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5:25
I got the board game Sagrada based on your positive review and have been enjoying it (thank you).  Along with Azul, I like how it evokes an ancient creative art in an abstract way.  What board game is the most aesthetically pleasing to you?
Keith Law
5:26
Takenoko and Tokaido, both by the same designer, are also gorgeous games. Everdell is too. Publishers are putting more effort into game art & design now.
Ttttt
5:26
Is Texas giving Lance Lynn 3/30 the worst free agent deal of the offseason?  They could have gotten him for two years at a lower AAV, and he was awful last year.
Keith Law
5:26
It's a bad deal compared to how the market went the rest of the winter, but I think he'll deliver value commensurate with the contract.
Pat
5:26
Opposing batters in 2018 hit .302/.371/.574 against Dylan Bundy's fastball, .360/.421/.733 against his changeup, and .419/.419./.645 against his curveball. However, they only hit .178/.216/.360 off his slider/cutter. Is he a candidate to go to the bullpen and essentially be a 1-pitch pony?
Keith Law
5:27
Cutter was his best pitch as an amateur too. I think he needs to relieve for bigger reasons than this, but your idea is pretty good.
Max G
5:27
Thoughts on Abraham Toro?
Keith Law
5:27
Maybe a bench guy.
Sam
5:27
I'm here for the baseball but seem to agree on your political views more consistently. Do you have any go-to sources you, um, go to?
Keith Law
5:27
I try to read a lot of sources but I will say I find british takes on US and world politics are often more informative - the BBC and the Guardian in particular.
Obscure music reference
5:28
Keithchat
Keith Law
5:28
This absolutely cracked me up.
Aaron Houston
5:28
KLAW, in regards to you being in Houston, how do you specifically get notified about certain highschoolers? Does someone literally say "KLAW, this kid is A GUY!!!"? Siphons are great and have a cool factor about them, but I agree they are expensive. Thanks.
Keith Law
5:28
Yes, I talk to scouts and they tell me who I need to see. Eric Longenhagen and I chatted earlier this week about guys we'd heard about too. He had a few names I didn't have, and I think I had a couple he didn't have.
Chris
5:29
Man the whatabouters/second chancers were out in force on your reaction to the Heyman/Reyes tweet, huh?
Keith Law
5:29
They were so quick to whatabout me they didn't take five seconds to try the google.
Jon
5:29
Do you have any thoughts on Jason Ochart and DriveLine baseball working with the Phillies prospects? Is there anything to look for from Haseley or Moniak that would be a successful sign of a change in swing or approach?
Keith Law
5:29
Those guys are swing overhaul candidates, not minor changes. I'm not optimistic about either but that has nothing to do with Driveline or Ochart.
Don't Stick to Baseball
5:30
Pretty sure we have similar age kids. I am picking up on a great deal of college prep advice and pressure directed at students these days as early as 6th grade. I find this unproductive and have been trying to guide my son to pursue his interests, work hard, and let that be enough, particularly as he's still 2 years from high school, even). As someone that went to a prestigious university, what kind of advice are you giving youngsters these days?
Keith Law
5:30
That young? I don't give them any advice. That's way too young for that stuff.
Hesqo
5:30
Assuming he has another quality season and stays healthy, does Anthony Rendon crack 25 per year on a long term deal next offseason?
Keith Law
5:30
In theory, yes, but after this winter ... who knows.
Rick Sanchez
5:30
It definitely stung to see my ChiSox whiff on Machado. With Jiminez, Cease, Kopech, Robert, Madrigal, etc. waiting in the wings, do you think we have enough to make the playoffs in 2020?
Keith Law
5:31
Yes, but I look at them more as a homegrown core that could use some outside help. Maybe they'll feel more like spending if guys like Giolito or Moncada have big years in 2019.
Chris
5:31
Severino ext a good deal for Yanks, with the proviso pitchers are always a risk and maybe somewhat moreso for him given your concerns with his top heavy delivery?
Keith Law
5:31
If his second half was really about him tipping pitches - I am skeptical of such claims about 90% of the time - then yes.
Mike
5:32
I read this week that Loaisiga hired a trainer and worked on strengthening the smaller muscles in his shoulder. Spring optimism aside, why wouldn't the Yankees get a guy like that a trainer, given the potential payout if he stays healthy?
Keith Law
5:32
Offseason work is too often considered the player's responsibility, rather than the team's.
Augustus
5:32
Are you a believer in superstition? Any wild stuff you've seen players do?
Keith Law
5:32
I am certainly not.
Joe
5:32
Did you ignore my question about why you didn't think Andujar was a good fit for the Padres because you knew they would sign Machado?
Keith Law
5:32
I get hundreds more questions each week than I can answer. I don't even know if I saw yours.
addoeh
5:33
I'm one day into my fortnightly three day bender.
Keith Law
5:33
Did she ever apologize for basically saying poor people are drunks who deserve to be poor?
Mike
5:33
Did the pitch clocks in MiLB make a noticeable difference in game times?
Keith Law
5:33
I will say they made games feel faster to me when I was in the stands.
Erik
5:33
Have you seen what Alex Bregman did today (he flew a 9 year old kid from Atlanta to Florida to hit BP with him). Great story and one MLB should be marketing the heck out of...
Keith Law
5:33
MLB should be marketing the heck out of Bregman, period. He's the charismatic star they want Trout to be.
PD
5:34
How bad of an excuse is an imbalanced payroll for not signing free agents?
Keith Law
5:34
That's a really bad one, especially since there's no real evidence to support it - and the whole idea behind building from within was to get a cheap, homegrown core that you could afford to supplement with highly-paid free agents.
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