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Klawchat 08/28/19
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Keith Law
Sean
2:01
Do you think Jhoan Duran's emergence this year is real and what is his ceiling?
Keith Law
2:02
Real, yes. Whether he's a mid-rotation starter or high-value reliever, I don't know. I hear both. Maybe that 'splinker' is more than just a once-through-the-order weapon?
Zach
2:02
Republicans/Trans people  - I feel like most Republicans are pissed they “lost” the gay rights battle, so they’re going all out not to “lose” the trans rights battle.
Keith Law
2:02
That's a good point, and at least has the ring of truth. Also, I think GOP strategists have found more ignorance of or outright prejudice against trans people, and they're exploiting it. It's venal.
Jon
2:02
When Conforto was coming up through the minors, did you ever view him as a streaky hitter?  He gets bashed by a lot of Mets fans because of this, even though his overall numbers are still very good.
Keith Law
2:03
No, I never thought that. Not really sure 'streaky' hitters are a thing ... a hitter's hits are never going to be uniformly distributed throughout the season.
Paul
2:03
Is the juiced ball here to stay? Per that earlier question, if this is the new normal, and teams are valuing players based on that - it can really screw something up long term. For instance a player like Alonso, probably loses a lot/all? of his value if he is more of a 30hr guy at 1b.
Keith Law
2:05
MLB will almost certainly tinker with the ball this winter, but we can't predict how, or what the effects would be. To your point, however, yes, I think we will see some contracts that look fine in this high HR environment that suddenly look worse if the ball even goes halfway back to where it was. I'm trying not to sound like I'm yelling at a cloud, but seeing one baseball in the majors and another in AA and below is kind of maddening when it comes to writing about or evaluating players.
2:06
Thank you all for your questions and for the many notes of support and empathy that I didn't post for the public. I really appreciate the kind works. With my daughter back in school the chats should be more regular and I will try to get back on to an every Thursday schedule starting next week. Thanks for reading. Have a safe Labor Day weekend.
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