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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 11/27/18
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Meg Rowley
2:24
Jeff has long said that Rockies posts do the least well. It's the darndest thing.
Airport Banana
2:24
Does the general public overstate the hostility an MLB clubhouse would have towards a gay teammate? The tweets unearthed this season are obviously quite hostile, but most players have grown up in a much more accepting culture than even 10 years ago.
Meg Rowley
2:25
I would imagine it varies across clubs, but also Josh Hader is 24. I don't say that to relitigate his case, but isn't as if the folks who have been involved with these dust ups are ancient.
2:26
It's an inherently small-C conservative culture. The league is working on it (though there is a good conversation to be had about ways they could be doing better), but the shift that needs to happen isn't insignificant.
Ed McWilliams
2:26
i find it crazy that some of my fellow braves fans are upset at the Donaldson signing
Meg Rowley
2:28
The argument I've seen centers around Camargo's role going forward, which, look at what the Dodgers can do with a big bundle of depth! There isn't a guarantee his 2019 goes the same way 2018 did. It's a very good deal for them.
CamdenWarehouse
2:29
nothing comes after millennials. we killed generation names
Meg Rowley
2:29
Such terrible murderers we are!
Lee
2:29
I think it's OK to say that both Edgar and David Ortiz BOTH belong in the Hall.  Nothing wrong with that position.
Meg Rowley
2:30
I agree they should both be there. Edgar's regular season statistical case is stronger, which is why Mariners fans get peeved.
Cistulli
2:30
Who's your first guest going to be on the pod?
Meg Rowley
2:31
Emma Baccellieri! We recorded yesterday, so provided I win my battle with the editing software, it should drop this evening.
Victorian Free Agents
2:31
Jane Eyre or Elizabeth Bennet ?
Meg Rowley
2:31
Bennet for sure
Dodgers Gamble
2:31
If Hyun Jin flops the Dodgers will rue that qualifying offer
Meg Rowley
2:32
Having contributed to pun culture, I can't even be mad about this. Look what I have wrought.
All Cats Are Beautiful
2:32
Do the Yankees blow past the salary cap or are they budget conscious for the foreseeable future?
Meg Rowley
2:33
I'm not sure about blow past, but I'd be surprised to see them not make moves purely in service of staying under.
Stevil
2:33
I don't get the Diaz with Cano to the Mets speculation, but Cano to the Mets alone for for Cespedes and Bruce might make some sense, wouldn't it? The difference is around 34 million, but it would be spread out further for NY (saving them cash in the short-term) and Seattle would have an immediate answer for LF and 1B for the time being. They would be in the free & clear by 2021.
Meg Rowley
2:34
You include Diaz to get prospects who can help in 2020 and aren't as terrifying as a wispy reliever who throws gas.
Mike B
2:34
What has been your favorite stadium that you’ve visited
Meg Rowley
2:34
Coors and Miller are both wonderful, and both have much better beer than their names would suggest.
2:35
AT&T is also v. nice, though the last time I was there it was for a finance work event. I would like to go back when I am not working hard to avoid alienating clients and co-workers with my baseball crazy.
2:36
You'll be shocked to learn that the FanGraphs crew is much more forgiving of that impulse.
Rick Hahn
2:36
Does Moncada and Zach Collins get me Realmuto?
Meg Rowley
2:37
I don't think so, and also don't know why you'd do that trade.
Syndergaardians of the Galaxy
2:37
I think most MLB players want to win so badly that they wouldn't care that much if a teammate was gay...as long as he's good. Not so sure how well a bad player who's gay would fare.
Meg Rowley
2:38
I say this not to snark, but prejudice often doesn't work this way. It inherently isn't rational. Perhaps a player being very, very good helps you start to consider them differently as people, but certainly not always and not often in lockstep.
Lee
2:39
Since the Red Sox appear to be turning a profit even with a $250 million payroll, should they just plan on spending far above the luxury tax for the next 2 or 3 seasons?  This tactic is going to hurt their long term prospects (loss of draft position and international money) but teams don't assemble a young core like the Red Sox have very often.
Meg Rowley
2:40
Before I answer your question, and I don't say this to take a swipe at you, but can we take a moment to appreciate how goofy it is that there is so much concern in the broader baseball discourse on this question. They literally just won a World Series.
2:41
Now, to answer it more specifically, I don't think team necessarily want to spend willy-nilly but the draft penalties tied to the luxury tax thresholds actually aren't that onerous when you think about the value of those slots vs. the return on those dollars spent (assuming you get reasonable production). A team like the Red Sox, possessed as they are of a young core, shouldn't worry about it too much in my opinion. Go win some more rings.
Ed McWilliams
2:41
I think the amount of woman/child beaters in the league are more troubling than teenage tweets.
Meg Rowley
2:41
Many things can be bad at once.
need multiples
2:42
Meg- love your chats. Thanks for spending time with us. My question is about allocating FA dollars. Pitchers break. Often. Doesn’t it make more sense to pay big dollars on free agents that play everyday and don’t break as easily?  An example - the Yankees- I think they should trade Frazierand or Andujar for kluber/Syndergaard and then sign Machado and or Harper to replace Andujar/Frazier instead of signing Corbin. Thoughts?
Meg Rowley
2:43
The injury risk is certainly a consideration in how these deals get priced, as well as their duration. A lot depends on what else is going on with respect to the roster.
2:44
The Cubs built their young core around position players. That left them filling a rotation via trade and free agent signing. Some of that hasn't worked out but they were also positioned to absorb some of the failures.
Mike B
2:44
Best Black Friday/cyber Monday purchase?
Meg Rowley
2:45
[extreme yes, I know how twee this about to sound] I found several good books at my local bookstore, including a very gently used complete works of Dorothy Parker
I am maybe the worst?
Ersatz Logan Morrison
2:45
What are your thoughts on the Twins picking up a second Rays first baseman?
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