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Keith Law
2:14
They know his arm better than anyone.
JR
2:14
You were about the only one I saw to note how little sense Thor's signing was for both sides. Thor wants to rebuild value and stay healthy; LAA will push him hard to make playoffs and will have no incentive to limit his innings if they are in contention late. Seems like a potential for both sides to end up regretting it.
Keith Law
2:14
Agreed.
section 34
2:15
Who is the Carson Wentz of baseball?
Keith Law
2:15
I'm sorry, your question was intercepted on its way to the chat.
xxx(yyy)
2:15
favorite Christmas cookie?
Keith Law
2:16
We make tricolor cookies, sometimes called 7-layer cookies (wrong, there should only be chocolate on one side) or rainbow cookies (wrong, unless your rainbow has three colors) or Italian flag cookies (I'll allow it). They're such an endeavor that we almost never do it any other time.
Brian
2:16
What's the early timeline on offseason prospect list updates?
Keith Law
2:16
If you're asking when my prospect lists will come out, we are aiming for January 31st.
Matt
2:16
Did you know the "War on Christmas" started when southern evangelicals complained to Ronald Reagan that they didn't like people saying Merry X-mas, and not Merry Christmas. The Right ran with it for 40 years and here we are.
Keith Law
2:17
Anyone who falls for the "war on christmas" nonsense probably also thinks we're teaching critical race theory in kindergarten and that vaccine mandates are communism. Also, the real threat to christmas is the inexorable decline of religiosity in developed nations. Good luck with that one!
xxx(yyy)
2:17
2021s best new cookbook?
Keith Law
2:17
Nik Sharma's The Flavor Equation.
Jason
2:17
When are players no longer part of the union? When they officially retire? I’m mainly curious about retired players who now work for teams
Keith Law
2:18
You're in the union if you're on a 40-man roster. That's it.
Adam D.
2:18
If the reports are true that the Giants are no enamored enough with the current free agents to hand out any nine-figure deals, do you agree with Farhan and company sticking to that process, or do you feel like a big-market team like the Giants owe it to the fanbase to make a splashy move?
Keith Law
2:18
I don't agree with the idea that a team has to mollify a fanbase with a deal they think isn't good from a baseball perspective.
Chris
2:19
Keith, have you had a chance to scout Boston's Brayan Bello? Does he have the ceiling of a MLB Starting Pitcher in a system thin (barren?) on SP prospects?
Keith Law
2:19
Reliever risk there for sure. I don't think he's their most likely big-league starter.
Dave
2:19
True or False. Trump endorsing the vaccine will begin the MAGA backlash against him
Keith Law
2:19
Already has, no?
The cognitive dissonance around that one will be enough to cloud out the sun for weeks.
Joshua
2:20
As a Nats fan, is there any chance that Victor Robles becomes even close to the top 10 prospect player many thought he would become? Or is it time to maybe trade him and let him get a clean start? Thanks.
Keith Law
2:20
Not until he starts hitting the ball harder.
Don
2:20
Andrew Vaughn and Garrett Crochet for Matt Olson? Who says no?
Keith Law
2:21
Why would the White Sox do that? If Vaughn is what they believed him to be on Draft Day, he'll become Olson or better.
Matt
2:21
If pitching velocities keep going up, doesn't there reach a point where hitters can't hit?
Keith Law
2:21
They can't go much higher than they are now, but also, we've learned that hitters can hit 100 mph+ if they can figure out when it's coming.
JR
2:21
Did you get to meet Lauren Mayberry in person when you saw her on tour recently (if so, you're a lucky bastard)? Or did your podcast not result in an in person invite? PS - I caught the tour in Vegas, show was excellent. I was glad they didn't have the guys sing a song, like they did last time I saw them live lol.
Keith Law
2:21
We did not, alas, but the show was still wonderful.
Joe
2:21
The Cubs keep saying they're going to "spend intelligently," which is probably a euphemism for "continue to be cheap." But with their resources and lack of long term commitments, wouldn't Correa be the most intelligent way to spend?
Keith Law
2:21
They spent on Stroman, so they weren't cheap on that one.
Joshua
2:23
What type of ceiling do you believe Cole Henry has? He looked pretty good in the AFL (or so I've heard because I saw none of the AFL haha).
Keith Law
2:23
He's had so many injuries already that his probability of staying a starter isn't that high.
Grant
2:23
Do you see Congress enabling section 3 of the 14th amendment if Trump officially announces his intent to run?
Keith Law
2:23
I doubt they have the courage.
Cormac
2:23
Read Blood Meridian yet? Thoughts?
Keith Law
2:23
Yes, maybe 10 years ago. Great novel if you can stomach the violence.
Tom
2:24
D-backs will have a top ___ farm system after the 2022 draft.
Keith Law
2:24
Depends on who they take, no?
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