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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 8/14/18
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Meg Rowley
2:48
Hmmmm this is going to require me to remember who the other All-Stars were and I am going to struggle to do that, having endeavored to forget the All-Stars immediately.
2:49
Let me answer this a different way: wouldn't it be fun if playoff teams got to borrow players from other rosters?
JH
2:49
Who would you personally rather have on your team for the foreseeable future between Acuna and Soto? It's a fascinating question for me. Acuna's true 5-tool abilities (and thus higher floor) vs. Soto's theoretical sky-high offensive ceiling based on the approach he's shown at 19 years old.
Meg Rowley
2:49
I love this question because I think it is hard to answer incorrectly, and reveals a great deal about one's preferred baseball aesthetic.
2:50
I think, I *think*, I would lean Acuna, and I think that is because I really like really complete players.
David
2:50
Could we have a Yankees-Astros wild Card game???
Meg Rowley
2:50
No, but that would be amazing.
Lee
2:50
Are the Red Sox really this good?   I mean JD Martinez is awesome but other than that, they are pretty much the same team as last season.   Did they have that many guys underperform last season?
Meg Rowley
2:51
They had some pretty anemic offensive performances that weren't likely to repeat and haven't
They are really very good.
JH
2:51
New theory: Kyle Seager is playing through sympathy pains caused by Corey's injury. Your thoughts?
Meg Rowley
2:51
I mean, sibling love *is* powerful and complicated.
Maybe Corey's UCL was just feeling Kyle's 30 though.
The Old Buccaneer
2:52
Are you a soccer fan? If so, who is your favorite team?
Meg Rowley
2:52
Not really. Relax, it is fine, I just don't care for it, it's not like, a whole thing.
Thor
2:53
Does deGrom deserve all the awards?
Meg Rowley
2:53
Very well might!
Oleksandr
2:53
would you rather get hit in the noggin by a edwin diaz fastball or a nelson cruz home run?
Meg Rowley
2:53
Nelson Cruz home run. Less likely to die instantly.
billsaints
2:53
Do any of you FG'ers play modern board games (Catan, Pandemic etc..)? Seems like your analytical brains would take to them quite well!
Meg Rowley
2:54
I like board games quite a lot.
I grew up playing Catan. My sister and I would get so rowdy, my parents invented a "most polite player" card. It had the same number of points as having a cultural institution.
Dan
2:55
Oakland keeps trading for relievers. Will they bullpen the wild card game?
Meg Rowley
2:56
They have Sean Manaea, so if he's available, I imagine he starts but he has a short leash, which hey, what wild card starter doesn't?
Dub
2:57
Baseball needs to make the games 7 innings. Its such an easy fix. Would you have a problem if they shortened the game to 7 innings?
Meg Rowley
2:57
Yes.
AKA22
2:57
Given the different voting groups, it's possible DeGrom wins the Cy Young and Scherzer wins the MVP in the NL right? That would be amazing.
Meg Rowley
2:57
Now that would be really fun. We could probably get a week's worth of pieces on the voting behavior of that choice.
Morbo
2:58
Do the Cubs stand a chance in the post season? And, why is the answer no? Starting pitching, they have one good pitcher in Cole Hamels and then a giant question mark.
Meg Rowley
2:58
I think this conclusion isn't supported by evidence, but if you're a Cubs fan, that is probably very exciting!
2:59
The rotation isn't amazing, but the team isn't bad.
Jart
2:59
It's fun to watch Kershaw dominate with a fastball that never tops 92
Meg Rowley
2:59
Good Kershaw is a joy forever.
3:00
I think we're in a new condition where we genuinely fret about his health but it's nice to see good Kersh.
Mike Trout
3:00
538 gives a 10% chance the As win the division. I think saying it couldn't happen is silly.
Meg Rowley
3:00
I'm not saying it couldn't happen, I'm saying I don't think it will happen.
Joey Votto, RCMP
3:01
As a Reds fan, I can't help but be kind of frustrated with Scooter Gennett's constant talking to the media about a contract extension. I get that he wants to be in Cincinnati, but he puts the org in a bad spot if they don't decide to give him a contract.
Meg Rowley
3:01
The org doesn't have to do anything. We can talk about whether this is a persuasive tactic, but they aren't obligated to do anything. Teams are fine.
lunch
3:02
what mlb player would get the "most polite player" card?
Meg Rowley
3:02
hmmmm that's a tricky question, and I know the arrow will make this potentially controversial, but man, Rodney just seems like the best.
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