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Keith Law
1:40
As a fan of polite trolling, I would endorse this wholeheartedly.
Matt
1:40
Can a player be removed from the Hall of Fame? Let's say a member was convicted of murder for example.
Keith Law
1:42
Nope. Although you raise an interesting question: What if we have an OJ Simpson situation, a player on the ballot who is absolutely worthy on baseball grounds but who commits a crime that is beyond the pale? There are at least two players on the ballot now who were accused of domestic abuse (Bonds, during his career, by his wife Sun; Andruw, after his career, by his wife), and one accused of statutory rape (Clemens, who denied it). I know of one other who has an accusation that wasn't public. I'm sure there are more. are there some crimes we can't overlook? Does the character clause cover things after one's career? I have no good answers.
Kyle Tucker
1:42
Do I replace Josh Reddick in June ?
Keith Law
1:42
Springer, Reddick, Brantley, Tucker, three outfield spots + DH.
Anuj
1:43
Is Ruiz and J. Gray for Realmuto too much, fair, or too little?
Keith Law
1:43
Too much, and the Dodgers are not trading for a terrible framing catcher.
Kevin
1:43
Are there any underrated minor-league prospects that come up and make an impact this summer ?
Keith Law
1:43
I'll have a ranking of the top 20 prospects for 2019 impact up at the end of next week. As for "underrated," if I think they'll have an impact in 2019, then I won't underrate them.
Justin R
1:44
Now that Edgar Martinez is (finally) in, does David Ortiz go in on the first ballot?
Keith Law
1:44
Yes.
JIm
1:44
Am I the only one who has the feeling that Trump came out of the SOTU fight looking like the more mature adult?
Keith Law
1:44
(looks around) Yep, you are indeed the only one.
Jake
1:44
Have you every played Diplomacy? If so, what did you think?
Keith Law
1:44
Yes. After the second time I killed someone for betraying me, I thought I should take a break.
Leandro
1:44
Heard you on BBTN today saying you think Helton is Hall-worthy at some point. Feel the same way about Larry Walker?
Keith Law
1:44
My ballot was public.
Jim
1:45
Keith - Do you think the sale of Fox (or part of Fox) to Disney will impact the regional sport channels and the next contracts some of the teams might get? I know the Fox interest in some, like YES, are already being discussed as available.
Keith Law
1:45
Disney wasn't allowed to retain the RSNs (Fox Sports Paducah, etc.) by the Justice Department.
EC
1:45
Is there something that you wish readers of your prospect write ups would do or know? Like not assume gaps between ranks are uniform? Understanding positional value and scarcity? Taking a bit of time to understand how your methodology differs from other lists before coming at you? Reading the introduction?
Keith Law
1:45
Read the intro and calm down.
Todd
1:45
Shouldnt all Hall of Fame inductees have to get 100%? It should be a group of immortal players who no dibt are qualified
Keith Law
1:46
You must be fun at parties.
Patrick
1:46
going off what Mike said previously, in your opinion how come we've never seen a lefty catcher or why do you think it's not taught more at a younger age?
Keith Law
1:46
If you can throw that well and you're left-handed someone is putting you on a mound. There's also the old belief that a LH catcher would be at a disadvantage throwing with more batters batting RH.
Chris
1:47
Brad Brach for 1/$3M is a steal. 2019 is the year of the market correction.
Keith Law
1:47
He was worth less than a win last year and relievers are volatile. It's not like he should be getting $10 million.
Greg
1:47
Did you see all the awful Jays fans coming out of the woodwork to berate Halladay's family for "clearly going against his wishes" to go into the hall has a Blue Jay? As if they somehow knew better than his wife, just based on one interview he gave. Just gross. Do you think it's possible that his wife got some insight from Doc in non-interview form? Just maybe?
Keith Law
1:48
Yep. That Philly Inquirer column was worse. Someone wrote that he knew better than Halladay's widow, and ignored Halladay's own statements in 2016, and then at least one editor saw that and thought, "yeah, this is definitely a well-considered opinion and not something that will embarrass our entire newspaper."
Kacey
1:48
Thoughts on AOC?  Personally I'm in love.  The type of politician I've always wanted.
Keith Law
1:49
I'm just enjoying the conservative obsession with her and how frequently she dunks on them on social media. That doesn't make her a good or bad Congressperson, but it is very entertaining.
Todd
1:49
Yanks still have a good to really good farm system?
Keith Law
1:49
No, with trades and graduations it has declined, although they have this cluster of Latin American kids, all 19 and under, who have big potential with low probabilities.
Harrison
1:49
Do you see Nick Castellanos being dealt this offseason? If so, what type of return do you think he could bring in? Any chance at a Top 100 prospect?
Keith Law
1:50
They have no reason to keep him at this point, but should wait for a good offer - one top 100 guy, two guys who are close.
John
1:50
What's the difference between this shutdown and the Obama shutdown besides political opinions on how much should go to the border wall?  House republicans caved to Obama back then, are republicans wrong to expect the same from house democrats here?
Keith Law
1:50
I mean, what's the difference between World War II and the Korean War besides the extermination of 6 million Jews?
Greg
1:50
Remember all those people saying Pelosi should step aside? Can you imagine anyone else handing Trump his lunch like that? You know he's terrified of her when his nickname for her is... "Nancy."
Keith Law
1:51
Trevor Noah made that joke. He calls a murderous dictator Rocket Man and calls Pelosi by her given name.
John
1:51
What do you think Jahmai Jones ends up as?
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