JotCast | Klawchat 7/26/18

Klawchat 7/26/18

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Keith Law

1:54

I have heard solid utility type. Not a shortstop, maybe a 2b-of type who can fill in at short (not that he'll do that with Andrelton there). Has played in some very good hitters' parks this year too.

Doug

1:54

Which of the four Missions’ pitchers hits the bigs first? Paddack, Quantrill, Nix, or Logan?

Keith Law

1:54

Nix then Paddack.

John

1:54

Any non-fiction book recs from the last 12-24 months? Looking for a gift for my Dad's birthday and he loves NF!

Keith Law

1:55

Killers of the Flower Moon: https://klaw.me/2H78a7r or Evicted: http://klaw.me/2epUpk2

Andy

1:55

Could Mookie have been an elite fielding 2B?

Keith Law

1:55

Yes. I'm not sure there's a position where Mookie couldn't be an elite fielder.

paul

1:56

love your work. question about the metropolitans. with cespedes out indefinitely should the mets trade degrom and thor? as a fan I almost think I might just stop watching baseball if they do. if all the players you cheer and root for get traded prematurely or hurt (david wright) and you have terrible ownership (also a redskins fan so its a double ball kick) what’s the point?

Keith Law

1:57

The franchise should trade them, but with no clear direction or single decision-maker right now, they should wait to hire a full-time GM and then make those deals. Doing it now, with a potentially restricted market (more teams likely to be buyers in December than July), probably reduces your return.

Adam

1:57

Should Touki be in the Braves pen now?

Keith Law

1:57

No. that would be counterproductive.

Jax

1:57

Is it 50/50 that Zack Collins stays behind the plate?

Keith Law

1:57

It's like 10/90, or maybe less.

Esteban

1:57

How likely is it that the Wilpon’s are forced to sell the team? And are there any potential owners out there that would bring excitement to the team? Coming from a Mets fan

Keith Law

1:57

I think next to zero chance. They only did this with McCourt when he was (supposedly) about to miss payroll.

John

1:58

Do you think we see a multi-inning relief pitcher in a fireman-type role put up 100 IP in the next 5 years? (strictly RP - 0 start guys - have put up even 100 IP since 2010)

Keith Law

1:58

Would you consider a guy who makes 1-5 starts still a multi-inning reliever? I'm okay with that. The guy you're describing would have to be capped at something like 50 appearances a year and we haven't seen that in ... 20 years?

ColinMoran

1:59

What do you think of Seth Lugo as an under the radar acquisition as a starter. Small sample but very good xwOBA as a starter.

Keith Law

1:59

xwOBA doesn't work. Lugo's interesting, more likely a reliever - get him and have him throw that CB a ton.

1:59

Did the Cardinals' front office screw the pooch with Carson Kelly? Should they try to trade him now, even though his value has declined? I can't see any way he takes any playing time from Yadi Molina over the next two plus seasons -- he's got more job security than a governor's brother-in-law.

Keith Law

1:59

Could still trade him now/this winter. Everybody needs catching.

Troy

1:59

What is the best restaurant in the nation you've eaten at?

Keith Law

2:01

Juniper & Ivy in San Diego. Would also nominate Monteverde in Chicago, Cotogna in San Francisco, PYT in Los Angeles, Rose's Luxury in DC, Five & Ten in Athens GA, Husk in Nashville/Charleston, and of course Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix.

Dave

2:01

(Six Seasons and Root to Leaf are both really solid and current vegetarian cookbooks)

Keith Law

2:01

I will check these out.

Harry

2:01

Kodi Medeiros headed to the White Sox for Soria. Reactions?

Keith Law

2:01

I have never bought into Medeiros as anything more than a LH specialist.

Jesse B

2:01

Daz Cameron looks way better in AA than he did in High A, does this have anything to do with the two different leagues or is he just getting better?

Keith Law

2:01

FSL can be rough on guys with just so-so power. Aaron Judge power, you're fine. Less than that, might be rough.

Tom C

2:02

Sorry about your cat, but I wanted to ask - was that the one that got stuck in the wall a while ago?

Keith Law

2:02

That's him! Good memory. Bailey was a sweet cat but not the brightest bulb in the chandelier.

Simon

2:02

Jhailyn Ortiz....real deal or just a guy?

Keith Law

2:02

I am completely sold on the bat. I am far from sold that he can play LF.

Bob Nutting

2:02

Would Kramer and Newman (not the Seinfeld guys) be and upgrade over Mercer and Harrison? Seems to me they would at least be comparable and I could save mega $. What is not to like?

Keith Law

2:02

I'd be OK with this, assuming you think you could deal the two veterans for something useful.

Zihuatanejo

2:03

Why is the hit/power/speed/glove/arm scouting rubric still widely used for position players? It always seemed to me that it improperly suggested an equivalence between differently-valued tools.

Keith Law

2:03

It's a useful framework, but the bigger problem is averaging the five grades, or otherwise pretending that, say, speed is as important as hit or power.

Drew

2:03

Is Dillon Tate the most promising prospect the O’s have acquired so far?

Keith Law

2:03

Diaz is.

Troy

2:03

How did you and Curt Schilling get along when he worked at ESPN.

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