JotCast | Klawchat 11/18/22

Klawchat 11/18/22

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Marani

1:51

Thanksgiving's cool. What's your dumbest American holiday? I have to go with "St. Patrick's Day". What's the point?

Keith Law

1:51

As someone with a bit of Irish heritage, I have zero interest in St. Patrick's Day, also known as "Amateur Night."

Tim

1:52

Isnt every elite reliever a failed starter? Seems like if you can get 5-6 innings out of a guy vs. 1 inning per appearance you would every time.

Keith Law

1:52

Yes.

Salami Iconic

1:52

I know your feelings about Volpe but am not sure I have a clear understanding of how you view Oswald and Oswaldo- potential above-average regulars?

Keith Law

1:52

Cabrera no, Peraza maybe.

Kevin

1:52

What would you do to change the MLB offseason to make it more condensed like the other pro sports? I feel like if the MLB offseason ended by Xmas would be ideal as then you get football playoffs up to when pitchers and catchers report

Keith Law

1:52

I think an artificial deadline like that might only help owners, and I don't want to do anything to help owners. They are doing just fine on their own.

Josh

1:52

Are you going to write up the Sea-Ari trade from yesterday? Would love your take

Keith Law

1:53

Probably not. Lewis has pretty much zero history of staying healthy and all the missed time has hurt him at the plate too. I'd rather have Hummel.

RAWagman

1:53

Klaw - as Twitter continues its rapid descent into hateful chaos, do you plan to run newsletters more often, or switch to posting your thoughts on a different platform?

Keith Law

1:54

I'll stay there while it's up, but I just sent out another newsletter today (it's free! sign up here) and I'm on a few other sites as we wait to see what happens.

Finnegan

1:54

Garrett Whitlock is often cited on Red Sox message boards as being Chaim Bloom's "best" move. What am I missing? I'm seeing an injury-prone middle reliever with vaguely above-average stuff.

Keith Law

1:54

Got 4+ WAR in two years for $50K and took a reliever from their direct rival. Nice move, no?

Ray

1:54

will Dalton Rushing stay at C! And where should he start the 2023 season? He tore up Low A.

Keith Law

1:54

Yes, and double A.

Anthony

1:54

I think Sox need to make Devers their best offer now and if he doesn’t accept trade him.They cannot afford to lose him next year for a draft pick.What say You?

Keith Law

1:55

Sure. I guess you could trade him in July, too.

Dr. Rich

1:55

Is Brent Rooker a pick up of note for rebuilding A's or just another in a revolving door of 40 man COFs in the last 12 months?

Keith Law

1:55

I like Rooker for what he is but he is a stretch for everyday duty. Great Twitter follow, though.

Campbell

1:55

Now that he's finally (fingers crossed) gone, what will you miss most about Tony LaRussa?

Keith Law

1:55

The easy to mock in-game strategic blunders?

Michael

1:55

Is Matt Mervis going to be Bryan LaHair 2.0? Or is he just a late bloomer because Duke had him pitch?

Keith Law

1:56

LaHair was nothing at all, and I don't Mervis is that. Calling him a late bloomer is a bit of wishful thinking, though.

Quinn

1:56

Any plans to review Tár or Armageddon Time?

Keith Law

1:56

Yes but I have to see them first.

I have a policy of not reviewing movies until I see them. It's an integrity thing.

1:57

Lucchesi was traded by the sex pest, not Brodie.

Keith Law

1:57

Ah, thank you.

vogslaw

1:57

Wasn't Trevor Stephan a Rule 5 success for the Guardians?

Keith Law

1:57

If that's a success, it proves my point. He's a solid but replaceable middle reliever. That's what you get in the rule 5 draft.

Kevin

1:58

most overrated traditional thanksgiving dish? For me, it's the turkey, better cold on a sandwich.

Keith Law

1:58

Longtime readers know I hate the gloppy gooey mess of green bean casserole. I also really don't like any traditional sweet potato dish ... they're already sweet, why the fuck did you put brown sugar in there? And marshmallows? Are you eight years old? They're a root vegetable, not Lucky Charms. Just double the stuffing and move on already.

Moe Mentum

1:59

Scott Kingery – what happened, and what’s next?

Keith Law

1:59

Phillies messed with his swing and he's never quite been the same.

Caleb

1:59

Will be playing 7 Wonders for the first time this weekend. Any advice for a newb?

Keith Law

2:00

It can be intimidating because there is so much to track on the cards. The main advice I'd have is try to balance your card plays so you have access to all six of the game's resources by the end of Age II, either on brown/gray cards you played yourself or via yellow cards that let you 'buy' them from your two neighboring players.

Moe Mentum

2:00

I've never read an Agatha Christie novel. Where do I start?

Keith Law

2:00

Death on the Nile. I think that's the first Poirot novel.'

Tom

2:00

What would you think of a Gallen, Kelly, Jameson, Nelson, and Pfaadt rotation?

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