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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 5/8/18
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Meg Rowley
12:53
In my opinion, it isn't about the game at all. It's about the skill competitions. The reason the MLB All-Star stuff is fun at all is because of the home run derby.
Desperate, Confused Marlins Fan
12:54
Did the Mariners "give up" Tyler O'Neill because they knew they could get the best out of Marco Gonzales?
Meg Rowley
12:54
I think they thought they could get more out of Gonzales and were skeptical that O'Neill would ever make enough contact at the major league level to take full advantage of his 80-grade power.
Jimmy Jammer
12:55
Is there a rule that you have to be a MLB player to compete in the HR Derby? I would love to see Vlad Jr. this year after watching him mash home runs off a tee.
Meg Rowley
12:55
hold please
12:56
Pretty sure you have to be on the 40-man, though you don't have to be an All-Star
Chuck
12:57
Thoughts on out new statcast darling, Franchy Cordero?  Can he be more than Keon Broxton?  Will he even reach that ceiling?  Thanks!
Meg Rowley
12:58
The power is obviously the headline, but I've been impressed with how he's trimmed the strikeouts from ahhh oh no! to acceptable
BJMBjfl19
12:59
hi meg.
Meg Rowley
12:59
Hello!
Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe
12:59
Architecting? That's a made-up word. Come on, Meg. Give us a real one.
Meg Rowley
1:00
I promise I have heard that in a business setting. Trading floors aren't exactly full of English majors.
Bryan
1:00
If Edgar Martinez can't get into the Hall, why do people believe Big Papi will?
Meg Rowley
1:01
Because many people are realists in the face of injustice.
They should both get in, to be clear.
OK, Red Sox fans? BOTH OF 'EM.
Post Malone
1:01
Do you think we may see more Judge/Stanton-type builds in the future as we continue to learn about the dangers of football?
Meg Rowley
1:03
Potentially. The biggest danger to football is the danger of football. The biggest danger to baseball is how damn expensive it is. How those two existential threats interact with one another remains to be seen, but it is a lot easier to make baseball accessible than it is to make football truly safe.
Badeball
1:03
Home Run Derby? So chicks really dig the long ball?
Meg Rowley
1:03
second only to not being called chicks
David
1:04
Thoughts on Luis Gohara being moved to the pen.  It seems like he would have been the next man up in the rotation if A. Sanchez/McCarthy get hurt or are moved.  Can't Blair/Sims/Wisler fill the bullpen role?
Meg Rowley
1:07
I wouldn't be surprised if he does some spot starting work, but he's slipped some. I know he had injury issues and some family stuff. I think it has as much to do with them being excited about other prospects as anything else.
Big Joe Mufferaw
1:08
Are you sad we won't see Judge in the derby anymore?
Meg Rowley
1:09
Sure, but luckily we are lousy with guys who will be exciting to watch.
It's neat discover a new thing to be excited about.
John S
1:09
We need to stop the myth that baseball is more expensive than football.  Someone is paying for the helmet, shoulder pads, and cleats.
Meg Rowley
1:10
They are, but when you add up the cost of travel teams and showcases, it gets very pricy, very quickly.
CamdenWarehouse
1:10
Used in a sentence: Dan Duquette is not very good at architecting a quality farm system.
Meg Rowley
1:11
See, there it is.
AdamZ
1:11
So what's up with David Price? His command has gotten worse each of the past three seasons.
Meg Rowley
1:13
I say this without knowing anything special (the internet is wild) but I really have very little confidence that he is healthy, and that his arm is working like it should.
Jimmy Jammer
1:16
David Price may challenge Felix as the worst pitching contract of all time.
Meg Rowley
1:17
Setting aside that the Felix take is way too strong, I think Mike Hampton would like a word.
54
1:18
Is there not going to be a Chris Davis revival tour? :-(
Meg Rowley
1:18
Maybe he can play an instrument!
Matt
1:18
Regarding baseball being more expensive than football. I'll take your word for it - but could this be an artificial inflation? Football doesn't have the same showcases, essentially because the career span of a player is so short, and sudden. A baseball player needs to work through many layers of essentially bureaucracy, whereas a football player needs to go to a college and play well (not to diminish their work...just simplifying). I'm not sure I have a question, just thinking out loud and curious on your comment.
Meg Rowley
1:20
I get what you're saying, but I'm not sure it can be called artificial if it is viewed as a necessary part of the ecosystem that launches guys professionally. Not every player goes that route, but it is a big part of being seen by scouts and college coaches.
Florida Man
1:21
What kind of experiments do you think the Astros are conducting on Ken Giles right now? Maybe they sent him to a therapist?
Meg Rowley
1:22
Not accusing you of taking what happened lightly, Florida Man, but I really liked the piece Patrick Dubuque wrote on this: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/39713/cold-takes-failu...
1:23
I was surprised when it happened that people found it funny. I don't say that to be a scold. Patrick had good stuff to say about it.
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