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Keith Law
3:48
We've seen a lot of guys like him already - Mike Leake, Michael Wacha - who were just super advanced as college pitchers with success at the highest level who were then able to jump to the big leagues in less than 18 months. Skenes too, although he is in his own league.
Darren
3:48
How excited should I be getting about Ralphy Velasquez?
Keith Law
3:48
Meh.
DS
3:48
If you were David Stearns, how would you go about fixing the Mets defense with an eye towards "run prevention"?
Keith Law
3:49
How about sliding Vientos to first and installing a capable 3b?
Wally
3:49
The annual Boras pun-filled presser is tired, right? Makes him seem doddering.
Keith Law
3:50
I've known Scott professionally for 20 years, and I can honestly say I think he's better than that. He's smart enough for a higher caliber of humor than the bad puns and dated references.
Chris
3:50
Do you think it's time to re-evaluate the number of innings needed for pitchers to be qualified for official individual awards and leaderboards? Last season only 52 pitchers league-wide hit the minimum innings pitched number.
Keith Law
3:51
That's enough pitchers to make it meaningful - and if you drop the threshold you do sever the continuity with MLB history. I wish there was some incentive there for teams to let guys reach the 162 IP number.
Guest
3:51
How do you rank Chase Burns, Trey Yesavage and Cam Schlittler?
Keith Law
3:51
The same way you did.
Michael
3:51
Are the Bluejays not catching enough grief for blowing the World Series? How does Kiner-Falefa, a pinch runner, get thrown out at home? Is that bad coaching that his lead was so short?
Keith Law
3:52
I mean, you don't necessarily lose a playoff series on a single play. If you're going to criticize Schneider, you have plenty of fodder from the entire series, including a fair bit of small ball, too many TOOTBLANs, and some suboptimal pitching choices.
Billy Ocean
3:52
Does Carter Jensen catch 100+ games next year? Power looks real but what's your scouting on his plate approach?
Keith Law
3:52
He's always had a good approach, going back to low A.
Bret S
3:52
Should I care at all about AFL results? If not results can anything happen there that would be notable either way? As a Cardinal fan I'm thinking specifically of Miguel Ugueto.
Keith Law
3:53
I would not say you should care, unless a hitter really struggles/shows a specific deficiency there. The pitching is weak overall and the ball carries well, so hitters' #s are generally inflated.
Moose
3:53
You mentioned (on Seattle radio) during the 2025 deadline that you'd have dangled Cole Young in trade talks if you were the Mariners to land a bat -- is it something they should still be considering this offseason considering the current holes at 1B/3B/DH, or was there enough/anything to like about his ~225 PA's last season to think they can feel good about rolling with him at 2B to start 2026?
Keith Law
3:53
Yes, I would absolutely shop him. They have MIF coming with higher ceilings.
Jason
3:53
What are the odds that we miss games in 2027? Its so annoying to me that people just think its a foregone conclusion. Couldn't they just start negotiations now??
Keith Law
3:53
How often did you start your homework two weeks before it was due?
Jacob
3:54
Thoughts on the Rays decision to release Fairbanks?
Keith Law
3:54
They didn't release him.
Guest
3:54
After a disappointing season, what is Andrew Painter's realistic upside? Is TOR still a plausible outcome?
Keith Law
3:55
I am worried I'm oversimplifying things here, but I think having him throw the slider so often contributed to the poor results. It's not as good as his curveball and after a full year of it, maybe it's time to push it back to fourth in his arsenal and let him go FB-CB-CH.
Guest
3:55
What are your expectations for Kyle Teel as a hitter going forward?
Alan
3:56
How did AJSS, Waldrep, and Baldwin all exceed industry expectations? Why does Atlanta's farm system consistently rank in the bottom third of the league?
Keith Law
3:56
What you saw in 2025. His path to improvement comes with more reps vs LHP, whom he did not hit a lick last year.
3:57
AJSS didn't, Waldrep was a first-rounder, and everybody had Baldwin as their top prospect coming into the year. What does that have to do with their system rankings, which are about the total talent in the systems rather than one or two guys?
John Z.
3:57
Keith, what are you cooking for Thanksgiving?
Keith Law
3:57
We haven't settled on the menu yet but requests from the children include my pumpkin pie (yes) and "no gravy" (no).
Dave
3:57
Always love your turkey prep chats, Keith. Will we see one this year?
Keith Law
3:57
Planning on it!
Michael
3:58
Best food recommendations for NYC?
Keith Law
3:58
oh god, that could take me a week.
Moose
3:58
What do you make of The Jurrangelo Cijntje Experiment after his first professional season? Should he just transition to being a righty full-time?
Keith Law
3:58
Yes, he should.
Matt
3:58
Speaking of sandwiches, I believe you are a Smithtown guy.  Ever venture to the Se-port deli in Long Island?  Amazing sandwiches, especially the Boone!
Keith Law
3:58
Smithtown native, but I haven't been to the Island in ten years.
Jon
3:58
Following up on the taters, I'm thinking of fixing Kenji's Hasselback potato gratin. Ever try it?
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