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Keith Law
1:50
No.
Guest
1:50
In which film did you find the fictitious elements to be more distracting or detracting overall, Mank or The Trial of the Chicago 7?  For me it was the former because it felt out of place to begin with, in addition to being factually inaccurate, whereas in the latter those elements felt somewhat organic to the plot.
Keith Law
1:50
The latter, because they were so obviously fake. Sorkin just couldn't help himself.
Dan
1:51
Why do you hate Nick Madrigal?
Keith Law
1:52
We were at Frost Gelato in Arizona at the same time. He was in front of me in line and he took the last scoop of Sea Salt Caramel. I'll never forgive him.
RIP Jessica Walter
1:52
“I love all my children equally.”

“I don’t care for Gob.”
Keith Law
1:52
I'll leave when I'm good and ready.
Mac
1:52
Do you really think MLB will crack down on pitchers using foreign substances and if so how do you see this affecting the (many) pitchers who doctor the baseball going forward?
Keith Law
1:53
Yes, but probably just at a cursory level, to do something without doing everything.
Jason
1:53
Will cryptocurrency end badly for a lot of people and investors?
Keith Law
1:53
Hasn't every bubble, ever?
Bob
1:53
Bos and Tex both claimed that if scouts had seen more of Yorke and Carter they would have been drafted higher. They’ve both been to instructs and Yorke has been in camp with Bis so they have potentially been seen a bit. Should Sox and Rangers fans be feeling any more confident in those picks?
Keith Law
1:54
Not sure I buy that at all ... it's not that scouts didn't see Yorke or Carter, but that they saw them and didn't like what they saw. I had no trouble finding scouts who saw those guys last June.
Matt
1:54
Any "just missed" breakout predictions or players you considered but didn't include in your article?
Keith Law
1:54
A reader mentioned Gavin Lux in the comments under that article and I think that's a great call. I'll gladly co-opt that pick and give them the credit.
Jesse B
1:56
How quick do you think Andy Pages can move through  the minors?
Keith Law
1:56
Really depends on the swing-and-miss. I just don't think we know enough on him to say if he's 3 years away or 4-5 years.
PJ
1:57
I'm curious about your view on eliminating the filibuster.  On one hand, it feels like the Dems could get a lot done in the next 18 months.  On the other hand, the Republicans could EASILY take back the Senate in 2022 or 2024, and there isn't exactly a Supreme Court Democrats could use as a backstop for terrible far-right legislation that could pass.
Keith Law
1:57
It's starkly anti-democratic and there have been calls to remove it from multiple people across the political spectrum for decades. If removing that restores voting rights before 2022, it's worth doing.
Randy
1:58
Looking for some new places to buy coffee beans online. Any recommendations?
Keith Law
1:58
My most recent order was from Deeper Roots in Cincinnati (a Rwanda and an espresso blend).
Scott
1:58
I know how strong you feel about domestic abuse, do you think there is a legitimate quasi-every day center fielder option in the Phillies mix right now besides Odubel Hererra? Feels like the team is looking for an excuse not to give him the job but unless they're believers in Roman Quinn bunting twice a game will they end up throwing their hands up and saying 'we had no other choice'? How do you rank Kingery/Quinn/Haseley/Moniak/Haseley?
Keith Law
1:58
I'd put Kingery there in a heartbeat and put Odubel on a slow boat to nowhere.
Ridley
1:59
Editors make writers better and the writer gets credit for it. Bragging about an editor-free platform would be a bit of a self-own, wouldn't it?

Also, the kind of writer who longs to free themselves from the editors is almost always the kind of writer who most needs them (in my experience, at least).
Keith Law
2:00
Sacca did back off his comments, and was gracious about much of the criticism he received. I don't like seeing anyone kick a group that's down the way editors - whose jobs have been gradually disappearing for 20 years, because, as you said, they do the work and don't get credit, so any private equity douchebro could walk in and sack them without compunction - are right now.
JT
2:01
Would you let Manoah start the year in the pen, or is the surer way to starting still starting in the minors, such as they are?
Keith Law
2:01
I'd be fine starting him in relief and moving him to the rotation in June or so. Great way to break in a young starter.
Gerald
2:01
I recall that you were bullish on Ohtani as a pitcher but skeptical that he would be a productive MLB hitter. Has he exceeded your expectations as a hitter and, if so, has anything changed in his approach?
Keith Law
2:02
Correct and he has exceeded my expectations, but he also hasn't really hit full-time. His swing gets so long I'm amazed teams aren't trying to crush him with velocity inside more often. He has to guess right to get to it.
The Seaward
2:02
In spite of the governor's ridiculous statement, most responsible businesses in Texas still requires masks. What on earth do the Rangers think they're going to gain on opening day that will be bigger than the hit they're going to take for the outbreak they cause?
Keith Law
2:04
They're betting, as Gov. Abbott and so many political leaders have, that there won't be an outbreak, and they'll avoid any repercussions. Even here in DE, the Governor reopened things too early, and all our indicators are rising again ... but it's slow and nobody is making anything of it, even though the connection between looser restrictions and rising R0 and daily case rates is obvious. We'd need an explosion in cases for anyone to get mad. If there's no explosion in cases after some Rangers home games, no one will care.
Owen
2:05
If killing the filibuster means that DC and/or Puerto Rico get admitted as states and there are 2-4 new Democratic Senators who will make it much harder for the GQP to regain power for the foreseeable future (plus, obviously, restored voting rights), it will be well worth it.
Keith Law
2:06
Fair point. Senate aside, there's no fair and reasoned argument why the 3.8 million U.S. citizens in those two jurisdictions should lack the representations in Congress that the rest of us enjoy.
Punk in Drublic
2:07
Who are a few guys outside your top 100 prospects who you think have the most offensive upside?  Thanks.  And keep sticking to whatever is on your mind
Keith Law
2:08
Austin Hendrick, Pedro Leon, Jeremiah Jackson, Lewin Diaz, Mark Vientos, Patrick Bailey, Brenton Doyle.
Guest
2:08
How should MLB reconcile that the methods to win baseball games most efficiently (lots of swing and miss and K's and not many balls in play) is completely opposite to the most exciting aspects of the game (balls in play, stolen bases, etc)?  Are there rule changes that could actually be effective instead of "ban the shift" windowdressing?
Keith Law
2:09
Sure, but they require will, and agreement on both sides. I like the idea of limiting pickoff throws, because it might increase basestealing, and because pickoff throws are the third most boring thing that can happen in a baseball game (number 2 is a manager arguing with an umpire, especially after he's been ejected, and number 1 is a brawl).
2:12
That's all for this week's chat - I have to finish my season predictions column in the next hour. I should be back for another chat next Thursday, and if you haven't already pre-ordered it, the paperback edition of my second book The Inside Game will be out in just 11 days. Thank you all so much for reading.
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