JotCast | Klawchat 6/19/25

Klawchat 6/19/25

Prev Page View Full Chat Next Page

Aaron C.

2:26

How do you watch baseball when you're at home? Let's say a top prospect is called up and you want to check him out. On in the background while you cook dinner? Check out his at bats the next morning on the app over coffee?

Keith Law

2:26

I'll watch live on mlb.tv or, if he's in the minors, sometimes wait a day or two till it's in Synergy and I can just watch all of his pitches/swings in a row.

Aaron C.

2:26

I've sent your top 50 pizza list to lots of folks who love them some pizza and it got me wondering: what's the single most disappointing pizza you've ever eaten? The one that you were SO looking forward to, but for whatever reason, it broke your cold, dark Klaw heart.

Keith Law

2:27

See? two questions from the same user and the same name and I still answered both. Santarpio's - hyped for years, it's maybe average. Also they're cash only and doing that in 2025 is sus.

Also Taconelli's in Philly. Revered by locals. It's fine.

James

2:27

Can you expand on choosing Bregman over Tucker? Bregman seems close to washed and Tucker seems like a top 5 MVP guy for years to come

Keith Law

2:27

Bregman's at ~3 WAR this year. Close to washed?

Chris

2:28

With Emmet Sheehan returning from TJ last night, what is his ceiling?

Keith Law

2:28

I've always thought reliever over starter but you have to give him a shot to start with that stuff.

Justin

2:28

Let's say a team has a lot of interesting pitching and has at least a little bit of evidence of developing it well. Let's say they are terrible at developing hitting. Would they be better off drafting a pitcher that they've shown an ability to develop, and then maybe trade away any eventual pitching excess, or taking the hitter who is hopefully good enough to transcend their bad hitting development? This is a philosophical general question, but also a Pirates question.

Keith Law

2:28

Yes. It's the law of comparative advantage. You just have to believe that the trade market will exist when you need it to - that market is not as fluid as, say, real-world commodities markets are.

Kip

2:29

I'm not confident Hurston Waldrep will even be able to succeed as a late-inning reliever. Is there any hope for him?

Keith Law

2:29

They haven't tried him in relief yet. I'd like to see if that helps at all before throwing in the towel. The splitter is still an out pitch.

Guest

2:29

Since you've often said that nobody reads the intro (!), have you endeavoured to put easter eggs or inside jokes in there?!?

Keith Law

2:30

I do in articles sometimes. A few people catch them but most people fly right past them.

Jim

2:30

Hey Keith, is it me, or did Davey Martinez’ “it’s not the coaches” presser sound like someone waiting for the axe to fall. And, should it fall? Thanks!

Keith Law

2:30

I don't know if he's the real reason they're so bad right now, but that speech was ill-advised. "Fuck them players" is not the way to keep your job.

Larry

2:30

Odds Gavin Fien gets to the Dbacks pick at 18? I really like him and he seems like their type of player.

Keith Law

2:30

I think 50% chance or better.

Corey

2:30

Are the Rockies bad at drafting, developing, or both? Some of their picks seemed right at the time, but it seems like most of them failed to turn into anything substantial

Keith Law

2:31

They have been bad at developing for some time now, but I know they have made some significant changes since Bill Schmidt took over as GM, and I see signs of hope. Also, please send Charlie Condon to AA already. He's got a .491 OBP in A+. Several of his draft mates are in the majors!

Aaron C.

2:31

In a recent chat, someone asked if Druw Jones might be considered a bust and IIRC you said (paraphrased) he was trending that way. Who's the player(s) who approached the absolute brink of "bust" for you, but still salvaged even a half-way decent MLB career?

Keith Law

2:32

Devin Mesoraco. Two-plus years in, he was a non-prospect.

Ryan

2:32

With the Dbacks having a pretty large hole in CF, and Caldwell being at least a couple years away, do you think they'd entertain the idea of moving Lawlar to center?

Keith Law

2:32

I have never heard anyone suggest that. I know they see Lawlar as a shortstop, although with Perdomo there I'm not sure how they'll reconcile the two.

Campbell

2:32

Has there been a prospect you specifically wanted to watch play in person, and didn't have to leave the state of Delaware to do it?

Keith Law

2:33

We have a high-A team right here in Wilmington, so that happens all the time. If you mean draft guys, Kevin McGonigle played at the Wilmington stadium in his draft year, although that only saved me a 40-minute drive.

Jackie Daytona

2:33

Which cubs prospect would you be looking to flip for pitching if you were Jed?

Keith Law

2:33

Caissie.

Ollie

2:34

What can you tell me about two Dbacks prospects in the AZL guys who have had great starts- Enyervert Perez and JD Dix?

Keith Law

2:34

Dix is the better of the two. Had a scout tell me he thought Dix might be their best draft pick from last year, which is really saying something. Perez has legit power, not sure about the hit tool or ultimate position.

A Salty Scientist

2:35

Scouting the statline, but Chase Burns looks really exciting with the K and BB numbers. Like even more exciting statlines than Bubba and Painter. What does he need to still work on? Are the BB numbers control over command at this point?

Keith Law

2:36

Fastball is still very true, and he needs to throw his changeup a lot more.

2:36

In hindsight, would the Cubs have been better off keeping Smith and Paredes? Tucker has been awesome, but those two are having solid years and Smith looks like a future star.

Keith Law

2:37

A good bit of Paredes's success this year is the home park - he's got a decent home/road split. and I think Tucker's actually been a little unlucky based on the batted-ball data. I'd accept an argument that giving up six years of Smith for one of Tucker is going to turn out to be a bad move.

Chris

2:37

Best baseball player ever?

Keith Law

2:37

Barry Bonds.

2:38

Did you know Mr. Peanut's first name was Keith?

Keith Law

2:38

I didn't because it's not. Weird.

James