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Klawchat 1/9/20
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Keith Law
1:00
I dreamt that I was dreaming, I was wired to a clock. Klawchat.
Shaun
1:00
Does Clint Frazier bring back more in trade than a low level arm or nearer term reliever?
Keith Law
1:00
I think his trade value has largely evaporated over the last two years.
Ben
1:01
If you're the Twins, would you part with any of Lewis, Kirilloff, Graterol, Larnach for a #2-3 starter? I am assuming no #1s are available unless it's a ridiculous package. Given their playoff annihilation I wonder whether a mid rotation guy will push the team to the next level.
Keith Law
1:01
I wouldn't trade Kirilloff; I probably wouldn't deal Lewis even with his swing issues. The second two I would deal for a mid-rotation guy without hesitation, although I agree that's not really their need right now.
Aaron C.
1:02
Who does Klaw give the A's 2B job to? Barreto, Mateo, Neuse or Pinder? These are all depressing choices.
Keith Law
1:02
Yes, yes they are.
PhillyJake
1:02
Has Ben Cherington been abducted by aliens?  Seems overly quiet on the North shore of the Allegheny.
Keith Law
1:02
What should he have done? I'm really not clear on what moves he should have made already, with a bunch of decent free agents still on the market.
Aaron C.
1:02
Your favorite (restaurant) meal of 2019 was...?
Keith Law
1:03
1. The Love, Philadelphia 2. Friday Saturday Sunday, Philadelphia 3. Juniper & Ivy, San Diego 4. The Purple Pig, Chicago 5. Brewery Bhavana, Raleigh
Deke
1:03
Noticed on Twitter you asked to be omitted from someone’s “best of baseball Twitter” bracket poll. Why didn’t you want to participate?
Keith Law
1:04
Why would I lend my name to that exercise? I don't get anything from it, and the 'bracket' was almost entirely white men.
Alex
1:04
As a Braves fan, I am mostly feeling bloodyminded and hoping that MLB's penalties against the Astros are at least as harsh as they were against the Braves. But the rational part of my brain accepts the propriety of fitting punishment to crime. So... in your view, normatively, what *should* be the punishment levied against the Astros and Red Sox?
Keith Law
1:05
I think what the Astros and Red Sox are accused of doing is worse than what the Braves did in the international market, but I also strongly believe MLB doesn't see it that way for a variety of reasons, not least of which is that the Braves committed the greater baseball sin of trying to pay players more money.
xxx(yyy)
1:05
any (brief?) thoughts on the upcoming season of Top Chef? will you be bringing back your episode reviews?
Keith Law
1:05
I have not watched the show in three years and have said several times I'm not doing reviews any more. They take up way too much time.
Arnold
1:05
Just wanted to say congrats on joining The Athletic.  That's been my favorite place to read about sports for the past year.  I look forward to seeing your stuff there.  My question...is there any Giants prospect without any major league time yet, who may have an impact on the team this year, perhaps later in the year?
Keith Law
1:06
It wouldn't shock me to see Bart in the majors by August, if he's healthy. That's it, though.
Ray
1:06
What can one expect from Nick Solak in 2020? Will he play everyday in the Rangers lineup?
Keith Law
1:06
Think he's an extra guy, not a regular. At the moment I don't see playing time for him anyway.
Trey
1:06
Keith - Congrats on joining The Athletic! (I am a happy subscriber:) Cubs Q: given their current 'near ready' minor league talent (not much), current roster, and owner induced payroll cap, any chance the cubs can regain elite top 5 mlb status this year or next? Other than Ricketts giving Theo another $50M-75M to spend each of the next two offseasons, what can he do?
Keith Law
1:07
Money is the only real way out for the Cubs right now, who are good-but-maybe-not-good-enough at the major-league level and have a bottom-tier farm system without much trade capital.
TomBruno23
1:07
Did the Ricketts spend all of their money on the GOP and Wrigley to the point where we are to believe all they can do is all players on NRI deals?
Keith Law
1:07
That's what they're selling. Your choice whether to buy it.
Joe
1:07
Is there a provision for raising the luxury tax threshold? It seems that, with salaries for superstars (deservedly) rising, the threshold should increase to reflect this.
Keith Law
1:08
Yes, it went up $2 million for 2020, and goes up $2 million more for 2021.
Krontz
1:08
Can Nolan Jones stay at 3b for most of his MLB career?  Or a corner OF/1b move likely?
Keith Law
1:08
I see a nonzero chance he stays at third.
Jason
1:08
You identified changeups, splitters, and cutters as out-pitches for opposite-side hitters.  My understanding of the pitch movements is that changeups fall off toward the arm side, splitters tend to break straight down, and cutters break toward the glove side (though I was never a pitcher and stopped playing in junior high, so I recognize I could be off).  Given the disparate natures of those pitches, why are they all so effective in getting out opposite-side hitters?
Keith Law
1:08
Nothing to do with movement; everything to do with how the pitches appear out of the pitcher's hand, and whether they resemble fastballs or breaking balls.
barbeach
1:08
KLAW:  Happy New Year! Congrats on the move to The Athletic...it prompted me to subscribe. Do you see a path for Deivi Garcia to crack the NYY major league roster this year? Thanks as always.
Keith Law
1:09
Yes, I do. Cole is locked in for 30 starts, but Tanaka has long pitched with an elbow issue, Paxton gets hurt quite a bit, Severino missed all of 2019, Montgomery is just barely back from TJ. There will be starts available.
David
1:09
Congratulations on the new job Keith! Like you, I spend a lot of time working from home but struggle sometimes separating home life from work. I feel like I'm always doing both (fitting in trips to the grocery store in the middle of the work day; doing work in the evening and night.) How do you balance your time? Do you struggle with time management like I do?
Keith Law
1:10
Don't worry so much about 'time management' and focus instead on what you need to accomplish each day. FWIW, I use non-work things to break up my work day, since it's hard for me to just sit and write for hours upon hours without a respite.
Tariq
1:10
It appears that the A’s swung wildly and missed on consecutive top 10 picks in 17 and 18 in Austin Beck and Kyler Murray - do you think that it was a flawed approach from the start or do you understand their high risk/high reward in retrospect? Congrats on the new job!
Keith Law
1:11
Two different picks, two different processes. I still don't think they blew it on Murray ... nobody thought he'd become that good an NFL prospect at the time he was drafted. The criticism, if any, would be that they didn't accurately assess his desire to play baseball.
Hank
1:11
Hey Keith! How do you view Tucker Davidson and Kyle Muller and will they contribute in 2020? Thanks!
Keith Law
1:11
Davidson's a fifth starter, Muller more a mid-rotation guy, would guess neither contributes much in 2020 given who's ahead of them.
Trey
1:11
Hi Keith - Any plans on updating your top 100 books this year? And, any spy novel recommendations (a more modern Le Carre perhaps)?
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