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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 12/13/2021
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Kevin Goldstein
12:18
Every team does something similar, but I'm not sure it's something that should be done with EVERY player.
Dan
12:19
A while ago you told a story about trying to get cricket players to come play baseball but found they made more than Mike trout. I could only found evidence that They made 1-4 million plus tens of millions in endorsements. Did I fail at research or was they something about their endorsements that wouldn't have allowed them to make that money while playing in North America instead of India?
Kevin Goldstein
12:19
If they're not playing cricket and trying to hit in the Midwest League, those endorsements aren't going to be around....
Sal
12:19
Do you think all draft picks become tradeable in the new CBA? Some?
Kevin Goldstein
12:20
We just don't know. I think picks in rounds 1-10 should be tradeable.
Inaccessible Rail
12:21
There are a bunch of good podcasts on FG. But sports talk radio, at least where I live, is unbelievably bad. Why can't sports talk radio be more like FG podcasts?
Kevin Goldstein
12:22
We serve a niche audience, so we can put out good shows that serve niche audiences. I know there are people who love EW, and hate my show . . . so everyone has different tastes. Sports radio has to appeal to a very wide and general audience so it's hard for them to really appeal to someone looking for niche content.
Danny Boy
12:22
If you were a betting man, would you bet on an international draft in the next CBA?
Kevin Goldstein
12:22
I would. I don't think it's a for sure thing, but I think it's probably going to happen.
Inaccessible Rail
12:22
Have you met the other FG writers? Do you all just have email/text/Zoom relationships?
Kevin Goldstein
12:23
Most of them, yes. We all gathered safely in AZ a few weeks ago. The other 362 days of the year it's Slack and texts and believe it or not, we actually talk on the phone sometimes!
Jordan
12:23
One piece of advice for someone starting a baseball operations role within a front office fairly soon
Kevin Goldstein
12:23
It's on YOU to manage the work/life balance.
Carter
12:24
With all the talk of pace of play recently, do you have any idea why there isn't more pressure on umpires to enforce the pitch timing rule already on the books (rule 8.04, when the bases are unoccupied, the pitcher shall deliver the ball to the batter within 12 seconds after he receives the ball) or why they stopped with the "one foot in the box" thing for batters?
Kevin Goldstein
12:25
We don't need umpires counting. We need a clock visible to all. Nothing would impact pace of play in a more dramatic way, and it should be instituted immediately.
John
12:25
Who in the FO usually initiates trade discussions (GM to GM? AGMs?) Does it usually start with a call about one specific player to open things up?
Kevin Goldstein
12:26
I've written about this at Fangraphs! Look it up! It's GMs and AGMs and directors and others and sometimes it gets pushed up the chain, and sometimes it doesn't. I've started discussions that I certainly didn't finish, and I've negotiated one deal from start to finish.
Jeremy
12:27
When reporters are hyping one managerial candidate so much more than others, is there a typical reason for that? A favor for an agent? Putting what the team wants out there? Genuinely trying to affect the decision?
Kevin Goldstein
12:28
They're NOT going to affect the decision, at least they certainly should NOT affect the decision.
Guest
12:28
Do you think that Jeff Luhnow has a chance to get back into baseball?
Kevin Goldstein
12:29
I don't. I think there was a window where if he apologized and was contrite about it, he might get a look, but I think that window closed.
Joey
12:29
Do you think you personally could have value working for the FO of an NFL/NBA/NHL/pro soccer team without much or any experience in that sport?
Kevin Goldstein
12:30
I don't know. Like I think I could catch on in some ways, but lacking a passion for the game it probably wouldn't work out.
Dave
12:30
Do you follow NIU football? Hell of a turnaround for Hammock & co
Kevin Goldstein
12:31
I don't, but I know they won the MAC, which is something they've done a lot since I moved here.
Matt
12:31
How would you try to make the Phillies into a contender, without just spending money like crazy? Mini rebuild? go bargain shopping?  Trade what few minor leaguers you have?
Kevin Goldstein
12:32
I mean, why can't they spend money too?
Jacob
12:32
why are you worried about losing some games next year as opposed to just a couple of weeks ago when you weren't as worried?
Kevin Goldstein
12:32
Just in talking to people on both sides of the (very deep) trench, it feels like both sides are far more dug in than I thought.
Eric
12:32
When you said earlier that managers greatly affect a team's results, were you thinking more along the line of strategic (pre-game/in-game) decisions or in creating a professional, positive atmosphere in which players play their butts off.
Kevin Goldstein
12:33
Yeah, the strategy stuff is a single digit percentage of a manager's job. The other stuff might be soft science and really hard to quantify, but it's very real.
Justin
12:33
Is Jon Singleton gonna mash?
Kevin Goldstein
12:33
How great would that be?
DJ
12:33
Can you win a World Series with Andrelton Simmons at SS and Aaron Hicks in CF ?
Kevin Goldstein
12:33
Like just those two players? No. You'd really get exposed defensively. Need a whole team I think.
171
12:33
Most sports talk radio/tv is just produced to generate clicks and interaction. I can't watch/listen to two people argue about sports topics and feel interested when I know that before the show they had a meeting where each person picked a side of each point to argue and most of the opinions aren't genuine. That's the best part about FG and other sites, the things being expressed have real backings.
Kevin Goldstein
12:34
I do think there are some people doing interesting stuff in sports radio.
Jacob
12:34
Do front offices have Financial Analyst roles or is the finance portion just done by some of the regular data analysts?
Kevin Goldstein
12:34
Some do. Not all, but some do.
zurzles
12:35
Not sure if this was already talked about somewhere, but the first two prospect lists have been credited to Eric/Tess and Eric/Brendan. Were you involved with these lists/writeups? Can you give us the inside baseball on how the rankings and writeups are produced?
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