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Aaron
1:34
Ashamed to admit I only learned about Jen Mac Ramos’ work after hearing about that tragic car accident. While reading the outpouring of love from you and others, I was genuinely curious if you (or a reader) could point me to some material that would help me better understand - in general - preferred/appropriate pronoun usage?
Keith Law
1:34
GLSEN has a good, short resource (PDF) on the topic: https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/GLSEN%20Pronouns%20Resource....
By the way, if it bothers you (not you, Aaron, the general you) to have someone else tell you their pronouns, you should probably have a long talk with yourself about why.
Mike
1:34
Was Paying $12 million to obtain Will Wilson a wise use of resources?
Keith Law
1:35
Of course.
Paul
1:35
Does Mazara still have any mystery to him?
Keith Law
1:35
He's 24, so you can't give up on him, but his approach hasn't changed in four years now - even though the Rangers worked extensively with him on it.
James Beard
1:35
Do you watch any cooking shows?  What about home reno shows?
Keith Law
1:35
Right now, just GBBO. Home reno shows tend to bore me.
Jake
1:35
I've always wanted to read Dune, but the big-budget movie is probably my most anticipated film of 2020 (Villanueve is a genius), and now I have the age-old question: book first or movie first?
Keith Law
1:35
I always read the book first if I can.
1:36
I read David Copperfield in September because Iannucci's film version is coming out ... eventually?
Brian
1:37
Assuming Kieboom is probably going to be the 2nd or 3rd baseman for Washington, should they be targeting the best guy regardless of position for the other spot?
Keith Law
1:37
Yes, absolutely. I also want them to settle on a single position for Kieboom, so they don't Kingery him.
Michael
1:37
What did you eat in SD?
Keith Law
1:37
All the things. Mission, Bird Rock, Juniper & Ivy, Crack Shack, Rovino Foodery, Herb & Wood.
The Vandy man can
1:37
Where does David Price end up? What kind of return can the sox expect?
Keith Law
1:38
Feels like no trade is most likely. Will he pass a physical/review of his records even if someone agrees to take his contract?
Matt
1:38
Are the Cubs putting Bryant on the trade block solely for financial reasons? Or are there actual baseball reasons to trade him for pitching?
Keith Law
1:38
My guess is it's 90% money, 10% baseball.
Kevin
1:38
Martin Perez for 6.5 million seems awfully high for a team trying to shed payroll. Does this move seem to indicate that the Red Sox feel confident in trading either Eovoldi or Price?
Keith Law
1:38
Or they see something they like that they believe they can fix.
Dan
1:39
How did the Ricketts get so, so poor? Poor Ricketts...
Keith Law
1:39
They gave it all to the GOP.
James
1:39
What's your take on WIl WIlson, and the Giants Angels trade in general?
Keith Law
1:39
See my post on ESPN.com.
Snowy
1:39
Sitting in the cue for TOOL tickets, I remember reading that you weren't a fan which kind of surprised me given some of your other musical tastes. Any particular reason or just not your thing?
Keith Law
1:40
I mean, I don't like their music ... not sure how else to describe it. It's boring.
Orwell
1:40
How can so many people avoid the truth? What kind of grip does Putin have on our country?
Keith Law
1:41
I never thought I'd see this kind of cultlike devotion to a party or a politician, particularly ones that, in this case, have dedicated themselves to unrolling decades of progress in freedom, equality, or environmental protections. People who live in areas adversely affected by rollbacks in environmental laws continue to profess their intentions to vote red. It's the most effective mass gaslighting campaign I can think of.
Scotty D from Downingtown
1:42
What is more probable - an existing team relocating to Montreal or an expansion team being allocated there?
Keith Law
1:42
Neither, in my opinion. MLB isn't keen to revisit a market where they failed once.
Ghost of Josey Wales
1:42
Rangers fans and media are hotly debating whether the Rangers' reported 6 year, $200M offer to Anthony Rendon, with a 7th year vesting option, was a legitimate effort to try to land Rendon, or just the team going through the motions by making an offer they knew would be rejected so the team could say they tried.  What say you?
Keith Law
1:42
Obviously legitimate.
Jason
1:42
What are your thoughts on the Josh Lindblom signing? Can he have success in MLB?
Keith Law
1:42
Yes, as a reliever. Fastball/cutter guy, pitches up a lot, don't see him turning a lineup over with that pitch combo.
Colin
1:43
I’m still skeptical about analytics, i feel a bunch of Ivy League guys figured out a way to scramble statistics in a way to push out longtime baseball guys, and that’s not cool. Can you tell me why i should take WAR seriously?
Keith Law
1:43
As an Ivy League guy myself, I think you should probably stop talking out of your ass about "Ivy League guys." It's embarrassing.
Dr. Bob
1:43
It seems to me that the length of years on a contract is almost meaningless as is AAV. Since contracts are fully guaranteed, then what counts is how many points of WAR a team projects a player to give them over the life of the contract. If the total dollars divided by their decision as to how much dollars per WAR represents value is close, then you have a good contract.
Keith Law
1:44
The AAV matters for the salary cap - er, luxury tax. The length of contract matters for individual team budgets, because it might affect the owners' willingness to pay for additional players at some point in the future.
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