You are viewing the chat in desktop mode. Click here to switch to mobile view.
X
Klawchat 5/2/19
powered byJotCast
Keith Law
1:00
Sometimes you break a finger on the upper hand. Klawchat.
Randal Grichuk
1:02
Tim Anderson is on an insane streak right now, but even though he has made some improvements, a lot of it is BABIP related. Moncada has cut his K-rate by 10% and has been awesome, but also has a high BABIP (although, with his contact profile and high exit velocity/speed, he could honestly be a .350 BABIP guy like Baez/Judge). Which of the two do you think is gonna end the season as better offensively, and do you agree that Moncada’s BABIP doesn’t need to regress *that* much due to his contact profile?
Keith Law
1:02
I'd rather bet on Anderson's long term future.
Ray
1:02
I'm a big fan of Samin Nosrat's show and cookbook , Salt Fat Acid Heat. Curious if you've seen/read either and what you thought?
Keith Law
1:02
I own the book but haven't read it yet.
Bob
1:02
I hear a lot of complaining about the MLB ball wildly inflating AAA HR rates. If the point of bringing the MLB ball to AAA was to help players make the transition to MLB (I think that's true?), then is this actually a problem or is this the policy working the way it was supposed to?
Keith Law
1:02
The bigger problem is that the MLB ball sucks. The answer to the problem was to un-juice the MLB ball, not bring the bad ball to AAA.
David
1:03
Enjoy your game lists.  A long time ago you recommended Metro, a tile-laying game that has a similar format as many on your current top 100.  Just wondering what happened to it - did you stop playing it because of the flood of new games, is it out of print, or did others just surpass it in your mind?  Metro has long been one of our favorites, and it's faster to play and simpler to set up and score than many of the more current games on the list, which is a plus for us.  We just picked up Carcassonne finally (thanks for the link to the one-day sale!) and the game mechanics seem pretty similar so far, so I'm sure we'll enjoy that one too.
Keith Law
1:03
Haven't played it in years mostly because there are many better games in that vein - Carcassonne of course, but also Cacao, Karuba.
Kyle KS
1:03
I'll eat some crow today on my Dexter Fowler question from a few weeks ago.  He's been a force since then and it has been fun watching him and Martinez get playing time and be all smiles in the outfield.  You were right that they should keep giving him playing time.  So no question, just a thanks for your work!
Keith Law
1:03
It's still so damn early - everyone wants to react to the tiny samples of a few weeks of games but we have no real way to distinguish signal from noise in this little data.
Bob
1:04
Tirso Ornelas is off to a solid start, but not showing much HR power in the CAL. I've heard his called a potential middle of the order hitter. Does he have 25 HR/yr pop when he matures or a bit less than that?
Keith Law
1:04
He's 19 in high-A. I don't think he's a future 30 HR guy, but please stop stat-scouting teenagers playing that far above their age level.
addoeh
1:04
Looks like you were able to see Quinn Priester on one of the few recent nice days in the Chicago area.  Do you have any more thoughts on him beyond what you wrote in the top 50 draft piece or was there a draft prospect blog post I missed?
Keith Law
1:04
I have a blog post covering him, Barco, Callihan, Nunez, Siani, and Newell that should go up today.
Bob
1:04
Daniel Lynch has been extremely hitable in Wilmington. Have you seen him at all? I'm wondering to what extent that's bad defense, bad luck or perhaps a sign that his stuff is a bit short for a mid-rotation projection.
Keith Law
1:04
I saw him. He's fine.
1:05
Again, don't scout the stat line.
James
1:05
Gallen for the Marlins and VanMeter for the Reds have big changes in their stats this year compared to last, are either of them good enough to be a regular going forward?
Keith Law
1:06
Gallen's a back-end starter, still. Van Meter isn't a shortstop, and obviously not a 50 HR guy, but he can hit and has come into more power even going back into last year, enough that I think he's a clear big leaguer, maybe not with a set position but someone who can play semi-regularly while moving around.
Mike Greer
1:06
Is Devers slow'ish start mostly a product of not barreling the ball & poor launch angle (1.1% Barrel% | 5.6% LA) or is it a product of the skills not being as good as we thought?  I know you're bullish on him, but I wanted to see if your early season assessment has changed at all.
Keith Law
1:06
No, my early season assessment has not changed at all.
Frank V
1:06
Jesse Winker's early season power numbers look great, regardless of his low AVG and poor BAIBP luck - do you think we are looking at a star in the making?
Keith Law
1:06
Yes, he was on my breakout list for that reason - that I think the power he showed last year was real.
Este
1:06
Thots on The hype surrounding Vladdy already. I saw video in the streets of d.r. of people cheering on his routine putouts. I love it
Keith Law
1:07
I love it too. I'd love it more if he'd been treated fairly, and if MLB and the Jays hadn't been promoting him while also suppressing his salary.
Mike
1:07
Keith, love the chats. I know you can’t draft for need, but the Mets really have no OF prospects in full season ball. Would you recommend they draft an OF in first 2 rounds or still draft BPA?
Keith Law
1:07
Always, always, always draft best player available.
That said, don't be shocked if they end up with a college bat at 12.
Patrick
1:07
Did you do Endgame? If so, had you seen all the movies leading up to it?
Keith Law
1:08
Hell no. One, I won't go sit through any three-hour movie in a theater. But two, time travel is the *laziest* plot device ever. I don't bother with movies that insult the audience's intelligence like that.
Joe
1:08
Keith, how would you rate Adley compared to other recent top draft prospects?  Is he the best prospect since Harper?
Keith Law
1:08
No, definitely not "the best since Harper." He's fine, not clearly 1-1 in every draft though.
Mike G
1:08
Worried about Royce Lewis's slow start?
Keith Law
1:09
About his start, no. About the changes to his mechanics - he's gotten very noisy, with a hitch now and multiple triggers - yes.
Drew W
1:09
Totally SSS, but Nolan Gorman's power sure is playing up in Peoria.  Would you put it as high as 70?
Keith Law
1:10
I put it at 80 in 2018 before he was drafted.
JAS
1:10
Is it reasonable to expect the Padres to contend when most of their hitters seem allergic to taking walks?  They are next to last in OB%, and it seems to be a system wide issue.
Keith Law
1:10
Their system as a whole and major-league roster in particular are all very young.
BigDaddeh
1:10
Has Gosuke Katoh taken the leap or is this SSS noise?
Load More Messages
Connecting…