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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 9/10/19
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Meg Rowley
2:30
I don't say this with inside info but I'd be Worried if I were him. Perhaps not Very Worried -- I imagine his fate is more closely tied to that of the front office than explicitly to the playoff race, though those are obviously related -- but Worried.
stever20
2:30
What do you think about this being the last year with 40 man bloated rosters?   I used to like September baseball with some extra guys, but what the Red Sox have done with their 21 man bullpen have taken it way too far.  Plus I think the 26 man regular roster will be really good next year....
Meg Rowley
2:31
I'll miss them. I like getting a look at young guys, and for some vets, it's their big chance to see the bigs.
2:32
I wonder how many of the things we're mad about we'd hate less if we just allowed ourselves to find out the outcome a game the next day.
BarryBondsJuicedForOurSins
2:32
I miss stolen bases.
Meg Rowley
2:32
Me too. They're great fun.
Bring Back Jeff
2:32
Meg, save me from Law School class
Meg Rowley
2:32
Why did you go to law school?
Stuafoo
2:33
How about that Julio Rodriguez?!
Meg Rowley
2:33
Very excited to see him in Fall League. Very excited for Fall League generally.
Matt W
2:33
Does it behoove the baseball media at large to talk less about the aesthetic problems within baseball? I feel like a lot of people whose livelihood depends on a healthy sport that are more than happy to call baseball boring or rail on launch angle and the shift and such, and then turn around and wonder why casual fans aren't interested.
Meg Rowley
2:34
I think you can talk about the sport's issues honestly without being a Chicken Little about it. That some writers have elected to ask grumps about the aesthetics of the game doesn't mean that conversation isn't good to have -- it just means you should have a better conversation with fewer grumps.
2:35
Some of these issues are overwrought but others are issues fans raise, too, and ignoring them isn't good for the long-term health of the sport, either.
Will
2:36
Danny Hultzen made his debut this weekend, which was a very cool story. Obviously the benefits of doing away with the 40-man outweigh the downsides, but do you think the career minor leaguer getting a cup of coffee in September will go away completely?
Meg Rowley
2:36
No, but I do think it'll become rarer.
dibidibidib
2:36
Do you have a favorite underrated or overlooked ball park (not necessarily MLB level)?
Meg Rowley
2:37
I really love Salt River. I like Salt River more than some major league parks. And for that matter, I like Chase! It's a little like watching baseball in a Costco, but like, a really nice Costco.
Ben Dubose
2:38
Would this Justin Verlander season be considered the one of the greatest ever if the balls weren't juiced? Dude has a .770 WHIP but sort of an artificially high 2.5 ERA because of those 30-something solo home runs he's given up.
Meg Rowley
ChrisSabo'sGoggles
2:39
Writers should focus more on the parts that they could potentially influence: earlier games (especially playoffs), less downtime in games, etc.
Meg Rowley
2:40
I don't quite get why you think we have influence on those things but not the other things, but part of our job is to write about trends in the sport and its viability as an entertainment product.
2:41
I'm the wrong writer to say "hey lay off the aesthetics stuff" to. I love that stuff! That stuff is my stuff.
Greg
2:41
Why go to law school?  So you can actually realize your greatest ambitions, both for yourself and the country.  You, for instance, want minor leaguers to be paid a living wage?  It's lawyers who can make that happen.  See, e.g., https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2019/08/16/court-ruling-allows...
Meg Rowley
2:42
Don't fret, dude, my moms are attorneys, noble profession, etc etc, though they're the ones who talked me out of law school, so the call is coming from inside the house in a few different ways.
PUCP
2:43
Arizona next year over the Mets? New York only loses Wheeler to FA and no way the bullpen is this level of bad next year.
Meg Rowley
2:43
Like what that Dbacks team is doing.
RageKage
2:44
Another thing that will be missed without expanded rosters is the few weeks of major league pay - which can really be helpful for the minor leaguers
Meg Rowley
2:44
Yerp.
Flatlander
2:44
Thinking about a move to Seattle but don't have/need a car in my current city. How is life in Seattle with/ without a car?
Meg Rowley
2:45
So, I guess the question is, do you have a license, and where are you planning to work/live. The transit is uhhhh still evolving? If you live on the lightrail, it's breezy. If you don't, it's much more irritating. And a lot of what's great about living here is being able to get out into nature. But like many cities, Car 2 Go and services like that are plentiful if you need to drive somewhere, and there are lots of ride shares. So it's doable, if not super convenient.
2:46
But also, I work from home and so don't drive a ton. Just depends.
Jeff
2:47
I watched some Royals-Marlins this weekend because I'm bad at self care. Which team's fanbase should be more optimistic/less despondent?
Meg Rowley
2:47
I guess Royals fans can try to get excited about new ownership, but I'd take Miami's farm.
BarryBondsJuicedForOurSins
2:47
DK Metcalf: thoughts?
Meg Rowley
2:48
His debut was very good, and I look forward to him getting like, two targets a game because the universe decided to make me, Meg, the managing editor of FanGraphs a fan of one of the most analytically backward teams in football.
stever20
2:49
re expanded rosters and more pay- currently max would be 15 players for 28 days- 420 per team.  BUT 26 players for the regular season plus then 2 players for September is roughly 206 days(not to mention IL used more in Septmeber- thus more days).  And given not every team right now recalls to 40- a lot are at 32-33 right now- the difference isn't going to be as much as you would think......
Meg Rowley
2:50
What if we just kept expanded rosters and added a 26th man?
Angels
2:50
Meg, you must not watch many Angels games. He challenged a first inning HR that was clearly fair. He also challenged a HBP on the first batter of a game. He has not idea how to set a line-up or manage a bullpen. There is no logical method as to how he uses an opener.
Meg Rowley
2:50
Think we've discussed this before. Not saying he's amazing, and I thought the hire was weird at the time, but I also think he's not the thing holding them back from being a playoff team.
Overbearing Padre
2:51
What's Dave Cameron's footprint with the Padres so far?
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