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Scott
1:40
With stores having empty shelves mostly around me, what’s the best way to store vegetables and other aromatics for the long haul?
Keith Law
1:41
Aromatics should last weeks; many vegetables freeze well. I don't have a root cellar or anything similar but those do work. If you have white vinegar, you can pickle onions rather than tossing them.
Leo
1:41
What can you tell us about Oscar Marin? Didn't seem to be a big name coming over to PIT, but pitchers seem to be buying in. Of course, Ray Searage admitted to not being an analytics guy so anything is an improvement. Can you see a big jump for Musgrove or a return to glory for Archer coming?
Keith Law
1:41
No, I don't see a big jump for Musgrove coming, and Archer is just a 'who knows' at this point as the Rays couldn't seem to get more out of him either.
Avery
1:41
Have you seen Tanner Houck at all? What pitch type or possible delivery change could help his splits be less dramatic?
Keith Law
1:42
I have. His low slot and lack of an average changeup make him a likely reliever. His platoon splits are the symptom.
Josh
1:43
Where does Dwight Gooden 1985 season rank for you in terms of all time best single season pitching performances?
Keith Law
1:44
By Baseball-Reference's WAR, it is the best pitching performance in the integrated era. I would probably still give the nod to Pedro in 2000 (5th all time) for the 'best' honor, given the better competition and high offensive environment.
mike
1:45
3 million filed for unemployment, and the markets are up. anyone that thinks the economy and the markets are linked is delusional....I can't believe I fell for this shit when I got my MBA. Capital doesn't give a damn about labor, other than how it can exploit it. Hell, we are taught that in school....
Keith Law
1:45
That is generally true: Capital doesn't care about labor. They care about public sentiment, sometimes.
tnj629@gmail.com
1:45
I told my coworker what you said.  This was his reply - Don't know who Keith Law is or why he is credible?  China has a connection to this. Media can try to cover for them all they want.
Keith Law
1:46
I told you - you can't reason with people like that. He's like an anti-vaxxer or a creationist. They believe what they want to believe, and facts won't change their minds.
Eamon
1:46
From what I could read it sounded like MIL traded for Urias to play SS. Is there any chance (aside from current injury) Arcia keeps that from happening and pushes Urias back to 2B?
Keith Law
1:46
Doesn't sound like they're open to that possibility, but I haven't asked anyone with Milwaukee about this.
Luke
1:46
Former Mets "Big 5" - Matz, Harvey, Syndergaard, deGrom, Wheeler. TJ, TJ, TJ, TJ, TJ. Fun times!
Keith Law
1:47
deGrom was before he was even a prospect, though. The others, sure.
Dark Johnny Rises
1:47
With recent J2 classes producing 19-20 yr old mlb'ers like Vlad, Tatis, Acuna, Soto, and the next guys like Wander and maybe Luciano.  Has int'l scouting improved to rank these guys early?  Do you think Jasson has a chance to be the next one?
Keith Law
1:48
I do think scouting and development have improved for those kids, yes. Teams are identifying players more efficiently than they did ten years ago, and clearly helping the elite kids develop faster as well.
addoeh
1:48
If you parents named you Richard, would you go around as Dick Law?
Keith Law
1:48
Probably not. You should ask my dad.
Fuzz
1:48
Wouldn’t corporations that receive gov’t assistance be disincentivized to run efficiently and profitably as those seeking unemployment? Or is this more likely a way for the GOP to funnel tax dollars to GOP donors (Corp execs, owners, etc.) so they will then, in turn, give some of it back to the GOP in donations?
Keith Law
1:49
No, no, corporations that receive government assistance would never do that. They're too busy funneling money back to politicians to ensure the spigot stays open and no nasty environmental regulations get in their way!
Adam
1:50
Luisangel Acuna.  Is this a player to keep an eye on?  Bloodlines and seemed to do well his first year.  What’s the upside?
Keith Law
1:50
He's in the Rangers farm report.
Pat D
1:50
Listening to CNN right now with them interviewing Peter Navarro.  He's once again blaming things on Obama for what they "inherited."  And people believe this shit.  It's why I know they're all just cultists.
Keith Law
1:51
The Trump Administration inherited a pandemic response team too.
Dark Johnny Rises
1:52
Will Chris Paddack's 2 pitch mix succeed in the majors?  Or does he really need to develop the CB?
Keith Law
1:53
I think you can succeed as a major league starter with a plus CH, above avg FB with command, and fringy breaking ball. I don't think the same is true if you switch the breaking ball and the CH.
Matt
1:53
You should up these chats to 2x a week since there's nothing for us to do.
Keith Law
1:53
Aside from the fact that they're kind of exhausting to do, there isn't enough baseball stuff to talk about to support even one a week right now.
Hodgey
1:53
You can't expect the jump back to his MVP-like seasons, but is Matt Carpenter get himself into Comeback POY talks? Or was last season the start of a mighty quick downfall?
Keith Law
1:53
He's 34. He's almost certainly declining.
Tim (KC)
1:54
Thanks for the chat Keith... so the Braves, then Padres, White Sox and maybe the Rays; who is the next team on the way to building an elite farm system?
Keith Law
1:55
Giants.
Aaron G
1:55
I crunched numbers last night and figured that we'd have one million-ish infected by April 8th (standard doubling, 3.5 day rate). Assuming summer beings relief, what do you think the odds are of a fall/winter COVID-19 comeback?
Keith Law
1:55
I'm really not qualified to even guess at that one. We don't know what immunity if any you get if you've been infected with COVID-19 and recovered.
Dean
1:55
Before Sale had TJ news would it have been easy to dump him off on another team?  Or were teams wise enough to stay away?
Keith Law
1:56
Everyone knew he had an underlying injury. Teams see everything you see and more.
Griz
1:58
hey Keith, regarding Parks game - I agree the photo part is a little wonky but hey, that seems to be the ticket to victory thus far for me, as the end scores have always been close, and those few points from pictures have made the difference.
Keith Law
1:59
I agree that the points end up mattering because it's all fairly close, but it strikes me as a weird or just not-fun way to get points. It's kind of perfunctory, like, oh, fine, i'll take a picture.
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