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Patrick
1:50
If Burnes and Woodruff make Brewers rotation, do you see Counsell/Stearns letting them throw deeper into games than this year's crop of starters? I guess I'm asking, "bullpenning" conditional on starters, or do you think an ongoing team philosophy?
Keith Law
1:50
I believe their bullpenning plan, like Tampa's, revolved around the actual personnel on the pitching staff.
Bailey
1:50
How come you don't care about all the food that is wasted on Top Chef?
Keith Law
1:51
Begging the question. And this has come up before: the food is not wasted.
CJC
1:51
Thoughts on Corbin at $20mm per year?
Keith Law
1:51
Sign me up for that.
Lilith
1:51
Really random question, but could you ever see a team installing a differently colored field like Boise State does in college football? Would it be breaking any rules? ... I mean, Loria had to have thought of it, right?
Keith Law
1:51
I actually don't know if there's a rule against it, but I bet MLB would step in very quickly to quash it.
ScottyD in Downingtown
1:52
Is June 2020 a reasonable ETA for Brendan McKay to arrive in Tampa?
Keith Law
1:52
He's ready to pitch in the majors now. That's a long time to hold him down.
Nate
1:52
Any chance the Yankees non-tender Didi?
Keith Law
1:52
I would say no chance.
Andy
1:52
Have you ever gotten into symphonic metal, like Nightwish? It's much less guitar driven than black metal, but better vocals, while still being instrumentally interesting.
Keith Law
1:53
Not them specifically but I pretty much like any kind of progressive or experimental metal if it's focused on musicianship rather than speed or merely being 'heavy.'
Kevin
1:53
Season's over.  Lets talk HoF.  I know he is no longer eligible, but if he was would you vote Dwight Evans into Cooperstown?
Keith Law
1:53
Yes, I would.
Aaron G
1:54
In response to Joe re: gun laws. It says "well regulated militia" right in the text. Literal interpretation: go join a militia (currently similar to the National Guard) if you want to own a damned weapon of war.
Keith Law
1:55
Also, I haven't heard anyone who matters suggesting that, say, the President could unilaterally revoke the Second Amendment. I'd like to see fairly strict laws on who can own guns, but I would stand between any President and an attempt to rewrite part the Constitution without going through the actual process for amending it.
Garrett
1:55
AA has already tried to pump the brakes on expectations that the Braves are going to spend big, but I look at that as just talk. But given how their farm system is balanced at the moment, aren't they the ideal team to go for Harper? Teams are never 1 player away, but this signing would be as close too that scenario as I could imagine.
Keith Law
1:55
Do you think Liberty would authorize him to spend big like that? I rather doubt that myself. I think he'll be allowed to make big moves, but I can't imagine he gets to spend like that on one player.
Ira
1:56
What is your solution for illegal immigration and how to deal with current illegal residents?
Keith Law
1:59
"Solution" implies a problem. Immigration is a net positive for economies; we want immigrants to come here to contribute to our economy as workers and consumers, and should create paths for them to do so in ways that encourage them to come and work as soon as they arrive. The idea that immigration is itself a problem is both deeply ignorant of the history of our country, including our economic and cultural dependence on immigrants, and a longstanding method of creating a common enemy to use fear to drive the shrinking white majority in the country to the polls. The Hidden Brain has recently had two excellent podcasts on this topic within the last three weeks.
Brent
1:59
Did you get a chance to see CWS's Burdi in the AFL? Any insight to how he's look after TJ? Thanks.
Keith Law
1:59
I did not but Eric Longenhagen did and said he looked like he did pre-TJ (which is good).
Jennyfer
2:00
Nobody serious on the left is calling for the 2nd amendment to be thrown out. We're calling for common sense restrictions.  The nut in Pittsburgh was a "good guy with a gun" until he wasn't because he did everything legally.
Keith Law
2:00
That's been under-reported, too - the weapons he used were all purchased legally.
donn
2:00
thoughts on smoltz in the booth? Looks like we have a huge issue in sports these days with older commentators complaining nonstop about the way basketball/baseball are these days and how the game isn't the same as it was 20/30/40 years ago. Smoltz, wilbon, and many others spend all their time complaining rather then adjusting and embracing. It becomes very annoying to listen to. Is there a solution?
Keith Law
2:01
The solution is to put different people in the booth - and you know what? sometimes that means a booth with no former MLB players in it. It can be a bonus, but it shouldn't be a requirement.
Jay
2:01
Will Durbin Feltman be in the majors for most of '19?
Keith Law
2:01
I think that has to be the plan; you don't draft a college reliever that high unless you think he's close to MLB ready.
Zihuatanejo
2:01
I'm sure you've already answered this question this season, but -- what kind of prospect (if any) was Max Muncy prior to this year?  Was this kind of breakout foreseeable at all?
Keith Law
2:02
No, it wasn't. He didn't have game power because his swing didn't create it. Unless you knew he'd changed his swing and that it would be this effective, I don't see how you could have distinguished him from a few dozen other low-power corner bats like him.
Adam
2:02
Is Tatis one of those players that will be called up 2 weeks after the season starts or due to his recent injury do you see him debuting later in the season, say September call up range?
Keith Law
2:02
I'm guessing he comes up more in June or so. He did miss a lot of at bats.
JT
2:02
Will any of Dalton Pompey, Devon Travis, or Anthony Alford ever establish themselves as a solid regular?
Keith Law
2:03
At this point I would say Alford might, the others probably won't. Alford hasn't lived up to my expectations for him but I hold out some hope because he is so inexperienced for his age.
RSO
2:04
Did you happen to see Brodie Van Wagenen's interview with Mike Francesa? It was cringe worthy.
Keith Law
2:04
I only saw the Metsmerized summary. I was glad to see him say that the Mets have drafted well, which they have, although I don't know if he mentioned that those three college arms he liked were all CAA clients (all good picks anyway ... CAA reps a lot of very good prospects in every draft).
2:05
Again, my criticisms are not directed at BVW. He's a bit of a blank to all of us on the outside. It's the process that leads to his hiring over obviously qualified candidates from within the industry that I am criticizing.
Mike
2:05
The Yankees probably don't bring back Robertson or britton. Who do you see them targeting for bullpen help?
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