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Keith Law
12:47
He's athletic and patient and has great instincts on both sides of the ball. Great, great job by the Cardinals' scouting and development staffs there.
Joe
12:47
Have you heard any reports on what is happening with Sean Burke.  Moved back to Sunday with really short outings.  Just managing innings with basically two years off?
Keith Law
12:48
Stuff has been way down. He was on my top 50 last month but I took him completely off my Big Board (top 100) last week.
Sedona
12:48
Will Luzardo reach his ceiling of front of rotation arm?
Keith Law
12:48
I don't think that's really his ceiling - I think he's a #2 if he stays healthy. That's still very good, of course, but if he ends up a top 15 pitcher in baseball that would beat my best expectations for him.
Jeffrey
12:49
Now that Madrigal has established himself as a home run threat, should the White Sox move him to clean up?
Keith Law
12:49
Don't give Tony any ideas.
J
12:49
So the Athletic's article about pitchers and foreign substances was intriguing, and opened up a weird line of thinking. Will a pitcher recently called up from the minors, whether its a Lynch or a Gilbert, or a less-heralded guy like Peacock or Benjamin, having a learning curve about 'doctoring' the baseball? IOW, is it a competitive disadvantage for rookies?
Keith Law
12:52
That's an interesting point I hadn't considered. Are they also using similar gunk in the minors? Why not? But if MLB wants to boost offense, enforcing their own damn rules on doctoring the baseball would be a great place to start. Otherwise, I'm busting out my Microplane grater and asking the Phillies for a tryout.
Matt
12:52
If Antifa is responsible for the Insurrection, why doesn’t the GOP want to investigate what happened./s
Keith Law
12:52
We all know the answer.
12:55
Just from a pragmatic perspective, is the GOP's continued playing towards its base, away from the center, really the right strategy? Doesn't it reduce your ability to win a lot of close elections? Hotelling's law says that in a two-party system you'd expect the two parties to move towards the center so they could each capture about half the market. Instead, the Democrats are drifting left, but the Republicans are lurching to the right.
Aaron C.
12:55
Crack Shack or Juniper & Ivy? Got some friends from the east coast coming into town over Memorial Day weekend. (We’re all 2x vaxxed!)
Keith Law
12:56
Depends on what you want. Crack Shack is fast and casual and good for a loud meal outside. J&I is incredible but it's fine dining, still good for a social meal but you're inside and it's upscale.
Ciscoskid
12:56
would a prep RHP profile of avg FB plus CB, avg CHG with body projection with maturity a safer profile than a plus FB avg CB/CG/SL
Keith Law
12:56
That's Braxton Garrett, although he was a LHP, and he blew out too. We really don't know.
Jason S
12:56
Pavin Smith hits the ball hard, but he’s not hitting hrs. Is there a lot more power potential with him with a Duran swing adjustment?
Keith Law
12:57
The word from the Dbacks last fall/winter was that he had made an adjustment to drive the ball more. Either he didn't hold it, or he's not using it in games, just in scrimmages etc.
Dan
12:57
I have kids who are too young to get vaccinated. The end of masking means that I'm reluctant to take them to e.g. the grocery store. The positivity rate here is about 0.5%. Am I being stupid?
Keith Law
12:58
No, you're being cautious. The good news is that their chances of getting sick if they get the virus are lower than their odds would be if they were 12 or older. But they can still catch it and transmit it.
Murph
12:58
Assuage my fears that the Orioles aren't going to do something dumb at #5 and will take one of the two remaining of Rocker, Davis, Leiter, Mayer, Lawler and House.
Keith Law
12:59
I don't know that House belongs in that tier. I mean, he definitely doesn't. He's 11 on my Big Board. But yes, I have heard them on him.
Kevin
12:59
I'm an no better, so this is not a dig, but I bought one of the signed copies of The Inside Game, and if you would have showed me the signature separately I wouldn't have guessed it said Keith Law. Looking forward to reading next month on vacation!
Keith Law
12:59
For better or worse, that's been my signature for 30+ years.
KDC
12:59
Should Seattle trade Haniger?
Keith Law
12:59
Yes.
Gabe
12:59
Mount Rushmore of games? (For me: Ticket to Ride, Pandemic though I might never wanna play again, Carcassonne...tie between Dominion and Splendor for that #4 spot though maybe Winspan'll take it if I can ever carve out time to play it)
Keith Law
1:00
7 Wonders would be on mine. I don't mean to dodge the question, but it depends on whether this is just my four favorite games, or four games that I think stand as giants in the board game space for their influence or impact. Catan doesn't make the first quartet, but it has to be #1 in the second quartet.
Jesse B
1:00
The Corbin Carroll injury sucks. He was probably going to move up to AA soon. How does this change his timeline? Still play Fall ball and start next season in AA ideally?
Keith Law
1:01
I don't know if he'll be ready for the Fall League (if there will be a Fall League, even) but I hope he can. I assume he'd then start in AA.
Todd Boss
1:01
The Nat's low-A team is 0-15, with a -115 run differential.  Can they ever win a game?  :-)
Keith Law
1:02
Oh my god. I thought you were joking. They're really 0-15 with 39 runs scored and 154 runs allowed. They're slugging .213 and the team ERA is 8.09.
Alex
1:03
With Witt Jr. struggling at the start and the Royals plummeting out of the race, is there any chance we see him this year?
Keith Law
1:03
I would assume not, but maybe he turns it around and works his way up in September. Remember all the calls for him to make the major-league team back in March? Yeah. Maybe spring training stats just don't mean anything.
Tim
1:04
Read another writer say Henry Davis may not stick behind the plate and could be a possible 3b.  Do you see him sticking at C?
Keith Law
1:04
Yes. Without a doubt.
Jason
1:04
Do you think the Rs would actually splinter and a new actual conservative party could emerge, or is it more likely that the dam breaks against Trump?
Keith Law
1:04
I'm no expert, not even knowledgeable about these things, but it sure looks like the party is heading right for the cliff with two feet firmly pressed on the accelerator.
Tom
1:05
It was interesting to hear you appear on a conservative (blanking on his name)'s sports podcast last month to talk draft etc. Was there any hesitation on that one (or conservative podcasts in general)?
Keith Law
1:06
I declined to appear on a show where the host was spreading Big Lie and COVID denialist stuff on Twitter. That's not "conservative," though, that's batshit.
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