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Front Office Chat: 2/3/23
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Anthony Franco
5:12
Every so often, we get a study on this. Craig Edwards did one at FanGraphs a few years ago that tried to place a dollar value on minor leaguers depending on their place on a prospect list
5:13
Generally speaking, the position players at the top of prospect lists pan out at a really strong rate. It's not universal and never will be, but if you're a hitter who's ranked in the top 10, you're quite likely to be at least a solid everyday player
5:14
The correlation isn't as strong for pitchers, because they get injured more often than position players and the league is better at pitcher skill development (which makes it "easier" to turn a fringy pitching prospect into a good pitcher by teaching him a new pitch or improving his velocity than to teach a batter how to make contact or lay off breaking pitches)
5:16
Prospect evaluators themselves have adjusted to this and push the hitters up as high as they ever have, since they're also trying to capture which players are most likely to succeed. That's why only seven of Baseball America's top 25 prospects this year are pitchers
Tony
5:16
Greetings and thanks for the chats. My question (indirectly a Cardinal question) is with the bankruptcy of Bally Sports Network it was mentioned that in the long run this was a good thing for the Cards in particular as MLB would hoover up the internet broadcasting rights. Does this portend a shift in all media rights? I think the Cards were doing fine with the traditional broadcast right but going to take a short term hit. However, teams like Pittsburgh, Miami, Oakland etc don't generate meaningful $s from their broadcasts. It puts them at a major disadvantage when compared to teams like the Yankees, Dodgers etc. Sharing all rights would be a game changer in salary and competition. Thank you!
Paul K
5:16
If the RSN thing craters, do the Jays have an economic advantage?
Anthony Franco
5:18
These both seem plausible to me, though TV contract revenues isn't something I pay close enough attention to have a great feel for its potential effects
Stormy
5:18
What the rule in the new CBA that you are allowed to designate 1 player under contract at a time and not count against luxury tax?
Anthony Franco
5:18
This is not part of the CBA
5:19
I don't think the small-market owners would ever go for it. Just gives bigger-market clubs leeway to make a mistake on a free agent deal and not pay for it as severely
I'm sure the players would love it
5:20
Alright that's all I've got time for today
Thanks for all the questions and for supporting the site more generally! As always, I really enjoy the subscriber chats
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