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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 5/14/18
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Meg Rowley
12:29
Like 28. We all used to be a lot online than we are now.
v2micca
12:29
Given his recent inability to stay healthy, do you think it increasingly unlikely that Kershaw opts out of his deal?
Meg Rowley
12:30
I don't think we're at a point where we can really say yet, but it isn't great timing for him. That said, he's Clayton Kershaw. If he comes back and looks like himself again, I think he'll test the waters for sure.
12:31
Because the thing is, he's Clayton Kershaw. Even if he's not the undisputed, for sure, slam dunk best pitcher in baseball anymore, he's still Clayton Kershaw.
That must be pretty cool.
Sharp
12:32
Bryce Harper crushed a ball and nearly put it through the window of a pickup last night.  His swing looks so violent.  Has he been selling out for power?
Meg Rowley
12:32
His swing looks pretty Bryce Harper-y to my eye.
Caps!
12:33
Has there been a sweeter story than Freddy Peralta’s family coming to see him pitch in AAA for the first time only to have him get called up and strike out 13 guys in his ML debut? At Coors Field? ON MOTHERS DAY???
Meg Rowley
12:34
It's a pretty cool story!
As Eric put it yesterday, it's Yusmeiro Petit's release point with more velo.
12:35
If I can interest Mariners fans in feeling worse, Peralta is one of the prospects the Mariners sent to the Brewers for Adam Lind. Happy Monday!
Chief
12:35
Is getting Justin Turner back the spark the Dodgers need to turn their season around?
Meg Rowley
12:35
It would certainly help, though the pitching is much more troublesome to my mind, and he can't really do much on that score.
Caps!
12:36
Jeff Sullivan wrote in his chat on Friday that the Brewers might have the best bullpen in baseball. Agree or disagree?
Meg Rowley
12:36
I make it a habit not to disagree with Jeff when he is right about stuff.
Insert Name Here
12:37
The Nats appear to have rebounded from their slow start, but the Dodgers look lost.  Are they just hurt/unlucky, or is there something more?
Meg Rowley
12:38
They also have a few guys with troubling signs of being less effective! It isn't great!
Wes
12:38
When a player has a no trade clause, waives it for a trade, is the NTC in effect still or is it permantely waved?
Meg Rowley
12:40
My understanding is that it stays with them, but I'd have to check. I'd imagine there is variance deal to deal. And then of course you have trade protections that are based on service time etc.
Beni and the Betts
12:40
The Yankees and Red Sox might be the two best teams in the majors.  One of them will be stuck in the wild card game.  Life is unfair.
Meg Rowley
12:41
I try to make it a point not to invalidate the feelings of others even if they have enjoyed relative good fortune in the recent past, because the feeling still sucks. It sucks for Dodgers fans that this is their season, even though their team was just in the World Series, because man, this is a bummer of a team to watch.
12:42
But it is also good to have perspective.
So I will say, I'm sorry you feel that is unfair, but also invite to consider the possibility that you're actually fine.
Put on your tinfoil hats!
12:43
The top 3 leaders in ERA in the AL are all Astros pitchers. They are also the 3 Astros pitchers who were not drafted by the Astros / didn't come up through their minor league system. There isn't anything to this, is there?
Meg Rowley
12:44
I don't think so. Good teams are often good because they aren't dependent on one source of talent. The Astros develop guys well and also have made good moves in free agency and trade.
Guest
12:44
No big star since Griffery? What about Jeter/ Arod???
Meg Rowley
12:45
They didn't permeate the culture the way Griffey did. Griffey was on TV shows. There were songs about him. He was the biggest sports star we had.
Bad Bill
12:45
Can you suggest an Ichiro-like role for Adam Wainwright, so that the Cardinals can gracefully get him off the field and keep him in the organization without jamming down his throat the fact that he's toast?
Meg Rowley
12:47
I wouldn't presume to know what will feel right to Wainwright. It's a little different situation, too. The Mariners made a mess by bringing Ichiro back into the fold. They created a need for a more elegant solution.
Tim Bryan
12:48
Meg, I applied to a position you posted last week at the Cubs organization to be a data analyst. Who should I contact to move my application along?
Meg Rowley
12:49
All of those positions get so many applicants that I imagine it takes a while to sift through the resumes. Also, while I don't know anything about that specific position, I know that sometimes there isn't much in the way of correspondence back from the team.
Matt
12:50
How sustainable are mookies stats so far? This seems insane but that babip isn’t too crazy
Meg Rowley
12:51
It's high, but not insane, and honestly closer to what he's done historically than the down year last year.
12:53
His wOBA is .496; his xwOBA is .530 (!!!). He's just really very, very good at baseball.
Alp
12:53
Are you worried that the Yanks, Red Sox and Astros are way too overpowered in not just the AL but all of baseball?
Meg Rowley
12:54
No, not really.
Great teams lose in small stretches, so it isn't as if anything about October is fated.
This won't be popular among my Mariners fan friends, but damn that Astros team is fun to watch.
Rollie's Mustache
12:55
What's your gut feeling on Osuna's future in Toronto? Do you think he's played his last game as a Blue Jay?
Meg Rowley
12:57
It's really hard to say given the ongoing investigation and pending legal action.
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