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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 2/24/2021
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1:12
Black Mirror fan?
Kevin Goldstein
1:12
Yeah, sure.
Jim Morris
1:12
Shouldn’t the commissioner be a neutral arbiter? Why isn’t there a three person structure? I.e. head of the owners, head of the PA, commissioner
Kevin Goldstein
1:13
The commissioner works for the owners.
BJ
1:13
Re: GMs communicating via text: Do the GMs get their numbers doxxed and have random people text them? I imagine the phone number of a MLB GM would be pretty sought after. Do you know if that's an issue for them?
Kevin Goldstein
1:13
I've never seen that be an issue.
Appa Yip Yip
1:14
Do you think the Jays need to make a meaningful upgrade on the Stripling/Pearson combo for their 5/6 starter spots or is it fine Strip will be fine.
Kevin Goldstein
1:15
How many teams feel great about their rotation from 1-5? That's really hard to do!
171
1:15
The fantasy football thing was always interesting to me. I can't imagine it going the other way, there's no way that football players are playing fantasy baseball.
Kevin Goldstein
1:15
Well, to be fair, fantasy baseball takes an exponentially larger time commitment.
1:16
Ok, entering the final minutes....
AREF
1:16
What are your thoughts on Jasson Dominguez? Legit?
Kevin Goldstein
1:17
Um . . . just wrote them up on our Yankees list!
Harry
1:17
When a new member of a baseball analytics department is hired, do they usually have projects to follow or do they have greater freedom to conduct their own research?
Kevin Goldstein
1:17
New? Mostly going to work on existing projects but smart teams are open to ideas from anyone.
PCH
1:19
Re: Eric Davis. I look up his baseball reference at least a few times a year.
Kevin Goldstein
1:19
You and me both.
TT
1:19
What recent player/prospect do you find most similar to Julio Rodriguez progress/future?
Kevin Goldstein
1:20
I know people like comps, but I don't. I think they're usually forced and unfair to the player. Julio Rodriguez is wonderful and just let him be Julio Rodriguez.
Jeff “Dalton” Wilcox
1:20
Does anyone in baseball, besides former players, get hired from non-elite schools?
Kevin Goldstein
1:20
They do. It's not enough, but it's not zero percent.
Danny C
1:22
Guaranteed Contracts drive me crazy. What big item would the players need in return for let's say contracts not being guaranteed beyond 5 years?
Kevin Goldstein
1:22
Not going to happen, nor should it.
Appa Yip Yip
1:23
If you were the Blue Jays would you say damn the awkward positional fit and hand a big cheque to Mr. Frederick Freeman.
Kevin Goldstein
1:23
Sure.
Matt
1:23
How many major league games do you think you'll go to this year?
Kevin Goldstein
1:24
TBD. Lots of variables that just aren't clearly defined yet.
SJ
1:25
Counter point: non guaranteed contracts drive me crazy
Kevin Goldstein
1:25
There you go.
Damonte Lade
1:25
It's always interesting when a guy like Lamonte Wade takes off in with a new org. Do you fault the Twins? Credit the Giants? Any thoughts on who might do that this year?
Kevin Goldstein
1:26
I give more credit to the acquiring club. Some players just click better somewhere else.
Kramer
1:26
do you think MLB could easily clean up the mess in the international marketplace but choose not to
Kevin Goldstein
1:26
There is absolutely no easy fix to the international acquisition process.
21jbreen
1:26
Think we'll see larger coaching staffs like the Giants had last year?
Kevin Goldstein
1:26
I do think that is the trend, yes.
adambulldog
1:27
Do you know how to watch the Caribbean Series on TV? It is surprisingly hard to find anything out.
Kevin Goldstein
1:27
It tends to be on ESPN Desportes, if you get that . . .
Dave
1:27
Have you been able to source a scouting report on Seiya Suzuki?
Kevin Goldstein
1:27
A couple, actually. I think he's going to be good. Above-average performer in a corner.
Kramer
1:28
follow up on international market: it seems like the teams are being shady with dealing with handlers. If the teams followed the rules to the letter of the law couldn’t that clean a lot of it up?  What am I missing?
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