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Keith Law
2:33
If you sign up through a VPN and choose digital delivery, you should be able to subscribe. Moncada is no longer eligible, and Kopech only dropped because he got hurt.
Jack
2:33
In your opinion, is this offseason a disaster for the Phillies if they dont get Harper?
Keith Law
2:34
No, but it'll be a bad winter.
John
2:34
Plan on ever going to Morgantown, WV to see Manoah or any other guys?
Keith Law
2:34
More likely I'll get him on the road. That's not easy to get to from here.
Mike
2:34
Did you have a chance to watch Kikuchi pitch? If so, any takeaways?
Keith Law
2:34
I'll try to see him live, not on tv.
Beetlejuice
2:34
With the service time manipulation in the news - can you point to any players that weren't ready in one facet and might have benefited significantly from another 2-3 months to refine that one skill (so they wouldn't have to learn on the job in the majors)? Wouldn't you say that is a legitimate reason to hold off on promoting a high level prospect? (especially if the player is young/hasn't had many reps in the minors)
Keith Law
2:35
Jose Guillen comes to mind. Jumped to the majors at 19, never progressed much after that.
Greg
2:35
Hey, Keith. What do you think is the biggest reason that a large percentage of US citizens don't seem to care/realize that the president is implicated in many, many crimes? Crimes that would be the hugest scandal in the world for any previous president. Is it a lack of knowledge? Tribalism run amok? Or the gradual normalization and slow trickle of all the crimes just makes everybody shrug. Rick Santorum actually defended Trump's constant lying about Russia by saying it wasn't surprising because Trump lies about everything.
Keith Law
2:35
Tribalism run amok is a good way to phrase it. Many people do not care about issues beyond those of their religion, such as trying to ban abortion, or protecting their own race.
Teddy Ballgame
2:35
Best pizza around Scottsdale, go. I'm there for two days in early March.
Keith Law
2:36
Bianco, Pomo, cibo, Craft 64. Apparently I need to try Myke's pizza truck, too.
Sean
2:37
Where do you stand on intangible traits? Some are clearly just voo doo (like clutchiness), while some might be real but just impossible to quantify and therefore shouldn't be included in contract negotiations? Can you give examples of some of the latter?
Keith Law
2:37
If they exist enough for us to identify them, they're probably not intangible. Work ethic would be one. "Desire" gets a little wonky. Good in the clubhouse is mostly bullshit.
Jon
2:38
Nolan Arenado was hardly a league average player with a .772 OPS away from Coors last season. Obviously a different story in Denver. That being said, what are your thoughts on the contract? Too rich for my blood at zero fault to arenado. Go get your money!
Keith Law
2:39
Great for the player. It's not fair to just look at a Rockies player's road splits, though - if you put Arenado at sea level he wouldn't post that road stat line. But I don't think I'd want him at that salary level into his 30s.
Dan
2:40
Hi Keith, do you think Miles Mikolas and Shane Bieber can repeat their success from last year? St Louis obviously believes in Mikolas.
Keith Law
2:40
Bieber had a 4.55 ERA and will probably be more homer-prone going forward.
Evan
2:40
Ke’Bryan Hayes a 25 HR guy if the MLB ball doesn’t change?
Keith Law
2:40
I'll buy that.
Joel
2:40
Are you buying Moniak's second half?  Are the tools still there to be a first division regular?
Keith Law
2:40
I'm not buying that.
Deke
2:40
What do you think of Joe Sheehan's argument that the pace of play stuff is almost entirely borne of writers wanting to go home sooner, and the industry's rising revenues prove that there's not really a problem?
Keith Law
2:42
Partial agreement, partial disagreement. I do think there is a pace of play issue, but it's 90% about commercials, not this other crap (although I'd like to see someone nail hitters' feet in the batter's box). Rising revenues do show that the sport is healthy, but revenues have risen faster than fan interest (such as the total # of people interested in the sport).
Brett
2:42
Do you feel like a lot of the hype or mystique that usually begins a new season has been lessened or tainted by greedy ownership and the labor strife?  In my small group of Baseball friends, I can't remember a time they were less excited for a new season.
Keith Law
2:42
Yes.
Cartoons Plural
2:42
Wander Franco starts 2019 in Bowling Green. Where do you expect him to finish the year at?
Keith Law
2:42
Port Charlotte.
Kevin
2:42
Was you (still are) a fan on early 90’s grunge/alternative?
Keith Law
2:42
Yep.
War biscuit
2:42
What order do you prefer these college SS: Holland, Stott, Shewmake and Davidson
Keith Law
2:42
I just ranked them all on Tuesday.
The Decider
2:42
Are you doing a breakout players for 2019 column?
Keith Law
2:42
Yes.
Kevin
2:42
Seems like Democrats should talk about farm bailouts being actual socialism as opposed to healthcare?
Keith Law
2:43
The right's messaging on "socialism" has been far too effective, because most Americans don't know what socialism means - really, I'd guess 60-70% could not correctly define the term - and thus saying "we're not socialists!" isn't very useful. The left needs better messaging on this: these are policies that will do X, Y, and Z *for you*.
Nathan
2:44
I LOVE my Anova but I feel like it’s steak after steak after steak with maybe a chicken thrown in once in a while. Any good ways to mix it up or just use it for what it’s good at? Also, do you vacuum seal bags, use ziplocks, etc.?
Keith Law
2:44
Vacuum seal. I don't eat steak so I use mine for chicken thighs, duck legs, occasionally pork chops, even some vegetables that require a long cooking time like beets.
addoeh
2:44
For young pitchers where you see their long term future is as a reliever, when should the team move him to reliever?  Is it when he is major league ready?  At what point should they stop thinking that there could be a small chance to be a starter?
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