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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 11/6/18
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Billy Beane
2:18
Hey Meg, as someone with some level of expertise, what do you think of Washington State's use of more or less exclusively mailed ballots?
Meg Rowley
2:18
I think it is a really good system being made better by automatic registration that would be even better if it featured same-day registration.
2:19
It is really great for folks not to have to take time off of work to vote. It is really great that the registration deadlines stretch into late October. But most political science research suggests that a long early voting period through the mail with same day registration turns out the most folks.
Bob
2:20
A wild Meg appears!
Meg Rowley
2:20
This is a regularly scheduled wild Meg.
Craig Swan Lake
2:20
Why is David Wright still on the Mets 40-man roster? Is this an insurance-related thing?
Meg Rowley
2:20
I believe so? I'm not sure how the timing on that stuff works exactly.
Eric Clipperton
2:21
Were the Red Sox the best team in 2018, or were they just a little luckier than the other top teams? How confident are you in your answer?
Meg Rowley
2:22
They were a very, very good team separated from the other really good teams by not very much.
I feel pretty confident in that.
Nick Mar - Cake is GoodThat
2:22
Should the Padres just go for it in 2019?  One LA collapse away from a division title IMO.
Meg Rowley
2:23
They're not there yet. They'd be, I think, at best a fringe Wild Card contender next year. 2020-2021 is when it feels serious.
Even with adds, this is a Padres team that won 66 games in 2018. They aren't one guy away.
Nick Mar - Cake is GoodThat
2:23
The “I Voted” sticker proves that you did that though! AND stickers!!!
Meg Rowley
2:24
They're a good thing. They just aren't the best thing. And I promise you'll feel good even if you don't get one.
Kimball
2:24
Is there any explanation for the Indians??  They have the easiest division in baseball, and anything can happen if you make the playoffs!!
Meg Rowley
2:25
I try not to call people or teams names because it is rude and unproductive, but I am also committed to giving my honest opinion, and to me the explanation is that their ownership is scandalously cheap while sitting on an asset that will appreciate in value no matter what.
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2:25
Do you buy the Jeff McNeil hype?
Meg Rowley
2:25
I am very intrigued.
Oden
2:25
Is Cleveland's potential approach that different than what the A's have done for the last 20 or so years? Seems pretty comparable, to me.
Meg Rowley
2:26
They aren't as cash strapped and have had several years of playoff revenue from deep playoff runs.
Biscuit
2:26
In fantasy leagues that don't count OBP, the values for Joey Votto, Maikel Franco, and Miguel Sano are basically the same based on their 2019 Steamer Projections.  That feels....incorrect.
Meg Rowley
2:26
That feels like a question one of the RotoGraphs guys could address better than I could.
DJ LeMahieu
2:27
in 30yrs when MiILBers are paid real living wages, wat was the path to get there?
Meg Rowley
2:27
A union almost certainly.
DJ LeMahieu
2:27
were it up to you, is there any chance you trade Trout before the 2020 deadline? assume you'd get a fair deal
Meg Rowley
2:28
I don't think I would see a deal that would make me feel comfortable with trading Mike Trout being the first line of my SABR bio.
Again, I am just cowardly enough that I would make a terrible GM.
John
2:29
Meg Rowley
2:29
(I have also heard this is a possible thing)
Trent
2:29
Re: news about the Mariners' possible sell-off: who has more trade value (or less negative trade value?)--Robinson Cano, or Addison Russell?
Meg Rowley
2:30
Cano is a very good baseball player who now may perversely be perceived as having greater longevity because of the PEDs. Addison Russell is a not all that great baseball player who abused his ex-wife. Even with the contract, I'd take Cano every time. For baseball reasons, for good person reasons. For all the reasons.
The Old Buccaneer
2:30
Which type of success would you rather see as a fan: the bad for years, win for two, including a WS (Royals) or the sustained success of winning in the regular season but losing in the playoffs (Nats/Dodgers) and no WS?
Meg Rowley
2:31
Neither of these experiences is remotely relatable to me.
I guess Dodgers before it got to Nats.
Feeling in it is really awesome.
Being a punchline sucks.
That experience I *am* familiar with.
Roger
2:32
The Reds are rumored to be in the FA pitching market.  The last three FA deals they signed for $15 million or more were for Ryan Ludwick, Jonathon Broxton, and Francisco Cordero.  To find a starter, you have to go back to Eric Milton.  Should Reds fans be afraid?
Meg Rowley
2:33
I get being afraid but I also don't know how you think your favorite team is even remotely competitive if they don't explore outside options.
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