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Klawchat 8/27/20
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Keith Law
1:00
Let us have peace, let us have life. Klawchat.
Guest
1:00
Have you had a chance to see Tony Gonsolin throw this season? Has his new knuckle-change elevated his ceiling at all?
Keith Law
1:01
Yes. He has only thrown 16 of those knuckle-curves and has no ability to command the pitch at all right now. I don't think it'll make any difference until and unless that changes.
Ken
1:01
Buehler to the DL and the Dodger don't call up Tony Gonsolin? Seems odd.
Keith Law
1:01
He threw on Monday at the alternate site. He wouldn't be available to pitch tonight or tomorrow.
That was what I guessed even before a quick Twitter search confirmed it.
Henry
1:01
What's your long-term thoughts on Ian Anderson? I was impressed yesterday.
Mark
1:02
The Athletic was kicking around White Sox trade proposals for Lance Lynn, including cashing out Reynaldo Lopez or Dylan Cease for Lynn. Based on what you have seen so far from Cease's starts and his years of control, would you make that trade if you were Hahn?
Keith Law
1:03
Yes, I would. Not sure Lopez has any trade value right now, though.
Gus
1:03
Has Corbin Burnes returned to where you thought he would be (before last year’s disaster)?
Keith Law
1:04
Not yet. He's still throwing fewer strikes than I expected. Stuff is there, and whatever the issue was last year - mechanics or just tipping pitches - it mostly seems to be resolved.
Nate (Seattle)
1:04
What can be done to reduce K% & increase BIP%?
Keith Law
1:04
Raise the bottom of the strike zone. I think an automated zone will result in fewer called strikes anyway, although the tradeoff there might be fewer swings in total.
Chuck
1:04
Who is the best Royals pitching prospect:  Lynch or Asa
Keith Law
1:04
Lynch.
WhiteSoxAndy
1:07
Obviously we had last season as well, but I'm gonna reiterate you were right to believe in Lucas Giolito!
Keith Law
1:07
That can't be right. The internet told me I'm never right about anything and I suck at my job.
Greg
1:07
Does Atlanta have a pitching development problem? How can guys with the quality of stuff that Touki, Wright, Bryse Wilson, Newcomb have somehow be unable to even be a backend starter so far?
Keith Law
1:07
(Points at Max Fried)
Patty O'Furniture
1:08
So, Ian Anderson looked pretty dang good eh?
Keith Law
1:09
He looked good, but not great. His breaking ball wasn't very good, with very short break for its velocity, and I don't think any of his pitches was really plus. He showed good command and I love how he pitched. The individual pitches were a little lighter than I'd hoped, though.
Kelly
1:10
Your guess on the name(s) or prospect rank of the PTBNL in the Walker trade to Jays?
Keith Law
1:10
Might just be cash considerations. He's a free agent in a month. I honestly don't know what they discussed though.
Matthew
1:11
With Triston McKenzie rising from the ashes after 2 injury-plagued seasons, any chance Franklin Perez follows suit?
Keith Law
1:11
Perez's injuries have been more serious.
Blake
1:11
I feel kind of conflicted about my team’s choice not to sit out last night’s game. One one hand, I feel a bit disappointed they didn’t feel empowered enough to take a stand. On the other, who am I to expect them to refuse to do their job to make a statement? I guess this isn’t a question, but curious if you have any thoughts
Keith Law
1:12
I was disappointed that other Cubs and Cardinals players chose to play when Black teammates of theirs chose to sit out.
David
1:12
Hey Keith, I know it's probably close to impossible for you to upgrade/downgrade your opinion on a player at an alternate site, especially after Britt Ghiroli's excellent piece on how scouts aren't allowed at those sites, but is there reason to be encouraged about Jarren Duran? Alex Speier wrote about his swing change and he seems to have unlocked power in his swing. Or is that something you would need to see a player show at a hopeful [insert state name] Fall League?
Keith Law
1:12
He has truly changed his swing, and I think it will lead to more power, but I wouldn't treat what I have heard about it the same way I would treat information from live games.
1:13
He's a better prospect now than he was six months ago. That doesn't equate to the same kind of jump in status or ranking we might get in a normal year, where he'd get to prove it against actual pitching.
Aaron Gershoff
1:14
Can Justin Dunn (of Edwin Diaz/Robinson Cano fame) be a solid starter now or does he need more time?
Keith Law
1:14
He's averaging 91.0 on his fastball. That's not going to get it ... dunn.
Michael
1:14
When scouting short players, is there any way to project power like Altuve, Eaton, Pedroia, etc or do most scouts see those types of players as "spark plug" Eckstein type guys?
Keith Law
1:15
I'd look at their swings and their lower body strength. Pedroia's issues were that he wasn't that strong as a prospect - if you can find video of the September when he debuted, his body looked bad - and most scouts, myself included, thought his swing was too uphill.
He improved his body a ton, and he made that swing work for him with exceptional hand-eye.
Josh
1:16
With the Walker trade do you think the Mariners give Logan Gilbert a shot at a few starts or give that 6th rotation spot to the bullpen?
Keith Law
1:16
I'd give Gilbert the spot. He was pretty close to ready after last season anyway.
JT
1:16
Will MLB finish its season, or can we expect a boycott for racial justice?

I *love* this so much. My introduction to social justice was reading about the death threats mailed to Hank Aaron when I was 9 or 10. Baseball taught me to be a better, more caring person. I love that it could do so again.
Keith Law
1:17
My guess is that the wildcat strikes we're seeing in other leagues won't come to MLB. The league and its players as a whole are too conservative.
Meaning a full-season strike - I wasn't talking about individual games.
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