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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 2/7/2022
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David Myers
12:32
Do you feel that the owner's will wait till after the quarterly owner's meeting to resume cba negotiations?
Kevin Goldstein
12:32
Who knows? None of us do.
AZComplex
12:32
Am seeing via non-roster players’ social media posts that many prospects are at training facilities already. Are there rules against this/any benefits to having staff work exclusively with younger guys they don’t usually work with?
Kevin Goldstein
12:33
No hard and fast rules. MLB did send a memo saying not to change minor league schedules because of what's going on, but stuff would be happening anyway.
J
12:33
I’ve had an entry level role in baseball for the past 5 years but I’ve never been considered for a promotion and I’ve gone through the interview circuit with every team. I don’t want to leave baseball, but I’m not sure I have an option. Sorry to whine, but I’m wondering if you have any advice?
Kevin Goldstein
12:33
Feel free to contact me privately. I feel like I have 3% of the info I need to offer any advice.
Alaska Tracy
12:34
Hypothetically speaking... What would a front office do, if after winning the world series, their superstar player refused to go to the White House and shake the president's hand?
Kevin Goldstein
12:34
Nothing. It's happened. More than once.
Jason
12:35
Cody Bellinger has had one of the weirder careers that we have seen.  It seems like all possibilities are in play at this point.  What do you expect for Cody going forward?
Kevin Goldstein
12:35
I'll echo it back to you, and you won't be happy. All possibilities are in play at this point.
Jack B
12:35
How often would you go scout an amateur player even though you were in pro scouting?
Kevin Goldstein
12:36
Tons. I spent most of my weekends from March through May seeing potential draft picks, and did a ton of international stuff as well.
Guest
12:36
I haven’t heard much about the international draft, do we still think this is gonna get implemented in the CBA?
Kevin Goldstein
12:37
I do. Likely starting in 2023. Somewhere around 15 rounds with set slots for each pick as opposed to a more fluid bonus pool.
AnnieV
12:37
Did you go somewhere nice for your anniversary? How long have you been married? Does V-Day get swept up into anniversary celebrations like those poor kids born on Christmas or are you going out again next week?
Kevin Goldstein
12:38
We've gone wacky in the past at a great restaurant in Chicago and a nice hotel but this was more subdued due to the world we live in. There's a nice winery with an Italian restaurant about 20 minutes from here, so we did that. Will likely go out again in seven days....
This was our 3rd anniversary, but we've been together for approaching 23 years.
Dave
12:39
Do you look at other prospect lists like Baseball America or Keith Law's when you are writing up your lists to see if you are missing on someone or maybe need to take a second look?
Kevin Goldstein
12:39
I do not.
Phil
12:39
Do teams have labor relations people, or do they leave that to the league?
Kevin Goldstein
12:39
Left to the league. In terms of teams, it really is the owners driving the bus here. I've spoken to multiple GMs who feel like they are in the dark on what's going on.
asinwreck
12:40
One year in, what's surprised you most about doing the podcast?
Kevin Goldstein
12:40
I was always shocked at how much a small section of people really loved my last show, and still feel that way about this one. I do love doing it.
Phil
12:40
Have you ever met Theo Epstein? Do you have a sense of what he might do long-term, or want to do? There still seems to be a low-level rumble in Boston about a run for office, but to me he seems like too much of an introvert for that.
Kevin Goldstein
12:41
Yes; Not really but I don't think he wants to be MLB commissioner.
David
12:41
How goes the house hunt.
Kevin Goldstein
12:41
This market is a nightmare.
Josh R
12:41
Have you ever played Disco Elysium? I have a feeling it would be right up your alley.
Kevin Goldstein
12:41
It is!
Dave
12:41
I would love to see a prospect show on MLB Network with all the major prospect writers.  You and Eric, Keith Law, the MLB Pipeline guys, and Baseball America's guys would be great television talking prospects and draft.
Kevin Goldstein
12:41
I agree! It's never going to happen, but yeah, it would be great.
Jack B
12:41
What was the busiest time of the year for you when you were with Houston? During that time how many hours of sleep were you happy to get?
Kevin Goldstein
12:42
Trade deadline and Winter Meetings. Winter Meetings are when you don't really sleep much.
Jack B
12:42
Do you eat lunch before, during or after these chats?
Kevin Goldstein
12:42
After. I'm Central Time, so it's only 11:42 right now.
Jack B
12:43
Favorite non-baseball sport?
Kevin Goldstein
12:43
Sumo. I know the Bengals and Rams are playing in the super bowl, but I don't think I can name a player on either team. I don't do NHL or NBA either.
Jason
12:44
What would you say is the sustainable difference year in, year out, between a top 5 major league manager and a bottom 5 major league manager?
Kevin Goldstein
12:44
4-5 wins is my gut answer.
Moog Powell
12:44
Would there be any possibility of them extending the season on the back end if there's a delay on the front end, or would that be reserved for a significant delay?
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