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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 5/14/19

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Meg Rowley

2:56

boygenius

2:57

I keep seeing people saying this. How is Russell not very good? He's a subpar hitter, but he has had a 4 bWAR season and has posted positive WAA every season that he's played. I'm all for hating the guy for his repulsive actions, but it's disingenuous to act as though he's a bad player, and the exact problem we're facing is that players get a free pass if the team thinks he's a solid contributor.

Meg Rowley

2:57

He's only been about three WAR by our numbers once, it was a while ago, the bat isn't good, and I think the defensive value is overstated by the metrics. How good a player isn't shouldn't what matters here, but this is an easy test to pass.

2:58

Is it exhausting to fight with the world's most sensitive men on the internet every week? I hope this isn't draining for you. Seriously!

Meg Rowley

2:59

I like doing chats. I think it is good to talk about this stuff, and it isn't an easy question.

ShoesTPA

2:59

Is Mike Trout good enough at weather to read the incoming thunderclap from the Thanos snap early enough to potentially save himself from being dusted?

Meg Rowley

3:00

this is not consistent with my understanding of how the snap works

Hiura We Go

3:00

Videos of prospects on their firat day up are so goos and fun