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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 12/4/18
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Meg Rowley
2:55
I mostly like the Yankees deal, but felt it was a little light.
2:56
I don't love the Philly deal, but get why it happened.
I mostly would like Jerry to stop doing things on a gosh darned Friday.
JT Realmuto
2:56
What the heck do the Marlins want for him?
Meg Rowley
2:56
Seemingly quite a bit.
nat
2:56
I think trades seem like a bigger deal when the player is going to wear a very differently colored uniform. For instance, Yan Gomes to the Nats seems insubstantial because he'll still be wearing red and blue. But Cano wearing royal blue and orange? That's crazy! Agree or disagree?
Meg Rowley
2:56
Disagree, but I like where your head's at.
robertobeers
2:57
I know you are a season ticket holder for the Seahawks, but are you also for the Mariners? Do you plan on continuing that support in these coming doldrum years?
Meg Rowley
2:58
I was, starting in 2016. I renewed for 2018 before I got this job, which I likely wouldn't have done had I known about this job, because the number of in-person fan games I have is more limited. I didn't renew this year, though I decided to do that in early Octoberish.
2:59
It doesn't make a ton of sense for me personally, no matter what the team is doing.
Jerry D
2:59
Do GM’s have team profit sharing as part of their contracts
Meg Rowley
3:00
I don't know, actually. I think Beane does, but his contract situation is different just generally.
Wouldn't be surprised if many have performance related bonuses? It's a good question.
Portland MLB baseball
3:00
New franchise or break some poor city's heart?
Meg Rowley
3:00
God I hope it is a new franchise.
Charles Finley
3:01
Pretty sure Dave Cameron did a deep dive a few years ago in an article and concluded raising minimum wage to $1MM would be the best thing
Meg Rowley
3:01
Could be true-- I think some shifts in the labor market probably warrant another look.
Ted
3:01
Say you’re Patrick Corbin. You want to be a Yankee. The Yankees say great, but then float the idea of offering you less than the Nats or Phillies. How do you take that?
Meg Rowley
3:01
I guess it depends how much less.
3:02
Of the three, the Yankees are the best positioned for a deep playoff run (which comes with its own bit of cash).
I guess depends how much $$ and how much you want a ring soon.
Bcb
3:03
I tend to be very sceptical of public apologies (especially when there is something to be gained from same), but the Addison Russell/Cubs statements seemed sincere?  Actual acceptance of responsibility and course of action for rehabilitation...thoughts?
Meg Rowley
3:03
I am going to say a number of things here.
First, all of this has to be viewed through the lens of them deciding to tender him a contract.
3:04
Maybe they think he will finally improve (I remain skeptical and was before the suspension, and the abuse that prompted it), but he's a so-so shortstop and a below average hitter.
3:05
They could have moved on for baseball reasons, or because they felt the baseball reasons in conjunction with the taint on the org wasn't worth it. But they didn't.
3:06
And they have a terrible track record, both with the player acquisition/retention decisions around this stuff, and with how senior level people in the org have talked about it publicly.
As these statements go, the one from the team was pretty ok. But we can't divorce it from the decision, or their history, when we assess it.
Now, it's better than it being a bad statement!
3:07
I think how teams talk about this stuff is really, really important, both because it shapes our discourse around these issues, and because it clearly defines a standard to which they can be (or should be) held accountable. But it is going to take more than this, for all the reasons I laid out, for me to look at them as leaders here.
Lunar verLander
3:08
At least Jerry didn't make any moves on Thanksgiving day...though maybe he will on Christmas day...
Meg Rowley
3:08
Then we riot.
RIOT.
The Old Buccaneer
3:08
Too many teams wear some combination of blue and red.
Meg Rowley
3:08
I agree with this take.
Morbo
3:08
I saw above that you would like to replace the draft. What would you propose as a replacement for the draft?
Meg Rowley
3:09
Teams and players negotiating market rate contracts. I know this won't happen. I know. Don't yell all yous, because I know. But that would be what I prefer. Just a complete reimagining of the labor market. Should be simple.
Lunar verLander
3:09
What's the one baseball-related headline you think you'll see in the next few years that fills you with dread?
Meg Rowley
3:10
I guess, further revelations about some players being bad people.
Eternal Skeptic
3:11
Are you worried that even though the Mariners are acquiring talent said talent is somewhat low ceiling and even in 2021 might not have the horses to make a deep playoff run. Front line starting pitching and middle of the order bats don’t seem to be in the farm right now and major trade pieces are gone.
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