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Kevin Goldstein Chat 2/8/21
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Kevin Goldstein
1:33
Yeah, those kind of communications are definitely part of the game. It's a tricky one.
EbenezerBatflip
1:33
Which do you like more so far, Wandavision or The Mandalorian?
Kevin Goldstein
1:34
Not a Star Wars guy, not a comics guy, and cancelled Disney+ once my free six months ended.
Leody
1:34
What are your thoughts on Leody Taveras? Glove first/only (albeit a heck of a glove), or more than that?  He's already fun to watch.
Kevin Goldstein
1:34
He's incredibly fun to watch out there. Fantastic defender, I just don't see any reason to think he's going to hit enough.
Peter
1:34
What was the reaction from front offices to the most recent draft being reduced to five rounds, and do you expect future drafts to return to 30(ish) rounds or be cut down?
Kevin Goldstein
1:35
They were in general absolutely irate about it. I would bet that this year's draft is in the 20-round range.
Max
1:35
Can you explain why teams and players put incentives in contracts that players will never get? Brad Hand has an incentive for a Silver Slugger, Mike Foltynewicz has incentives for MVP.
Kevin Goldstein
1:35
It's called a "Standard Awards Package" and it's in most major league contacts. Standard operating procedure.
Daron
1:36
What approximate percentage of discussed trades between front offices actually come to fruition?
Kevin Goldstein
1:37
A minuscule percentage. For every one hundred initiations, maybe five end up serious and one gets past the finish line.
jj
1:37
Do you think one of the reasons why pitchers who are more control and deceive types (K Hendricks) can more than survive is because there are relatively few of them out there and hitters just aren't used to that type of pitcher with all the 95+ guys out there.
Kevin Goldstein
1:37
Not really. I just think his level of command is so exceedingly rare.
45 blows billygoats
1:39
I about spit up my coffee when Tork was announced by Detroit as a 3B only to find out they were serious. Is he athletic enough to make that change?
Kevin Goldstein
1:39
He's got a chance to be acceptable but below average there. It's worth a shot.
Matthew
1:39
This season do you think you’ll a) cheer for the Astros success b) cheer for whatever team you were a fan of before working for the Astros or c) view baseball very neutrally with no one team over another?
Kevin Goldstein
1:40
C.
ryan
1:40
do front offices have "command" metrics that you trust?
Kevin Goldstein
1:40
No. You gotta watch it.
Doug
1:40
How do trade talks typically start? Like a text message? Call?
Kevin Goldstein
1:41
Mostly text.
Ed
1:41
Did you ever start trade talks?
Kevin Goldstein
1:42
Start is a strong word. I was trusted to do "back-channeling" which is non-GM to non-GM stuff to figure out where teams are at. Sometimes that turned into real discussions that I would do, and sometimes they'd be upped to someone higher than me.
Kevin
1:43
Can you give any insight into that whole Ground Control fiasco?  What was that like internally?
Kevin Goldstein
1:44
Shit man, that's a story. Find me in a bar one day and maybe I'll be tipsy enough to share.
BG
1:44
How well do Statcast's metrics hold up compared to data that teams have access to? Phrased differently, is Statcast useful to teams?
Kevin Goldstein
1:44
Absolutely useful. Plenty of metrics and tools that revolve around Statcast data.
1:45
Ok folks, thanks for all the great questions, but I need to clear the room for Ben Clemens, who kicks off his chat in 15 minutes!
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