FanGraphs Audio: Dave Cameron on Time Present vs. Future
February 16, 2015
Episode 532
Dave Cameron is both (a) the managing editor of FanGraphs and (b) the guest on this particular edition of FanGraphs Audio — during which edition he discusses the precarious balance for an organization between playing for the present and building for the future.
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DAVE CAMERON
8:00am wake up
9:00am manage and edit fangraphs.com
10:00am someone asks me if the guy on a hot streak who’s never done anything in his career is a sure bet for at least 3 WAR a year for each of the next five years of team control
10:30am i tell him probably not
11:59am rendezvous with apple man
1:00pm someone asks me how much their team can expect in return for a year and a half of an overpaid league average vet
1:30pm i tell him less than he expects
4:00pm publish a post
9:00pm no longer believe in the mariners like i did when i was a kid
11:59pm sleep