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Jake
1:44
I remember a couple of years ago you mentioned that Mario Feliciano's bat was real. He's making you look good in that regard. Can he catch, and is that bat good enough to play elsewhere?
Keith Law
1:44
He can catch.
TK
1:44
Did you ever watch/review Good Omens? I didn't read the book but just finished watching it with my wife and found it hilarious and very entertaining.
Keith Law
1:45
Watched one episode so far and enjoyed it.
baldguy510
1:45
What's the latest on Wander Franco?  When do you see him in the majors and is it definitely as a SS?
Keith Law
1:45
#1 prospect in baseball. Shortstop.
Liam
1:45
Re: Kapler incident - definitely blaming Urias, Verdugo, etc - just wanted to call it kapler incident for easy reference
Keith Law
1:45
Thanks, just making sure the actual perpetrators are blamed here.
Dustin
1:47
Does Heliot Ramos have Top 20 potential heading into 2020?
Keith Law
1:48
I don't think so.
Again, doesn't make him a bad player. Just means there are plenty of guys ahead of him.
Craig
1:48
A family friend has a son who is a sophomore pitcher and has some acclaim (already committed to pitch for a SEC school, national rankings, etc.). At what point do MLB teams start seriously scouting HS players?
Keith Law
1:48
Summer before their senior year it really picks up.
Jim
1:48
What do you think of the proposed Tampa-Montreal "split season" floated?  Jeff Passan had a pretty good recap.  I think there are a lot of questions (contractual, logistic, tax, territorial, etc.), but it brings back thoughts of the Pittsburgh-Washington Homestead Grays (as well as the unfortunate 2004 Montreal-San Juan bit).
Keith Law
1:48
One of the worst fucking ideas i've heard in a long, long, long time.
eric
1:49
this is an actual question, and one, for the first time in my 35 years that i have fully considered it: are you ashamed being an american?
Keith Law
1:49
I am today. Our country, like any country, has a history of good and bad traits, of positive and negative impacts on the world. The last two years, however, have been overwhelmingly negative to the point that we are dragging the world backwards.
Dustin
1:49
Is there any reason to temper Twins fan’s excitement for Alex Kiriloff? Do you see him getting called up in September?
Keith Law
1:50
No reason. Don't think they add him to the 40-man just yet.
Mark
1:50
What should the punishment be for someone who chooses not to vaccinate their kids? Disallow them from every holding a job or participating in society? Taxing them at 90 percent like you so hilariously (ha..ha) suggested?
Keith Law
1:51
The punishment should be that they can't access public education. You want to send your kids to school? Fine. Get them vaccinated. Australia also disallows denier parents from getting certain social benefits. I'm good with that too. No idea what your strawman arguments are supposed to bring to the table.
Ronn
1:51
Just wanted to say thank you for always resisting. Me and my wife's son love your work.
Keith Law
1:52
Our government is running concentration camps and arguing that we don't need to provide the imprisoned children with soap or toothpaste. How can anyone stay silent and still sleep at night?
addoeh
1:52
This may be weird way to say this, but it seem the most efficient way of playing baseball (three true outcomes) isn't the most profitable way (more fans) for the business side.  The baseball side would have to change first, but with the long term local/national tv deals, will they change before it is too late?
Keith Law
1:53
I think that's an accurate statement. Changing the ball has contributed. I'd like to see what the game looks like with the pre-2015 baseball ... and then maybe we consider other structural changes. (I've also suggested raising the bottom of the strike zone, which drifted downward for years before creeping back up a little in ~2017.)
Liam
1:53
The Pirates seem to be done with Gregory Polanco (10 ABs in last 9 days) - Do you still have faith in him figuring it out?

I recall when he was a prospect, he had real star potential
Keith Law
1:53
I do. Maybe it happens somewhere else.
Snowy
1:53
How excited should I be for Ronny Mauricio?
Keith Law
1:53
Very. Might be the Mets' #1 prospect, if not right now, very soon.
Vaccinations
1:54
Since that silly question was just asked, I have one that hopefully isn't as silly. I know you've touched on it before, but is my vaccinated child totally safe from these wackados that don't vaccinate, and what is the important of the heard immunity?
Keith Law
1:54
No, unfortunately it doesn't. No vaccination is 100% effective - just like no medical treatment is - and some vaccines, like pertussis, are only about 70% effective on their own and depend on herd immunity to give you total protection. So people who don't vaccinate hurt everyone in their communities.
Nate
1:54
Do you have a link to the tweet whee bauer threatened Whitney McIntosh personally? I looked and couldn't find it. Did he delete it?
Keith Law
1:55
He deleted it. 12up had it in a post. He threatened her job, not her person.
Devon
1:55
Klaw, love your work.  Have you ever written a column identifying prospects that are outliers in your rankings compared to other reputably rankings in the industry.  I would love to know what players you are comparatively high or low on.  Thanks!
Keith Law
1:56
I haven't, and wouldn't, because I don't want to give the impression that I'm somehow criticizing the work that experts like Mayo, Callis, and Longenhagen do for their respective sites. We can disagree for valid reasons and still respect the opinions of others who do the same kind of work and put in the right effort.
Chris
1:56
Is hanigers trade value done for the year since he won't be healthy till the all Star break?
Keith Law
1:57
If he's back on the 12th, after the ASB, he'll have plenty of time to retore his full trade value. Teams know what he is; they just have to see he's healthy.
Chris
1:58
How hypocritical is it for the umpires' union to be tweeting about Machado and his suspension because it fits a public-opinion narrative that it's trying to create while at the same time having its members refuse to be held accountable publicly for in-game actions?
Keith Law
1:59
It's beyond hypocritical; it's embarrassing. I don't know if MLB did anything beyond the statement they issued criticizing the tweet, but I hope behind the scenes they made clear that the umpires should not be speaking that way about players. It's hard to imagine Machado getting fair treatment from umpires the rest of the season.
Aiden
1:59
I FINALLY got a copy of Wingspan (without paying $100 on eBay).  Do you have a favorite number of people to play it with?
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