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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 11/22/2021
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1:10
What are your thoughts, if any, on the growing (can we call it that yet?) trend of Co-hitting or pitching coaches? Do players care if there are two voices in one position as opposed to a head and assistant coach? Or is this kind of just a situation where a team likes both coaches but both want the top position?
Kevin Goldstein
1:11
Definitely some title inflation in order to keep people going on, but I think it can be a good thing. Often players gel with one coach more than the other, and even they're on even status, that can make that dynamic easier.
N. Hornblower
1:11
Is the whole Rule 5 process more trouble than it’s worth for FOs? Seems silly to have what amounts to a yearly expansion draft where you are in danger of losing good prospects with very little to gain. Would you be fine seeing it go away?
Kevin Goldstein
1:11
I'm with you on the ROI aspect of the event, but just making it go away would be unfair to the players.
Gob
1:12
What popular sport has the most potential for an analytics revolution in the near future?
Kevin Goldstein
1:13
I honestly just don't track any other major sport. I can name maybe 10 NFL players, more NBA players and just a handful of NHL guys based on the Blackhawks jerseys I've seen at the local dive bar.
Matt
1:13
I know you have sung the praises of Gremlins 2 in the past, but . . . I guess I just don't get it. I've tried to watched it a couple of times now and literally fell asleep both times. What am I missing here? Why do people love this movie?
Kevin Goldstein
1:13
It's actually a scathing satire on consumerism.
Mrs. Phanatic
1:13
If Tampa signed Vinny Velazquez, could they turn him into an elite RP or even a serviceable #3/4 SP?
Kevin Goldstein
1:14
If anyone could, they'd be among them, but it would still be doubtful. Not impossible, but doubtful.
CY
1:14
How much did Owen White’s AFL performance change his prospect status?
Kevin Goldstein
1:14
Not much. Very few AFL performances move needles.
Guest
1:15
if you're the brewers, do you move hader for a bat if the opportunity emerges? or do you think of your 3 SPs + bullpen back end as a strength you don't want to disrupt?
Kevin Goldstein
1:15
I think it's more complex than that. I would at least listen on Hader to see what I could get while also see what I could get with the money.
Might make sense, and might not, but it would be worth exploring.
Mike
1:15
thanksgiving plans and your favorite thanksgiving food(s)?
Kevin Goldstein
1:16
No travel. total of six for dinner (all vaccinated) and menu is still very much TBD.
Pinstripe Perry
1:16
How do you like your turkey, KG? Oven, deep fried, thrown in the garbage in favor of better thanksgiving foods?
Kevin Goldstein
1:16
Good turkey is good! Oven!
Jim
1:16
Any upside with Quintana?
Kevin Goldstein
1:16
Yes, actually.
Appa Yip Yip
1:16
In the even of a lockout, are front offices still allowed to talk to agents about "hypothetical" contracts?
Kevin Goldstein
1:17
I'm honestly not sure what the actual rules are on this, but I'm sure these conversations will happen.
Bert Campaneris
1:17
I have inquired Eric L about the international draft before, and I believe he favors the idea. Where do you stand? As someone who hailed from DR, and has a working understanding of the significance of kids being signed with small deals... I am worried about the ramifications of establishing an international draft.
Kevin Goldstein
1:17
I'm against all drafts on a moral level, but at the same time, we have to talk about them and write about them because that's what is happening and it matters.
GBS42
1:19
Kevin, I just wanted to say I really appreciate your "like what you like" perspective on baseball awards, movies, etc. With so many people trying to shove their opinions down others throats, this is a refreshing perspective.
Kevin Goldstein
1:21
Yeah, I used to be judgmental on that kind of stuff, but we live in a pretty miserable world, and if something that doesn't do it for me, and isn't harmful like The Beatles or comic book movies or The Big Bang Theory or whatever makes you happy, that's great. We need more happiness.
Fart Barfunkel
1:21
Why do some FO folks leak? Is it just good relationships with certain media members, trying to drum up early excitement before things are official? What possesses somebody to text Jon Heyman they are close to a deal to acquire ___ from ____?
Kevin Goldstein
1:22
Fun question. Some people like to see it in the press and think it's them. Some people just love talking baseball and don't get to do it enough internally, and all sorts of other weird reasons.
Tyler
1:22
Do you have the same approach with other awards as you do with BBWAA ones? Do you not wish to see your favorite actors be rewarded with Emmy's or Oscar's for their performances?
Kevin Goldstein
1:22
Don't care. Maybe I would if I knew them personally, but I don't.
joe
1:22
can we get a 10 hr chin music drop on thanksgiving next year. i really dont like watching the lions
Kevin Goldstein
1:22
That feels like a challenge.
Troy
1:23
It seems like many people lump the NPB and the KBO in together as roughly similar comps. I believe I read previously the NPB was fairly significantly better, is that still true?
Kevin Goldstein
1:23
It's definitely better.
Greg
1:23
Ichinojo losing on hair pull vs Takakeisho: yay or nay?
Kevin Goldstein
1:24
I was shocked by that one, but as the biggest Takakeishō fan around, I didn't complain.
Ben Cherington
1:24
When Team A has a player on a trade block, and has multiple offers, how much information is shared with the bidding teams? Does Team B know that Team C is offering specific players, or does Team A say hey you're going to have to offer x, y, and z to beat the package on the table?
Kevin Goldstein
1:25
The latter. I've never detailed another offer as much as I've said we have better elsewhere.
Matthew
1:25
If someone in a FO leaks something to the media that they’re not supposed to and they get caught, does anything happen?
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