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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 1/22/19
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Meg Rowley
2:17
It is pretty wonderful.
2:19
I will always have a soft spot in my heart for him from his time in Seattle and to be able to do anything, let alone pitch again after that is remarkable. Not that I would have faulted him for being done-- we tend to discount how good and reasonable a choice doing something different is in face of that sort of moment. But it is clear he wanted to keep going and I am glad he gets to.
Joe
2:19
He hasn't traded EE yet so presumably he's not done but how would you grade Dipo's offseason so far?
Meg Rowley
2:19
I don't think we'll be able to grade this offseason for a while.
2:20
If this is the start of the next good core, it rocked. If not, it'll set a bad franchise back another five years. I think they dramatically improved their farm from garbage to average, which isn't a small jump, and I like this more recent deal, but it's an incomplete for now.
M
2:21
Hi Meg! I continue to be REALLY confused by the dodgers. On the surface, i get the argument that they don’t need Harper THIS year, but if Harper were to take a one year 40 million contract, the Dodgers would probably snap him up, right? The dodgers are a very smart organization. Harper, to me, just seems like the smartest thing they could do, at least from a good-faith baseball (and marketing) position. Are the dodgers not operating in good-faith? IS this, like the ringer article suggests, a kind of baseball money laundering? Are the dodgers a more attractive investment when they are a less attractive baseball team? I know I’m being naive, but I really don’t root for the dodgers because of their savvy business decisions. Gross.
Meg Rowley
2:24
I haven't read Zach's piece yet (it is open in a tab!), so I can't speak to the specifics of that argument, but I have been disappointed in their offseason. I don't think signing Pollack would be a bad move, but you can just sign Harper, which would be a better move.
I think the broader point, that profit and winning are becoming increasingly decoupled from one another is one that we should all really, really worry about.
billsaints
2:26
Just watched Major League again, holy cow, that film had a couple of wincy moments that haven't aged well at all. Namely Rene Rousso saying no to Tom Berenger 5 times but him stalking her into submission and using a naked picture of a ,heaven forbid, women in power as motivation to get a team to play. Still...'You put snot on the ball?'
Meg Rowley
2:26
Not a lot of late 80s comedies that have covered themselves in glory, tbh.
James
2:26
I feel like a lot of teams saw what Boston did with J.D. Martinez last year and are giving it a try themselves. There are going to be so many good players available come February.
Meg Rowley
2:26
Love too read and write and also care about baseball. Love too do it.
Kim
2:26
I think you said there was a 0% chance of this happening (which seems about right), but the longer Harper puzzlingly continues to not receive a hefty offer, do you think the Mariners creep into the 0.5% range of sneaking in and really committing to 2021 turnaround?
Meg Rowley
2:26
I still do not think so.
Dakota mckee
2:27
Would expansion solve some of the issues with the free agent squeezing? Surely the Montreal Nextpos or Portland Portlandians would be willing to pony up $300 mil for a Marquee player, or even $75 mil for a respectable veteran like mike moustakas?
Meg Rowley
2:28
More major league jobs inherently means more major leaguers getting paid, but how much I think would still be an issue.
I can imagine a lot of league minimum salaries and teams with smart, well-meaning front offices that try to cheaply build through the draft.
2:30
Getting a greater share of revenue to players requires a legislative solution.
2:31
Friends, a moment if you will, my cellular phone buzzes with a call from David Appelman
2:33
I have returned.
My apologies, all.
Chris
2:33
If you were to wager, who is the Padre’s opening day starter at 3B?
Meg Rowley
2:34
Not someone in the org now? I wonder if they end up in play on Moustakas.
Chris
2:34
Will you keep rooting for Zunino on the Rays?
Meg Rowley
2:35
Yup. He is very good at a thing I find super interesting (framing) and from everyone I know on the M's beat and with the team, is one of the better humans you'll meet. Easy to root for.
Chris
2:35
Give me some good news on the Padres, please
Meg Rowley
2:36
They have a stupidly deep farm, whose writeup will probably rival our Rays list.
Airport Banana
2:36
Which do you see as the most likely way for the Brewers to solve 2nd base in 2019: Stick it out with Perez/Spangenburg until Hiura/Dubon are ready, sign Moose to a one year deal and move Shaw to 2nd permanently, sign a utility-type FA like Harrison, or trade for Joe Panik/someone similar? Lots of options but it's hard to feel great about any of them.
Meg Rowley
2:38
I'd like to see them make a move for Marwin Gonzalez.
Reagan
2:38
How do you expect the AL West to turn out?
Meg Rowley
2:39
A lot like it did last year, only with the Mariners being worse and the Angels being a little better.
Jesse
2:40
Hi Meg!
Meg Rowley
2:40
Hi!
Sloth
2:40
WIll Mike Mussina get in the hall today?  What is your prediction?
Meg Rowley
2:40
I think he justtttt misses and I am not happy about it
2:41
We will have shortly on FanGraphs dot com a further update on the publicly available vote from Adam and Anthony with the ballot tracker crew.
Aron
2:41
Are you surprised that Encarnacion hasn't been traded?
Meg Rowley
2:41
With the slowness of the market, not really. Still expect it'll happen.
Syndergaardians of the Galaxy
2:43
Although I've had a lifetime of anti-Yankee animus, I have to say that I think that Brian Cashman is the best GM in the game. Too bad that he'll never win exec of the year, because everyone is biased against Yankee money, but I'm amazed by the deals the guy manages to make.
Meg Rowley
2:43
I cannot speak for you but I have found I am much happier as a human when I don't care about that. You know what Brain Cashman's exec of the year prize will be? A World Series ring.
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