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Keith Law
1:25
Cleveland would laugh at that.
Ben
1:25
Why is the HOF ballot limited to 10 votes? If you think a person is a HOF'er should it matter if there are 10 more qualified candidates?
Keith Law
1:25
As the Hall of Fame. Their call, not the writers'.
EuanDewar
1:25
Do you enjoy Cormac McCarthy's work and are there any authors in that vein you'd suggest to check out next?
Keith Law
1:26
Yes, I liked Blood Meridian and the Road (well, 'liked' might be the wrong word there) quite a bit. If you like his settings, you might read Lonesome Dove, but I think McCarthy's gift is in exploring the darkest sides of human nature, which would point to noir writers like James Cain or Jim Thompson.
xxx(yyy)
1:28
do you have a go to polenta recipe?
Keith Law
1:28
I use Alton Brown's basic recipe - start with a diced onion sweated in some olive oil, add 4 parts liquid to 1 part polenta, cook in a 350 oven for 35 minutes, stirring a few times, and then finish with 2-3 Tbsp butter and up to 1 cup grated Parmiggiano-Reggiano.
Bmosc
1:29
As a fellow coffee aficionado, do you buy your beans locally or online, and if online, who is your go-to vendor?
Keith Law
1:29
I get a lot of coffee locally from Royal Mile and Re-Animator, and also buy coffee when I travel.
Ben
1:29
I'm surprised the Red Sox farm system isn't competing with the Orioles for the worst in the league!!
Keith Law
1:29
I see more upside of guys already in that system than I do of guys in the O's system.
Chip Dipson
1:29
What are your thoughts on Willie Calhoun? Might he still be a useful major leaguer, even without a defensive home?
Keith Law
1:29
Useful, yes, definitely. Not sure he's a regular, and very low chance he's more than that. That's why he didn't make the top 100 before 2018.
Phil
1:30
Who has the higher upside between Dustin May, Mitchell White and Dennis Santana?
Keith Law
1:30
Only one of them made my top 100...
Chris
1:30
Didn't find Yordan Alvarez any of your lists.  What's your thoughts on him? Too risky of a hitting profile given he's not a great defender?
Keith Law
1:30
See above. "Not a great defender" is kind. Might be a DH. Not an elite hitter, either.
Jamison
1:31
Why wouldn't the Cubs be in on Harper or Machado?
Keith Law
1:31
Because they have no mo.... no mone... sorry, i just can't say it without laughing.
Keone Kela
1:31
Odds of Taylor Hearn being able to stick in the rotation long-term?
Keith Law
1:31
Nonzero, but low, maybe 20%.
Dr. Bob
1:32
Key line from Michael Baumann in Ringer RE: Kapler: "Despite MLB’s efforts to combat domestic violence and sexual assault within the sport, its response to stories that involve violence against women tends to concern the player first. What can the player learn? Is he sorry? When can he return to the field? Perhaps there’s a suspension, maybe an apology, but the needs of the survivor usually take a back seat to the need of the sport to put the matter behind it." I think you have been beating this drum as well. We all need to.
Keith Law
1:33
I agree with all of that. It's the wrong way to think about crimes against women. And the fact that one of the players involved in the underage drinking incident was a significant prospect should have no impact on how the team or league handles such a matter, but in this case it is indisputable that it did.
Jason
1:33
Do you think Carson Fulmer could become a late-inning reliever? Feel like he could use a change of scenery.
Keith Law
1:33
Only been saying that since he was in high school.
Jerry
1:34
BR Pythagorean says 2018 Astros underachieved by 6 games.  Only Astros regular who may have had a career year was Bregman.  Assuming nothing catastrophic, is anything less than 100 wins a disappointing 2019?
Keith Law
1:34
You should never bank on 100+ wins as a threshold for success; it takes some good fortune to get there. If they win the division, and they should, then be happy.
Lester
1:34
Do you think Ronny Mauricio has a greater than 50 percent chance of sticking at SS in a vacuum? Not sure how that changes in a system with Amed and Gimenez.
Keith Law
1:34
Yes.
AGirlHasNoName
1:34
No, I am asking if you had to pick one team to win that division, would you pick the Cubs? Maybe a 35% chance, but still better than Brewers or Cardinals.
Keith Law
1:35
Yes, right now I'd give the Cubs the highest odds of the five teams, but certainly under 50%.
Pat D
1:35
My mother told me she was having a back and forth discussion with a friend over last night's SOTU and her friend said it was much better to listen to Trump than "the traitor Obama."  I told her to unfriend that person, even without asking her to defend that statement because that person is clearly delusional.  Agree?
Keith Law
1:35
Yes. You can't reason with the irrational.
JG
1:35
Thank you for the write up on the AL Central prospects. For the Twins, you like Enlow as a potential #2 or #3 if he develops??
Keith Law
1:35
Yes, either.
Macey
1:35
You just had your first typo I've ever seen.
Keith Law
1:36
Well now I have to go find and fix it.
Rick Sanchez
1:36
Adell appears to be in a similar spot to Moncada a few years back as an uber-athlete with contact and pitch recognition issues.  Do you see Adell overcoming those issues and reaching star status?
Keith Law
1:36
Not similar at all. Adell's issues are a function of youth and inexperience.
Brad
1:36
Could Cionel Perez factor into the Astros rotation this year?
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