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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 6/4/19
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Meg Rowley
2:23
True.
Dusty (CO)
2:24
It's been a minute Meg. Wander Javier have returned to action. Have you formulated your thoughts on his upside?
Meg Rowley
2:25
I don't see any reason to diverge from the grades Eric and Kiley put on him on the Twins list. I continue to just super not get this bit, at all, even a little.
Other Derek
2:26
But if you truly believe the world ends in 2050, aren't things like baseball the things that matter most right now?
Meg Rowley
2:27
I'd imagine trying to stop the end of the world takes top billing. As for its impact on baseball, I think it probably lets you appreciate more things.
Sanford
2:27
...can Lucas Giolito win the AL Cy Young this year?
Meg Rowley
2:28
Seems early to have a firm opinion about this. He hasn't pitched his way out of the conversation, so that is something I suppose.
housekeeping
2:30
Hi Meg, thanks for the chat as always!  Is the chat schedule on the homepage still correct?  It has your day/time right, but it seems like it might need to be updated for most of the other chats.
Meg Rowley
2:31
There have been some swaps and such due to travel lately, especially with the guys on the road so much wrapping up draft coverage, but it is right. At least, on the main page side. Not sure about the Roto dudes.
JVL
2:31
Who would win in a fight? 100 Ben-sized Jeffs or one Jeff-sized Ben?
Meg Rowley
2:31
How tall do you think Jeff is?
the Electrician
2:32
Do you think we will see another player spurn their signing bonus for a bigger foreign contract this year?
Meg Rowley
2:32
Takes a pretty specific set of circumstances, but maybe.
Srhkthew2
2:32
Did the James Holzhouer loss mar the draft for you as much as it did for me?
Meg Rowley
2:33
It was very fun to have him on the pod, and I wish him well-- seems like a very nice guy! But I'm less invested in dynasties as an aspect of sporting that some, I think.
Oak
2:33
Jimmy Nelson pitches Wednesday! I feel like there hasn't been a ton of comeback player of the year candidates this year - who else out there is possible winner?
Meg Rowley
2:34
This is the sort of thing where I am missing a reallllly obvious option. Maybe one of the injured Oakland arms when they come back?
Sam
2:35
Meg, how did you in fact injure yourself at Topgolf?
Meg Rowley
2:35
I only wounded my pride.
Hunter Pence
2:36
I might be an option for comeback player
Meg Rowley
2:36
This is a good one, actually. Well, it is always a little weird when the thing a guy is "coming back from" is being not good, but it does happen.
TC Bear
2:37
True or False: By your chat next week, both Keuchel and Kimbrel will be signed by the Twins.
Meg Rowley
2:37
False
Aaron
2:37
So, Mike Trout's FanGraphs page does not have his contract updated to include the extension he signed this offseason: is there a reason for that?
Meg Rowley
2:37
Mostly personnel changes -- this is one of the things that will fall under Jason in the nearish future.
mike sixel
2:38
Where do you guess Keuchel and Kimbrel end up? And how long do you guess it takes?
Meg Rowley
2:38
Sounds like the Yankees rumors have fire to them
for Keuchel, I should say
2:39
I don't know about Kimbrel. There are just so many bad bullpens. You all paying attention to these bullpens? Woof, many are bad.
Sam
2:39
Because it sure looked like you clocked yourself in the nose-piece.
Meg Rowley
2:40
Nah, just prone to making weird faces
Ryan
2:40
What percent of questions today are Keuchel/Kimbrel related?
Meg Rowley
2:40
Not a ton, actually
Srhkthew2
2:40
If Bellinger ends up with ~12 WAR for the year and Trout has his typical 9.5ish which one do we call the best player in baseball?
Meg Rowley
2:42
Trout. I would call Trout the best player, because there needs to be more of a track record.
Matt
2:43
MLB needs to mandate having at least 1 day game a day.
Meg Rowley
2:43
It's just tricky to manage
I don't disagree, but also, it is tricky to manage
2:44
I used to, in my former life as a consultant/finance type, help to organize massive client conferences, and have to assign clients to breakout sessions, and it was like, the most high stress puzzle, and had far fewer constraints than assembling the MLB schedule.
Harry Craghole
2:44
Think we'll see some historic HR numbers this summer?
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