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Pat D
5:45
If an AL team intends to keep 3 bench players and 8 relievers, what would they do with a proposed 26th roster spot?  Another reliever, right?
Keith Law
5:46
Yes and I see that as a problem for pace of game and also for in-game strategy. I think you'd be better served with another bat anyway.
Pat
5:46
If you're looking for a restaurant in Ft Worth, check out Ellerbe Fine Foods.
Keith Law
5:46
thanks but they open too late for me to hit them pregame
Ryan
5:46
Do you think Byron Buxton will bounce back this year or will he always be a disappointment offensively?
Keith Law
5:47
I've said this many, many times in the last year: He was hurt in 2018, and didn't play much. He was good the last time he was healthy for an extended period.
Anthony
5:47
Did you follow any of the D1 opening weekend? If you did, anyone jump out?
Keith Law
5:48
No. If I'm at a game scouting, then of course I'm bearing down on players, but to watch what are often weak non-conference matchups doesn't seem like a great use of my time. And my sister visited with her family so we were all quite busy.
Gregg R.
5:48
Please tell me the Mets are going to be good this year...pretty please? With a cherry on top?
Keith Law
5:48
I can't tell you that. I can't tell you they'll be bad, either.
Alexander
5:49
I read that Bregman ranked 30th among 3rd basemen in defensive runs saved.  Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I thought Bregman was an excellent defender.  Is this random variance, a bad statistic, or a misinformed fan?
Keith Law
5:50
That is not accurate. Fangraphs shows 19 qualifiers at 3b last year. Bregman is 13th in UZR (-3.1) and 15th in DRS (-6). Miguel Andujar was the worst by a wide margin.
Derick
5:50
Hey Keith — thoughts on the redone episodes of Good Eats? Or just waiting for the new ones? Or just rewatching old ones?
Keith Law
5:50
I'll watch them eventually but I almost never put my TV on at home any more.
Matt
5:50
Taking personal stuff out of it, as we probably both agree Cubs should’ve released him, where are you at with Addison Russell the player? Bat redeemable? Cubs need his D in middle IF?
Keith Law
5:51
Bat redeemable, Cubs don't need him. If he can't take responsibility for himself, I'm not sanguine that he'll do what he has to do to improve as a player, either. And yes, fire him into the sun, I'm fine with that.
Chad
5:51
Do you think Max Muncy's 2018 was a fluke or can he be a legitimate starting 1B going forward?
Keith Law
5:51
I expect regression but he'll still be a regular.
gavin
5:51
could the Padres attach at top 100 prospect to dump Wil Myers?
Keith Law
5:51
Not sure that does it with teams so afraid of bad contracts. Irony - the Rays are one team that might consider it.
Sam
5:53
Any chance Nomar Mazara finally breaks out this year?
Keith Law
5:53
I thought he was breaking out last year, but got that one wrong.
Kevin
5:53
Who is somebody (non baseball) you would love to meet/have dinner?
Keith Law
5:55
People who are way outside of my field but do something of interest to me - a great novelist like Ann Patchett, who writes wonderful prose and crafts believable, compelling characters; or maybe a Jose Andres, who has shown dedication to helping his fellow man like few others with his fame and material success.
John
5:55
If it looks like the Phillies are about to land Harper, should that give a team like the Mets or any of the NL East contenders incentive to jump in? It would probably make you the team to beat in the East and seriously hurt the chances of one of your main competitors. I know there's no chance the Wilpons would do it, but should they?
Keith Law
5:56
You would think, right? Or the Nats? If Harper signs with the Phils, they're the preseason favorites. That doesn't mean they'll win, or even make the playoffs for sure, but there's immediate value in being the favorites (you'll sell a bunch of tickets and jerseys). And the Phils could use the boost of good news too.
MikeDP
5:56
Should the Rays continue to try to solve the stadium issue or just move? I just don’t see the area supporting the team enough even with a stadium in the city. The franchise seems to know how to win games  in the highest payroll division.
Keith Law
5:57
That's the one franchise I think needs to move to another metro area.
Rick
5:57
Can Soler return to the form he had early last season, before he went out for the year?
Keith Law
5:57
I will stubbornly say yes.
5:58
OK, time to find something to eat quickly before the Frogs' game. I should have a draft blog post recapping my soggy week in Texas sometime this weekend, and then will be home next week to work on a draft top 30 (we postponed it a few days because my travel has been a mess). Thank you all, as always, for reading, and thanks for the lack of creepy weird questions this week. Have a safe and dry weekend.
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