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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 4/17/18
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Meg Rowley
1:00
Not really. It's been a rough go but I don't think anyone's assessments are meaningfully different now.
Henry Rowengartner
1:00
Where can I look at xwOBA?
Meg Rowley
1:01
Baseball Savant. Very handy.
Sean
1:01
Darkhorse, super-early-season SSS MVP candidates (eg, 2015 Josh Donaldson)?
Meg Rowley
1:02
Let's agree to something between us. You agree that my actual MVP has not changed, and I still think it will be Mike Trout. Mike Trout is so good.
Agreed?
Acknowledge this is a Take
?
Ok
Matt Chapman
Jon
1:03
In how many of your chats has some variation of "ME GROWLEY" been mentioned? It's happened in every one I've seen so far. Is it prevalent in your real life?

I guess this comment is part of the problem, though.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Meg Rowley
1:03
At least five times every chat.
Tat
1:04
Where have all your articles gone!
Meg Rowley
1:04
Published last week, and will again this week. Managing THT takes time and at least some effort.
CamdenWarehouse
1:05
I thought you were a baseball pundit?
Meg Rowley
1:05
Are there people who willingly take on the title of pundit?
Tat
1:06
+/- what %: The Twins' playoff odds have been hurt by the weather so far this much _________
Meg Rowley
1:08
We have their playoff odds as up slightly since the start of the season so, 0%?
It is a fun toy.
54
1:09
Peer into your crystal ball and when it is all said and done, where does Mike Zunino's career get plotted in relation to Matt Wieters?
Meg Rowley
1:12
Zunino is a better framer with just absurd raw power who is now (crosses fingers and toes) makes contact and has been pretty durable. They're not natural comps and yes, I am a Zunino apologist, but if the swing changes stick I'd take Z.
Xavier
1:13
Is Michael Conforto overrated now? I feel like he’s more of a 3/4 WAR guy but people are talking about him like a 5+ WAR super star
Meg Rowley
1:13
I think people are talking about how happy they are he is back and healthy, and likely to play a bunch.
Loge Mazzilli
1:13
Are you at all concerned about the attendance drop? I'm a bit of a box score browser, and even factoring in the weather, it seems like there have been A LOT more 8-15 K games than usual.
Meg Rowley
1:14
Not yet. I think we should wait until later into the year. The weather has just been so gross. I do think that MLB should make a concerted effort to make game attendance more affordable.
1:15
I love what the Orioles are doing with letting kids in for free, or what the A's and Rockies have done with their game pass programs.
That is a longer standing issue but while we're talking about attendance.
The Hamburglar
1:15
The Mariner's rotation is so gross outside of Paxton
Meg Rowley
1:16
:(
JoMama
1:16
The weather has never been this bad for so long to start the season... and chances are it won't be like this for awhile. Why are people looking to fix a one time problem?  (I know there's always April postponements, but never this much)
Meg Rowley
1:17
Perhaps they are concerned with the continued longterm worsening of storms due to changes in climate
or they are cold at a game and grumpy about it
either/or
James
1:17
Given the success of Verlander, Morton, and Cole after moving to Houston, does that make the astros a more attractive target for possible free agent pitchers?
Meg Rowley
1:18
Yes, though them being really good and likely to challenge for a World Series again at some point probably made them an attractive destination already.
54
1:19
It seems like a lot of professional baseball writers struggle to maintain their fandom through their career, especially after venturing off from covering "their" team. To each their own, or does it take a personal strategy to compartmentalize for the sake of objectivity?
Meg Rowley
1:19
I think it is mostly that you aren't engaged with the day to day as much because you're covering the whole league.
1:20
Sure, you have to be honest with yourself (and your readers) about potential bias. But for example, tonight I will watch Ohtani pitch. I will check in on the Puerto Rico series. I doubt I'll see a pitch of the Mariners game.
Fredrick
1:20
Do you think expanding the season to include more off days at the start of 2018 has influenced decision makers to be more willing to postpone games? Or have all the postponements been entirely weather related?
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