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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 5/14/18
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Meg Rowley
12:58
His administrative leave technically ends tomorrow, so we'll know more soon.
GraphsFan
12:59
How regularly do you catch M's games in person? Or watch them fully through?
Meg Rowley
1:00
I'm a 20-game season ticket holder; I normally get to at least 15 in person.
1:01
In terms of sitting down and watching from first pitch to last, very few these days. I watch most Paxton starts. But most evenings I'm bopping around between games.
Nic
1:02
How close to Trout is Judge? He seems to be even better this year than last, with a lower chase rate, more walks and so on.
Meg Rowley
1:03
Aaron Judge is a very good baseball player. Mike Trout might be the best baseball player... ever. Also, Mike Trout is only nine months older than Aaron Judge. Mike Trout is amazing.
John
1:04
In today’s day and age, is there any real rhyme or reason as to not having a baseball information roving coordinator around to help players understand advanced stats and how it benefits them? I feel like there’s such a divide between players and a front office staff, where players would benefit from learning more about newer means of evaluation - and the the front office would benefit from gaining trust from players so that it doesn’t appear as though they only evaluate players based on numbers and spreadsheets. If that makes any sense.
Meg Rowley
1:05
It does, though I think you would be surprised how much this has improved. I think really smart front offices (and that's most of 'em these days) know that what matters is communicating key concepts to players in a way that is useful for that player to understand. It's part of why you've seen so many bench coaches and managers and field staff concerned with how to translate it into terms that are useful for players.
stever20
1:07
What did you make of Matt Harvey's start on Friday?  Was it just the Dodgers are a hot mess?
Meg Rowley
1:07
He threw four innings. The Dodgers are a hot mess, and Harvey didn't embarrass himself, but he also threw four innings.
Britt
1:08
Becky Hammon might be the first woman head coach in the NBA.  Will women be coaches/managers/GMs in MLB one day?
Meg Rowley
1:09
GMs for sure. I think coaches and managers might take longer because women with the best bat to ball skills play softball and it is seen as different enough, is different enough that the transition will take longer.
Joe Joe
1:10
Currently, the AL is being given a 67.7% chance to win the World Series by Fangraphs Playoff Odds (with the 4 teams with the best individual odds). Does this seem high to you?
Meg Rowley
1:11
Not especially-- the Yankees, Red Sox and Astros are really good, the Dodgers are not.
Johnny5
1:12
Is it possible you thought Griffey Jr was the biggest baseball superstar because you're a Mariners fan? I just don't see any way he was bigger than Derek Jeter.
Meg Rowley
1:16
I feel confident in my argument that Griffey's wattage burned brighter at its peak. He was on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. He was in the Simpsons and Little Big League, in video games and songs. How many kids did you see wearing their caps backward? He was an effervescent kind of cool that contrasted strongly with Jeter's staid, say-nothing approach.
Or put another way: he did all that while on a crappy Mariners team almost no one on the East Coast could watch.
Jason Gottlieb
1:17
Cano injury suck, but I do have Ozzie Albies and Jose Ramirez who has second and third base eligibility. Would you advise trading Albies anyway, simply due to his high value right now? Or is it somewhat sustainable?
Meg Rowley
1:17
I advise you to ask someone who knows about fantasy baseball because I care about you personally.
Jeff
1:18
Is Edwin Diaz ever playing again and how do you like him?
Meg Rowley
1:18
Edwin Diaz pitched on May 10th! And I like him very much.
Anon
1:19
Do you think that child molester college player who didn't get drafted ever ends up signing with anyone?  Or is he too damaged?
Meg Rowley
1:21
He might not get drafted but I do think he ends up on a team. From the sound of it there are at least a couple of teams that either believe this latest round of press he's doing, or perhaps more cynically, think it gives them adequate cover.
1:22
I wouldn't like it if my favorite team drafted him. Baseball is under no obligation to participate in redemption arcs.
BT
1:23
Gallo got me thinking of an idea for off season posts -  Weekly craziest shift post
Meg Rowley
1:24
Not sure we'll have a ton more to say about it by then. Weekly theme posts like that can exhaust the bit more quickly than you'd imagine. That said, it is weird baseball, which is pretty squarely in my wheelhouse and we have months to fill so...
stever20
1:24
with baseball 1/4 of the way done now just about, what do you see as the biggest surprise of the season so far(both positive and negative)?
Meg Rowley
1:26
Probably the Dodgers and the Braves for me.
I was pretty high on the Diamondbacks going in, so that's less surprising, though I am often wrong, so maybe it is the most surprising!
Chet
1:27
Does Turner and Forsythe coming back help the Dodgers snap out of the funk? Is it too little too late?
Meg Rowley
1:28
It'll certainly help, but I still fret over the pitching and 8 games is a lot of games to make up.
2-D
1:29
How would you feel if you were required to submit one article a year that's hand written, in ink, and on college ruled paper?
Meg Rowley
1:29
Like I've misunderstood Carson's interests.
AC
1:29
Griffey had video games named after him, Jeter did not. So, Point: Griffey. (Also, as a Tigers fan, I apologize for Blaine Hardy's poor command)
Meg Rowley
1:30
This was actually taken so I could assure you that man, accidents just happen and it's a damn bummer but also, clearly wasn't done on purpose.
1:31
Side note: people have a lot of feelings about Derek Jeter!
Chris R
1:32
Is it crazy to say that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. can have a similar immediate hitting impact as Mike Trout did in his first full season?
Meg Rowley
1:32
He is really very good, but also, what a curious habit we have of comparing prospects to literally the best player in baseball. Why not have more modest goals!
The Human Eyeball
1:33
Who would be your most surprising players this season (positive and negative)? And do you think their performance will continue?
Meg Rowley
1:34
Related to my previous answer, Albies probably? Who I expected would be good but not to this degree.
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