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Klawchat 11/12/20
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Keith Law
1:56
Why not SS?
Rey
1:56
If it was your choice, what would you do with the Pioneer League?
Keith Law
1:56
I was OK with losing the Pioneer and Appy Leagues. I'm not OK with losing short-season entirely. I think that hurts player development.
White Socks
1:56
does la russa cost the team wins? or just their soul?
Keith Law
1:57
Both. The guy hasn't managed since 2011, he's now 76 years old, and there's no reason to think he can or will work with their R&D department, the way 29 other managers seem to.
BaseballThug
1:57
Jo Adell - how much of a hit did his trade value take? Are there real concerns, or can 2020 be thrown out because of COVID & him being rushed to the bigs?
Keith Law
1:57
None. Pretty sure every team would take him now in a trade.
Guest
1:57
I know there were no minor league games at all, but are there ANY players you can say improved their stock significantly this, based on info you’ve gathered from other sources, people you trust, etc?
Keith Law
1:57
No. It's way too speculative.
Aaron
1:58
Hi Keith. Wondering if your opinion on Cavan Biggio has changed as we reach 600 major league PAs? The eye test does not seem to match some of the statistics that he has put up thus far (OPS+ 116, 368obp).  I see a player with a fairly passive approach and below average bat speed but his stats have thus far seemed to suggest an above-average regular.
Keith Law
1:58
Nope. He's just not very good, and those stats are really skewed by a big September in 2019 when he feasted on some garbage pitching. Tampa Bay had his number - they attacked him with velocity and he couldn't adjust.
Bryan (Montclair)
1:58
Thoughts on the Steve Cohen/Sandy transition presser this week?  I don't think I've heard even anything remotely negative from media or fans.  Also - any thoughts on Michael Hill as a candidate for the GM role?
Keith Law
1:59
Hill's tenure in Miami doesn't give me great confidence in what he'd do in New York. They drafted and developed very poorly while he was there, and I don't think we can conclude anything from the major-league side because he was always constrained by ownership.
Greg
1:59
It's it just crazy to think that losing one of those GA senate seats wouldn't be the WORST thing? I'm a little worried about increasing Republican enthusiasm, and the Dems taking a slim margin into the midterms would put them in real danger of losing both houses. If they go into 2022 down 49-51 in the Senate, with the GOP obstructing everything, maybe they can make that the big midterm issue and win the senate by more than one seat?
Keith Law
2:00
I'd rather see the Dems take the Senate and get something accomplished in two years - including statehood for DC and PR - that they can use in 2022 if we survive that long.
Brian
2:00
Is there any team that's surprised you with how they've handled their personnel (good or bad) in terms of either keeping employees employeed or laying off too many scouts/analysts/general employees and crying poor?
Keith Law
2:00
How about the Dodgers and Rays?
Tom
2:00
You keeping up with the running as the temperatures drop? I started running much more seriously during the pandemic, and now with less daylight and colder temps it feels much harder to motivate. Trying to overblast my goals now in anticipation of the holidays.
Keith Law
2:01
The temps haven't stopped me but we've had a lot of rain lately and that does. I'm not unreasonably concerned about slipping on the wet leaves everywhere.
silvpak
2:01
re: trump - it is entirely a con job (he's broke and the money people are donating will be used to satisfy his campaign debt) and a branding exercise for trump world news. the installation of trump loyalists in the governmental ecosystem is to slow transition down, ensure loyalists are locked into hard-to-fire positions, and lay the road for a 2024 run, or gubernatorial run in florida by ivanka. the reality show era of politics is in full swing and we will not be able to walk it back.
Keith Law
2:01
And the damage done will be permanent.
Also, the complicity of so many Republicans in Congress should concern everyone.
Mike Trout
2:02
Do you know what is actually in Biden's power to make elections more fair for dems going forward, if he doesn't have the Senate? The trends in the Rust Belt and Miami-Dade/Florida make it look pretty bleak for winning the Electoral College again.
Keith Law
2:02
Demographic trends across the south are favorable to Democrats, actually. Arizona turning blue was a result of that, and Georgia and Texas are heading that way. North Carolina might as well. They're getting younger and more nonwhite. Getting more of those voters registered and to the polls, and even more white women to the polls, would help.
Jonas
2:02
Sportsnet in Canada suggested  Gurriel/Groshans/de Castro as a reasonable offer for Lindor from the Jays? Too much? Not enough?
Keith Law
2:03
LOL
bartleby
2:03
Understanding that weed is legal in California...how much were the Giants smoking when they agreed to Gausman for $18.9 million?
Keith Law
2:03
No issue here. One year for a guy who was very good for them and still has some upside remaining.
JR
2:03
Will you be reading JK Rowling's new books (published either under her name or her pseudonym)? Or will you boycott based on her stance on transgender? Can you appreciate an artist's talent in one area even if you disagree with their public stance on certain issues?
Keith Law
2:04
I don't see myself spending more on her books ... I read the first two Strike novels but skipped the third when I heard how transphobic it was, before her public comments. If she wrote something else in the HP universe, though, I'd probably read it.
JR
2:04
Personal question: have you had a vasectomy? I'm getting one in a few hours. Any last minute advice if you've had one?
Keith Law
2:04
I haven't. Good luck though. I hear ice is helpful.
Brint
2:05
Any chance Bohm can stick at 3rd? If not and no DH in NL moving forward, should the Phillies look to move Hoskins this winter? While he’s affordable I can’t imagine his value is all too high right now.
Keith Law
2:05
IMO no. Bohm is 90% or better to end up at 1b.
Chris
2:05
IIRC you are a Taika Waititi fan; check out Hunt for the Wilderpeople, watched it last night, enjoyable 2016 film w Sam Neill.
Keith Law
2:05
Watched it this summer. It's wonderful.
Zach
2:05
Never expected that DJ Lemahieu would leave Coors Field and suddenly turn into one of the 10 most productive players in baseball. Have you heard about or seen any mechanical or approach changes he made?
Keith Law
2:05
A lot of it was Yankee Stadium, especially the power.
Nate
2:06
We obviously saw Marcus Stroman say he would never play for Tony La Russa.

How much of an impact will his hire have on free agents? Surely some will be vocal, but most will remain fairly diplomatic about their displeasure.

Will they struggle to attract FAs they need/want because of La Russa?
Keith Law
2:07
I believe you are correct - most won't say anything, but at least some players will simply decide to sign elsewhere even if the offers are comparable, without us ever hearing why.
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