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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 9/18/18
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Meg Rowley
2:32
Maybe they'll surprise us all, and spend a little money this offseason!
lol no.
Mr. Dobolina
2:33
Baez is maybe the most exciting player in the entire league right now ... if he'd only lower that K% though!
Meg Rowley
2:33
I mean, I think he's doing pretty alright.
2:34
Part of the skillset that makes him so exciting is the same profile that has him strikeout at the rate he does.
Bread Gardner
2:34
I kind of feel like your description of the Mariners as crispy lettuce but then cold oatmeal largely describes the Yankees, too...
Meg Rowley
2:34
You guys have to stop being so sad. It isn't time for you to be sad. That's our thing. You do your playoff thing.
On a Motte o' Piya
2:35
Would you rather have an average career but be on multiple championship teams, or be a sure HOF-er but play on bad teams? Basically, would you rather be Hunter Pence or Votto/Trout?
Meg Rowley
2:35
So the split here is a little weird because if I could be maybe the best baseball player ever, I think I would want to be that. That seems prettttty rad. So if I could be Mike Trout, I'd be Mike Trout.
2:36
But otherwise, winning a bunch of World Series while being pretty good and wonderfully weird sounds great.
Basically yes, make me Hunter Pence, please.
The Boat
2:36
Where else would Nelson Cruz go?  Not a lotta DH demand around the league
Meg Rowley
2:36
Now playing in Houston...
Bartolo
2:36
Which Marlins pitcher should groove one for David Wright?
Meg Rowley
2:36
Literally all of them.
DDC
2:36
The NL
Meg Rowley
2:36
But also? The AL!
ashamed old man
2:37
is dave roberts a dumbass?
Meg Rowley
2:37
No.
You might be kinda rude, though. Something to consider.
stever20
2:37
What do you think about Cleveland using Bauer in the bullpen for the playoffs?
Meg Rowley
2:38
Seems like the best option. He hasn't pitched since...
Since August 11th.
It seems too much to hope that he could be ready for a starter workload.
Sir Nerdlington
2:38
The MLBPA finally has a knowledgable negotiator.  Hooray players.  Without a ton of leverage, however, what can be expected?
Meg Rowley
2:39
I would imagine we will see some sort of work stoppage at some point.
CamdenWarehouse
2:39
Red Sox could worry about Willie Nelson too
Meg Rowley
2:39
They could! Do it for this singer that means a lot to me personally, Red Sox.
Outta my way, Gyorkass
2:40
Please talk me out of the Brewers derping their way to something like a 3-8 finish and missing the playoffs.
TJB
2:40
The Rockies are screwed, right? They're playing like crap, Story looks like he's done until spring training, and they're down to two starting pitchers who can be counted upon.
Meg Rowley
2:40
The downside of being in a tight race is that you worry all the time. The upside is all of this matters.
Tyler
2:40
Why worry about Willie Nelson?  He seems to have his priorities right.
Meg Rowley
2:41
He's 85.
Mr. Dobolina
2:41
Will the Cubs run the NL playoff board?
Meg Rowley
2:42
For all their goofing around, I still really like that Dodgers team, so I like them or the Cubs to lose to an AL team in the World Series, yes.
CamdenWarehouse
2:42
The Mariners worst outcome is looking pretty darn good to Orioles fans too
Meg Rowley
2:42
Someone always has it worse.
Doug
2:43
Can we call a summit to bring people together to determine just one single WAR? Or can we just average fWAR and bWAR? I don’t like there being two especially with such large gaps.
Meg Rowley
2:43
Don't forget WARP!
I think the differences are really valuable. They help us think critically about what does and does not work well.
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