JotCast | Klawchat 8/16/18

Klawchat 8/16/18

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Keith Law

3:00

I'm on it, but next year in high-A will be a real test of what he is.

John

3:00

I saw Schilling tear into Olberman the other day regarding his Monday Night Baseball broadcasting job. I actually enjoyed the broadcast very much and wish Kieth were on more often? Do you know Olberman at all?

Keith Law

3:01

I'd say that's a badge of honor for Keith. I have talked to Keith a few times, and was on his show several times a few years ago. He's off the charts intelligent and really knows his shit about baseball - and we still disagree on stuff. Also, if you ask ESPN people who worked with him, they all marvel at how fast he could absorb material and how long he could speak extemporaneously on air.

Matt

3:01

Not going overboard, but did you see this kind of year from Andujar? He never seemed to project to this, but ignored he can maintain this he is a solid regular.

Keith Law

3:02

I think he's a regular, trending towards a 55 rather than a 50. Had him on my top 100 in the winter and argued that they didn't need to acquire a 3b because he could do it.

Mike

3:02

What major-league team’s record that you are most surprised at this year ?

Keith Law

3:02

Phillies on the up side, Nats on the down side.

Sam

3:02

How would you rank all of the Mission Impossible movies?

Keith Law

3:02

I saw the first one and stopped.

Ryan

3:02

Does Fredy Peralta ever develop enough command to be an above average big league starter?

Keith Law

3:03

It's not command - it's stuff.

Tracy

3:03

Also, another book question. Have you read GK Chesterton? Father Brown books?

Keith Law

3:03

Only The Man Who Was Thursday, which is weird and probably not that great as a novel but still kind of wonderful for its strangeness.

mickey

3:03

what's the first thing I should try cooking in my new sous vide device?

Keith Law

3:04

Serious Eats' chicken thighs recipe. Easy and fantastic.

Mike

3:04

This may be a very personal question, and if so, I apologize. Do you send your daughter to public school in Delaware, or private school? No judgement either way, just curious.

Keith Law

3:04

Charter school. I would not pay for private school. Delaware does underfund its public schools, unfortunately - my taxes are shockingly low - and we discovered that class sizes were too big in our local elementary school.

Zach

3:05

See you finally made it to Spacca Napoli. Thoughts? (That was me who created the pizza map)

Keith Law

3:05

Yes, two years ago, I think - the day Schilling was fired by ESPN for the transphobic meme. I nearly missed my flight because the news broke and my phone blew up. The meal was amazing, though. Would go back in a heartbeat.

Jake

3:05

Keith, give me an under the radar name to watch for among KC prospects.

Keith Law

3:06

I don't have one for you. You know the good ones. Below that, it drops off quickly.

Rick C

3:06

Who would be your NL MVP right now? The top three position players are all at 5.0 fWAR, though deGrom, Scherzer, and Corbin are ahead of them.

Keith Law

3:06

deGrom.

Royals Fan in DC

3:06

Which Wilmington Blue Rock has improved his MLB prospect status the most this season? We Royals fans need a glimmer of hope.

Keith Law

3:06

Khalil Lee but he's long gone from Wilmington. The team now is void of prospects. Next year we could have Matias, Melendez, Pratto, Isbel, and the five college starters they just drafted.

Dr. Bob

3:07

I am in complete agreement on the idiocy of relying on pitcher wins and losses. However, I was reminded of Steve Carlton going 27-10 with a 1.97 ERA and 30 complete games in his first of four Cy Young seasons. The 27 wins represented 46% of the Phillies wins. Flawed stat, but that's quite a season.

Keith Law

3:07

I agree. And pitcher wins, while always flawed, were slightly less so when pitchers were able to work much deeper into games. But now they throw a lot harder, and relievers throw harder than that, and we know teams are more likely to win by pulling the starter after 3x through the order (or sooner).

Nick

3:07

Next big competitive advantage a team will figure out and l leverage in player development ? My guess is it’s gotta be health related.

Keith Law

3:08

I was asked that by a writer 12+ years ago, in my last spring with Toronto. That was my answer then and it's still my answer now.

Ryan

3:08

Would you be able to name a beer or 2 that you would consider your favorite?

Keith Law

3:08

Evolution Lot #3 IPA.

HugoZ

3:08

Wouldn't it be wiser to simply state that every mlb team should avoid the perception that it's favoring a particular candidate,whatever his or her ideology, so as to avoid alienating part of the fan base?

Keith Law

3:09

I mostly agree with this. However, if one of your candidates is a white supremacist, that's where you make the exception. (And there are quite a few running this November.)

Brett

3:09

Not a question, but as a direct result of followin your chats and your work, my outfield in fantasy baseball next year (Keeper league) will be Acuna, Soto and Jimenez.

Keith Law

3:09

That seems good.

Nick

3:09

Do you think Bobby Dalbec is legit? How does he compare to other Sox infield prospects like Chavis and Ockimey?

Keith Law

3:10

Dalbec is way better than Ockimey. Contact rate is way too low. He makes extremely hard contact when he hits it though and is using the whole field now. Huge power, 80 arm, a lot better on defense. I just can't find a good comp for a hitter with his strikeout rate at his age.

John

3:10

Is the whole, "It's the water" thing true when it comes to why New York pizza is awesome and Delaware pizza sucks?

Keith Law

3:10

The water thing is bullshit.

Joe

3:10

Scherzer has given up twice as many HRs as Nola. Is this, and should it be, a significant factor in determining WAR?

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