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Kyle KS
1:43
If you're the Cardinals and your 4th starter is Wainwright and the battle for 5th starter is Gant, Gomber, Hudson, etc. you sign Keuchel right? Seems like if you're going for it then you improve that back end rotation right?
Keith Law
1:43
(nods)
alex
1:43
Are you expecting any former top prospects to be DFA-ed as we get to opening day (because they are out of options)?  If so, who is a great change of scenery candidate?  thanks
Keith Law
1:44
Isn't Swihart out of options? Not a DFA candidate but maybe a trade guy.
JP
1:44
why not start with a 2 batter minimum, instead of going straight to 3?
Keith Law
1:44
I don't know the answer to this.
dave m
1:44
Seeing as Fully Present is your go to book for anxiety I assume you practice mindfulness. Did you have trouble at first applying the practice to your daily life? I'm struggling to figure it out. Thanks
Keith Law
1:44
I would say it took me a few years to get to the point where I could apply it in difficult situations - learning to stay present and not let the anxiety of a moment overwhelm me.
Johny
1:44
So Harvard was your safety school?
Keith Law
1:44
No that's Yale.
Jake L.
1:45
In a conversation about Brandon Lowe, you said that stats like wRC+ really should not be used to evaluate prospects, what stats should be considered?
Keith Law
1:47
The problem with wRC+ is it rewards production in terms of present value, which is not quite what we want from prospects - we are considering future value, more than present. The first time I had a reader try to use a minor leaguer's wRC+ to argue with me was for Chase Vallot, who posted a 138 wRC+ in just over a year in high-A ... but with a 36% strikeout rate. I had seen Vallot a ton for Wilmington and knew he couldn't hit decent pitching - but he beat up on bad pitching, of which there is enough in A-ball for a player to fatten up his stat line.
Jason
1:47
Jake Noll has had a fantastic Spring (.341/.426/.585) for the Nats. What are your views of him as a prospect?
Keith Law
1:47
Exactly what they were a month ago - not a prospect.
Brodie Van Jump on the Bandwagon
1:49
On your point about Trump and Warren, Trump is going to attack and belittle any candidate on the other side.  He has literally jumped the shark and is a super-loose cannon.  Whoever opposes him has to tactically use that to their advantage-- bait him on occasion to show he's off his rocker and then also show you can be compassionate, the adult in the room, and know your stuff (which he doesn't.)
Keith Law
1:49
I agree, but I'm not sure every Dem candidate would know to do that, or be able to pull it off.
Kevin
1:49
Is it wrong for employers to have facial hair rules (like the Yankees)?
Keith Law
1:49
IMO, yes.
Austin
1:49
In a previous chat, you were skeptical of Garrett Hampson's ability to hit in the majors because of his lack of power. Has anything you've seen in the Spring changed that at all?
Keith Law
1:49
No, because ... wait for it ... spring training stats are useless.
Jonathan
1:49
Mike Shawaryn a back of the rotation guy?
Keith Law
1:50
I think more likely a reliever but he has succeeded as a starter, with starter-level skills, so far.
Austin
1:50
Any thoughts on McMahon in Colorado?
Keith Law
1:50
I still like him but for whatever reason they don't seem to want to commit to play him?
JP
1:50
___% chance of a work stoppage after 2020
Keith Law
1:50
31%.
I just made that number up but it's not zero and it's below 50%.
Austin
1:50
Any favorite among Woodruff, Burnes and Peralta?
Keith Law
1:50
Well one was in my breakouts column...
Kevin
1:51
In favor of shortening the season?
Keith Law
1:51
Strongly oppose.
Rick Sanchez
1:51
Lunatic goes on murderous rampage. Leadership bans assault rifles. Wait- we can do that??!
Keith Law
1:51
Amazing what can happen in a liberal democracy that isn't overrun by corporate and PAC money.
scott
1:51
Do you think the NCAA will ever increase the number of baseball scholarships> and if so do you think we will see more of the top high school players choose college rather than  the minors?  Would that be good for baseball in general?
Keith Law
1:52
I've suggested this before, but MLB should fund more D1 scholarships, and in exchange demand better access for scouts at workouts, BP, and to players for predraft info gathering (interviews, psych tests, etc.), as well as mandatory pitch limits.
You Work is Appreciated
1:52
Just noticed recently no mention of Hjelle in your write up of SF system, though you had wrote about him predraft in decently positive terms.  Just wanted to see if anything in particular kept him off your list for the giants.
Keith Law
1:53
He's there. I just checked again after a brief moment of panic.
Dane
1:53
How do people who know/respect your insights enough that they follow you and/or come to your chats continue to ask you about how your opinion of a particular player has changed based on spring training stats?   You give the same answer to that question EVERY SINGLE TIME you choose to answer it.  Every single time.
Keith Law
1:53
Every year, too. It's wishful thinking, really. I understand wanting your favorite team's player to be better, but a couple of extra hard-hit balls in March don't tell us anything.
CD
1:54
I know he is extremely young, but is Franco in the same class as a prospect as Acuna was?
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