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Bradley
5:34
upside of Greyson Jenista?
Keith Law
5:34
Unless he's a way better hitter than I think he is, I don't see a path to a regular.
PD
5:34
What's your estimate of the current $ per WAR?
Keith Law
5:35
It will *always* vary by team. Always. The idea that you can just calculate a market $/WAR was wrong at a philosophical level.
Richard
5:35
Did you find anything good to eat in Houston?
Keith Law
5:35
Lunch at Himalaya, which was ... not my favorite, but I recognize that may be the limitations of my palate. Dinner at Xochi which was fucking phenomenal.
Jeff B.
5:36
Probably crazy, but should the Rockies offer Bryce 31M/yr/10 years then challenge him to break the HR record before he turns 35?
Keith Law
5:36
Won't happen but I do love the idea.
David
5:36
What do you make of Harper's disaster defensive metrics last year? One-year blip or serious trend?
Keith Law
5:36
More blip. Mike Petriello did a great breakdown of that for mlb.com in the fall.
Ridley Kemp
5:36
Sorry I missed you in Austin. Did you get to try Loro or any other new-ish restaurant?
Keith Law
5:36
Better Half (get the waffled hash browns), Micklethwait Craft Meats, Backspace, Cane Rosso.
John
5:36
The sky is blue, the Pope is Catholic, and Keith Law doesn't believe in superstition.
Keith Law
5:37
To be more accurate, the sky is blue, the Pope is Catholic, and superstitions aren't real.
Sam
5:37
What is a good board game gift for a 10yo boy?
Keith Law
5:37
Has he ever played a 'good' board game? If not, Ticket to Ride. If yes, 7 Wonders.
Elton
5:37
"Kingdomino" is the other board game I've been enjoying with my family with help from your recommendation.  It really hits the sweet spot of being strategic enough for my wife and I to enjoy, but simple enough for my seven year old to play (and even for my four year old with a little help).
Keith Law
5:38
It's also fast to play, which I think is really important. Hardcore gamers disdain so-called gateway games - I actually blocked someone on Twitter once because he was being an asshole over my dislike of the length/complexity of the game Scythe - but there is a much bigger market for those than there is for complex games.
Jack
5:38
When you’re scouting high school senior pitchers, what’s the absolute maximum you can expect to see a guy gain on his fastball as he develops? I.e., is there any chance a guy that touches 88 will ever touch 98, or is the velocity ceiling close to being tapped at that point? Thanks!
Keith Law
5:38
Joel Zumaya did that. Strasburg did too.
Smrt Baseball
5:38
Like most of baseball, I am completely on board that OBP is more important than BA. OBP, of course, is somewhat dependent on the opposing pitcher's control. If we assume that playoff teams have better pitchers with better control, is it possible that BA could be more important in the playoffs (at least compared to its importance in the regular season)? In other words, your ability to work a walk is somewhat mitigated by better pitchers in the playoffs.
Keith Law
5:39
A fair question but I do not know the answer. Are pitchers in October also throwing harder, since there are fewer low-stress pitches, so they have a higher chance of a swing and miss but also worse command?
John
5:39
Would you mind providing a little detail as to what the limitations of your palate are?
Keith Law
5:40
Oh, in this case I meant my unfamiliarity with south Asian cuisine in general, and the fact that I don't eat beef or lamb. The waiter was somewhat adamant that I get the lunch special, which is the picture I posted on IG, but it had two things i don't eat (I tasted them, but that's it ... eating too much of either will make me feel sick).
Jeff
5:40
Heading over to Surprise to watch Rutschman?
Keith Law
5:40
I'm in Fort Worth.
David
5:40
How serious are Verdugo's makeup issues?
Keith Law
5:40
That depends on whom you ask. I have heard of his involvement in one issue serious enough to matter about four years ago.
SC
5:41
Does Machado accelerate or slow down Tatis’s timeline?
Keith Law
5:41
Neither.
Bill
5:41
Keep seeing you on guitar, not bad. Fan of Eddie Vedder?
Keith Law
5:42
I liked Pearl Jam's first two albums quite a bit, tapered with Vitalogy, and was out by album four. I think their sound changed, which is absolutely their right as artists, but they went from something I really liked to something more influenced by the hard folk-rock of Neil Young and his spiritual descendants.
Jay
5:43
I was watching a Pirate game last summer and Huntington was a guest on the telecast and he would mention that he wasn't a believer in having his top guys making so much more than other guys in the clubhouse or taking up more than X% of the payroll. Like it sowed some kind of clubhouse discord with the have and have nots and it was something he learned in his time in Cleveland. I mean, I get that winning cures most (all) clubhouse woes, but is there something to that? And yes, I understand at some level, that means bringing up the floor too so the disparity is not so large.
Keith Law
5:43
I don't buy it. If the team wins, then the lesser-paid players get playoff shares, and perhaps can look forward to more earnings in the future.
Doug
5:43
How important is RH/LH balance within a lineup? I ask because depending on who is catching, Hosmer is the only LH hitter in the Padres projected lineup.
Keith Law
5:44
I only think this is real when a lineup is too left-handed, because it makes you vulnerable to LH relievers. Too right-handed shouldn't matter much, or at least enough to make you want to specifically court LHB.
Illinois Paul
5:44
Is there value in a Matt Davidson being able to give you an inning or two on the mound in a blowout, or is that sort of two-way option much ado about nothing?
Keith Law
5:44
I think there would be value if he's more than replacement level on the mound. Doesn't have to be average, but somebody you could use in a game that's still up for grabs.
Sam
5:45
You are in FW? You making any public appearances? I'm in Dallas
Keith Law
5:45
No public appearances, sorry. TCU tonight, Witt in the morning if he plays, then going home.
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