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Klawchat 4/28/22
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Keith Law
3:00
In the final seconds, who's gonna save you? Klawchat.
Matt
3:00
Why doesn't MLB just stick Angel Hernandez at 3B rather than let him call strikes in a nationally televised game?
Keith Law
3:02
Don't think they can dictate that? The umpires rotate through their positions, and I imagine there'd be a huge fight - maybe another lawsuit - if they denied him the right to work the plate in a nationally televised game.
Aaron C.
3:02
Cristian Pache has two walks in his first 63 PAs. A's seem content to bat him 8th/9th. Even in a lost/rebuilding year, when does it become untenable?
Keith Law
3:03
He should be in triple A, and I say that as someone who is a longtime Pache believer.
JR
3:03
If the choices for the Mets next Monday are to cut Cano or Jankowski, or demote Smith, cutting Cano is the smartest option right?
Keith Law
3:04
Yes. If they don't want to use Smith, and clearly someone in that FO does not like him, demoting him would hurt any trade value he has less - and I know other teams that like him.
Matt
3:04
When you worked in Toronto, did you ever get the sense that players "know" when a teammate sucks? Like say a #4 hitter is up. Does he feel pressure because the #5 hitter ( I'm talking to you Joey Gallo) couldn't hit the broadside of a barn from 2 feet away? Or is the mindset more along the lines of hitting is hard, he's a professional, he'll get the job done.
Keith Law
3:07
I don't remember that per se, but I do remember we could tell when players clearly didn't like someone as a teammate - you could see the body language differ in the clubhouse, or who was talking to whom.
Aaron C.
3:07
Understand if you'd rather not name names, but have you ever scouted a kid with significant "make up" issues who ultimately turned his sh t around and thrived in the bigs?
Keith Law
3:08
Yes. But in some cases I can think of, I have wondered if the makeup concerns were overblown. Javy Báez comes to mind - his makeup was fine, he was just a 'showy' Latino player and (white) people didn't respond well to it. They were wrong.
3:10
I don't know about someone with, say, REAL makeup issues, like a drug problem, getting to the show and succeeding. The ones who come to mind never panned out.
JR
3:10
If you were in a front office for a team that planned on contending next year, after the draft would you try and sign Conforto to a 2 year/20-22MM contract? Basically guarantee him the QO $ he turned down last December + a little extra for this year to get him in your system? Or would it not be worth trying?
Keith Law
3:10
Yes. Not sure Boras would go for it, but yes.
zuke
3:11
Ugh....Bench clearing brawls. When will baseball start suspending guys for leaving the dugout and especially the bullpen to go push each other in a scrum?

10....over/under on how man bench clearing incidents the mets are involved in this year. Not even may and already over the old-school baseball macho BS.
Keith Law
3:11
I haven't watched any of this stuff, sorry. I would much rather watch actual baseball. If I'm at a game and a brawl breaks out, I take out whatever book I'm reading. Never liked it in hockey either.
Aaron C.
3:12
Any new weeknight meals/recipes in the rotation? My ungrateful ass family has apparently grown weary of the usual blood, sweat and tears I serve them during the work week.
Keith Law
3:13
Have been doing one of pasta alla vodka or all'amatriciana more or less every week lately. Neither is very hard, and you can just use good-quality bacon if you'd rather not hunt down pancetta (which is unsmoked, and definitely has a more porky flavor) or guanciale (my favorite, but it's expensive and harder to find). Otherwise it's all stuff you probably have in your house. Trader Joes now sells bucatini for $1.70 a pound, and it's great for pasta all'amatriciana.
Aidan
3:13
Is Ezequiel Tovar a top 50 prospect? What he is doing in the Eastern League at age 20 is impressive.
Keith Law
3:14
He's a prospect. It's only two weeks, though.
Snit
3:14
Thoughts on Kyle Wright so far this season?
Keith Law
3:16
Cautious optimism. Was so high on him out of college, but his fastball didn't play the same in pro ball and he was heavy on the slider, which I thought would be the out pitch. His curveball is easy plus now and he's locating his fastball as well as ever - he might have 70 command, although SSS applies.
ProjectHanyo
3:16
What do you think of the NIL and the potential changes in scholarship caps and third paid assistant? Thinking the threat of college becomes a bigger risk which could lead to a few things, like higher minor league salary. But my fear is that MLB will take the NCAA like the NBA and NFL have and make it its de facto minor league system and get rid of the minors.
Keith Law
3:17
I think Rob Manfred would be very happy to farm out player development to the colleges, which would be worse for baseball and for players. I don't think the NIL rules affect baseball. More scholarships would.
Terrified Citizen
3:18
Are we going to full-blown war with Russia if this course of events continues?
Keith Law
3:18
I don't think so, but, hey, I'm no Eric Feigl-Ding.
Buster
3:18
Hi Keith, do you think Maddux Bruns is the real deal based off his early showings this year and what he showed in spring training? Also, how much longer can the cardinals keep Michael McGreevy in High A as he’s just mowing em down and quite frankly, it’s unfair for those hitters lol.
Keith Law
3:19
Don't think McGreevy's developing there either. Command starters from college should do this in A-ball. I'm in on Bruns.
Jeff
3:19
Hi Keith, Twins fan here. Is this Joe Ryan for real?
Keith Law
3:19
No - see my comment under today's piece. It's not sustainable.
Noah
3:19
Are any of the royals “starters” salvageable. Talking Kowar, Singer, and Bubic. Brady just got sent down
Keith Law
3:19
Bubic is the one I think just needs to pitch. Kowar needs a breaking ball. Singer needs to go to the bullpen.
Seth
3:20
Your thoughts on Bryan Ramos? Is he now the Sox best prospect?
Keith Law
3:22
He was #11 on my White Sox top 20 before the season. I think he's in their top 3 now.
Colás is off to a great start in A+, too.
ProjectHanyo
3:22
What do you think is causing all the higher than normal TJ/elbow injuries among the draft class? Last year would have made more sense given how colleges and high schools were restricted due to COVID with training.
Keith Law
3:23
Hypothesis: Guys barely pitched in 2020. Then they all pitched in 2021 like they hadn't missed a year. Now the piper comes calling.
Eric
3:23
Why do I have to watch Cavan Biggio when Samad Taylor exists?
Keith Law
3:23
Preaching to the choir on that. The Jays fans mad online about my opinions on Biggio have been quiet.
Johnny Mo
3:23
If you're the Cardinals can you rationalize moving Edman to SS and bringing up Gorman?
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