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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 12/13/2021
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Kevin Goldstein
12:35
You might want to listen to the next episode of Chin Music. It's drops on Friday.
Jason
12:36
did you ever use the media to create a more robust trade market for a player? i.e telling the media that x amount of teams are interested, when its really much less
Kevin Goldstein
12:36
I've seen in happen, but no, I never did it.
Matthew
12:36
We saw a few rule 5 MiLB picks traded within hours for cash. How do these usually happen? After the pick is made? Arranged beforehand? “Hey if Player X is still there when you pick next, we’ll give you $50k to pick him for us?”
Kevin Goldstein
12:36
Always beforehand. The team was taking to player for his new team and the deal was already arranged.
David
12:37
What would give someone a strong edge when applying to work for a front office?
Kevin Goldstein
12:38
Tell a team what you can do for them that helps them. Don't go with any kind of "I'll do anything to work in baseball" route.
Mac
12:38
What do you think about the proposal where the first team to miss the playoffs gets pick 1-1?
Kevin Goldstein
12:38
Dig it.
Steve O
12:39
Is expanded playoffs bad for baseball or good for baseball? Why would a team spend when an 80 win team with a little luck can be a playoff team?
Kevin Goldstein
12:39
I mean, it's going to happen, so good or bad might not matter. I think it's good in that we starting each season with a double-digit number of teams we just know aren't going to matter. That's no good.
Curious guy
12:39
Curious to know, do FOs members usually read BA, Baseball Prospectus  and Fangraphs?
Kevin Goldstein
12:40
Absolutely. Many also incorporate third-party rankings into their various models.
jj
12:40
brass tacks
Kevin Goldstein
12:40
That too.
Dan
12:43
Should we all quit our jobs just so we can watch more baseball?
Kevin Goldstein
12:43
I mean . . . you have a few months to figure that out?
Christian Colon for Men
12:43
Do front office members have lunch/dinner/drinks with agents, and if so, do they have to pay for their own food and drink?
Kevin Goldstein
12:43
I've had some drinks bought for me, but nothing crazy.
Jonny
12:43
What is your opinion of Carlos Beltran as a possible managerial candidate?
Kevin Goldstein
12:44
If Hinch and Cora got second chances (and I'm fine with them getting them), I think he deserves one too.
David
12:44
What makes you so sure that the playoffs will be expanded? It seems like the players have pushed back pretty strongly.
Kevin Goldstein
12:45
It's the player's biggest bargaining chip, and one I think (and hope) they will use in the right way, but I do think they're going to use it.
Adam
12:47
The Yankees and Padres each have notable 2023 J2 signing commitments. If there is an International Draft implemented in the next CBA, are those agreements scrubbed or do you think the draft would not begin until after a certain grace period?
Kevin Goldstein
12:47
Those agreements would be scrubbed.
John Jay (Cubs) Singles Through the Shift
12:47
What kind of front office jobs with a meaningful baseball operations component are available to someone without coding knowledge?
Kevin Goldstein
12:47
Scouting, coordinators, various ops roles...lots of 'em really.
Dan
12:48
Who is the weakest player who would be an MVP if they time traveled as is to the 1920s
Kevin Goldstein
12:48
Some Double-A org player you and I have maybe never heard of.
Guest
12:49
What's an office Christmas party like in baseball?
Kevin Goldstein
12:49
Really fancy. Big event at the stadium. Black tie. Usually some kind of charitable aspect to it.
Aearl00
12:50
How much of an added bonus is coding skills if your goal is working in amateur scouting?
Kevin Goldstein
12:51
Depends on the team. At times it can be a big deal. There are obviously still tons of boots on the ground scouts that are VERY MUCH needed, but a lot of teams are also employing scouting analysts, who are more data and video-based, and thus, the coding is a nice thing to see.
David
12:51
What are front offices most actively working on when the offseason feels most dead to fans?
Kevin Goldstein
12:52
Amateur and international stuff. I know of a couple of teams that have have big PD get togethers...
Jack
12:52
What keeps Oakland competitive so often? Many teams get sucked into rebuild cycles that they seemingly can't get out of - it seems like the A's pop back up in a new form every time after a year or two when their budget dictates that they need to rebuild. Is the brainpower in their front office really still among the best in MLB?
Kevin Goldstein
12:52
It really is.
Brian
12:53
Do you just not like answering hypothetical questions? This is my first time reading your chat and it's kind of annoying to see you answering these questions literally. The phillies question was a fun hypothetical. We all know they can spend money, that was such a boring answer. And DJ was obviously asking how viable it would be for the Yankees to go with Simmons and Hicks instead of making bigger acquisitions like they've been rumored to.
Kevin Goldstein
12:55
Maybe I'm just not your style. No, I don't like hypotheticals, as they tend to be a waste of time, because the path from any hypothetical to reality is filled with so many unknowns. As a rule I don't answer them, and I don't entertain made up trades, but sometimes I have a funny answer (maybe only funny to me, and that's enough for me!) and I go with it.
Richie
12:56
Answer the ACTUAL! question asked. When reporters hype one particular managerial candidate, what if anything is going on there? ("I dunno" is fine for an answer, as is just not posting the question; but going off on your own irrelevant tangent, that's irritating!)
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