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Greg
1:22
The NBA has a "bubble" set up that the players aren't supposed* to leave, and even then players are worried. Baseball players... are just coming and going as they please? Who knows how many different people they'll come into contact with? Realistically, there's almost no way even this shortened season is completed, right?
Keith Law
1:24
As far as I can tell, it's an honor system, assuming that players will behave outside of the ballpark, and there is no way I will believe that all of these men, some of whom are barely adults, will adhere strictly to basic safety procedures (like, say, avoiding bars).
Greg
1:24
Low on the list of concerns I know... but is this going to be the worst/best/most interesting Oscars year ever? Are they going to have to change the rules for movies released VOD? Does anyone really want to go back top movie theaters?
Keith Law
1:25
They have already changed the rules to allow movies that go right to VOD to compete - you no longer have to have a theatrical run. So I think Hamilton is now eligible. The bigger concern from an overall quality perspective is that many studios may just push movies into 2021 - like In the Heights, for example.
Amin
1:25
Hi Keith - Is it fair to read into Austin Beck’s omission from the list of 60 players as a sign of Oakland’s diminishing faith/frustration with his development? It seems rather odd that they wouldn’t invite a player that they picked 6th overall and gave $5 million to only 3 years ago even though his production has been underwhelming.
Keith Law
1:25
I see it that way, at least. Just get him reps and time working with your coaches in Stockton.
Rich M
1:26
How would you grade the Padres 2020 draft now that they signed Cole Wilcox?
Keith Law
1:26
I loved their draft from the start because I had no doubt they would sign Wilcox.
Jason
1:26
Are projected rookie starters like Lux and Kieboom on a much shorter leash with the abbreviated season?
Keith Law
1:26
I don't know but it seems foolish. What's a short leash in 60 games? A week? You can't evaluate anyone off that.
Jason
1:26
Over/under on Gore’s innings in 2020?  Also, I saw the picture of Gore in your piece today and his leg kick is ridiculously high.  Do you expect that will be an issue for him in the majors?  Thanks and have a great holiday weekend.
Keith Law
1:27
He's always had that leg kick and repeats it every time. No issue there. I am not making any guesses on innings/at bats at this point when we don't even know who's passing their entrance COVID-19 tests.
addoeh
1:27
The major European domestic soccer leagues have re-started and Germany has even completed their's.  Leagues for various sports in Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand have all re-started.  The NHL is probably going to complete it's season in Toronto and Edmonton.  But the US can barely get to square one.  Pretty pathetic.
Scott
1:29
Any new book recommendations?
Keith Law
1:29
Yep. It surprises me that more patriotic Americans aren't pissed off that other countries' responses are so clearly superior to ours. We're not #1. We are probably last. Shouldn't that make you mad if you want to be proud of your country?
1:30
I just reviewed Being Wrong and would recommend it strongly, as I would Mindware, a review of which I was writing this morning. I am also 3/4 of the way through Ann Patchett's The Dutch House, one of the finalists for this year's Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it's excellent.
Rob
1:32
We've done a relatively decent job of containing covid here in Canada.  I love the Jays but don't want any part of them playing regular season games here.  Am I off base?
Keith Law
1:33
I won't blame anyone who opposes sports leagues trying to resume play, or doesn't want them playing in their town/area.
There's a good argument that this is all folly, that no league should be trying to play games in the US right now while the pandemic is still raging across the south and threatening to surge again in California and New York.
Matt
1:34
Honor system? Imagine how pissed off 10 year veterans with 9 figure bank accounts are gonna be when they find out some taxi squad scrub tested positive because he ate at Olive Garden and sang karaoke at the dive bar across the street.
Keith Law
1:34
The veteran can yell at them from six feet away.
Jason
1:34
Do you know whether the criteria for rookie eligibility will be lowered and/or prorated?
Keith Law
1:35
I have not heard anything about that - I don't think they will, or should be, but it's possible I missed it.
Jason
1:35
Will starting pitchers be at the park on game day?  Should they?  Wouldn’t it be much better to keep starters separate from the relievers and starting position players from everyone else.  I fear that they will do this all wrong.
Keith Law
1:35
If you're not starting or otherwise unavailable on game day there's no reason for you to be at the park this year. Again, I don't know if that's a policy.
Mike
1:35
i know boras is involved but shouldn’t signing Austin Martin be pretty straightforward?  Seems jays are often late in getting deals done...
Keith Law
1:35
Don't think this is anything to do with the Jays. Martin was the best player in the class and went fifth. That's going to make the negotiations a bit slower.
1:36
He should sign, though. He doesn't really have leverage here - returning to school, with pandemic uncertainty, a strong likely class, and age working against him, is not a good alternative to whatever the Jays' best offer is.
scrapper
1:36
do we know yet how many minor league teams will be gone permanently, starting in 2021?
Keith Law
1:36
I believe we'll be down to 120 full-season teams, then some unknown number of GCL/AZL teams, plus a DSL that looks probably like it did last year.
1:37
So all short-season leagues between the complexes and low-A will be gone. Many of those franchises (Aberdeen, Brooklyn, the Northwest League) will move up to full-season leagues. But the number will be 120 plus the complex teams.
Scrapper
1:37
Do you Netflix?  Any preferred shows on that platform?
Keith Law
1:40
Of course. We just finished Sex Education (the two seasons so far); the acting in that show is incredible, but the writing falls short so often, turning way too much into a teen soap opera. Loved Russian Doll, Never Have I Ever, Big Mouth. Money Heist was very disappointing.
Joe
1:40
I got into a Twitter debate a while back with a baseball writer with a national platform who was making the argument that there is no difference between a vote for Trump and a vote for Biden. This is a relatively insane opinion, right?
Keith Law
1:41
It is an incorrect statement, probably given by someone unfamiliar with the current administration's rollbacks of environmental protections or equal rights protections.
Paul
1:41
Is Hassell's hit ability enough to take him above Veen?  Can he stay in center?
Keith Law
1:41
Yes to the hit tool, probably no to center.
Scrapper
1:41
How soon before we hear teams trying to stick 10-15k fans per game into their stadiums?
Keith Law
1:41
Wasn't Texas already trying this?
Pat D.
1:44
If Mike Trout were to opt out, how many others do you think would follow, and would that effectively end the season?
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