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FanGraphs Audio: Craig Edwards Reverse-Jinxes Baseball

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August 15, 2019

Episode 867

I welcome FanGraphs writer Craig Edwards back to the program to detail the current playoff landscape, check in on some tight (and not-so-tight) division races, and assess the October chances of Craig’s beloved St. Louis Cardinals. We also, though neither of us were aware of it at the time, engage in a series of reverse jinxes, before I force Craig to make several too-early predictions concerning year-end award recipients.

Be sure to read Craig’s recent pieces on José Altuve and José Ramírez, and to follow him on twitter.

Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @megrowler on Twitter.

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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat – 8/13/19

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August 13, 2019
2:00
Meg Rowley: Morning all, and welcome to the chat.
2:01
Meg Rowley: I have returned from Boston, and most of my summer head cold.
2:01
Meg Rowley: Pro-tip: don’t get sick and then have to fly to a conference across the country. It is not fun.
2:01
Reminder!!: Meg doesn’t answer fantasy baseball questions!
2:01
Meg Rowley: Promise.
2:01
Lunar verLander: Everyone should strive to find someone who loves them as much as Gleyber Torres hates the Orioles.

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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat – 8/7/19

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August 7, 2019
2:00
Meg Rowley: Hello, and welcome to a Wednesday Meg chat.
2:00
Meg Rowley: This one isn’t likely to go overly long, as I have a pretty gnarly head cold and have to head to the ballpark later.
2:01
Meg Rowley: But for now, a chat! Let’s get started.
2:01
Rich K: Hi Meg.  Hope you feel better soon.  Are you chatting on Wednesdays now?  I thought you were on Tuesdays. . . .
2:02
Meg Rowley: I normally am — Dan had a conflict on Monday, which pushed him to Tuesday, which pushed me to today. I don’t know how, but eventually this ends with someone at FanGraphs being next in the constitutional line of succession. Should be back to normal next week.
2:02
Nahtan: If the season ended today, would you vote for Yelich or Belli as NL MVP (and why)?

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Trade Deadline Chat with Jay Jaffe, Kiley McDaniel, and Dan Szymborski!

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July 31, 2019
3:02

Avatar Dan Szymborski: Good afternoon!
3:02

Anj: Does Mancini move in the next hour???  If so, for what?
3:03

Avatar Dan Szymborski: I believe no.
3:03

Anj: Do the Orioles sell anything, or stand pat?  Everyone pretty controllable, can afford to wait.
3:03

Avatar Dan Szymborski: They could theoretically trade Givens or Villar, though I haven’t heard anything.
3:03

Avatar Dan Szymborski: Though stuff tends to pop up super quickly.

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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat – 7/30/19

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July 30, 2019
2:00
Meg Rowley: Hello and welcome to the chat!
2:01
Meg Rowley: With a little over 24 hours to the trade deadline the most of exciting move of the season is Stroman, and the Phillies trying to talk themselves into being excited about Jason Vargas!
2:02
Meg Rowley: What a time to be alive.
2:02
Theo Epstein: Do I need to do more this deadline than sit and hope Hamels, Zobrist, and Morrow come back healthy?
2:05
Meg Rowley: Some reinforcements would be nice. Whether ownership let’s you do more… that I’m unsure of. The Cubs aren’t in terrible shape. If you look at our projected WAR totals for the rest of the season, they aren’t languishing at the bottom, and are the best in the Central. But I like insurance. I am perhaps inclined to being overinsured.
2:05
Meg Rowley: That bullpen seems like an obvious spot, though that is also an obvious spot for a lot of teams with more to offer.

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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat – 7/23/19

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July 23, 2019
2:00
Meg Rowley: Hi all, and welcome to the chat. Allow me one more moment of marching orders relaying, and then we’ll get started.
2:02
Meg Rowley: Ok, here we go.
2:02
Meg Rowley: Hello, baseball folks.
2:02
Jimmy: I’m not sure if you do fantasy questions, but would you trade a $2 Julio Rodriguez for a $27 Carlos Correa – currently in 1st, but hate trading away the next best thing!
2:03
Meg Rowley: I do not do fantasy questions, mostly because I don’t know anything and would give bad advice.
2:03
Xolo: As a fan, how do you handle your team adding a player who you dislike for off the field reasons?

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FanGraphs Audio: Kiley McDaniel Doesn’t Care for Cats

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July 19, 2019

Episode 866

Prospect analyst Kiley McDaniel returns to the program to discuss the recently concluded Trade Value Series. We discuss Kiley’s process for generating the list, a few players he expects to move into and out of the top 50 next year, the most difficult guys to place on this year’s iteration, and the curious case of Wander Franco. We also React to the trailer for the upcoming movie musical Cats.

For prospect-related tweets, be sure to follow Kiley and the FanGraphs Prospects account. And as always, you can find Kiley and Eric’s latest rankings and reports on THE BOARD.

Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @megrowler on Twitter.

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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat – 7/16/18

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July 16, 2019
2:00
Meg Rowley: Hi all! We’ll get started in just a second. Allow me to fetch a glass of water and issue some editing marching orders.
2:02
Meg Rowley: Ok, water acquired.
2:02
Meg Rowley: Couple of links of interest before we get started.
2:02
Meg Rowley: As you’ve probably seen, Kiley is off and running with the Trade Value Series.
2:03
Meg Rowley: Today’s installment can be found here, and has links to the prior entries: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2019-trade-value-31-to-40/
2:03
Meg Rowley: Also, RosterResource depth charts are now at FanGraphs!

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FanGraphs Audio: Eric Longenhagen Is Here to Rock and Roll

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July 12, 2019

Episode 865

Lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen returns to the program to detail FanGraphs’ recent trip to Cleveland. We discuss his impressions of the Futures Games, as well as what he looks for at showcase events like that, before contemplating the ideal format for the All-Star Game. This host also shares an embarrassing travel story, which she swears is true, and we review several particularly bad MLB.TV commercials and a few shark-related films.

For an extended Futures Game conversation, be sure to listen to the latest episode of The Untitled McDongenhagen Project, during which Eric and Kiley McDaniel discuss the prospects they saw and how their estimations of those prospects changed after last weekend. For prospect-related tweets, be sure to follow Eric and the FanGraphs Prospects account. And as always, you can find the guys’ latest rankings and reports on THE BOARD.

Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @megrowler on Twitter.

You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things.

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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat – 7/2/19

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July 2, 2019
2:00
Meg Rowley: Hello all, and welcome to the chat.
2:00
Meg Rowley: A few bits of housekeeping before we kick off.
2:01
Meg Rowley: Tickets are still available for our Cleveland event, but they are going fast.
2:02
Meg Rowley: They can be purchased here https://blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/fangraphs-cleveland-all-star-e…
2:03
Meg Rowley: It should be a very fun time, and someone (read: Kiley) is likely to say something goofy, so if you’re in the area, join us!
2:03
Meg Rowley: We will sell tickets at the door. Those sales will be cash only.

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