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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 5/7/19
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Vladito Burrito
2:43
What do you think John Gibbons is doing right now
Meg Rowley
2:43
Hopefully whatever makes him most happy?
Sandwich
2:44
Make me one.
Meg Rowley
2:44
Truly floored by how clever this is. Might we award you the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor?
Jay
2:44
Who do you think will be leading the AL Central by the end of May, and by how many games?
Meg Rowley
2:45
Twins but only by like, three.
Hmmmmm
2:45
I'm trying to decide between Niko Goodrum and Kike Hernandez in fantasy -- both guys are eligible everywhere on the diamond. What do you think?
Meg Rowley
2:45
Ask a fantasy person!
An expert in fantasy, to be clear, not a pretend person.
Confused Guy
2:46
Meg, you are very smart. But you say, "I think" a lot. It comes off as you not being confident, which I'm sure is not the case. Type with more conviction!
Meg Rowley
2:46
Hey, please mind your own business.
David
2:46
Justus Sheffield does not look good right now. Is he most likely a reliever?
Meg Rowley
2:46
(shifts uncomfortably in chair)
I have concerns about that fastball.
KitchSinky
2:47
Better question: Do you see a path for either Joshua James or Julio Urias to get back to their respective rotations by the end of the year?
Meg Rowley
2:48
Yup. Guys get hurt -- of course, James has to be healthy for that to matter.
J-Co
2:48
Hideo Nomo started in 1995.  Pretty sure that is the most recent rookie.
Barbados_slim
2:49
Are you surprised paddack wasn’t thrown at yesterday?
Meg Rowley
2:49
No. Maybe I'm an optimist after all.
CamdenWarehouse
2:49
50 WAR in a season and then calling it a career would be a lot of fun. Then you could go become a baseball writer and editor
Meg Rowley
2:50
That is an acceptable answer, just wasn't mine.
Chris
2:50
What do the mariners do when seager is back? Gotta send Healy down right? Or DFA Bruce....
Meg Rowley
2:51
Healy has been both not especially good and has options so I imagine he goes to Tacoma.
I heart beisbol
2:53
Ben wrote a piece earlier about Tommy Pham being the most similar to Mike Trout. I really thought Christian Yelich was a better answer.
Meg Rowley
2:53
A fine answer, but not one consistent with his methodology.
Micah
2:53
What about Gallo doesn't look sustainable? His Ks are down, BBs are up even more, contact is up, better batted ball peripherals, leads the league in exit velocity...I think it's plenty likely that he's an elite bat going forward in his career.
Meg Rowley
2:53
Just want to see it over longer. Not saying it is impossible by any means, but just want to see it for more than a month.
Concerned Dodger Fan
2:54
Kenley inherited the legacy of Mariano's 2-seamer. So I need him to also inherent Mariano's longevity. Please. I need to know there's life after Pedro Baez!
Meg Rowley
2:54
Well hopefully that is true regardless of Kenley.
Guest
2:54
What is wrong with the Angels.  Big Market team with Trout.  Seems like they should be every year.
Meg Rowley
2:55
The obvious answer is the pitching, but sometimes the obvious answer is the right one! The injuries have also clearly gotten them this year.
Jerry B
2:55
When is Fangraphs going to spin off a sister site for football and/or basketball?
Meg Rowley
2:55
Please let me sleep sometimes.
Spahn and Sain
2:56
How worried are you if you're the Indians that the Twins might be a better team than you, particularly with Kluber and Clevinger out for an extended period?
Meg Rowley
2:56
I would be pretty worried.
Their whole deal was predicated on the stars being stars and playing most of the season.
Nathan
2:57
Would you rather to go a baseball game in Japan, Korea or the Dominican - and why?
Meg Rowley
2:57
Oh jeez, that is a tricky pick.
2:59
I have the good fortune of direct flights being similar lengths, so maybe Japan and Korea first to comp the pro leagues there to MLB?
Big Joe Mufferaw
2:59
The Paddack thing shouldn't be an issue, heck, he backed it up and said what he felt. Nothing wrong with it, he put his head out there and came out on top, tip your hat.
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