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Keith Law
2:04
Actually quite well.
Scott Rolan
2:04
Am I a Hall of Famer?
Keith Law
2:04
yes, but you will have to spell your name correctly to get the 200 points.
Bobby Bradley's 40-time
2:04
Kelenic made your top 50 update but was #6 on your draft board behind Bohm and Swaggerty, who didnt end up making the list. Why the bump up after just a few weeks of pro ball?
Keith Law
2:05
Is that OK with you? I didn't realize I needed to adhere strictly to the draft board. We get more data on players and pro scouts get their first looks at guys once they sign.
I spoke to scouts who saw all three players you mentioned.
Ridley Kemp
2:05
Did you see the recent article on Cohl Furey and the quest to find the Grand Unified Theory using obscure algebra instead of by bashing particles together? If not, it's a heady read (and it makes me a little ill to think some of our top minds are seriously considering busking to further their work):

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-octonion-math-that-could-underpin-p...
Keith Law
2:05
Yes, this was in my latest Saturday links post ... but I won't pretend I understood the math either.
James
2:05
Would you be opposed to a "prospect roundtable" broadcast of yourself and other experts who do lists, such as Callis, Mayo, Sickles, BA staffers, etc, and arguing your lists with each other? Personally I'd pay money to see it.
Keith Law
2:06
Mayo and I have discussed doing something like this with Jim for years but could never get all sides to agree. The three of us get along quite well, even though I think readers think we're rivals of some sort.
Matt
2:06
If the Yankees end up in the WC game would you give any thought to them starting anyone other than Severino and rely on the bullpen heavy so they can pitch him in game 1 against the Sox or Astros?
Keith Law
2:06
Yes, but that takes some serious stones to actually do it.
Joshua
2:06
Is Carter Kieboom a realistic option for the Nats opening day 2019 starting second baseman? Thanks.
Keith Law
2:06
I think that's too optimistic.
Braised Short Ribs
2:07
Come back to us, Keith!
Keith Law
2:07
I miss you, man. I really do.
Stephen
2:07
Take on S1 of the Leftovers?
Keith Law
2:07
Amazing. Extremely well-acted across the board. Fascinating themes. Thought the season finale was clumsy, though.
Nick
2:07
Any concerns about David Peterson's struggles in Hi-A?  Reports are he has been getting hit hard since the promotion.
Keith Law
2:08
And his stuff is off a little too - dead arm, maybe? I'm hoping it's nothing serious. He was straight dealing for almost three months, with stuff/reports to match.
James
2:08
Do you think the wrong Lowe played in the Futures game? I'm partial to Brandon - agree?
Keith Law
2:08
Same.
Marshall MN
2:08
In regard to TV shows, I give my highest recommendation to the German TV show "Dark" on Netflix.
Keith Law
2:08
Thank you. I think someone else rec'd that. Or maybe it was you and you're just relentless?
Todd Boss
2:08
Strasburg to DL: is it officially wave the white flag time in DC?  Their comp pick for Harper is almost useless thanks to poor cap management; do they dare make the trade and admit complete failure?  Gio, Murphy maybe even Wieters might have trade value?
Keith Law
2:09
I could go either way with this. Yeah, if they sell, they could potentially add a lot of talent - if there are buyers for Harper or Murphy. But they're also a lot better on paper than their record, and the teams ahead of them have both overachieved a lot. If they decide to stand pat, I won't criticize them.
Joshua
2:09
In the past you've rated Luis Garcia below Yasel Antuna, is this still how you'd rate them? Thanks.
Keith Law
2:10
I rated them just once, but Garcia has moved way past Antuna, whose body apparently has gone way backwards, showing no twitch or athleticism this summer.
Brad
2:10
Thanks for the idea to read the Hugo Award winners. Any chance of going back to any other Sci-Fi/Horror books? I've just started Name of the Wind (Book 1 of the Kingkiller Chronicle) and it's really good so far! Thanks for the great work
Keith Law
2:11
I'm reading non-Hugo winners too - I have The Fall of Hyperion in my suitcase right now.
Adam
2:11
I live ten minutes from Pizzeria Bianco and have still never been there
Keith Law
2:11
What is wrong with you?
Matt
2:11
Funny how republicans hate socialism but are somehow okay with a $12B handout to farmers being altered by Trump’s crazy trade war.
Keith Law
2:12
I pointed out to someone on Twitter who was decrying universal health care as "socialism" (not accurate) that we have seen actual ideas that resemble socialism from this administration - you named one, and the proposal to nationalize coal plants was another - than far more than the philosophy of providing health care for all citizens, which research indicates will lead to a more productive populace and greater economic growth, has to be.
2:13
People have been using "socialism" as a pejorative for economic ideas they dislike at least since I was in high school, probably back to McCarthyism. Socialism is a failure. That does not mean that laissez-faire capitalism is the correct solution for every policy problem.
Nate
2:13
Would you call up Lazardo to be a pen piece down the stretch and, possibly, in the postseason?
Keith Law
2:13
I would not.
Brandon Nimmo
2:14
Any interest in writing about politics? Love reading your takes on Twitter.
Keith Law
2:14
ESPN wouldn't allow it, and I'd have to spent a LOT more time reading about those topics to be even close to educated enough to really write about it. It's one thing to tweet; it's another entirely to ask someone to pay you to write thousand-word columns that offer cogent arguments.
Jack
2:14
Do you think it is just my Philly fandom that I think there is a real possibility that trout comes to Philly when his contract is up? Middleton seems like he wants a splash.
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