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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 3/26/2019
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Meg Rowley
3:21
I could see him getting more time at third. They might put him in the outfield some. He could spell Cruz on occasion. I don't care where he plays just that he does.
Morbo
3:22
I was just looking at the MLB personal leave rules and the bereavement list allows a player to miss a minimum of 3 games and a maximum of 7 games while the paternity list allows for a minimum of 1 game and a maximum of 3 games missed. As a father to a 7 day old newborn this seems grossly insufficient. The paternity list should at the very least mirror the bereavement list
Meg Rowley
3:23
I have no issue with this suggestion. I think those are the sort of weird differences that actually aren't as thought out as you'd expect. There was a while (maybe it is still true?) where you couldn't do paternity leave in the post season but could do bereavement. Which, what?
Reagan
3:23
Do you think once Jesus Luzardo and Matt Olson come back and Sean Manaea and  AJ Puk come back that the A's will be a force to be reckoned with?
Meg Rowley
3:24
Yes, assuming they all play well, though I still worry about depth.
Sanford
3:24
Hello Meg. As a Mets fan I'm extremely happy with deGrom's extension--firstly because he deserves every penny (and more, one could argue), but also because it shows the Mets aren't completely tone deaf with regards to pleasing the fans, building trust and confidence with the players (thanks for the nudge, Thor), and paying attention to market trends, what with all the other extensions flying around. Am I crazy to think Brodie has helped the front office/ownership group turn a corner and become a bit more respected, especially with his other moves this winter? Or was the extension such a no-brainer that I shouldn't give the #LOLMets too much credit?
Meg Rowley
3:25
It took a very public bit of dissatisfaction and an apparent low ball offer to make it happen, they still have the Devin Mesoraco business looming and they have spent much of the offseason saying, in ways big and small, conflicts of interest? What are those?
3:26
I like the deGrom extension and am happy he got paid, but there is still dysfunction here.
AT
3:26
Why is it a massive story that the Sox have a terrible bullpen, but not a massive story that the Brewers have a terrible rotation?
Meg Rowley
3:26
I think it has been a story, and also, because the Red Sox have the resources of the Red Sox and the Brewers do not.
3:27
Doesn't help that the best reliever available this offseason is still available and was recently their employee.
Darren
3:27
It's good that Cleveland's racist logo is going away (slowly, but better than nothing).  When does baseball get the Braves to stop playing the chop?
Meg Rowley
3:27
Truly could not be soon enough.
3:28
I imagine fans will still do it, just as some Cleveland fans still where Wahoo, but at least don't play the music cue.
Venerable Bedey Eyes
3:28
Re: deGrom and extensions, he should bring back the long hair, right? And Syndergaard, conversely, should maybe mow some things down?
Meg Rowley
3:29
I will refrain from commenting on Thor's hair because I have never suffered the affliction of a receding hair line, nor do I know how I would deal with it, but yes, I like deGrom with the long hair.
Sandwich
3:29
Make me one.
Meg Rowley
3:30
Ah drat, you've uttered the magic phrase, and now I must retire from public life and live in a stereotype. Tragic, really.
Rey Diablo
3:30
The Reds will be fun. At least, they deserve to be fun regardless of the Senzel shenanigans.
Meg Rowley
3:31
The Reds are somewhat fun. They are trying to win baseball games. That makes them pretty fun.
3:32
Alright everyone, I have to get going.
Appreciate all the questions, and sorry for what I didn't get to.
If you haven't yet, please check out the positional power rankings.
The 1-15th ranked bullpens published as we were chatting: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2019-positional-power-rankings-bullpen-no-...
3:33
I'll have a summary of What it All Means for tomorrow.
As for the rest of the week, Opening Day will kick off with staff predictions, and then we'll have an all day, mega chat, with various FanGraphs sorts popping in and out as their schedules allow.
3:34
Thanks for chatting-- see you same time next week. Yay real baseball!
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