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Kevin Goldstein FanGraphs Chat - 8/30/2021
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barney gumble
12:50
do the Rays non-tender Glasnow? can't imagine they'll want to pay him $8M to rehab his injury in 2022
Kevin Goldstein
12:50
That's my expectation.
Eric
12:50
Do you think Sal Frelick cracks the top 100 next year?
Kevin Goldstein
12:50
Top 100? No. But I do like him.
Guest
12:51
I know you talk about how each team has their own player evaluation system that differs slightly from what we see. Is it possible the Rays / As (teams we frequently underrate) have a system that’s able to better identify player value ?
Kevin Goldstein
12:52
With pitching, I do think that's the case.
John
12:52
How much have the mets beefed up their analytics department compared to the league since Cohen bought the team?
Kevin Goldstein
12:53
A bit, but I hear they're looking to do a lot this offseason.
Guest
12:54
in your time in a FO, were there any wacky, outside the box ideas that were considered, like the time the A's employed an olympic sprinter as a pinch runner? or are front offices mainly pretty standardized/routinized and there's not much room for wild ideas?
Kevin Goldstein
12:54
When you are 24/7 baseball, wacky ideas get thrown out all of time. Most are quickly shut down.
Mike Scott
12:55
What's the earliest you think we see Hunter Brown? Has he progressed this year the way you expected him to?
Kevin Goldstein
12:55
I don't think 2022 is out of the question.
Guest
12:55
I agree with you that reliever WAR kind of sucks, but is there any single stat that’s better ?
Kevin Goldstein
12:55
Probably not, but I'm not the biggest fan of single stat numbers.
barney gumble
12:56
how legit does Anthoy Volpe's surge look to you? he's been raking
Kevin Goldstein
12:56
Yeah, the underlying stuff beyond that stat line supports the breakout for the most part.
John
12:56
Any advice/starting points for college student with moderate stats/coding knowledge looking to get into baseball analytics? YouTube videos? books? Work on your own projects?
Kevin Goldstein
12:56
Learn R.
Guest
12:57
what do you think the max velocity we'll ever see a pitcher throw is? or have we reached that peak already?
Kevin Goldstein
12:57
Sounds like a better question for a biomechanist. I'd just be guessing. I do think we are going to see AVERAGE velocity increase for some time still.
Mike Scott
12:58
If you squint hard enough, can you see Luis Medina being a 5-inning SP for the Yankees? Or does his command send him to the pen?
Kevin Goldstein
12:58
You're not going to like my answer, but it's how I feel. The jury is still out. He certainly has reliever risk, but neither role is a certainty at this point.
Joe
12:58
T/F: Luis Gil can be an effective MLB starter
Kevin Goldstein
12:58
T
ralph
12:59
What was your favorite scene in Brand New Cherry Flavor?
Kevin Goldstein
12:59
What a wonderful piece of escapist TV. Really enjoyed it. I'll take the first kitten vomit scene.
Guest
12:59
rank these movies: tootsie, rosemary's baby, jurassic park, alita, rear window, his girl friday
Kevin Goldstein
1:00
Rosemary's baby and Rear Window clearly above the pack there.
Chris
1:00
Do you think Albies could move over to SS if Swanson outprices himself for the Braves? Or is it better to keep him at 2B?
Kevin Goldstein
1:00
He's a 2B.
Votto still Bangs
1:00
more of a suggestion than a question re: tanking…I’d be curious to see an article laying out your suggestions for fixing the current tanking issues.  And then another article (or a separate section in the original article) playing devil’s advocate against your own suggestions.  Anytime I read in your chats your very brief thoughts on this topic, I always wonder what consequences (unintended or intended) that you specifically consider when thinking about fixes.
Kevin Goldstein
1:01
Duly noted. Something I'm likely going to save for when we have labor issues (so unfortunately, soon).
Steve O
1:01
If you're the Yankees do you move Loasiga back to the rotation? He's got his control right and he gets a ton of ground balls. He could be amazing as a starter. Or do you just leave him in the role he's comfortable with and take what you've gotten?
Kevin Goldstein
1:01
It's not broke, don't fix it.
Mr. Wacky
1:02
As a follow up to the "wacky front office ideas" question...  What do you think would happen if a team decided to bunt nearly every at bat in a game.  Would it eventually wear out the pitcher, 3B, and Catcher?  Would it result in anything other than 27 consecutive outs if you had good bunters and runners?
Kevin Goldstein
1:02
LOL. I doubt there would be many perfect games, but there certainly would be a bunch of shutouts.
John
1:02
Most likely to make playoffs: Cardinals, Mets or Blue Jays
Kevin Goldstein
1:02
I'll take the Jays, but don't think any are likely.
Joshua
1:03
Bigger contract this offseasons, Marte or Schwarber? Thanks.
Kevin Goldstein
1:03
Marte. Far more dimensions to the game.
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