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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 1/21/20
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Meg Rowley
2:27
I don't get why people are excited about Cohen. I think people should do a little lookin' there.
Rocky Mountain Transplant
2:27
Hi Meg.  I am a big Cardinals fan and would love to see them pull the trigger on a talent like Arenado.  However, I am also taking a job in Denver and am moving out there.  As I foresee myself taking in some Rockies games.  Despite not being a fan of the Rockies, I'd rather see them competitive with a star player as opposed to being in the midst of a tear-down.  Who do I advocate for?
Meg Rowley
2:28
Arenado staying put, and the Cardinals going back in time and signing Donaldson?
Trent
2:28
Which back-end rotation depth signings look best to you: Wood and Nelson (LAD); Porcello and Wacha (NYM); or Bailey and Hill (MIN)?
Meg Rowley
2:28
LAD, MIN, NYM
But LA and Minnesota are close
Nick
2:29
In light of Arenado's comments, perhaps players should seek a new contractual innovation: not a "no trade" clause, but  "pro trade" clause--i.e., a clause the player could invoke to require a team to trade him in a specified period of time.  The player would obviously have to give up significant financial value in exchange, but the freedom to exit an organization upon demand might be worth it for a player (perhaps like Arenado) who has become disillusioned with his team.
Meg Rowley
2:30
I mean, he has an opt out after 2021
GSon
2:30
While it's a foregone conclusion [and deservedly so] that Derek Jeter will be a HOF'er, will his selection be any less impressive than every other (save for Mo Rivera) HOF'er not unanimously selected?
Meg Rowley
2:30
No?
Why would it be?
They don't arrange the plaques by voting percentage.
2-D
2:32
O/U 9 HBPs for Altuve this season?
Meg Rowley
2:32
Ugh.
Over, but I'm not happy about it.
GSon
2:33
Who kidnapped Jerry DiPoto thereby preventing him from making any trades?
Meg Rowley
2:33
They don't have much left they want to move
Imagine they'll listen on Haniger and Seager but there's not a lot left on the big league roster
slockwood
2:34
What do you make of the discontent with Arenado in Colorado?  Does it lower his value? As it stands, should Bridich entertain trade proposals?
Meg Rowley
2:34
I don't think anyone in baseball is confused about who came out of that whole thing looking worse, and he's not in a uniform.
Tormund
2:35
Do you think Gerrit Cole's actions immediately after losing the World Series (appearing with a Boras hat post game), had any correlation to the sign stealing scandal? Was it just a player eager for free agency?
Meg Rowley
2:36
It was reported at the time that he might have been frustrated with his usage in Game 7, I believe. Imagine he was just mad he's lost a World Series and eager to get going on his new deal.
Spotted cow
2:36
Tom ricketts got booed pretty severely for mentioning the launch of their marquee network, what would be the consequences of it being a total flop? And would that put theo on the hot seat?
Meg Rowley
2:36
Why would the TV deal put the GM in the hot seat? Theo didn't negotiate it.
Sonny
2:37
If Kris Bryant wins his grievance what really changes in FOs and how long will it take to see noticeable changes?
Meg Rowley
2:37
There being precedent for a player winning will have impact for sure, though how damn long this took to resolve will probably blunt some of that impact.
Dog mutton
2:39
On rate stats, Jeter is not as good as Larkin, but people gonna vote Jeter in like he was a sparkling baby alien of light and wonder.  Am I oversensitive?
Meg Rowley
2:40
I wouldn't say that, but I might invite you to consider caring less about it, as Jeter is a deserving HOFer and the way folks talk about him given his role/team/etc isn't that surprising. Doesn't have to be read as a slight against other, also very good players.
Thunder Donut
2:40
Are there any fangraphs meet-ups around Sabr/Spring Training?
Meg Rowley
2:40
Yes! Details soon! Exclamation point!
Zachary
2:42
Ooof.  Rough landing for someone who asked a fantasy question, likely just due to not knowing who does what on the site.  "I don't care about you personally" haha.  Damn!
Meg Rowley
2:43
Sorry, to be clear, I care about them personally, which is why I want them to ask someone who knows what they are talking about. Find your commas, pals.
reech
2:43
we are excited about cohen because his last name is NOT Wilpon!
Meg Rowley
2:43
Multiple things can be bad at once.
GSon
2:45
what a nasty response, young lady.. REMEMBER: You are selling Fangraphs in EVERY POSTING/STORY you make. Flippant and nasty remarks make the first three letters of your site's name, hypocritical..
Meg Rowley
2:45
Man, you drop one comma by mistake.
Matt W
2:45
Is it really not that hard to understand why Mets fans are excited for Cohen? Even taking payroll capacity out of the question, the Wilpons have shown themselves to be extremely incapable of running any kind of professional organization. Whether it's the frequent PR bungles, their embrace of DV abusers, the employment discrimination suits, the constant flip-flopping on top baseball ops. The Wilpons are just weird, and it's been a disaster. Any fresh voice would be an improvement, even a shady hedge-fund guy.
Meg Rowley
2:46
I am not saying the Wilpons are good. What I am saying is, that does not make the current shift good. There are only 30 teams in baseball. We can be choosier.
Kegs & Megs
2:47
What's your favorite storyline(s) going into Spring Training?
Meg Rowley
2:47
Have you seen the forecast for Arizona? I MEAN LOOK AT IT.
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