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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 2/14/2022
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Guest
1:11
Happy Valentine's Day. What's your favorite holiday?
Kevin Goldstein
1:11
I'm a big Thanksgiving fan. Just get together and eat. That's it. That's the holiday.
Guest
1:11
Do you think prominent, high-earning players like Scherzer care at all about minor leaguers, or is it like, "I did it so you can too."
Kevin Goldstein
1:11
I think most of them care.
Andy
1:11
With places like Asheville Visalia etc  how much do teams discount performance?
Kevin Goldstein
1:12
They certainly all have an appreciation of the various ballpark factors.
Guest
1:13
How long do you think a typical, roster-filler minor leaguer sticks around in the minors before calling it quits?
Kevin Goldstein
1:13
More often than not, the game is going to end that type of player's career before that player chooses to.
Ok, just a few minutes left . . .
D
1:14
You answered an earlier question about minor leaguers and fair treatment. What, in your mind, would fair treatment look like?
Kevin Goldstein
1:14
Housing and expenses paid for, and decent salary to start.
Andy
1:15
Is there a dollar limit as too how much cash can be included in a deal?
Kevin Goldstein
1:15
There is not, but MLB must approve any deal that involves a cash transaction.
Lou Perltzman
1:15
Playing Horizon Forbidden West Friday?
Kevin Goldstein
1:16
Nah. A. I switched to the Xbox eco system because of Game Pass. B. I wasn't nuts about the first Horizon.
Jack B
1:16
How much college baseball will you watch?
Kevin Goldstein
1:16
A truckload?
Andy
1:16
Hypothetically, what if the involved cash was more than owed to the player? Anything diff there?
Kevin Goldstein
1:16
MLB approves cash as part of a deal because they don't want players/contracts simply being sold.
1:17
(It still kinda happens at times).
Ben Schneider
1:18
Do front offices consider entry level applications from people with arts backgrounds?
Kevin Goldstein
1:18
Depends on the position.
Guest
1:19
How much do free agents weigh a franchise's history or reputation when deciding on a destination? Or is money most important most of the time?
Kevin Goldstein
1:19
Repeat player to player mantra. Some really care about location/franchise/etc, and some just want to biggest dollar amount.
1:20
Ok folks, gotta run, but I'll be back next week. Thanks for all the great questions!
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