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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 2/28/2022
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Jacques Pederson
12:58
When crosschecking the list, did any scout or front-office person bring up a guy that made you say "who?"
Kevin Goldstein
12:58
Certainly some surprised, but certainly not any players that I just flat out hadn't heard of.
171
12:58
You mentioned Johnny Rizer as your favorite senior in his class, can you expand briefly on what you liked about him and if you still feel the same way today?
Kevin Goldstein
12:59
There was some athleticism there, a decent approach, some sneaky pop. I thought there were some 4th OF possibilities, which is pretty good for a senior sign.
Guest
12:59
Generally speaking, if money isn't involved, does ownership have to sign off on every trade? Does ownership care if prospects are traded?
Kevin Goldstein
1:00
It's very team by team. Some owners are hands off, some owners want to be told what is going on but ultimately defer to the FO as long as they stay within budget, and some are involved to the point of approving/disapproving moves.
Jason
1:00
This summer's draft class looks like one of the most exciting in a very long time with plenty of the most valuable types of prospects (young hitters with massive ceilings). Is that how it is seen within the industry?
Kevin Goldstein
1:01
It's seen as very unbalanced in terms of hitting > pitching.
Carlos Rodon
1:01
Which teams do you think will be in the mix for me?  Are you concerned about my health?
Kevin Goldstein
1:01
Many; yes.
But to be clear, even with the health concerns, teams should be interested.
BarryBondsJuicedForOurSins
1:02
Do any scout or front office guy really pound the table for a guy or against a guy when you're making the list to the point you rethink your eval, and/or are scared?
Kevin Goldstein
1:02
Always and often.
Sean
1:02
What about service time manipulation?  Was it talked about in the front office?  Was there just a hush hush agreement that minor league guys wouldn't be brought up to the show for a month or so?
Kevin Goldstein
1:02
For better or worse, a bit of a don't hate the player/hate the game attitude.
For the most part.
Nathan
1:03
I'm the love island guy from a few weeks ago. By "favourite", I mean which couple were you the most entertained by?
Kevin Goldstein
1:03
Anyone with a geordie accent.
NotAA
1:03
Would I be crazy for rooting against an International Draft being put in place?
Kevin Goldstein
1:03
I don't know. We just have no idea what the structure is going to look like, really.
Ben
1:03
During the lockout, what would be the penalty (would there be one?) if 2 GMs were caught planning a trade to make official once the lockout is over?
Kevin Goldstein
1:04
Penalty? Nah. Probably just a talking to.
Jack B
1:04
Mick Abel over Jack Leiter in your rankings. I know they're close, but what separates them?
Kevin Goldstein
1:04
But of an upside > certainly discussion.
Sean
1:04
Is it to a team's benefit to pound the table for their prospects to be rated higher on your list?  I assume that most teams are reviewing these lists... what do you think?
Kevin Goldstein
1:04
You gain a feel for which teams are blowing smoke on their guys and which are being straight forward pretty quickly.
Rick
1:05
How many of these baseball owners are actual real baseball fans? So much greed in my opinion.
Kevin Goldstein
1:05
All of them are. They really love baseball. That doesn't make them right, per se, but the owners tend to really love baseball.
171
1:05
Do FO people get upset about having to play the service time game? I would feel that most FO would want their best players to be playing on the big league team for the most amount of games.
Kevin Goldstein
1:05
Yes.
NotAA
1:06
How much easier is it to build a profile on college players who where highly regarded out of high school? (ex: Dylan Crews)
Kevin Goldstein
1:06
Track records are very valuable pieces for evaluations.
Tom
1:06
Have any of your contacts from the league contacted you to complain of where you placed their guys?
Kevin Goldstein
1:06
A few . . . always in a fun way.
Jacob
1:07
Ricardo Genoves was not added to the 40 man for the Giants, do you think that means they don't see him as much and do you see him being picked in R5 draft?
Kevin Goldstein
1:08
Well, first off we might not even have a rule 5 draft, but I wouldn't not see adding/not adding a guy to a roster as a direct correlation to how a team sees a player in terms of talent or upside.
Guest
1:08
Chances of Nick Yorke becoming Dustin Pedroia 2.0 for the Sox?
Kevin Goldstein
1:09
Low. Doesn't mean he won't, but how many guys can you just say will be 5-6 win players?
Tom
1:09
What about player's families?  Do they ever reach out of talk to you in person?  I'm not in Julio Rodriguez family, but he should have been #1! Haha
Kevin Goldstein
1:09
At times they do and have, but obviously you can't take it seriously or get mad about it.
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