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Noah
12:34
You know that Emmet is Hebrew for “truth”, right?
Keith Law
12:34
I did not know that, since I speak no Hebrew at all. Thanks.
Chuck
12:35
Is Tork going #1 or do the Tigers load up on pitching with Hancock?
Keith Law
12:36
You left out option C, which might be Austin Martin, or perhaps another candidate like JT Ginn if the changeup he's flashed in the fall is still there when he starts.
Dave
12:36
As a relatively new subscriber, I'm enjoying the newsletter so far. Have you considered a section on what you've been cooking lately (specific dish, ingredient, technique)?  I tend to enjoy your culinary content!
Keith Law
12:36
Good idea, thank you.
Morris
12:36
My parents never hit me, and I turned out fine
Keith Law
12:36
Funny how we don't hear that line - it's always the people who were spanked or otherwise received corporal punishment who insist they're okay.
Zach D
12:36
So republicans don’t like the AZ election results because a democrat won when AZ is a “conservative State” because metro areas rule the elections. I can’t keep up with their nonsense anymore.
Keith Law
12:37
Vote them all out. There is no other solution; if they think this strategy keeps them in office, they will continue to pursue it. That's only rational.
Scott
12:37
Austin Riley had an odd year. What do you ultimately see as his big league role?
Keith Law
12:37
Extra guy.
Jacob Z
12:37
What do you think is a good path to get into the industry? Is it really Ivy league/big name school or bust?
Keith Law
12:37
Data science. That's where the jobs are.
Chuck
12:37
Does Josiah Gray make double digit starts for LA next year?
Keith Law
12:37
How about 2021 for that?
Sok
12:38
How egregious is it that Larry Walker is on his 10th HOF ballot? Guy was an absolute stud
Keith Law
12:38
I will vote for him; I think he's deserving. Decent shot since it's his last year and we did clear a few names last offseason. I have pondered my ballot and there's a nonzero chance I'll leave at least one spot blank. There are about eight definites, and then it falls off into borderline guys.
Sam
12:38
If you were the Yankees, would you rather give Cole a deal in the 7yr/$245M (35M/yr) range or give Wheeler and Odorizzi each a 4 year deal with a combined annual value of 35M/yr?
Keith Law
12:39
Cole. I mean, option 2 isn't bad, but I think they need the frontline guy for the regular season AND postseason.
Vandal Cunningham
12:39
The Braves are allegedly prioritizing a front-line starter, but they'll surely be out on Cole / Stras, and Bumgarner doesn't fall into that category.  Who can they realistically target?  Is Syndergaard an option?
Keith Law
12:39
They're well-positioned to acquire someone in trade rather than free agency (can't imagine Liberty letting them go get one of those top SP).
Sam
12:40
As a Mets fan, am I crazy for wanting them to sign Gregorius and move McNeil to 3B and Rosario to 2B?
Keith Law
12:40
No. The one downside I would see is that you might stop Rosario's development at SS - he was much better in the second half, and I think he can do it long-term.
Ira
12:40
Should the MLB have a spending floor to force teams to at least pretend to be competitive while also not letting them take advantage by collecting revenue sharing w/o spending money?
Keith Law
12:42
I don't like the straight salary floor idea, which would provide incentive for teams to pay for veterans who aren't necessarily any better than the younger players they'd be replacing. I would prefer a system that says, "OK, you can field whatever team you want, but if your total payroll for this year falls below $FLOOR, you pay the rest into a union fund that the PA would distribute to unsigned free agents." That would solve the problem of teams just pocketing shared revenue without asking anyone to field a worse team just to spend more money.
Roger
12:42
Can't too much go wrong with young pitching for the Red Sox to be like, "Ian Anderson is the main piece for Betts." Wouldn't they be better off getting Waters, if not Pache?
Keith Law
12:43
If your question is just position player vs pitcher, then yes, better to get the position player, all else being equal. In this case, the Red Sox have a more acute need for starting pitching than anything else, though.
Josh G.
12:43
current book you are reading? side note: how many books do you read at a time?
Keith Law
12:44
Usually one book/ebook and one audiobook at a time. I'm reading Mary Robinette Kowal's The Calculating Stars and listening to Safiya Noble's Algorithms of Oppression.
I think my next read will be The Cloven, the last book of the Vorrh trilogy.
Connor
12:44
You wrote "inconsistent arm swing" in George Kirby's writeup in the top 100 draft prospects. Is that something that, if unaddressed/unchanged, you think will negatively affect his command?
Keith Law
12:44
Yes, that is the #1 concern with an inconsistent delivery.
Zach D
12:44
How is releasing a whistler blowers name not illegal? And now republicans plan to subpoena the individual in a public hearing. What a s-show
Keith Law
12:44
This is the world we chose in 2016.
Jeff
12:45
Just a Reds fan, reading an old Klaw article from 2012 with my “Insider” account. “Votto’s 10-year contract might look good for the next four or five seasons, but the deal threatens to be an albatross around the neck of a low-payroll team in a market that might generously be called middle of the pack“
Keith Law
12:45
I don't even remember saying that, so thank you.
Millennium Sports
12:45
Hearing LHP Dan Tillo is up to 98 with a wipeout slider for Team USA. He a DUDE for you?
Keith Law
12:45
Wrote about him after seeing him in the AFL, where he was throwing harder than I'd ever seen (not 98, IIRC).
Eric
12:45
How sad that Bill Gates is so worried he may have to live on $8 billion dollars vs. $108 billion if Elizabeth Warren is elected, right?!
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