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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 1/22/2022
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Kevin Goldstein
11:59
Hi everybody and happy Monday (or Happy Mondays for you Manchester scene folks). I got about an hour before I have to go see a house, so lets get rolling here.
Inaccessible Rail
12:00
I'm not an authority on this, but I don't think today is 1/22/2022...
Kevin Goldstein
12:00
Not all of us are on the Gregorian calendar....
PadsFan
12:00
What is your prediction on how the Padres handle MacKenzie Gore in 2022 and what should we expect from him?
Kevin Goldstein
12:01
My goodness, who knows? Feels like there are equal chances of zero major league starts and 20.
zurzles
12:01
What's on the docket this week for prospect lists?
Kevin Goldstein
12:01
Giants are being edited as we speak!
Keith
12:01
What are your favorite places to watch a baseball game, one major league park/city, one minor league park/city?
Kevin Goldstein
12:02
My favorite place to watch a baseball game is neither a big league park nor a minor league park, it's Estadio  Quisqueya in Santo Domingo.
Inaccessible Rail
12:02
Do you think Jay Jaffe actually had something else to do last Friday, or do you think he just wanted you, and not he, to host the first chat after after the FG redesign?
Kevin Goldstein
12:02
I can't imagine what Jay's last two weeks have been like.
Steeeeve
12:02
Why did the Astros take Korey Lee in the first? They appear to have properly evaluated him but isn’t it very likely he would have been there in the second—allowing them to grab someone else in the first?
Kevin Goldstein
12:03
He was the player that made the most sense there, so why take the risk and wait?
Vince L.
12:03
Hi KG. Sure teams can't have conversations about transactions now, but they are definitely having back-channel discussions now, no? At least tossing around ideas, informally?
Kevin Goldstein
12:03
i think they're happening, but I really don't think they're happening on anything near the level a lot of fans seem to think they are happening.
Peter Brand
12:04
Is Billy Beane a genius?
Kevin Goldstein
12:05
I'll leave that up to you. It's undebatable that he's a transformative figure in the modern history of baseball.
Krusty
12:05
Which version of the DH is going to end up being adopted? Universal or Double Hook?
Kevin Goldstein
12:05
Probably just universal.
Bumphadley
12:05
Thanks for all the great work you do! I have a question about the Yankees and young pitchers. The Yankees do a great job developing middle relievers and they deserve credit for that. But does that come at the expense of developing starters? Can they be faulted that so many of their pitchers seem to have bullpen arm as their ceiling?
Kevin Goldstein
12:06
Most arms are future pen arms, that's just how it is. I don't think there's anything specific to what the Yankees are doing here.
Inaccessible Rail
12:07
I hope that the FG redesign doesn't include author photos. I love Grant Brisbee's writing in The Athletic, but I could do without that picture of him at the bottom of each article. I hope FG steers clear of this.
Kevin Goldstein
12:07
I can't imagine not wanting to look at me more often, but hey, you do you.
joe
12:07
What are your thoughts on the questionnaires teams send out as a "first round" for their positions? I've found some to be pretty dense for someone working full time and a requested short turnaround.
Kevin Goldstein
12:08
I like them, but understand where you are coming from. I did them when I ran a pro scouting department, but I limited them to three questions.
Dalton Wilcox
12:08
Are you aware if anyone’s integrated statcast and/or batted ball data into prospect hunting? I’d think that would be insanely useful in this post-covid meta
Kevin Goldstein
12:08
We do! We have access to a lot of good data that plays a big role in our rankings.
Jake
12:08
Traditional stat question - Would you take the over or under on another .300 AVG/30 HR/100 RBI season for Austin Riley?
Kevin Goldstein
12:09
Under.
Guest
12:09
Kevin - I recall you speaking of the Tiger regime in positive terms recently.   What/who gives you these positive vibes?  Clearly Hinch was a step in the right direction, but are they building an organizational infrastructure for continued success that the average fan can't see?
Kevin Goldstein
12:10
I think they are. They've really modernized their player development group and there are a lot of really advanced things happening in the front office, and Avila listens to that information.
Kate
12:10
Assuming Correa doesn't re-sign in Houston, do you think the Stros grab a veteran stopgap (i.e. Simmons or the like) to complete with Pena / give him a couple months at AAA?  Or do they really just let him run with SS to start the year?
Kevin Goldstein
12:11
I could see them going with a much cheaper (than Simmons) backup plan, but I would think they want Peña to handle the gig.
William the Dodger
12:12
Should the Dodgers go all out to sign Trea Turner? If not where might he land?
Kevin Goldstein
12:13
I think they should certainly try to keep him, but as far as where he'd land, I just don't know. I don't know Trea, and I'm guessing you don't either. We don't know if he likes or loves or doesn't playing in LA. We don't know if he wants to be on the East Coast or if geography doesn't matter at all. We just don't know.
I am once again asking
12:13
about JC Correa's play in 2021. Any chance he can be 50% of what his brother is in the MLB?
Kevin Goldstein
12:13
That would surprise me.
mike
12:13
I feel like it is reasonably safe to say Jose Altuve has hit is 95-99% percentile outcome.  If that's accurate, how many guys in the majors do you think you can say that about?
Kevin Goldstein
12:14
doesn't the math on that question say about 5 percent?
GrandyisaSadist
12:14
And so hey it would appear that the longer this shutdown continues to more the casual fan will realize she is not as emotionally invested in the sport as she once was and will instead turn to other pursuits such as needlepoint, bodysurfing or whittling. I guess my question is: Do I make myself fried rice for lunch or should I just make a salad with veggies from the produce drawer?
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