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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 3/15/18
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Meg Rowley
2:51
For Philly? Like, you just get to grab one? For funnsies? I mean, for today right now, I guess Betts?
I dunno if we talk enough about how Matt Klentak sounds like the name of a science officer on a Star Trek show. We should talk about that more, probably.
Playing 2nd base is underrated
2:52
The Terrace and ruthless parking behavior aside, how do you like Madison?
Meg Rowley
2:53
Madison is a wonderful mid-sized city. All college towns should also be state capitals. It means grown ups live there and there is stuff to do away from campus.
Eldridge Cleaver
2:54
How early should Acuna get drafted in a dynasty league?
Meg Rowley
2:54
It seems like the answer is early. Doesn't it seem like that?
Desperate, confused Marlins fan
2:54
how long do you think it will take for MLB to establish a a floor or cap? ( I know we have the luxury tax;that helps)
Meg Rowley
2:55
The union resisted a floor for a long time because they assumed it would mean a hard cap, but since the competitive balance tax operates effectively as a soft cap, I think it'll be on the table next CBA time.
2:56
Plus having those is one of the ways leagues like the NBA have made having a predetermined split of revenue work.
I'm increasingly convinced that's important for the MLBPA to fight for.
Rox Fan
2:56
You used "state capitals" and "grownups" as if they are somehow associated.
Meg Rowley
2:57
I rarely admit it, but I have been owned online.
Hanna
2:57
Can a floor be adjusted for market size for each team?
Meg Rowley
2:58
I think we ought to stop taking for granted the idea that smaller-market teams can't spend more. They are limited in ways the Yankees aren't, but they aren't this limited.
Rockie Dangerfield
2:58
What ingestible that isn't currently offered in a ballpark would you most like to see added to the menu?
Meg Rowley
2:59
I am very spoiled because my closest MLB ballpark, Safeco, has very good ballpark food. It might just have good food. My roommate has some pretty serious wheat and gluten allergies, so for her sake, I'll say more gluten free options?
Still hoping
3:00
Expectations for Maikel Franco?  Can improve his game, or this is it and he will be replaced at some point this year by even younger talent?
Meg Rowley
3:00
I like him, but last year was rough business.
3:01
2015 was so bright and shiny and promising, but he needs to make very real adjustments. I'd imagine the leash isn't that long.
3:02
Especially with guys like Kingery out there, trying all sorts of defensive spots.
Sonny
3:02
I abandoned my NFL season tickets four years ago. I can honestly say there hasn't been a game I 'missed.' I miss the family get together aspect of it but Sundays are amazing!
Meg Rowley
3:03
And now your family presumably gets together to do other stuff! The Seahawks might be dismantling at the perfect time for me to shift my interests elsewhere.
Matt Klentak
3:03
Miguel Sano suspension going to come after opening day? Im starting to think they wont suspend him, if they had anything on him the would have announced it by now, right?
Meg Rowley
3:04
You'd be surprised how long these things can take. I don't say that with any inside info on if he'll be suspended or when we'll hear about it, but not having heard doesn't necessarily prove anything.
Playing 2nd base is underrated
3:05
Why is Keon Broxton apparently getting more trade interest than Domingo Santana?
Meg Rowley
3:06
Is he? I guess it depends what you're looking for.
3:07
They both have room to improve, and they're already impressive. Broxton's defense might be really (or more) intriguing to some I suppose.
Red Sox
3:08
Do we remember how to hit homers this year? JD is just one guy and we still have a lot of doubles guys, but it seems like we should hit a lot more in this era and ballpark
Meg Rowley
3:09
It does seem like you should, huh, and I expect that you will. Imagine how much worse you'd feel if it had just been Mitch Moreland.
Mark
3:09
Well, it might help to put the question

Why is it that baseball prospects take so long to matriculate to the major leagues? Many other sports around the world regularly have teenagers contribute. Is it simply a matter of a gap between the highest amateur levels and the Majors?
Meg Rowley
3:10
There's the gap in play; there's the fact that other sports (basketball, American football) outsource their minor league systems to college. But as we've seen in the last few years, guys keep coming up younger.
Charles Finley
3:10
Do you have an opinion on the works of Anton Chekhov, one of which I'm reading rn?  Or is that a Carson q?
Meg Rowley
3:11
I find Chekhov valuable even though I don't find him enjoyable to read.
Rockie Dangerfield
3:11
Let's replace the mound with one of those dice popper bubbles from Trouble.  If it pops before the ball's out of the pitcher's hand, it's a balk.
Meg Rowley
3:12
As I've said before, the worst thing about the runner on 2nd after the 9th rule (ok maybe like, the 10th worst thing) is that it isn't weird enough.
Merv Throneberry
3:13
Which speedster do you like better (and who will play more)...Jonathan Villar or Eduardo Nunez?
Meg Rowley
3:14
I think Villar will play more, and Nunez will probably make more of his chances.
Villar has a much wider range of outcomes though. He could make me look awfully silly. He would not be the first.
Aaron Judge
3:15
What if I am actually this good though? I was injured for my slump...
Meg Rowley
3:15
There are reasons to be skeptical of you, but the things you do really well, and the extreme extent to which you do them well, make me think you'll be good. Great even, especially if you stay healthy.
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