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Klawchat 7/18/19
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JG
1:51
An ESPN analyst "suggested" the Twins try to acquire Syndergaard and offered Lewis or Kirilloff and Graterol or Balazovic. Does that get it done and would you do it?
Keith Law
1:52
That's a strange proposal because Lewis's value is down a bit and Graterol's been on the shelf with a shoulder injury for two months.
Kyle
1:52
Preference of region in Italy, north or south?
Keith Law
1:52
North, primarily for food, but really you could send me anywhere in Italy and I'd be happy.
Randy
1:52
How do you rate/rank a player like Brendan Rodgers following the season ending surgery?
Keith Law
1:53
No change unless someone tells me there's a reason this injury/surgery might affect him long-term - for example, if he has to move to second base, as seems possible, that hurts his long-term outlook
Pete
1:53
Are you going to the Cape this year?
Keith Law
1:53
No. Under Armour for me, then lots of minor league scouting around here, then Gen Con.
Dr. Bob
1:54
Is there a concern about Vlad Jr.'s weight going forward? Guys like Ryan Howard and Prince Fielder didn't age well, in part, because of their weight.
Keith Law
1:54
Yes. That was one of the reasons why I ranked him #2 behind Tatis Jr.
Steve
1:54
Kirsten Gillibrand has a "little girl" voice. Do you think such things matter in terms of elect-ability? How about height?
Keith Law
1:56
There is verified research that the timber of a candidate's voice and a candidate's height have a significant effect on their appeal to voters. Taller men are also more likely to believe in their own leadership abilities and to pursue such positions.
Rick
1:56
KLaw, you've spoken often about the insanely low wages paid to MiLB players (1st year players make a max monthly amount of $1,075) and how owners needed specific legislation passed which exempted minor league players from federal labor law. What do you think is the best way for the industry, and for the average fan to address this situation?
Keith Law
1:58
The best way was to call your representatives in Congress before the GOP tax law passed. I'm not sure there's a good way for fans to express that interest now, at least not until the players themselves take action.
Brian
1:58
Thanks for the chat - really appreciate the time you dedicate to this.  I'm always curious about player development.  I think you've indicated (apologies if I've got it wrong) that Bichette can't stay at shortstop.  Why would the Jays keep developing him in Triple A at a position he won't play in the majors?  Wouldn't it be better to get reps (lots of them) at 2B?
Keith Law
1:59
They think he can stay at shortstop. They also insisted Vlad Jr. could play third and Tellez could play first, so perhaps they skew in a different direction.
Matt
1:59
Is there any chance the White Sox will push Vaughn to High A before the end of the year? Low A doesn't appear to be giving him much of a challenge thus far, and his bat has universally been praised as "advanced."
Keith Law
1:59
Yes, they did so with Madrigal last year.
Gerald
1:59
Poorly phrased, in your years in baseball, is there one draft pick that caught your attention as player not worthy of the draft slot.
Keith Law
1:59
Hayden Simpson is the most obvious choice. Kevin Matthews comes to mind too.
Lee
1:59
Do you agree with Pelosi's strategy of avoiding impeachment at all costs? I understand her thinking in that it will unify the GOP around Trump in an election season and I agree to an extent because it's very important he's out of office ASAP.  But not impeaching him for political reasons sends a really horrible precedent for all future presidents.  That you can commit as many crimes as you like as long as your party controls one house of congress.    Dark times.
Keith Law
2:00
No, I would support impeachment, even knowing it will fail in the Senate.
JR
2:00
Riley Greene killing it thus far. When does he get called up to A ball?
Keith Law
2:00
That's who I was trying to see last night. I'm guessing he starts next year in low-A. You want him to stay in one spot long enough to face a team or two twice, so maybe they adjust to him.
Sanjay
2:00
Are teams required to obtain MLB approval to install netting around the field of play or can they move forward on their own? If the latter, why haven't more teams installed it already?
Keith Law
2:01
They either don't need approval or MLB is granting it to everyone who asks, so in practical terms, they're good to go.
Why not? Inertia, I guess?
Draftnik
2:01
Not going to argue with you about Moniak's swing -- I'm certainly no expert -- but he has a wRC+ of 137 since May 1st. That's over 250 plate appearances, and that is as a barely 21-year-old in AA.  You don't see him as a first-division regular in, say, 3 or 4 years?
Keith Law
2:02
No I don't see him as that, and that's still a small sample - and wRC+ is not useful for prospects. Chase Vallot had a 136 wRC+ in a full season in high-A as a 20-year-old, and he's a non-prospect.
Stop scouting the stat line.
Robert
2:02
How excited should Padres fans be for Munoz? Can you reasonably project him to be a high leverage reliever or is the command and slider worrisome?
Keith Law
2:02
High-leverage reliever with high bust/blowout risk.
Mickey Callaway
2:02
I think you deserve a victory lap for Tatis over Vlad, but people praising you miss the point that the difference was one spot and both should be excellent.
Keith Law
2:02
The people who missed the point were those angry I had Tatis over Vlad in January. I never said Vlad wasn't good.
Robert
2:03
At this point is Michael Gettys an org guy?
Keith Law
2:03
In pragmatic terms, no, he'll probably get a cup of coffee, but I do not project him to have any positive major league value.
Aaron
2:03
If the Phillies set their defensive requirements at 3B at Maikel Franco, is Alec Bohm good enough to play 3B for them?
Keith Law
2:04
I made that argument with someone at the Futures Game - if you're willing to tolerate Franco, you can tolerate Bohm, at least in the short term. And I think Bohm's going to hit for more average at the very least.
Jason
2:04
An Atlanta beat writer has a top 4 he would make untouchable: Pache, Waters, Anderson, and Muller.  Was Muller near your consideration for the top 50?
Keith Law
2:04
No, and I would only have Pache untouchable out of that group.
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