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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 4/16/19
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Taco
2:47
What the heck is going on with baseball? Offense is crazy in 2019 so far. I don't like it.
Meg Rowley
2:47
The ball appears to be different.
Ryan
2:47
Which team with a record currently under .500 do you think has the best chance to make the playoffs?
Meg Rowley
2:48
Hot take: I think the Yankees and Red Sox will be ok
The piece I was getting up before chatting gets at this. Good stuff from Jay: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/what-the-16-game-mark-tells-us-about-teams...
KD
2:49
I was thinking about a home for Brad Miller after he was DFA'ed.   He isn't a candidate for a team not planning to be in contention, so that limits his opportunities.  But he has played all IF and OF positions in the Majors.  He's only 29 and seemed to be doing okay in Cleveland so far.  Any thoughts?
Meg Rowley
2:49
Cleveland sure could use him!
2:50
Really don't get that one on their part, but what about their roster construction this year has made a lot of sense?
Dave
2:51
I get that balls in play are more dynamic, but the heart of baseball is the batter/pitcher struggle.  So while more TTO means fewer athletic plays, it also means more drama from the central conflict.  But it seems like all the analysts think these changes spell doom for the game, I just don't get it.
Meg Rowley
2:52
I don't mind strike outs. I don't mind home runs. I am concerned that the ball is moving around this much, because it suggests a haphazard approach to manipulating the offensive environment, which I would prefer to be driven by the players anyhow.
Trent
2:54
Who are your Rookie of the Year picks at this point? Can players like Vlad, Jr. or Nick Senzel catch up to the likes of Vogelbach, Alonso, Tatis, and Lowe, given the sizable head starts for those players?
Meg Rowley
2:55
Yes, absolutely. Also, you heard it here first, but Dan Vogelbach isn't gonna be the rookie of the year.
Imagine you have a dude who can thump the ball but is way way better
Poor Dan.
Unimportant
2:55
Mets won a tough road game against a division opponent. Seems like all anyone wants to talk about is what they won in spite of. I'm hoping maybe Callaway and the brass have some new food for thought, strategy-wise, but mostly I'm happy just to have the win, and that they're still in first. Especially after 3/5 of their first series being on the road against the Nats, Braves, and Phillies!
Meg Rowley
2:56
Analysts don't engage with team decision making in the same way fans do.
That doesn't make the way fans engage bad, to be clear.
But it does mean that we're going to look at different stuff
Rey Diablo
2:57
I am am sad to live in a world where Joey Votto is no longer Joey Votto.
Meg Rowley
2:57
yeahhhhhhhh
Trey
2:57
Who would have a more salutary effect over the rest of the season if a team acquired him today: Dallas Keuchel or Madison Bumgarner?
Meg Rowley
2:59
Depends on the team. I do think part of what has gone with Keuchel is that some of the contending teams that could use starters have made trade offs between defense and getting some good bats in the lineup.
Tommy John
3:00
why is sending ryon healy down "crummy?"  in 1490 PA he has been worth 0.9 war with .298 OBP.. it's time for JD & SS to stop lying about him being a replacement player ?
Meg Rowley
3:00
I imagine he wouldn't care for it.
Dan
3:00
How many players could you name and effectively no one would say you’re wrong to call them a top 10 player? I hold it’s either 2 or 20 and no way is it 10
Meg Rowley
3:01
I think it is closer to 20 than 10.
jobin
3:01
just so you folks will hopefully see this-- is there any way to get rid of AL pitchers showing up in 'batting' leaders when looking at team pages? i assume they show up because they technically have 'games played
that got cut off-- but basically you just wind up with a giant block of useless info between the 0.1+ WAR batters and the negative WAR batters
https://imgur.com/a/yQuVycj
hi! here's a visual of what i mean: any way to get rid of this? maybe a 1 PA option along with the other PA filter options?
Meg Rowley
3:01
The easiest way to do this is through the leaderboards
3:02
Where you can filter on team, position, and a PA threshold simultaneously.
Me Growl Ey
3:03
Which recently acquired Mariners prospect has you most worried with their early season performance? Sheffield has not looked very good...
Meg Rowley
3:03
I think Sheffield will be fine, but might end up being a very fine reliever.
But they also have no reason not to keep developing him as a starter and see where it goes.
David
3:04
What is Ljay Newsome’s ceiling in the majors after increasing his velocity?
Meg Rowley
3:05
Probably still a spot starter guy, but as Eric pointed out in his Daily Prospect Notes yesterday, he's off to a strong start, so maybe there's more there: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/daily-prospect-notes-4-15-19/
Ethan
3:05
May I ask why you don’t think they should develop Sheffield as a starter? I thought that was part of the plan.
Meg Rowley
3:05
No reason not to keep developing him as a starter.
No reason not to.
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