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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 10/30/18
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Tom in SD
2:57
Part of the difference between baseball players and other athletes when  it comes to expressing political opinions might also be attributable to the differences in the sports when it comes to college education which most baseball players do not have.
Meg Rowley
2:58
Would strongly caution against the idea that protest is the exclusive province of the college educated or that the college educated necessarily protest.
The Old Buccaneer
2:58
Are the Giants really viewed as a toxic situation? Maybe a tough one, but they probably wouldn’t have an opening if it weren’t. Calling it toxic and pumping it in with the O’s and Mets seems unduly harsh.
Meg Rowley
2:59
I don't think toxic, but certainly in flux and as you note, quite tough.
Lou
2:59
Last time I checked white players make up 59% of MLB players vs 64% of the general labor pool.  MLB has the highest participation of Latino and Asian players out of the major US sports leagues.
Meg Rowley
3:00
This is true. It also true that the proportion of American born players of color is much lower in baseball than it is in say football or basketball, which I think is part of why we see less protest of US social and political issues. Not the only factor, but an important one.
Super Benintendo
3:00
Much has been made of Dombrowski's "win now" move to trade a fistful of prospects for Sale (and other similar trades in the past) ... will the Sox winning the Series affect the market at all for older players as a result?
Meg Rowley
3:01
I think the market for premium talent will always be there. I don't think them winning is making anyone reconsider why Logan Morrison went unsigned for so long.
Johnny Coconuts
3:01
Is the Red Sox playing New York, New York after their victory too petty? I personally loved it but would love to hear your take.
Meg Rowley
3:01
I find it very younger siblingish, but I also am not entrenched in that rivalry.
Preston
3:02
How reliable are framing metrics today?
Meg Rowley
3:02
I think they do a good job of indicating who is good and who is bad. I am a touch skeptical of some of the year-to-year fluctuations and the spread of runs we see from the best to the worst. So pretty good, but not perfect.
Andy
3:03
Bryce Harper in Colorado would be an epic sight.  I know it won't happen, but think about those poor, poor baseballs...
Meg Rowley
3:03
This is why I wanted the Rockies to trade for Giancarlo.
Normal Game
3:04
have you seen / do you remember the first episode of Deep Space Nine where Sisko gets trapped in his own mind by an alien and has to justify human life to escape, and he starts using baseball to explain linear time to the alien, and the alien is like "dude what"
Meg Rowley
3:04
I have seen, but don't clearly remember. I am due for a DS9 rewatch. Maybe I'll do that after my Twin Peaks rewatch.
I'm as cool as I want to be is I think the takeaway here.
stever20
3:05
Chris Sale.  What do you make of his usage in the World Series?   It seemed kind of strange didn't it?
Meg Rowley
3:05
Seemed like his shoulder was a problem.
trevise-en
3:05
I fully agree with your assessment of Kim Ng’s qualifications. I’m an Orioles fans and I’m in full support of the Orioles hiring her for either the POBO or GM slots. Besides, they definitely need a massive change in culture, which she would positively represent. Little to no minorities in the Executive and upper management levels. Alas, I think they will continue to be dysfunctional and stick with “pale & male patriarchy.” So they’ll probably hire Ben Cherington or Chaim Bloom.
Meg Rowley
3:07
I don't know the non-headline members of the org well enough to speak to how well or poorly they hire diverse candidates. They do have Sarah Gelles, who is their Director of Analytics & Major League Contracts, in house already and she is wonderful and very sharp.
3:08
I think the bigger point here is that if Kim Ng wants to be a GM, she should get a shot, but if she is the only name we know, we still have a long way to go in having better representation of women and people of color in prominent front office roles.
3:09
If you want to feel encouraged, I do know a number of teams who are making this a priority. Not just because they think open, fair hiring practices are the right thing to do, but because they know they are missing out on a ton of talent now.
Strelok
3:09
will the Giants finally commit to the rebuild they need to do or will they pretend like they can compete
Meg Rowley
3:09
Really hard to say until GM hiring is done, but I expect a rebuild.
2-D
3:09
Which reliever is going to have the most will he/won't he start next year talk around him this offseason?
Meg Rowley
3:09
Probably Woodruff, right?
HammerofOmicron
3:10
Where do you stand on the David Price sucks in the playoffs narrative? He has 99 ip in the playoffs, 4.62 ERA, 8.2 k/9 and 2.5 BB/9. I'm seeing lot of posts on ig etc about needing to change the narrative that he sucks in the playoffs, I think he's just meh.
Meg Rowley
3:11
I think the "he has been less good in the playoffs" reality get's translated into a "he's incapable of being good in the playoffs" narrative. That second bit is just silly.
I am very happy for him.
I can't imagine how crappy it must feel to have that stuff hang around you.
The Old Buccaneer
3:12
Is there an aspect of the off-season you’d specifically like to focus on for your writing or is it going to come down to how team hirings and player acquisitions play out?
Meg Rowley
3:12
I love offseason writing. You can get so weird in offseason writing and commenters are like, "Yeah, wild out."
2-D
3:12
What do you think of Halloween? Are you going to dress up?
Meg Rowley
3:12
I bought a lot of Halloween candy to give out. Halloween is good. Very weird holiday, but good. I will not be dressing up.
Sinatra
3:13
Aaron Judge played "New York, New York" by the Red Sox clubhouse after New York won the 2nd game of the series.
Meg Rowley
3:14
He did do that, yes.
3:15
This is not a dig at Judge, or at the Red Sox for their Yankees suck stuff more than anyone else, but I find it interesting how often we embrace pettiness.
Ola
3:15
Has Matt Kemp recouped any trade value?
Meg Rowley
3:15
Sure, some. He was much better this year than I expected that's for sure.
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