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Klawchat 10/13/17
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Paul
1:02
Have you had a chance to see Alex Jackson catch in Arizona? Or heard from anyone who did?
Keith Law
1:03
I saw him. It's not good. I do like his swing more, but the catching has been bad.
Patty O'Furniture
1:03
Can you please provide a ray of hope about these "unprecedented" rule violations by the Braves?  Still think Maitan gets to stay in the system?
Keith Law
1:04
MLB declined to comment at all, so I don't know where these rumors are coming from. I do know that there's no way there were "unprecedented rule violations" without the knowledge of Hart, Schuerholz, and McGuirk. I'm not sure any GM in baseball has that kind of power.
Guest
1:04
thoughts on replay/sliding decisions?  acceptable unintended consequences, or something that needs to be changed
Keith Law
1:06
The call was correct, but I think we're totally changing the intent of the game here. Are we really trying to determine if, what, a few molecules of air were between the base and some part of the player's body?
Smikey Pineder
1:06
any thoughts on albert abreu of the yankees, #2 upside?
Keith Law
1:06
He's in the Insider post that went up today. I'd probably go below #2.
Greg
1:06
What's your view on Austin Riley?
Keith Law
1:06
Same problem as before - doesn't have the bat speed to get around on good velocity. Homered on a breaking ball yesterday, was behind two fastballs he put in play.
DMan
1:07
Florial at double-A next year?  How long do you should it take for his pitch recognition to improve?
Keith Law
1:07
There's no way I'd send him to double-A given where his pitch recognition is. He'd get eaten alive.
John
1:07
What is Soroka’s ceiling/floor? Although it seems like you aren’t as high on his ceiling as you are the other Braves prospects, do you think he has a higher floor than most if not all of them?
Keith Law
1:07
I do not; I think his floor is the bullpen.
Stinkbug Jones
1:07
There seems to be a lot of buzz about Hans Crouse, the Rangers' 2nd rounder from this year -- do you think he's getting overhyped right now, or did the Rangers potentially get a steal at the end of the second round?
Keith Law
1:07
They got him in the right spot. Good arm with some delivery and starter/reliever questions.
B
1:07
Could we see Nick Gordon in Minnesota EARLY next season, or is he more a September call up candidate?
Keith Law
1:08
They're probably going to play service-time games with him, but I think he'll be ready sooner rather than later in 2018.
Jon Orr
1:08
How would you handle Alex Reyes when he's healthy next year?
Keith Law
1:08
Probably ease him into the rotation in June/July after some rehab outings. Goal should be to get him back to regular work by year-end, which may mean soft-pedaling his workload early in the season.
Joe
1:08
Given the Giants' unconventional approach to previous drafts (picking players who fit their preferred skill sets), do you think they'll have a similar Big Board compared to the rest of the league now that they have a top pick?
Keith Law
1:11
I do. When they've picked high, they've taken guys in that range. They've picked in the top ten four times since I came to ESPN. They took Lincecum in 2006, and he was a stud with stuff and performance but durability concerns. They took Bumgarner in 2007, high-ceiling HS arm with velocity. They took Posey at 5 in 2008, and he was #2 on my board that year. And they took Wheeler at 6 in 2009, which is around where I ranked him too.
Seth
1:11
Shouldn't it be a prerequisite that you must know to bat Anthony Rendon higher than sixth to be qualified to manage in the big leagues?
Keith Law
1:13
There's so much talk about Baker's handling of the pitching staff, but I don't think he really did anything wrong on that front. I argued that he should have had a quicker hook with Gio yesterday, but he did eventually get to Scherzer and then someone fired up the improbability drive on him. That wasn't on Dusty. His biggest mistake to me, and one that may have swung the series (given how close the whole thing was), was hitting Werth 2nd and Rendon 6th. Werth probably belonged on the bench, period, but if you must play him, you can't bat him before Harper AND rob Rendon of probably 2-3 PA over the course of the series.
Tyler
1:13
Just read round up post. Mechanically anything change with Sheffield or just new team new environment? Is he up next year?
Keith Law
1:13
It looks like the Yanks have had him ditch the curveball to go to the slider full time. He should be up next year if healthy.
Mike-OB
1:13
Do you agree with Kurkjan that the replay overturn on the pick off last night is not in the spirit of the replay rule (I agree with him)?
Keith Law
1:13
I agree too, but this is the rule right now. If we don't like it, we need to change the rule.
RSO
1:14
Who wins the ALCS?
Keith Law
1:14
I will guess Houston in 6 and the Dodgers in 6.
AES
1:14
Klaw--thoughts on Farrell's dismissal and the allegations of bad clubhouse culture? Leaving starters in far too long/misunderstanding the impact of 3rd+ time through the order is bad. The rest seems like post-facto poppycock.
Keith Law
1:15
Baseball as an industry has an unfortunate habit of smearing people as they walk out the door. Boston has done it to Theo, Francona, and now Farrell. Yeah, Farrell was not a great tactical manager, but maybe bad clubhouse culture is on the players?
Peter
1:15
He's older/facing younger competition in the AFL, but did you get a chance to see Eric Filia and did he make an impression?
Keith Law
1:15
Saw one game.  Can swing it a little. Probably not much ceiling but can at least hit a good fastball.
Jim
1:15
Some good reports on Jo Adell. Your thoughts based on what you’re hearing?
Keith Law
1:16
Hearing that he's a good athlete and still can't throw. Nothing we didn't know in the spring.
Ben
1:16
It looked like Josh Naylor gained some significant weight throughout the season. Does he look bigger now than he did during spring training?
Keith Law
1:16
He's very big, yes.
B
1:16
I don't think Eric Hosmer is very good, but I'm convinced that Dave Dombrowski is going to sign Eric Hosmer to a terrible contract to play 1B for the Red Sox.
Keith Law
1:18
I think he goes back to KC for way too much money. The market for him is really limited - very few teams with money need a 1b - and his huge 2017 season is out of line with his career. He'd produced 10 WAR (B-R) over 6 seasons, then 4 WAR this year. There is a small chance this is really who he is going forward, but you can't pay a player based on his platform year while ignoring what came before. That's how Garry Matthews Jr. got overpaid.
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