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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 12/6/2021
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Kevin Goldstein
1:01
Not really. Nothing means anything until contracts are signed.
JJ
1:04
What did you think of the JBJ-Renfroe swap?
Kevin Goldstein
1:04
It took me by surprise. I thought it was a really good move for Milwaukee.
A cat
1:04
Who wins the OAK-LV tug of war for the A’s?
Kevin Goldstein
1:04
I'm not sure anyone really knows.
troybruno
1:05
In the offseason, where would your (Kevin's framework) median expected W total need to be to conclude that you won't be competitive in the following year?
Kevin Goldstein
1:05
In the 70s somewhere?
Paul
1:07
Do you think we see a team go without a manager any time soon? I feel like we're eventually heading in that direction
Kevin Goldstein
1:07
I do not, and I guess I don't understand why you see it that way.
Dave
1:08
What exactly are the rules around someone not currently on a 40-man roster talking with teams? Could Carlos Correa sign a minor league deal right now? Could someone like Ichiro, who last played in 2019, sign a minor league deal?
Kevin Goldstein
1:09
I've gotten something like this question like 20 times, and I don't understand the obsession with these kind of work arounds. Correa is not going to sign a minor league contract. He's part of the union and he's going to respect the union and he's not going to be interested in a work around. He's going to get a good deal, so why would he even entertain such a thing?
Craig
1:09
Roughly what % of players sign the best financial offer they get? Seems like people talk about players wanting to go here or there but doesn’t it almost always depend on who makes the top offer?
Kevin Goldstein
1:10
There is TREMENDOUS pressure from the union for the big FA names to take the biggest offer. Rising tide raises all boats kind of thing. For other players, it can definitely become a case where geography and other matters come into play.
Ben
1:11
Do you think teams will ever go back to naming official player captains? If so, which team is most likely to do that?
Kevin Goldstein
1:11
It doesn't really mean anything, but I gotta say, it would be fun.
MikeD
1:12
So based on pressure from the union, would they have been happy or unhappy with Wander Franco’s deal?
Kevin Goldstein
1:12
I don't think either, really.
Erik
1:13
How many teams could be legitimate contenders in a given offseason if they pushed their payroll to the tax and traded whatever prospects they could for MLB talent? Am I crazy for thinking the answer is all 30 of them?
Kevin Goldstein
1:13
Not at all. Well, it gets kind of confusing right? If all 30 teams are 'trading whatever prospects' but every team is going for it, that complicates matters a bit, no?
Guest
1:13
How many questions do you have piled up?  What's your criteria for answering a question?
Kevin Goldstein
1:14
Hundreds; Ones the are interesting or fun, are where the answer might be interesting or fun. There are certainly types of questions I tend to avoid...
A cat
1:15
Would an international draft put an end to overseas baseball academies and limit talent pool?
Kevin Goldstein
1:15
The talent pool is debatable, but it certainly would not affect academies. Most of those players are spending their first year or two of their careers at the acadamies.
Gorman
1:15
Did you ever have negotiations/discussions with players who represented themselves?
Kevin Goldstein
1:16
I have not. I do like it when players are very involved, and I have had players who wanted to talk to directly to me (or the manager) as part of the negotiations, and honestly I always appreciated it when players were that involved.
DAvid
1:17
In a lockout/strike situation shouldn't both sides have reps in a rooming working on something everyday for the 8 hour work day until an agreement is made?
Kevin Goldstein
1:17
In a perfect world, maybe? Again, there's just no impetus for real discussions right now.
1:18
Ok, entering the final minutes....
Dave
1:19
What are your thoughts on Yanks pop-up prospect Anthony Garcia?   Huge power.   Small sample size of results.
Kevin Goldstein
1:20
Just massive power. Also a K rate of nearly 40% so LOTS of work still to be done.
Ed
1:20
What could possibly be the hold up on Verlander not yet signing? Any wild guesses
Kevin Goldstein
1:20
There's a lot of possibilities. Some of them are meaningless and some are meaningful and it would be kind of irresponsible to speculate.
Craig
1:21
How big a consideration is Volpe when the Yankees consider signing Correa?
Kevin Goldstein
1:21
It shouldn't be.
1:22
Ok, folks, thanks for all the great questions. I'll see you next week for more chat fun.
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