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Keith Law
1:14
I'm most bothered by the trade. I'm also bothered by the disingenuousness that accompanied it. Just fucking own it. "Yep, we traded for a guy who (very likely) assaulted a woman, because we think he'll help us win another World Series."
Dougie
1:14
The most likely outcome for Mitch Keller is what?  Mid-rotation?  Would you bet on more or less?
Keith Law
1:14
I don't think that's a likely outcome. He's either better than that, or he's in the pen because he never develops a third pitch.
Jeremy
1:14
What do you think of the Rangers adding almost exclusively pitching prospects in the draft and via trades? I know they’re a organization that has struggled developing pitching. They’re trying get as many spins at the roulette table they can in developing one, but does it seem too narrow-sighted?
Keith Law
1:14
Seems like it was a real organizational weakness coming into the year, so I'm not troubled by it.
Anon
1:15
A few weeks ago I attended a family wedding of a distant cousin that was about an hour and a half away. Once the processional started, I noticed the groom and all the groomsmen had boots emblazoned with the Confederate Flag. I was really bothered by this and even contemplated leaving, but because of circumstances decided against it, and just didn't look down the rest of the ceremony or reception. It wasn't until during the reception that we noticed they were also all carrying sidearms throughout the ceremony and reception. What would you have done in this situation?
Keith Law
1:15
I would have left. You don't have to make a scene, or even tell anyone. I just would have walked out.
Alan
1:15
Blake Swihart suddenly is looking good defensively and hitting. Think Sox should continue to start him over Vazquez when he returns from injury?
Keith Law
1:15
Yes. Always been a Swihart fan, until this run of injuries put his career in doubt.
Greg
1:16
Do you think that the emergence of Gregory Polanco made Huntington comfortable with going all-in on this Pirates' group? Aside from his horrid defense, he's been hitting at a star-caliber level since June.
Keith Law
1:16
I've been fooled by Polanco before, but in general I'm a believer - I think I still talked him up in a chat here in May? - and it wouldn't surprise me at all if that was part of NH's thinking, especially that they could afford to move Meadows because Polanco might finally be becoming a star.
Kent
1:16
Huntington added Kela and Archer without surrendering Keller or Hayes. Huge win?
Keith Law
1:17
Solid deadline.
Andy
1:17
I'd like to get ahead of this. I was a dumb, teenage boy. I truly regret what I did, and I am in no way that person anymore. I purchased multiple Limp Bizkit albums.
Keith Law
1:17
I'm not sure you're sufficiently penitent for your sins here.
Deke
1:17
You've mentioned how baseball is "work," and in your off time you like to get away from work. Now that you're doing board-game reviews, do you consider that more "work" than play? Are they less enjoyable now in general?
Keith Law
1:17
Aside from rare exceptions where I play a game for review purposes, but end up disliking it, no. It's still fun, and the responsibilities are really light anyway.
Matt
1:17
Don't think I saw a write-up of the Soria trade anywhere (please correct me if I'm wrong), was Medeiros a good return for the Sox?
Keith Law
1:18
That was in another wrap up piece. Medeiros is probably a lefty specialist.
Washington Nationals
1:18
Keith, any explanation for what the Nationals did by trading Kintzler to the Cubs, holding onto Harper, then DFA'ing Kelly?  Is bringing up Suero really worth trading Kintzler, especially when the club is floundering around the .500 mark?
Keith Law
1:18
Supposedly they traded Kintzler for talking to a reporter about the clubhouse dynamic. I have no additional insight on that. Kelley more than earned his DFA, though.
Lucas
1:18
I had heard from a source internally that one of the reasons Pittsburgh felt okay in dealing Meadows is because they're very happy about the progress Jason Martin has made this year. "While he doesn't have Meadows upside, we felt the distance between the two combined with our current OF situation made Meadows expendable. Thoughts on Jason Martin?
Keith Law
1:18
Extra OF.
Dave
1:19
Who was the best prospect traded at the deadline?
Keith Law
1:19
Mejia.
JP
1:19
Biggest non-trade surprise? Harvey?
Keith Law
1:19
Not just a surprise, but nonsensical. The Reds absolutely should have traded him.
Tony! Toni! Toné!
1:19
Keith Law
1:20
They can't trade Swaggerty until October, and he can't be a PTBNL (nor can any player they just drafted). So it's not him.
Justin
1:23
Do Jordan Luplow, Jason Martin, or Bryan Reynolds strike you as particularly interesting these days?  I'm curious if i can slap a "Pirates LF of the future" label on any of them now that Meadows isn't in the picture.
Keith Law
1:24
Always been a Reynolds fan. Still not sure where the power is - but I've noted before that the Pirates in general don't seem to develop power hitters, or more specifically, they don't seem to get power from their guys who have some raw but don't show it in games.
Ryan
1:24
Conforto, Rosario & to a lesser extent Dom Smith haven’t done much this year. Smith is SSS but has your opinion changed on Conforto or Rosario for their future?
Keith Law
1:24
No, esp with Conforto clearly not 100% physically. I hate how they've handled Smith. Rosario is just young.
Alex
1:24
What kind of upside does Luis Garcia have.  Seems to be holding his own as 18 year old in high A.
Keith Law
1:24
Physically underdeveloped but more than everyday upside. Has blown past Antuna.
Brendan
1:24
Bellinger: has the league figured him out, or is this what he is with last  year an aberration?
Keith Law
1:25
He turned 23 two weeks ago.
Like, guys come up, do well, struggle, make adjustments, rinse, repeat. If he's 27 and still struggling, different story. A lot of hitters his age are still in the minors.
Matt
1:26
As a Tampa native I'm slightly biased, but what areas across the country do you find to have the best collection of amateur baseball talent?
Keith Law
1:26
Southern California is by far the strongest. Central Florida and Georgia are probably next. I think Texas is overrated for strength of talent - it's dispersed over such a wide area and large population that it doesn't match those other states.
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