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Mark
1:16
Keith, will you be in AZ the weekend of the 15th-16th?
Keith Law
1:16
Nope, I'll be home between trips.
Moe Mentum
1:16
Please rank by likelihood of eventual Cooperstown enshrinement: Beltre, Cano, Donaldson, Pedroia, Tulowitzki, Utley
Keith Law
1:16
Beltre is a no-doubter. Cano will probably get there. Utley will be on the bubble. The others are not.
Ryan
1:16
13 years seems like a long time for a player that has only played more than 150 games twice.  He is always hurt and is a horrible defender.  I would imagine by year 5 of this contract the Phillies will be dreading this decision.  Thoughts?
Keith Law
1:17
Not always hurt, and not a horrible defender until last year, which Mike Petriello showed was probably not predictive.
Daniel L
1:17
Is it service time manipulation to keep Tatis Jr down in AAA?
Keith Law
1:17
No. He has less than a full season of games above low-A.
JR
1:17
Dustin Peterson hitting very well in tigers camp. chances he makes breaks camp with the big club?
Keith Law
1:17
Great guy for them to give a shot.
Jake
1:17
I love your baseball analysis, but on a different note, can you tell me why you liked Roma so much? I thought it was unique, but really slow and just ok, certainly not best picture worthy.
Keith Law
1:18
Great story, amazing cinematography and sound. The only other BP nominee that was close in my opinion was The Favourite. Of course, White Savior won. I wonder if some voters skipped Roma because it's not in English.
Daniel L
1:18
Paddack's curve seems better so far this spring no?
Keith Law
1:18
No.
Wishful thinking.
eric
1:18
Keith,

Just how far under the radar is Dylan Carlson? Big bodied kid, switch hitter and will be one of the youngest players in his league this year.

I'm guessing he will see a jump in power leaving the FSL.

Is it far fetched to see him ascend into the top 100 by midseason?
Keith Law
1:18
He's not under the radar at all.
Cole
1:18
Do you trust David Fletcher as the everyday 2B for the Angels, or should they have tried to find someone in free agency?
Keith Law
1:18
No, utility guy.
Yu
1:18
Do you think Yu gets back to being Yu or is he 2018 Yu?  What says you?
Keith Law
1:19
Think he'll get back to his usual self now that he's healthy.
Roger
1:19
Which wild pitcher has the best chance of having a career as a starter between Luis Medina, Jorge Guzman and Alec Hansen?
Keith Law
1:19
Medina. Most likely none of them, but Medina is at least healthy and his delivery works.
Roger
1:19
It seems that you are the high man on Oscar Mercado. Does he take one of the starting OF spots out of camp?
Keith Law
1:19
It wouldn't be a bad move for them, but I don't try to handicap who'll win Opening Day jobs.
Dan
1:19
Have you listed to The Black Keys new single?
Keith Law
1:19
No, not really a big fan. All their stuff sounds the same to me.
Roger
1:19
What do you think attributed to Alex Faedo's velo dip last year? Is it something that could return to normal this year?
Keith Law
1:20
He never really threw that hard in college. It was a bad first-round pick.
Billy
1:20
The importance of vaccinations clearly shouldn’t even be an debate. So should we be concerned about the immunization records of illegal aliens? How do we ensure they are (or become) properly immunized?
Keith Law
1:21
By making it much, much easier for people to immigrate here legally. They're coming whether we like it or not, so let's formalize the process, so that everyone entering the country can, say, show proof of immunization (or just get immunized on the spot), or allow us to conduct background checks for any history of violent crimes.
Zac
1:21
You are firmly against giving Luke Heimlich any publicity, but Jeff Passan recently reported accounts think he could be an MLB pitcher, have you guys talked about not giving him any publicity?
Keith Law
1:21
Jeff works with me, not for me.
Alex Anthopoulos
1:21
I was wise to stand pat with trades because not enough teams are willing to trade now, but likely will by mid season.  Fair?
Keith Law
1:22
Eh. I don't think i agree with the premise. That said, Atlanta didn't have any obvious weak spots either.
Mike
1:22
In your Cubs writeup you wrote that Brennan Davis needs to improve his pitch recognition but a 14% BB rate as a raw 2 sport guy shows some polish
Keith Law
1:22
Walk rate - especially in complex ball - is not any indicator of pitch recognition.
Mac
1:22
I get Bobby Witt’s age somewhat matters now but projecting him out will it matter when he’s 23? 25? 30? Seems to be a lot of  overthinking at the top of the draft.
Keith Law
1:23
It affects his long-term projection. You're glossing over the empirical evidence we have that HS position player projections are affected by age on draft day. Also, there are real swing and miss concerns with him.
Beep
1:23
Andrew Vaughn. Defensively, any chance he could play the OF? 3B? If relegated to 1B, what kind of defensive potential does he have there?
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