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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 6/27/18

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Meg Rowley

1:07

They seem earnestly committed to their brand of hair nonsense, so I doubt Charlie gets an exception.

Audiorama

1:08

The Brewers have been one of the best defensive teams in baseball, but lately have been playing Thames and Brad Miller at key defensive positions in order to generate more offense. Are you in favor of this strategy?

Meg Rowley

1:08

I think there is a balance to be had there, though the idea that Brad Miller is there for offense remains the just weirdest-ass thing to me.

1:09

I'm friends with the family of an NHL player and we had to move a massive air conditioning unit at the family home during a rain storm, and the NHL player, despite being the strongest of us, was barred from participation. How often do you think pro athletes opt to skip mundanely physical (but mildly risky) tasks in their day to day life? I know it depends on the individual, but even being mindful of it seems annoying.

Meg Rowley

1:09

I love this question with my whole heart.

1:10

It's a slightly different thing, but I know Iwakuma has posted about how he really, really loves to cook, but doesn't during the season for fear he'll cut himself or something.

I would think that it is annoying but that pro players have a great advantage of being able to hire people to do those sorts of tasks.

CamdenWarehouse

1:11

a 56 wRC+? Can Jake come play first base in Baltimore?

Meg Rowley

1:11

There are so many very sad stories in baseball this year.

Morbo

1:12

As a rage filled news monster I can say that punching inanimate objects such as walls can be quite cathartic

Meg Rowley

1:12

Just remember, you can also use your hand to make phone calls to fellow citizens and elected officials. It reduces pain in a few different ways.

Lindor, the Mighty Truffle

1:13

is there a coherent, non-conspiracy theory, reason Machado is still donning the orange and black?

Meg Rowley

1:13

They aren't getting much in the way of offers for a rental?

Billy Beane

1:13

Data point about pro athletes: My brother is in the NFL and he never did anything risky to begin with, so I cannot offer any information. He eats about 6,000 calories a day, though.

Meg Rowley

1:13

I say this wishing him great health and happiness, but playing in the NFL seems pretty risky.

Morbo

1:13

Speculation as to why did Bryce Harper shaved his beard? Personally, I imagine that the beard gained sentience, and began heckling him during his at-bats thereby explaining his "poor" offensive numbers this year.

Meg Rowley

1:15

Maybe one day, a bug that wasn't in his beard crawled on his face near his beard and then he got the idea that there were bugs in there, and he knew that there probably weren't, but he couldn't unthink it?

The Old Buccaneer

1:15

Almost a year later, Tyler O’Neill for Marco Gonzalez was a _____ trade.

Meg Rowley

1:16

I have to think the Mariners are pretty happy with it. I have to think the Cardinals don't hate it.

1:17

Gonzales is an interesting guy. He's definitely taken a step forward. The curve is way better, but the command is the real story in my opinion.

1:17

How concerned should I be as a Braves fan that our manager thinks the worst everyday hitter thus far (Ender) should get the most ABs?

Meg Rowley

1:17

It isn't the best, but also doesn't matter so much that you shouldn't find other things to be mad about?

Butters

1:17

Treinen not getting traded because A's above .500 and a dreamer's distance from WC2, right?

Meg Rowley

1:18

And he's not a free agent until 2021.

Jeff in T.O.

1:19

Marisnick had himself a GAME last night!!

Meg Rowley

1:19

He did. He had one game.

1:19

Will Sandy Alderson's leave affect what the Mets do/don't do at the deadline?

Meg Rowley

1:20

He's far from the only person in the front office, but that sort of disruption isn't a positive thing. Obviously, it's hugely unimportant compared to his health and recovery.

Rockie Dangerfield

1:20

Let's make Interleague really Interleague and let minor league teams play some series against the big clubs.

Meg Rowley

1:20

This is one of those things that sounds like a fun, weird baseball thing until you remember what Spring Training is like.

Butters

1:22

Are the Cubs the class of the NL, or is it still a mess and anything could happen with about 8 clubs?

Meg Rowley

1:23

I think it can be both things. There isn't as much separation between the teams at the top and the teams in the middle, like we're seeing in the AL. I'd probably go Cubs-Dodgers 1A/1B.

Bob

1:24

Can we please bring Eric's Chat back to Tuesdays?

Meg Rowley

1:24

We rearranged things so that we had greater diversity of topic through the middle of the week.

1:25

I know it isn't as much fun as contributing live (we're having such fun), but we always post the transcripts of chats, should your question be about a scheduling conflict.

Joe Joe

1:26

On Jake's 56 RC+, he was horrible at start of season. He was sent to AAA. He's been back a month and has an RC+ of 119 since then. No reason not to expect he'll settle in as a 4th OF around 80 RC+ with giving great centerfield defense.

Meg Rowley

1:26

This is true-- June has been much better.

Mattyb

1:27

Will Kyle Seager get his OBP over .300 by the end of the season?

Meg Rowley

1:27

You hurt me.

Butters

1:27

If you're the Mariners, who are you replacing if you go get a starter? Presumably LeBlanc? Is Nate Eovaldi good?