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Klawchat 8/24/17
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Logic
2:40
Who survives in the Angelos/Duquette/Showalter triangle?  Compared to their predecessors it has worked well.  But it seems unlikely to continue.
Keith Law
2:40
Only one thing can stop Angelos, so of the three, I bet Showalter topples Duquette and survives into next year.
Dave
2:40
What happened with the Astros at the trade deadline? Was it just a simple matter of them not wanting to give up their top prospects?
Keith Law
2:41
What was the benefit to them trading top prospects when they had already sealed up the division? It made no sense to give up that much value.
John
2:41
What do you think of Tatis' promotion to AA? Do you think this is a temporary end of season trip, or does he have a chance to start there beginning of next season?
Keith Law
2:42
Chance to start there, but also chance to promote him and still extend his season into September because San Antonio is headed to the playoffs (and Lake Elsinore isn't).
Archie
2:42
Is it unreasonable to be optimistic that Derek Hill has started to hit since returning from TJ, or did he just take advantage of a level he should have mastered a year or two ago?
Keith Law
2:43
Not unreasonable at all. Glad they bumped him up to high-A; the development plan should be for him to reach double-A next July, assuming he continues to hit in high-A, since he'll play at 22 next year.
Zack
2:43
Is Michael Hermosillo anything more than a Quad-A player?
Keith Law
2:43
I think so. Chance for a regular.
Teddy
2:43
Is it better to throw 85 pitches in one day once a week, or throw 35-50 pitches every other day for a couple of weeks? Just asking so I know when the 6'2" kid from NC in Williamsport can expect to have his arm explode.
Keith Law
2:43
I don't know. That's a good question but I don't know the answer.
Grant
2:43
What's Jose Siri's projection?
Keith Law
2:44
Why don't you ask her?
dan
2:44
You had a follower ask if the padres 2016 draft is just meh based off the results so far? Its mind boggling. Quantrill, Lauer, Lucchesi will probably all be in the rotation at some point (granted, it will be back end), Hudson Potts is really young, and performing better. Reggie Lawson has been good. Mason Thompson is still very intriguing. This looks like a good draft at this point. Am I crazy?
Keith Law
2:44
This is how I feel about it too.
Ike
2:44
Is Mitchell white a top 50 prospect by seasons end? Seems to have a nice #2/3 profile.
Keith Law
2:44
He was on my top 50 in April, just missed in July, probably makes it or is very very close in January due to promotions ahead of him.
Andrew
2:44
Gammons said a few days ago that someone who he respects thinks Whitley is the best pitching prospect in baseball. Agree or disagree?
Keith Law
2:45
Agree. He's on the short list for that - him, Kopech, Buehler, Keller.
Harrisburg Hal
2:45
Do you observe National Waffle Day or are you of different faith?  If so, savory or sweet?
Keith Law
2:46
I didn't know that was today. I love waffles - I make big batches and freeze them to toast and eat like bread. Savory/sweet, doesn't matter. What matters is that you put a ton of fat in them. My recipe is about 1 3/4 cups of flours and 12 tbsp of butter + oil.
Ryan
2:46
What are your thoughts on Byron Buxton? Overall numbers don't look great due to the first month of the year but if you take that out he looks pretty good. Is he finally turning into the player many thought he'd be in the big leagues?
Keith Law
2:47
I believe so. I said on Twitter that he's a star and I stand by it: He's the best defensive CF in baseball and he's showing enough progress at the plate that I'm very, very confident he's becoming the player I forecasted he'd be (and so did everyone else ... this isn't just me).
Lance
2:49
Has any regular ever had more HR's than doubles like Smoak?
Keith Law
2:51
That has happened over 500 times since 2000 according to Baseball-Reference's Play Index. Smoak is at 34 HR and 22 2B, a ratio of 1.54; there have been 116 player-seasons with a HR/2B ratio over 1.5 in that span. Hoskins, however, takes the cake: 8 HR, 0 2B, for an undefined HR/2B ratio.
Hogie
2:51
Wilmer Difo has done well filling in for the Nats this season.  Everyday regular at SS for someone?
Keith Law
2:51
Everyday regular somewhere for someone.
Claw
2:51
Keith - Acuna is tearing up AAA - regarding the levels, was he seeing better pitching at AA or AAA?
Keith Law
2:51
This is small sample noise.
Justin
2:51
Klaw, loved your Gen Con review. Can't believe I didn't know about Cities of Splendor, but it is now at the top of my list. I'm also curious about Ancestree.  Based on how you ranked it, I presume it's pretty good. I've played one other lineage-creating game, "Legacy: Testament of Duke de Crecy," and while generally enjoyable, I found that a "birth complication" mechanism, where the player might choose whether to save the mother or child, to be an uncomfortable element. Can you comment on whether Ancestree has any such off-putting elements that one might imagine could be present in a lineage-creating board game?
Keith Law
2:52
Nah, in Ancestree you're just laying tiles, never removing, never worrying about stuff like you describe. It's light.
Ben
2:52
Have you ever read "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese?
Keith Law
2:53
No - but I've had folks recommend it to me.
Marcus
2:53
Tyler Beede has been having a disappointing season in Sacramento. Cause for concern about the Giants' top pitching prospect or is it just taking awhile for him to adjust to the level?
Keith Law
2:54
It's also a tough place to pitch (the PCL in general, less specifically Sacramento). He had 5 starts where he gave up 5 or more earned runs; four came in severe hitters' parks, one at home. I'm really only concerned/surprised that he hasn't missed more bats. He's also been on the DL for a month with a groin injury.
Russ
2:54
Thoughts on the decrease in age at which baseball recruiting is falling to.  Seeing 8th graders verbally commit.  Also seeing colleges w/ 17-22 player signing classes and having 22-25 returning players.  2nd time through this process, and it has changed in 3-4 years.
Keith Law
2:55
The NCAA, which has never done the right thing ever, should ban such "verbal commitments," which are worth about as much as anything you've flushed down your toilet in the last 24 hours.
JR
2:55
Conforto just hurt himself swinging the bat, which is a perfect summary of the Mets 2017 season.
Keith Law
2:55
Terry was right to prevent him from swinging the bat all those games last year.
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