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Klawchat 10/25/18
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Andy
2:03
On the Mondesi response - it's your chat, do what you want, but I was trying to introduce a question without being pandering or you-hate-my-team-baiting.  I really am curious to see if (and how) your perspective on him has changed now that he appears to have translated some tools to performance.  If he can't develop a feel for pitching, obviously there's a hard cap on his upside, but this year was still welcome as a fan.
Keith Law
2:05
I needed more from you to answer it - I truly didn't know what you were asking. He has tools, as you said - real speed, good bat-to-ball skill, hard contact (although I'm still very skeptical of the power, which may just be the MLB ball). But he walks once per solstice, and his approach was stunted by lost time and an organizational decision to have him work on bunting more and thus working the count less. It's going to take a lot of work on his part to gain some semblance of strike zone knowledge to be more than a better Escobar.
AGirlHasNoName
2:05
I live in a country that sends military to stop poor people, where my leader incites violence against the media, calls women he paid to have sex horseface, and draws big crowds of sycophants on the weekly. What brand of whiskey helps most to forget?
Keith Law
2:06
Feels like something Irish would be appropriate. Pull up a chair, I'll pour you two fingers of Teeling.
Joe
2:06
Hi Keith. Padres Twitter has been driven by two storylines this fall; trading prospect depth for A TOR arm, and deciding who to keep between Hunter Renfroe and Franmil Reyes. Personally I think they should hold onto depthbefore trading anybody, and I don't buy into Renfroe or Reyes as future pieces. What say you?
Keith Law
2:06
I agree with you on both.
Ian
2:06
Franklin Barreto strikes out a lot, but so did Matt Chapman. What’s the difference between the two? And if you’re the A’s do you keep Lowrie or hand the job to Barreto?
Keith Law
2:06
Chapman has real power and is an elite defender. Barreto doesn't have much power and isn't an elite defender.
Matt
2:07
Judd Fabian and Corey Acton are graduating in December of their senior year in high school to enroll early at Florida so they can play college ball. Do you see more kids doing that in the future?
Keith Law
2:07
I hate when players do this and have always discouraged players or parents when I'm asked my opinion on this.
John
2:07
I just want to say Thank you for calling out those who try to employ "whataboutism" as a rhetorical device. Life's too short to suffer these people's "arguments."
Keith Law
2:07
It's become increasingly popular these days too.
AES
2:08
Re: Machado, can we agree he seems to be a dirty player, but whatever he does between the lines is about 8 tiers better than those who hurt people outside them?
Keith Law
2:08
Eh, I'm not sure I love that comparison. He's done some shady stuff on the field this postseason. He's also ultracompetitive, which is something you do want as a GM or manager.
2:09
OK, that's all for this week's chat. Thank you all so much for your questions, as always. If I chat next week, it'll be Wednesday rather than Thursday, so please keep an eye out for an announcement. Enjoy the last weekend of regular baseball for 2018!
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