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Keith Law
2:14
I've thought that the more he played as a hitter, the more he'd get a bit exposed - the power is absolutely real, but the way his bat works he's pretty vulnerable in, and if you can keep him from getting his arms extended you can probably keep him in the ballpark. I don't think 2020 is indicative of anything but I would be surprised if he repeated 2018-19 while playing full-time, even just as a DH.
Snowy
2:14
What do you think about the job Farhan Zaidi has done so far with the Giants? Love the way he has found viable mlb contributors seemingly out of nowhere
Keith Law
2:15
Agreed and I like his approach of giving castoffs opportunities rather than trotting out veterans about whom we already know.
Aaron
2:16
Keith, I promise this isn’t a ‘gotcha’ question: Has your opinion changed on Dinelson Lamet? Seems your opinion was that he’d be an unbelievable reliever but his potential as a starter was limited by platoon splits. I don’t think he’s really developed that third pitch you wanted for him, but man he’s been awesome this season. Thoughts?
Keith Law
2:16
He's looked incredible, and he's done so without a good changeup for LHB - he actually has a reverse split this year, including a .159 BABIP vs lefties, which all seems unsustainable to me, but the flip side is he's pounding the zone with two plus pitches and if he keeps crushing RHB and can just keep lefties from killing him he'll be a really good starter anyway.
2:17
Small sample caveats apply.
Dave
2:17
Keith Law
2:17
well that's terrible.
addoeh
2:17
Are you back on the Islanders bandwagon?  Granted, they are very defensive and nothing like Bossy, Trots, and Potvin.
Keith Law
2:17
I had no idea they were in the playoffs until my sister told me the other day.
Tom C
2:17
I remember when Mike Cameron had a chance for his 5th HR in the game and got piped a 2-0 fastball. But he took it and explained later he didn’t think it would be right to swing there. I remember thinking “Dude how many chances in your life will you have to hit 5 HRs?”
Keith Law
2:18
Agree. And nobody remembers him taking a 2-0 fastball.
AL
2:18
Is Andres Gimenez a dude or a backup type ?
Keith Law
2:18
I could see him maybe ending up a regular but not a star.
Brian
2:18
If there's an Arizona Fall League in 2020, do you think teams will send more of their high caliber prospects just to get some at-bats and innings?
Keith Law
2:19
Yes. And then I'll have to make a serious decision on whether it's safe for me to fly there, because from a scouting perspective it would be invaluable.
Frank N.
2:19
Can't hit FBs? He's got a career 136 wRC+ against them....be better than that. Admit you're wrong about it.
Keith Law
2:19
Small samples aside, he doesn't hit velocity. That's not the same thing.
Dave
2:19
Any new kitchen gadgets that are going to end up on your annual list?
Keith Law
2:21
I can't think of anything new this year, even with more cooking than usual (because of no travel). I did get a spiralizer attachment for the KitchenAid but haven't had a chance to try it yet.
Paul
2:21
Pending sale aside...am I wrong in thinking that the Mets are closer to a rebuild than a contender? The upper levels of the farm system or pretty bare now. .The pitching is a mess and the team is pretty weak up the middle.
Keith Law
2:22
I think their window may have closed most of the way this year. A healthy roster would have been very competitive in a full 2020 though.
Ben
2:22
Keith, I disagree with your take on unwritten rules.  In drinking games it's done to maintain dominance and "win" the game.  In baseball, they're all about basic sportsmanship and usually protect the loser.  Nobody likes to get beat and then have it rubbed in their face.  It only seems like a racial issue because leagues from other countries don't have similar tradition, so when they come to the US they get in trouble.  A lot of people got pissed when Bret Boone (apologize if it was another Boone) was doing bat flips too, and he's a white MLB "legacy" player.
Keith Law
2:23
I remember Bret Boone's bat flips and I hated him for it. I thought it was incredibly obnoxious, especially for a player whose power appeared rather suddenly. But I do not remember anywhere near the days-on-end conversations about his bat flips (or more of a bat drop, I think) like those we've had over Tatis or Acuna or Baez.
Michael
2:24
This election kind of feels like an episode of The Good Place.  The Bad Place people lie and cheat and project and since they don't care, nothing happens. The Dems had to apologize for two soldiers showing up in a video in American Samoa, but then the GOP trots out active duty soldiers next to the President and it's nothing.  I hate it here.
Keith Law
2:25
That's a good analogy. We are in the Bad Place. And I don't like our odds of getting out.
That's all for this week. Thank you all for your questions and for reading. Stay safe, wear your masks, and make sure you're registered to vote.
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