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Keith Law
1:48
Higher, but where depends on what kind of defensive SS I thought he was. As it is, I see zero chance he's a regular at short in the majors.
John
1:48
Did you see Bill DeWitt's comment to the STL PD regarding players not being signed?  "It's not like people are hoarding money and making a lot of money in this business"  That's an exact quote.  That's so insulting to us fans.
Keith Law
1:49
It's just plain false. I hope the paper pointed out the inaccuracy of the claim.
Darren
1:49
If you were just hired to be GM of the Rockies and were stuck with D Murphy at 1B, whom would you want to get the every day at bats at 2B. Hampson or McMahon?
Keith Law
1:49
I don't think McMahon's going to be a very good defender at second, or even an adequate one. I'd probably play Hampson there and find a way to get McMahon more AB at first.
Oscar Proud
1:49
Should Northam resign?
Keith Law
1:49
Absolutely.
Ben
1:49
What do you think of Schultz not wanting to be called a "billionaire" but rather a "person of means"? Do you think the wealthy should pay more taxes in this country?
Keith Law
1:50
Taxing wealth is complicated - you can move wealth, and you can hide it. Taxing income is more straightforward and easier to police.
Josh
1:51
Not a question, just really love seeing you dunk on Twitter folks that try to drag you over things that they clearly can't comprehend and resort to petty insults (that are usually inaccurate). Keep it up!
Keith Law
1:51
Just another free service I offer.
Chris J
1:51
On Adam Jones - do you think there is any hesitation from some teams based on Jones's willingness to speak out on certain topics?
Keith Law
1:51
Not at all.
xxx(yyy)
1:51
where do you go to find good longform articles? right now i use some combo of The Sunday Longread (Don Van Natta Jr) and digg.com (reinvented from what it used to be)
Keith Law
1:51
I get them from lots of sources. You'll notice I often link to longreads published in the Guardian, and some from longreads.com.
Mark
1:51
I recently re-watched Eddie Murphy Raw (might have been Delirious) and couldn't believe how many times he dropped the 6 letter version of the F word.  And he became a star of children's movies, now his career would be over before it started.
Keith Law
1:53
Yeah, Delirious was, at its time, a seminal comedy album, one that helped make him a superstar and I think defined comic sensibilities for a large swath of listeners. (I knew much of that set by heart from listening to it so many times.) It is absolutely beyond the pale today - the gay-bashing is intolerable, both the use of the f-word as a slur and the entire attitude towards gays as freaks or deviants or simply objects of derision.
Matt
1:53
Do you think the Phillies should fire Kapler given the recent news from his time in L.A.?
Keith Law
1:54
No, not based on what I know about the situation.
Andy
1:54
Should capital gains be taxed at the same rate as income? I have an econ degree and I really don't know the correct answer to this.
Keith Law
1:55
I don't think there is a correct answer. Lowering the rate was supposed to spur investment and thus economic growth. I think it spurred investment but drove wealth (via cap gains) for a small percentage of the population, rather than growing the larger economy in a way that would benefit all strata.
Matt
1:55
I think a big issue that people miss with regards to wealth is that billionaires don't actually have cash. Like Schultz doesn't have billions sitting in a bank. It's all in stock. So it's harder to tax that unless he cashes the stock out.
Keith Law
1:56
Also true. If he cashes it out and spends it, there should be tax revenue from whatever he purchases.
Ridley Kemp
1:56
The New Yorker's review of Roma  dinged the film because Cuarón didn't provide enough context for American viewers. Is that a legit complaint, or should the reviewer have perhaps taken their own lack of knowledge as a cue to pick up an effing book and learn a thing or two? (not that I have strong opinions on this or anything)
Keith Law
1:57
That's a bad take. I'm surprised the New Yorker of all publications would run that.
Darren
1:57
Keith, I have a request. I know you are tough on ranking 1B due to defense and replacement level, but they provide a lot of offensive value. Would you be willing to add a top 10 1B/DH list of prospects based on offensive capability alone. It would be a golden nugget of an article for your fans that play fantasy baseball. Much Appreciated.
Keith Law
1:57
I appreciate the request, but I'm done writing for now. As far as ESPN is concerned, I'm on vacation for the next week.
Pat
1:57
Not hating, just curious. You had Diaz top 50 midseason and then dropped him 70+ spots. What could have possibly changed so much from July until now? Or am I thinking about this in the wrong way?
Keith Law
1:57
You are thinking about this the wrong way. The lists are not sequential; they are organic, and I build them from scratch each winter.
Lyle
1:58
Your board games list is for 2-hour or less games (and I understand your reasoning) but do you have any favorite games that are in the 4-hour (or more) range?
Keith Law
1:58
No. A four hour game is work.
Blackface was common in the 80s
1:58
I lived in the south, but am from the north. I had colleagues and friends who were reporters, attorneys and in one case a social worker who wore blackface to parties. I would never have done so ... but I'm not fast to judge them now, 35 years later.
Keith Law
2:00
I am. I've said this before, but I remember an episode of a bad TV sitcom, Gimme a Break!, that explained why blackface was wrong - the youngest daughter dressed up Joey Lawrence's character with blackface, and the late Nell Harper (an African-American actress) dressed her down for it by saying (paraphrasing) "I never thought I'd see the day when I heard you say the word n-----." That had to be around 1985, on a major American television network. So don't fucking tell me you didn't know it was wrong, because I am not here for that bullshit.
DR
2:00
Why build annual lists from scratch each year rather than look at them as (shudders) "living" lists?  Is this a conscious decision?  I see each having pros/cons
Keith Law
2:01
They're not living lists. Do you really want me to skew a list because I don't want to drop a player by more than X spots, even if in my view and the industry's the player's value has changed by far more than that?
2:02
The point is to give you the most accurate list I can compile, using my own evaluations and those of industry sources I trust, that represents the players as they stand right now.
Greg
2:02
Ever been to Buffalo ? Any place to eat you really liked?
Keith Law
2:02
Yes, one spot I remember - a diner, maybe the Lake Effect Diner? Really good.
Adam
2:02
Hey man. No question here, just thanks for doing this. It's clear you appreciate the people who read your work.
Keith Law
2:04
I do, thank you. I understand some people choose not to pay for my work, and that is their right, but I want to try to honor people who do make that choice and enable me to do this for a living. I appreciate all of you who shell out some of your cash to read my words and hear my thoughts. That is why this prospect rankings package gets longer and more detailed every year - the more I can deliver to readers, the better the chance you'll believe you got your money's worth.
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