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Tiberius
2:37
Do you think Trent Clark ever reaches the majors at this point?
Keith Law
2:37
I do.
Devon
2:37
Hey, Keith! Thank you as always for the chats. I was wondering who you prefer offensively in terms of overall future value: Eloy or Acuna?
Keith Law
2:37
Eloy.
Caligula
2:37
Jesus Luzardo: Is he a GUY or just a guy?
Keith Law
2:38
I hear he's a GUY, unlike your proposed consul.
Jon (Philadelphia)
2:38
I recently became a vegetarian.  So far, the most challenging aspect has been finding decent options when I don't have time to cook for myself, which is not infrequent as I basically live in the hospital as a surgical resident. In response, I have tried to cook in bulk for the week whenever I have time but am new to this cooking approach. Do you have any practical advice on how to optimize this process while ensuring that I do not compromise on flavor/nutritional content? Thanks Keith
Keith Law
2:40
Veg dishes are tricky to do in bulk because most veg don't survive reheating well. When I have a lot of leftover cooked vegetables, I try to repurpose them. A batch of leftover roasted broccoli goes into the blender with some stock and maybe a little cream to make soup. Leftover aromatics can become the sauce or accompaniment to whatever your main protein is, or added to a cooked bean dish when served.
Joe-Nathan
2:40
Is Alex Speas Stetson Allie 2.0?
Keith Law
2:40
He's better than that. But still might never have the control he'll need to pitch in the majors.
Rick
2:40
You've said before that you don't think that Chris Taylor hasn't turned into anything and that it's a SSS. Do you still feel that way even after the season and the postseason he had?
Keith Law
2:41
Only a fool would change his opinion of a player based on a postseason performance. It's not just a small sample, it's a skewed one.
Galba
2:41
Jahmai Jones or Jo Adell?
Keith Law
2:41
Jones for me.
Adam
2:41
In the broadest scope possible, how many WAR is required to even warrant consideration for the HOF?
Keith Law
2:41
I do not favor this approach, sorry. WAR is not precise enough to discuss thresholds, only comparisons.
Onomatopoeia
2:41
Kepler and Thorpe too much/too little for Chris Archer?
Keith Law
2:42
Too little. Archer's contract is extremely club friendly.
Zirinsky
2:42
Hi Keith.  I'm curious: is there any way to structure a pitching staff so that a team could have someone only pitching once per week (I'm thinking of the Yankees/Tanaka but this could apply to others)?
Keith Law
2:42
Yes, teams used to do it with "Sunday starters" in the four-man era. No reason you can't do it today with the use of swingmen/long relievers.
Devon
2:42
For the first time in months we have an actual policy (tax reform) being debated in Congress, but it is already devolving into the typical echo-chamber politicization of the issues in the same way every other issue has in the last two-plus years. Is society ever going to go back to a point where people actually research issues and develop their own opinions or are we in a "new normal" where people only do what their political parties tell them to do without questioning?
Keith Law
2:42
I don't see that happening in the next twenty years.
Vespasian
2:43
Does Carson Kelly have a future in St Louis? They seem to be pretty dead set on Yadi as a starter. Given the typical lifespan of a catcher, wouldn't it make more sense for the Cards to flip Kelly for someone who plays a position of need?
Keith Law
2:43
Probably, if they don't see Kelly starting in the next two seasons. But I think he's a starter, maybe an above-average one if he can get some of the raw power he'll show in BP into his game swing.
Jim Nantz
2:43
In your free agent piece, you named the Rangers as potential players in the 2B market, which I get since Odor was terrible last year. However, he's still young and I know you rated him highly as a prospect. Any chance he keeps developing and bounces back, or is he simply a high HR/low OBP guy now?
Keith Law
2:44
He's gotten worse for two straight years, and UZR even killed his defense last year (dRS didn't, so we have a real discrepancy there). Can he improve? Yes. There are very few positive historical comparables, however. And if they want to win in 2018, getting a certain upgrade makes more sense than rolling him out there and hoping he isn't sub-replacement level again.
Titus
2:44
Is Zack Granite just a 4th outfielder or could he be more?
Keith Law
2:44
Fourth outfielder most likely.
Joe-Nathan
2:44
I remember that you wrote a few posts about Reggie Lawson when he was in HS, and that you liked him but his stuff backed up in his senior year.   No one seems to talk about him in the padres system, so I can only scout the stat line.  K's are there, so should people be talking about him?
Keith Law
2:45
My understanding is that the stuff isn't really as good as it was his junior year. I saw him briefly in the spring and it hadn't gotten that much better. Still a good athlete with some arm strength.
Tony
2:45
Is it outrageous to think brad hand could fetch a top 30 prospect
Keith Law
2:45
If that's the ask, then we know why he hasn't been traded.
Matt
2:45
Has Tatis passed Robles/Senzel as a prospect?
Keith Law
2:45
He's clearly above Senzel. Robles ... I'll leave that till the rankings.
Dr. Bob
2:45
J.D. Martinez looks to me to be a sucker bet, especially for a National League team. In 2016 his defense was so bad that even though he had a 4.0 oWAR, his overall WAR was 1.8. He'll be 30 with some injury history. At, say, 5 years, $150 million, you would be looking for an average of 4.0 WAR per year on the wrong side of 30. I'd talk, but probably stay away. What say you?
Keith Law
2:46
I agree - I saw that he's looking for $200 million and thought that I wouldn't give him half that. He seems like the type of player who could decline in a big hurry.
Jesse
2:46
What is it about Carcassonne that makes it so unique of an experience for you to consistently rank it so highly? I love the game too, but find with all the recent new games that have come out in the past five years or so, that it often gets forgotten come game nights.
Keith Law
2:47
It's simple, elegant, extensible, and easy to teach newcomers without a loss of complexity for regulars. I also try not to succumb to recency bias on my rankings. The iOS implementation is considered the best app version of any boardgame, not just by me, but I believe by many in the industry too.
Roy Moore
2:47
How sadly unsurprised are you by the latest news about him?
Keith Law
2:48
Those who rail against immorality are often compensating for their own immoral desires.
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