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Keith Law
1:14
It should be the best player.
Jim
1:14
What is your take on the Braves firing Bridges and Clark?
Keith Law
1:14
Change in direction for the department. I know both guys, respect them quite a bit, and expect they'll be out of work for about 20 minutes.
Joe Random
1:14
why do you think Kingery struggled last year? were there signs he will bounce back this year?
Keith Law
1:15
I don't think it helped that he had to play so much on the left side of the infield, for which he is ill-suited.
Mark
1:15
Do you think it's fair to judge past player performance on metrics that are valued more today for hall of fame consideration or does context of the era matter?
Keith Law
1:16
Other than maybe framing, what has really changed? People who claim OBP wasn't valued are talking out of their asses - everyone knew making outs was bad. It was undervalued on the market, or as a tool for projection, but we have stuff back to Branch Rickey's time about the value of getting on base.
BMonster
1:16
Do you have a target date for releasing your top 100?  Thanks!
Keith Law
1:16
I believe I announced this last chat - it starts January 28th.
Mark
1:16
Do you think Andujar is a good fit for the Padres?  Obviously 3B is a need, and they can be patient on his defense.  What kind of package would it take to get him?
Keith Law
1:16
No, I do not.
Joe Random
1:16
how do you think Pache's bat will develop? can he develop average power?
Keith Law
1:16
He already has average power.
Justin
1:16
Are you anticipating a labor strike with the way free agency has gone the past 2 years?
Keith Law
1:16
I'm anticipating a difficult negotiation, but that doesn't have to be a strike/lockout.
Jay from southern IL
1:17
The local media is really talking up Cardinals prospects Malcom Nunez, Jhon Torres, and Joerlin de lo Santos. All are very young and far away, but I was wondering if you had opinions on these three? (Looking to eliminate the home team bias)
Keith Law
1:17
Torres is on my Cardinals rankings, which again you'll see later this month.
Alex
1:17
Hi Keith.My girlfriend and i are expecting our first kid.any book recommandations to help with whats ahead?thank you
Keith Law
1:17
The Happiest Baby on the Block.
Chris
1:17
Would you rather give Bryce Harper a 10-year, $320M deal with a couple of opts out or a six-year, $240M deal with one opt out?
Keith Law
1:17
The six-year deal.
Nate
1:17
Keith, I find it almost incomprehensible that the reporting of only a few teams being in legitimate conversations with Harper and Machado.  26 year old generational talents hitting free agency just doesn't happen.  Do you think there is a lot more going on behind the scenes or is the new CBA really having that large effect on the way teams are looking to spend money?
Keith Law
1:18
The luxury tax cum salary cap is obviously having an effect, but it feels ... collusive.
Andy
1:18
How disappointed were you in the golden globes, and do you think the Oscars will follow suit?
Keith Law
1:19
Disappointed is the wrong word - it hardly affects me at all. I do like seeing good work rewarded, whether it's films, books, TV, music, because that can drive more of an audience to that work, and thus give the artists in question more money and opportunities to create more.
Rick C
1:19
Is there anything to the Bridges and Clark firing, or is it really just one of those proverbial changes in direction?
Keith Law
1:19
That's all it is.
Dustin
1:19
I've finally begun work on Smart Baseball and am about 2/3 of the way through it. Will the final section include a best practices manual for making my father- and brother-in-law read it so we can have some intelligent conversations about MLB for a change?
Keith Law
1:19
Um .... yyyyyyyes.
Nils
Keith Law
1:19
Thanks!
Justin
1:19
will there be a write up on the Brewers signing of Grandal?
Keith Law
1:19
Probably not. Prospect writing time.
Dagoberto Campaneris
1:19
$2 million for Shelby Miller -- is there upside for the Rangers there?  Or is Miller just irretrievably broken after all the injuries the past few years?
Keith Law
1:20
Coming back from TJ, very reasonable risk.
Justin
1:20
Assuming the Pirates have the ability to add, say, $15 million on payroll, what FA seems like an obvious fit for them? I'm specifically thinking they should take a shot on Lowrie for SS for a year (until Cole Tucker can move him to 2b), but you've always liked Newman.
Keith Law
1:20
I also don't think Lowrie can handle short.
Brent
1:20
Hi, Keith, hope you're well. Do you have a sense yet if Corey Ray is likely to reappear in your top 100?
Keith Law
1:20
Definitely not.
LukeM
1:20
You are going to get a million questions about them so Just get it out of the way and tell us who you predict Harper and Machado end up with?
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