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Klawchat 7/5/18
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Keith Law
1:03
Monuments put from pen to paper turns me into a gutless wonder. Klawchat.
Mitchell
1:03
Pre-season you raved about Paddack and said he has mid-rotation upside. Has what he's done so far increased his upside in your mind?
Keith Law
1:04
No, nor should it, really. He's been great, but that's what a mid-rotation prospect with a plus-plus changeup should be doing at that level. There really aren't that many guys with more upside than "mid-rotation" in the minors.
silvpak
1:04
yusniel diaz has continued his progression this year, putting up dramatically improved strike zone recognition (35 walks and Ks in 189 abs vs. 45/102 last year in 439), with upticks in slugging as well (albeit in tulsa). any changes in his long term outlook?
Keith Law
1:05
He's healthy now, which makes a big difference. I don't think there's plus power in there but I do think he can hit for average with a high OBP, more in line with the player the Dodgers thought they were signing than what they've seen in the last two years.
Chris
1:05
As a Mets fan, Im in favor of trading deGrom and Thor. The team does not have enough talent to be a true WS contender even with those guys and should use the few valuable assets they have to build up the the org for years to come. I find the argument to keeping those guys fundamentally flawed bc I don't see the Mets as more than a WC team even when firing on all cylinders.
Keith Law
1:05
Especially deGrom, whose value is probably at its peak, who has already blown out once, and who is a free agent a year sooner than Thor is.
Chris
1:05
Any thoughts on the Mets player development issues? Sporadic playing time for Amed Rosario and Dom Smith is so puzzling to me.
Keith Law
1:06
Same. Their handling of both kids has been weird, possibly deleterious, since they were recalled.
Dave
1:06
Klaw: Hope you and your family had a great Fourth. My question is about bunting against the shift. I don't understand why lefties won't at least attempt to drag one down the third base line. Is there some unwritten rule against this? I know it's hard to bunt, but the occasional try might make teams think twice about playing their third baseman just left of second.
Keith Law
1:07
I assume you mean to try to push one down the 3b line, and I agree that yes it's hard and yes it's still worth trying. The short-term payoff is a free base. The long-term payoff is less of a shift. It's worth having such hitters practice push bunts to see who can pull it off.
bernie
1:07
Do the Brewers have the logical pieces to go after a deGrom, or another type of arm who could be a Game 1 playoff starter? Do you see a great team in the NL? Who would you favor for the NL pennant right now?
Keith Law
1:08
Dodgers and Dbacks look like the best teams, Cubs not far behind, Brewers behind them. However, adding a #1 starter would certainly improve the Brewers' odds of winning the Central which would in turn improve their odds of advancing (vs winning the wild card, even to host, and then playing a coin flip game). I think they have the pieces to get a deGrom but might be reluctant to deal that much talent from their system, given their payroll constraints.
Chris
1:08
Hi Keith,  Mitchell White's stat line has been pretty bad at AA, is there something physically wrong with him at this point?
Keith Law
1:09
He hasn't really been healthy since spring of 2017.
Matt
1:09
If you’re the Nats do you start to Sell and retool for next year? What are the moves?
Keith Law
1:09
No.
Andres (Atlanta)
1:09
Always a fan of your musical taste. Since it's now July, what are your top 3 albums of the year so far?
Keith Law
1:09
I tend to think in terms of singles rather than albums. If you look at my playlists, you'll see certain artists pop up again and again - Courtney Barnett, Wooden Shjips, Django Django, Snail Mail have all appeared a few times with songs from their latest albums.
Matt
1:09
Have a question on your view of Democratic Socialism. Is this a viable economic path or something where elements of it hold merit and value but the overarching principle flies too much in the face of free market? I just wonder how legitimatelt socialist democratic socialism is.
Keith Law
1:11
If you saw the Hannity graphic outlining the 'horrors' of Ocasio-Cortez's platform, it bore little resemblance to actual socialism. Neither she nor any DSA candidates I know of are proposing nationalizing industries, for example. They are proposing an expansion of the social safety net, which is a progressive/liberal policy, one that socialists would embrace but not something that is inherently socialist. It's also a policy shift worth discussing, since there's evidence that, say, a healthier workforce is a more productive one and thus leads to more economic growth, but I don't see the right having this discussion at all.
BE
1:11
The beat writers wrote about the Tigers shifting  their approach to more athletic high upside guys in this years draft. Was that your take?
Keith Law
1:12
That's not accurate, at least not based on who they took. Meadows is the one possible exception, a good athlete but not a huge upside guy, and he has a hitch in his swing he's going to have to try to smooth out.
smell the glove
1:12
How reliable are defensive metrics? Which ones, if any, do you consider useful? I've seen smart people I respect all over the map with their opinions on this topic.
Keith Law
1:13
I discussed this in my book. I look at UZR and dRS and think they are directionally correct if the samples are large enough, certainly accurate at saying what happened but lacking the predictive precision we desire from other statistics.
Mike
1:13
Any idea what's happened to Jose Albertos this year?
Keith Law
1:13
Looks like the yips to me.
JR
1:13
When you were in Europe, how tempted were you to just not come back given the buffoon we have for a President? Kidding aside, how were you treated when people found out you were American? With sympathy? bewilderment? anger? Just curious what more civilized countries think of us these days.
Keith Law
1:14
A lot of dismay, certainly. I apologized a lot for our policies and how we've treated other countries/leaders.
Greg
1:14
Hearing anything about Carter Stewart signing or not?
Keith Law
1:14
They all sign unless they fail a physical.
jake
1:14
what's changed this year about justin dunn
Keith Law
1:14
A year older, holding his mechanics together a little better
Brett
1:14
Zac Lowther have any type of ceiling in the Bigs, or is this just him being too old for his level?
Keith Law
1:15
Low ceiling guy but may end up a good back-end starter. Huge extension in his delivery, high spin fastball, so hitters don't see it even at 88-89.
Kyle
1:15
When is your midseason prospect list coming?
Keith Law
1:15
After the All-Star Break. Same time every year.
HankQQ
1:15
Any thoughts on the unsigned 1st rounders?
Keith Law
1:15
No. They all sign unless they fail a physical.
Jake
1:16
What are your thoughts of the Royals farm system after the draft/international signing period.  Still bottom of the barrel?
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