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Tony B
1:55
Is it better to vote for someone you view as a leader and can lead to unity in the nation or someone who you agree with their political views?
Keith Law
1:55
why not both girl dot gif
Aaron
1:55
Just curious, considering the options at most minor league ballparks, Do you ever eat at a stadium and if so what?
Keith Law
1:55
Almost never.
Joe
1:55
In general, I'm not a fan of relievers in the Hall of Fame. But if you go by the standards set by the guys already in, Wagner is a Hall of Famer, right? There are 7 pitchers who were primarily relievers in the HOF right now (including Smith), and I think it's pretty easy to argue Wagner was more dominant than at least 3-4 of them. He just didn't stick around a few more years and compile saves at the end of his career.
Keith Law
1:56
Wagner is better than Smith and probably better than Hoffman. I think he'll sneak in.
Greg
1:56
Keith- Re: Kyler Murray. There's been some argument that since he plays QB, and since the rules these days protect QBs to a nearly ridiculous degree, the risk to him is much less than if he played a different position. Jeff Samardzija playing baseball over being a tight end made sense, but QB is protected so much more than even two years ago. At this point if he were a catcher I think he'd take more foul balls of the head than he'd take hits to the head as a QB. I originally thought it was a bo-brainer to pick baseball for the reasons you mentioned, but the more I watch football and every roughing the passer penalty, it's tough to imagine he'd rather ride buses for 4-5 years that be a starting QB in the NFL in 8 months.
Keith Law
1:56
It takes just one hit, even an illegal one, to wreck a guy's life. And he's small.
Sean
1:56
Did you happen to see Sean Doolittle's thread on twitter regarding ways to improve the game? I think it's great to see him interacting with fans directly, a lot of good points were made. Unlike Bauer, he seems to have a good head on his shoulders.
Keith Law
1:56
He's one of the best humans in the sport and we are very fortunate to have him and Eireann as ambassadors for the game in general and for just being good, kind people.
Bob
1:57
Do you think Faedo can get back to a mid-rotation projection or is he more of a 4/5 type?
Keith Law
1:57
Probably reliever.
Andy
1:57
What do you think about the movie vice?
Keith Law
1:57
I'll see it this weekend. Tried to see it Tuesday night but the showing was nearly sold out and I will not sit in the front row.
Michael
1:57
What did you think of Isle of Dogs?
Keith Law
1:57
My review: https://klaw.me/2EKH012
Dan
1:57
What does the future hold for Sean Reid-Foley? He seemed likely to be in the opening day rotation but that was before they added Shoemaker and Richard to the mix.
Keith Law
1:58
Needs a better pitch for LHB or he's not a starter.
Mark
1:58
Future value of Keston Hiura? Can he turn into a Daniel Murphy type player (high avg which helps the power play up, mediocre D)?
Keith Law
1:58
RHB so he won't have the platoon issues.
Dell
1:58
Any chance Caleb Ferguson gets another shot to start? And are you out on Urias?
Keith Law
1:58
I'm not out on any Uriases that I can think of. If you mean Julio, we are in uncharted waters for someone with that injury.
Dan
1:58
Could you see Ronny Mauricio as a guy who could see a catastrophic rise in the rankings over the next 2-3 years?
Keith Law
1:58
That's an interesting choice of adjectives there. He's got enormous potential, though.
Bob
1:59
Any good books to help with anxiety?
Keith Law
1:59
Fully Present is my go-to recommendation.
Dr. Bob
1:59
What would happen if an MLB team bucked the trend and doubled the salaries of their minor league players?
Keith Law
1:59
A very angry phone call from Park Avenue.
Jake Lawson
1:59
Just FYI, if you ever check out the Round Rock Express, there's a Salt Like BBQ in the parking lot. It's not Franklin's or Mickelthwait, but it's miles ahead of most ballpark food.
Keith Law
1:59
I've actually been to that one. It was solid. Probably a 50.
Lou
1:59
Aside from Ruiz and Verdugo, have the Dodgers drained most of their elite talent from the farm?
Keith Law
1:59
No.
Rahn
1:59
I ask you this every offseason so here goes: Who is one Pirates prospect who most intrigues you and whose development you'll be tracking closely?
Keith Law
1:59
Org reports run the week of February 4th.
Kacey
2:00
If a hs player was unknown and then hit their growth spurt and had an incredible year with their HS team, would they likely slip through the cracks because they aren't known via their travel team?
Keith Law
2:00
No, unless he were in some really remote place that is generally undercovered - North Dakota, Alaska, something like that.
Archie
2:00
Is Billy Wagner the best small college player you have ever seen?
Keith Law
2:01
Dunno, Alex Bregman was a great small college player. He's only about 5'8".
Jim
2:01
How do you "speed up free agency"? Front offices would sign off on a deadline to signing players? How does that work?
Keith Law
2:01
A deadline would help, yes.
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