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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 5/28/19
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Burdi
3:07
Hello Rowley! How do you think about Twins' win streak? Is that just a lot of luck?
Meg Rowley
3:08
They're a good team. It's very fun. It's nice that we can tell positive Twins stories, and not just bummer Cleveland ones.
Jorge
3:08
Wait, there are college baseball viewing periods *outside* of the college world series?  Are you that much of a college baseball fans?  And where do you even find the games on TV?
Meg Rowley
3:09
Aesthetically, it lends itself to weird baseball, which is famously My Kind of Baseball. Also, as a person who edits Eric and Kiley and answers chat questions, it is good for me to engage at least somewhat so that I know what the heck is going on.
Derek Dietrich
3:09
Who is in your ideal HR Derby right now?
Meg Rowley
3:11
Gallo, Bellinger, Franmil, Vogey, Springer, Bell, Alonso...  how many are there in the field?
Blind Jorge
3:11
Not sure how he struggles to find college baseball on TV these days.
Meg Rowley
3:11
It can be tricky!
3:12
ESPN+ (I have mine linked to Hulu) gets you a lot of what you need. If you want PAC 12 stuff, Sling has been great.
Cave Dameron
3:12
Do you think the Padres will actually go after that top of the rotation pitcher? If so, who do you see them going after?
Meg Rowley
3:12
I wouldn't be surprised if they held off on the major infield prospect consolidation until next year
3:13
they aren't wresting the West from the Dodgers and I think they know they're a touch ahead of schedule.
Jean
3:13
The D-Backs have some solid young talent; an improving but still lackluster farm system; a record slightly over .500; some aging veterans who could be trade chips at the deadline; and 7 picks in the first two rounds of the draft.  What path should they pursue in the next year or two (e.g., full rebuild, retool, try to win now, etc.)?
Meg Rowley
3:16
Retooling seems likely-- I think the assessment the guys offered in the state of the system from today's Dback list is right, that as the major league club falls off, we'll see veterans get moved, but guys like Weaver and Marte stick around. And then it's all about this draft. They've had guys everrrrywhere. I don't go to a lot of in-person college or high school ball, but they've had guys at those games. It's an absurd opportunity to reset a franchise on one day.
PH
3:16
Which (or both?) is more likely to happen: The Nats bullpen will have the worst ERA in live-ball history or the Orioles give up the most HRs?
Meg Rowley
3:16
Orioles home runs
3:17
Ok folks, I've got to get rolling.
3:18
We'll start rolling out Draft Week coverage tomorrow, so be on the look for that. It will be very easy to find.
Thanks for all the great questions, and sorry for what I didn't get to.
Until next week!
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