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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 2/1/2021
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Ryan
1:12
KG- what separates a good scout from a great scout?
Kevin Goldstein
1:12
A good scout accurately tells you want a player is doing. A great scout tells you HOW he is doing it.
Bronson
1:13
My wife will occasionally ask me about the Mattress People. I feel like that was mostly resolved in the pod, but it's been a while and I don't remember. Any updates there?
Kevin Goldstein
1:13
Just shocked by how often the mattress people still come up. Shortly after joining the Astros, they moved out.
Jen
1:16
Will the remaining free agents get more or less than predicted at the start of the post season? It seems people so far have done better than expected. There also seems to be a lot of teams that have already spent their budget.
Kevin Goldstein
1:17
I think mostly what we are seeing is a continuing eradication of the middle class. Stars are going to get paid. From here on out, we are going to see a lot of players who probably went into the offseason expecting multi-year deals not getting those, and plenty of players who expected 40-man deals, not getting those.
Daron
1:19
Do you think the new structure of minor league baseball is overall a step in the right direction?
Kevin Goldstein
1:19
In cold calculated terms of player development, yes. But it's also extremely short-sighted in terms of baseball overall and when you add it all up, it's not a good thing.
Sam
1:21
How awesome is Dusty Baker?
Kevin Goldstein
1:21
The first thing he said to me was, "I like that hoop in your ear, you're a cool M-Fer." So he's pretty awesome.
Matt
1:21
What were you most wrong about before joining the Astros? Which of your beliefs about baseball have changed the most over the last eight years?
Kevin Goldstein
1:22
I don't really thinks it's specific to me, or even the Astros, as the changes have been industry wide,  but the way I look at and think about pitchers has been completely overhauled.
Cindy Crawford
1:24
Thrilled that you are part of Fangraphs! Will you be working from my hometown of DeKalb, IL? Between your residence and Dr. Rany Jazayerli's office, DeKalb is the new epicenter of baseball analysis.
Kevin Goldstein
1:24
Absolutely still in DeKalb.
adambulldog
1:25
Did you get a WS ring? If so, is it the same kind of ring the players got?
Kevin Goldstein
1:26
Yes and yes. It's in a safe deposit box with my 2019 AL Champs ring. I cleared my office of Astros stuff, with the only survivor being my box of minor league championship rings (I got eight of those). They still bring me joy.
Jason
1:26
you guys turned me on to some great indie bands with the old podcast. Any interest in keeping that feature?
Kevin Goldstein
1:27
Incredible interest.
GSon
1:28
Not that your response to this is expected.. but.. Was/is Michael Brantley the most professional player and downright good person you've met in the baseball world?..
Kevin Goldstein
1:28
He's certainly way high on the list. His father is a gem as well.
Cardsfan
1:29
Why is there a hold up w/ announcing the other end of the arenado deal?  I don't see the connect b/t the Union and MLB approving the deal w/ announcing the players going to Denver
Kevin Goldstein
1:30
Any deal that involves something (namely cold hard cash) other than players has to be approved by MLB. In terms of these additional considerations, I've never seen anything this complicated, so it's going to take a bit, but eventually go through.
Norm Yost
1:30
favorite obscure mlb pitcher
Kevin Goldstein
1:30
Nino Espinoza.
Ragin Cajun
1:30
Any insight into Enoli P? From social media and the tv broadcasts, he just seems like a kid who is grateful for his chance and enjoys baseball. Man he is quickly becoming one of my favorite Astros.
Kevin Goldstein
1:31
He should be. He's an absolute force of positivity.
1:32
Let's end this thing with "Force of Positivity." Thanks so much for all of the great and overwhelming number of questions, and thanks so much for all of the non-questions that were just welcoming me to the FanGraphs family. We'll do this every week.
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