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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 3/29/2021
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TJ
1:18
How special is Yordan as a hitter? And how much should we worry that he's a full time DH at 23? Even Country Breakfast himself, Billy Butler, was still playing the field at that age.
Kevin Goldstein
1:19
Sure, but he shouldn't have been. Alvarez is a special player in the box, but I worry about his ability to post up in order to get 600+ PA a year.
Cal's Backup
1:19
If you were in the O's front office, would you be having any second thoughts right now about picking Rutschman over Witt?
Kevin Goldstein
1:19
Not yet.
EatnP SuknD & KicknA
1:21
If Pedroia retired, why is he still being paid & included in luxury tax payroll?
Kevin Goldstein
1:21
He did not walk away from his contract. He gets paid this year.
True Submariners
1:22
Build the ideal pitcher
Kevin Goldstein
1:22
Gerrit Cole's fastball, Josh Hader's slider, Devin Williams' changeup, Kyle Hendricks' command.
RJ
1:23
Does Rob Manfred even like baseball?
Kevin Goldstein
1:23
I'm quite sure he does.
Joseph
1:24
Saw the cardinals signed Luis Mario Pino, an OF. Is he any good?
Kevin Goldstein
1:25
He certainly has tools. Interesting power/speed combo and now we'll see if he can hit.
Dink
1:27
On the RPG front- any experienced with/interest in Bravely Default II?  I keep getting tempted to buy it but then decided I should wait for the inevitable price drop.
Kevin Goldstein
1:27
The demo has been sitting on my Switch for months now and I've yet to try it. I liked the first one, but it got repetitive as hell in the second act.
Moose_Bolton
1:29
Hello Kevin. What kind of music do you listen to?
Kevin Goldstein
1:30
Mostly dissonant stuff. Grew up in the Chicago punk scene of the 80s, so lot's of that. Indie rock, weird stuff, some hip hop, some mellow stuff. Pretty wide ranging, but no jazz, country and very little pop.
Rob
1:30
Does Luis Medina on the Yankees turn into a starter (a really good one) or will he be a reliever?
Kevin Goldstein
1:30
If forced to bet, reliever, but I wouldn't totally rule out starting.
1:32
Well, it's been 90 minutes, and I have to clear space for the Ben Clemens experience. Thanks for all the great questions and I'll see you soon. Stay tuned for a special 2021 season preview edition of the podcast coming to your earholes on Opening Day.
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