECOTA card you'll see a projection that reflects the typical ERA bump expected from an NL to AL switch (AL inflates offense by a little less than half a run per game these days). A lot of Clement's value lies not only in his solid performance, but his durability--he's thrown 94 starts in the last three years. A good pitcher who takes the ball every fifth day is going to rank among the elite by virtually any measure, whether it's VORP or roto value. (Jonah Keri)

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