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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 2/28/2022
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Kretin
1:09
Has there been a date set for the Rule 5 draft?
Kevin Goldstein
1:10
Can't do that without a CBA, and again, it might just not happen.
Guest
1:10
How frequently does a team outright downplay their prospects to you? Is there a tangible benefit to that?
Kevin Goldstein
1:10
Very rarely, and it's obvious when it's happening. Happens the other way as well, but again, rarely.
RFLMBillyFish
1:10
Who tends to "own" the decision to call up a non-40-man player? Thinking of Owen Miller hitting like 500 at AAA for a stretch last spring - is there somebody saying, "Jesus, get that kid a locker"? How's that work?
Kevin Goldstein
1:11
It's ultimately the GMs call, but obviously tons of voices in the discussion. PD people, scouts, player personnel folks, analysts, etc.
Guest
1:11
is marco luciano the real deal?
Kevin Goldstein
1:11
I'm quite sure he's real, as in, he hasn't been made up.
Guest
1:12
Is there ever any animosity between traditional rivalries' FOs? Or is it more of a friendly rivalry than rivalries between the fanbases or even the players? Thinking about Yanks/Sox, Giants/Dodgers, Cards/Cubs. I know some of those old Yanks/Sox players probably hated each other, like A-Rod and Varitek, but does that spill over into the FO?
Kevin Goldstein
1:12
Not really.
1:13
Ok, entering the final stretch.
Guest
1:14
How scared are teams of making trades with the Rays?
Kevin Goldstein
1:14
They still do trades. They still get some of them wrong.
Kevin
1:14
do you think Luke Berryhill or Marty Costes can be big league regulars?
Kevin Goldstein
1:14
Regulars? No.
Erik
1:14
Hadn't Charlie Morton already made a bunch of changes the year before with the Phillies? He just blew out his hamstring running out a bunt early in the year so nobody really noticed.
Kevin Goldstein
1:15
Yes, correct.
Tom
1:16
Is beer always available in the locker room?  Are guys drinking after most games?
Kevin Goldstein
1:17
Most are not, actually.
Jack B
1:17
Best game you've attended as a fan?
Kevin Goldstein
1:17
At the time, game 5 of the 2017 World Series.
Erik
1:17
I interpreted the lack of qualifying offers for Kershaw and Rodon as extremely worrying signs and would be surprised if they don't wind up missing a significant portion of the season. Am I overreacting?
Kevin Goldstein
1:17
You are.
Jack B
1:18
Any chance of Kershaw joining Max and deGrom in NY?
Kevin Goldstein
1:18
That would surprise me. I think he's going to stay in LA or go to Texas.
NotAA
1:18
If I told you that a high school team needed you to hit for them tomorrow what’s your line gonna be?
Kevin Goldstein
1:19
Really bad. I'm 52 with a bad knee and I wasn't ever good at baseball in the first place.
Sean
1:19
Is beer provided by the team?  Do they take requests?  What about weed now that it is legal?
Kevin Goldstein
1:19
Yes, yes, no.
Yankees
1:20
Will anything drastic happen with shifts?
Kevin Goldstein
1:20
I think there's a possibility. I don't think it should, but it might.
Frank Thomas the Tank Engine
1:21
Will the players agree to a pitch clock?
Kevin Goldstein
1:21
They should, and will eventually.
Matt
1:21
Random question: who runs MLB and MiLB team's websites, particularly in regards to updating the rosters on there? Is it someone in baseball ops, someone working for MLB/MiLB?
Kevin Goldstein
1:21
I assume they are automated.
Jacob
1:21
How often do players truly try to have a say in roster moves, and are they ever actually insightful or helpful?
Kevin Goldstein
1:21
Very very rarely.
Josh
1:22
In your experience, how self aware are minor leaguers in their ability?
Kevin Goldstein
1:23
Repeat mantra: It's always player to player. Some think they have it all figure out, and others properly recognize that they are a long way away from being ready.
DJ
1:23
Do you have any early season trips planned to Beloit? If so, would you be open to FG readers saying hello while you're there?
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