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Mike
1:52
What'd you think of luxurious Port Orange when you saw Veen last night?
Keith Law
1:53
Funny enough, I had a good meal at Thai Kitchen right near the high school. I've never tried kua gai noodle before but I will warn you what they call medium spicy is ... well, I could still feel my face afterwards, so I guess it wasn't hot.
Brent
1:53
Not sure if you know the answer, but is there a way to search by "writer" on The Athletic? Love the site and mobile app but wish I could search by writer, cause you work with some real good ones. Thanks
Keith Law
1:54
Yes, there's a writer index, or you can click on the byline in any article and see all of that writer's stuff.
Rob
1:54
In your tram capsules you wrote that Jordyn Adams didn't hit up to the angels' expectations. Considering he had a 110 wrc what the hell were they expecting? Seemed pretty impressive considering his age and experience level in baseball.
Keith Law
1:54
say it with me: Do 👏 not 👏 use 👏 wRC+ 👏 to 👏 evaluate 👏 minor 👏 leaguers.
Greg P
1:55
Do you ever read any of the comment sections at the Athletic?  I stopped after a little while, but wondered if you did read them.
Keith Law
1:55
No. Comment sections are the septic tanks of the internet.
Sean
1:55
What to make of Wyatt Mathisen? Former second round pick that flamed out as a catcher, but looked good as a hitter in AAA last year, albeit the happy fun ball. Does he have a chance to turn things around and stick in the MLB?
Keith Law
1:56
Purely my speculation but I wonder if his development path would have been better if he hadn't been in the same system/levels as the disgraced Reese McGuire at the start of his career.
Grover
1:56
Would Tim Tebow make a top 1000?
Keith Law
1:56
Top 1000 what?
Expos
1:56
When will the MLB be back in Montreal full time (or even part time)?
Keith Law
1:56
My prediction is still never.
JL
1:56
This is not a question, but maybe more of a thought I wanted to pass along. You always say to not scout the stat line, which makes complete sense. But for most of us office dwellers who don't ever get to see the prospects we're curious about, that's about all we can do to spark a question about a prospect with you. Thanks for the chats!
Keith Law
1:56
There's a difference between looking at a stat line and wondering what the player is like and looking at a stat line and assuming what the player is like.
Jimmy The Pratt
1:57
Are you a hugger?  I personally enjoy the embrace of others, but this coronavirus has me freaked out.
Keith Law
1:57
I am a hugger. I think it's inevitable that we all get the coronavirus at some point. It's not going to just die off like SARS.
(Which was another coronavirus, but caused more serious infections with a shorter incubation period.)
JaysFan
1:58
Who'd you rather...Moncada or Matt Chapman?
Keith Law
1:58
Chapman, easily. Elite defense.
Heater
1:58
I am going to Nashville this summer.  Anything my boyfriend and I should do while I am there?
Keith Law
1:58
I've really never done anything there that didn't involve food, which is a strength of the city, but I hear they play music there too.
BigLeagueChew
1:59
So...we still have this spot in our league Keith...
Keith Law
1:59
I don't play fantasy baseball at all.
Mike
1:59
Do you see Albert Almora or Ian Happ having a more productive, long-term career from here on out?
Keith Law
2:00
Woof. I liked both as prospects. I'd take Happ now.
Albert
2:00
Loving your prospect stuff, and looking forward to notes on Torkelson, Martin and Gonzales, but did you or your agent have any idea about all the lurkers at the Athletic? Seriously, so many comments under moderation your every post that it's no longer even worth bothering with any feedback there.
Keith Law
2:00
I'm not sure what you're asking/saying here, but then again I don't read the comments there. I assume they are also a septic tank.
Kip
2:01
Why can't we change laws to make insurance companies compete across state and international lines and remove certificate of needs before we try a massive overhaul like Medicare for All?  The government creates conditions for monopolies, makes life worse, and then politicians throw up their hands and wonder why.
Keith Law
2:03
The price elasticity of health care poses a serious problem for competition that the market itself may not be able to address. How much money would you pay for a treatment that will keep you alive? Keep your child alive? Extend your life by a year, two years, ten? The answer is probably "all your money." That situation is ripe for market actors to exploit. Expecting market-based solutions in a space with as many distortions as health care is probably unrealistic.
2:06
OK, that's all for this week. There won't be a chat next week either due to a schedule conflict. Thank you all for your questions and for reading all of my prospect content - I've seen the traffic numbers and am thrilled so many of you clicked, read, and subscribed. And thanks to all of you who've listened to the first two episodes of my new podcast as well. That will be back on Monday with guest Alex Speier of the Boston Globe. Have a great weekend!
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