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.

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Audio after the jump. (Approximate 1 hour and 6 min play time.)

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Meg is the editor-in-chief of FanGraphs and the co-host of Effectively Wild. Prior to joining FanGraphs, her work appeared at Baseball Prospectus, Lookout Landing, and Just A Bit Outside. You can follow her on Bluesky @megrowler.fangraphs.com.

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MichaelMember since 2025
6 years ago

As a theater nerd who has spent the last couple days trying to find the right word(s) to describe how I view most of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s work, I’ve gotta say – “gauche” pretty much nails it. Thanks Meg.

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