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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 1/3/2022
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Kevin Goldstein
12:32
Until he retired, it was Jerry Blevins. Guy had a 13-year major league career with the pitch data of a guy at Double-A with a six-plus ERA.
Max
12:32
Can you drop any hints on what pieces you plan on writing during the lockout?
Kevin Goldstein
12:33
Something fun coming Friday....
Guest
12:33
If Marlins can acquire another 2 WAR bat, do they have enough pitching depth to be a sneaky wild card team?
Kevin Goldstein
12:33
Sure. Tons of teams can be a sneaky wild card team. Plus, we might have expanded playoffs.
Kevin Bronzestein
12:33
If you wrote a baseball book, what would it be about?
Kevin Goldstein
12:34
Based on the questions I get in these chats, it just might be about how FOs work.
Chris
12:34
So what is rocker doing? He's just training right? Is he going to play games? Are teams in touch with him? How's all that work? Any feel for a range of where he gets drafted this year? What happens if he doesn't sign again?
Kevin Goldstein
12:34
We just don't know. He's going to have to get on a mound in front of scouts before we can answer the last parts of your multi-part question.
Mitch
12:34
How often do players approach the analytics team wanting to know more advanced information about themselves?
Kevin Goldstein
12:35
Some players never, some players quite a bit.
171
12:35
In a typical year, are DR complexes working year round? I know that they take breaks during the holidays, etc. but are young players still attending classes during the off season?
Kevin Goldstein
12:35
Yeah, complexes are about to kick up again and really run for about 11 months a year overall.
Tobias Funke
12:35
With all the tension between players and owners/front offices, are former players that join front offices ever perceived as traitors by current players?
Kevin Goldstein
12:36
Not really. This is between the owners and players, and often the front office people are kinda stuck between, while also knowing who signs their paycheck...
Alex
12:36
What does the "General Manager" of a minor league team do?  Is it basically a glorified gameday operations position?
Kevin Goldstein
12:36
Yeah, kinda. They're obviously making no player personnel decisions.
Beau
12:36
I just was gifted a PS5.  I've never owned a PlayStation before.  What game should I play?
Kevin Goldstein
12:37
Man, I got an Xbox Series X. I've always done Playstations since the PS1, but Game Pass made me flip. Play Ghost of Tsushima, or if you want something smaller and more esoteric, Disco Elysium.
NotAA
12:38
Are there any colleges that a lot of FO people attend that are suited for people with non Ivy level grades?
Kevin Goldstein
12:38
Look, just be smart and good and don't worry about the degree or where it comes from. I have zero college credit hours to my name.
Mike
12:39
In the aggregate, how do FO employees lean politically compared to the general population?
Kevin Goldstein
12:41
The majority of GMs and those at the top of the food chain, would lean right when taken en masse, but it's not universal, as you move down the ladder and get younger, it's more leaning left. Kinda just reflecting society, really.
Don Von Handburger
12:42
When teams decide a reliever "can't handle the 9th," why do they then use that guy in the 9th on the road in tie games?
Kevin Goldstein
12:42
So many times when you see a team make a pen decision that seems weird when watching on TV, there's a good reason for it. Someone is down and only the team knows it....
Guest
12:43
Are MLB free agents technically still a part of the union?  Or does their membership lapse during the period of their free agency?
Kevin Goldstein
12:43
If they were on a 40-man when the season ended, yes.
doug
12:44
Jerry Blevins podcasts now I think you could find out how he was decent!
Kevin Goldstein
12:44
Oh, I've said that exact thing to Jerry in person.
Bob
12:44
This is old news, but how does MLB reject a bid by Mark Cuban to buy teams, but allow clowns and frauds like the Montforts, Wilpons, and Loria to buy teams?
Kevin Goldstein
12:45
Because they define clown differently. Montforts, Wilpons, Lorias of the world are willing to work and play well with others and congeal with the existing ownership group. Cuban being a bit of a wild card is what makes ownership nervous.
Anselm
12:45
At any given point during the regular season, how many players per team (roughly) are dealing with physical pain the fans aren't aware of?
Kevin Goldstein
12:46
In September, nearly all of them are banged up in one way or another. The grind is REAL.
Guest
12:46
Do you feel like Ohtani will have a ton of pressure and unrealistic expectations on him next season? I feel like even if he hits 30 homers and has an ERA around 4.00 that people will hate on him.
Kevin Goldstein
12:47
I don't think Ohtani cares about that pressure, so why should any of us?
171
12:47
What is the fewest number of games that a MLB season could be and still typically result in the best team winning the most games?
Kevin Goldstein
12:47
Boy oh boy, I'm not even sure 162 games does that job.
matt
12:47
What's the latest a CBA could be agreed to without missing any regular season games?
Kevin Goldstein
12:47
Somewhere around 3/1?
ST
12:47
Aside from the revenue, though, don't most folks want a shorter ST? Can pitchers start throwing without games (on their to build strength) and that helps ease the couple weeks missed?
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