JotCast | Klawchat 8/8/19

Klawchat 8/8/19

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Keith Law

1:15

I like it. It's fine, not my favorite baseball movie, definitely on the sappy side, but it's fine.

Fan of team you hate

1:15

How have the reports been on Trevor Rogers? Surface numbers look solid.

Keith Law

1:15

Reports have also been solid, not spectacular, but solid enough to say 4th starter.

Uli Jon

1:15

Just returned from a trip to Colombia and could not recommend it more (well at least Medellin and Cartagena, Bogota is just ok). What is the baseball program like there? Obviously soccer is king, but from what I understand there’s a bit of baseball on the Caribbean coast.

Keith Law

1:16

Would love to go there for vacation or work. Good baseball there, just not enough volume of players yet to think of it in the same breath as DR/Venezuela, but it's coming on.

Tribe called jest

1:16

Aaron Bracho seems to be holding his own in the AZL, anything to get excited about? Thank you.

Keith Law

1:16

Yes, wrote him up positively in March when I saw him.

BigDaddeh

1:16

Was Frazier+Schmidt fair for Robbie Ray? Or did Dbacks truly need more from NYY

Keith Law

1:17

What is Frazier's upside at this point? Can you bet on him becoming a regular? I wouldn't.

And Schmidt's delivery has always been a big red flag for me even before he had TJ.

Todd

1:17

Who do you ultimately think becomes the better ML pitcher between Sixto and Edward Cabrera?

Keith Law

1:17

I have Sixto ahead of Edward right now, but a healthy Garrett is ahead of both of them.

Ben

1:17

Is Luis Arraez a potential GUY? The Twins' coaching staff just gushes about him but he looks kind of like a slap hitter with limited upside. He also seems to have taken Schoop's job.

Keith Law

1:17

I think a good utility guy.

Derek

1:17

Do you envision Brock Burke as a future rotation piece for the Rangers?

Keith Law

1:17

Sure.

Jason

1:18

Seems like the Mets have found a hot streak, but that the the front office still has no real long term plan. Just a little luck.

Keith Law

1:18

And a very soft schedule the last month.

Nick

1:18

Seth Corry is currently having a breakout season. What's his ceiling? TOR potential?

Keith Law

1:18

No. Mid-rotation potential.

Pramit

1:18

Can you recall a GM who's made as many absurd comments talking up an organization the way Ross Atkins has?

Keith Law

1:18

He's really bad at the PR part of his job. Saying less would be better.

Jeffrey

1:18

What do you think about the hard and fast July 31 trade deadline? With all the brains in the front offices I’m surprise that waivers is complicated. Is that why they change the rules?

Keith Law

1:19

Preventing teams from trading DFA'd players in August is both dumb and regressive. They'll need to fix that.

1:19

This isn't a question, this is a comment. Every time someone is a dipshit about you being light on someone you should just cough and say you had Tatis, Jr. in your top 50 when he wasn't in BA's Padres top 20.

Keith Law

1:20

One thing I've learned in this job is that far more people will point out my misses than will acknowledge my hits. I had people argue I was wrong about Zack Godley, Tony Kemp, and Maikel Franco when those guys had brief periods of productivity, and not one of them came back when those players were DFA'd in the last few weeks to say they were wrong.

Carl

1:20

Thoughts on Joey Cantillo? Does he need to add some velocity to be a guy? His numbers/age seem impressive.

Keith Law

1:21

He does need to add velocity to be a GUY, still potentially a major leaguer as is.

Jason

1:21

Early thoughts on Unbearable Lightness? The movie with Day Lewis, Binoche, and Olin is terrific, but loses Kundera's philosophical views.

Keith Law

1:22

Almost done; this sort of novel is a bit out of my wheelhouse as I have so little background in philosophy. Kundera renounced the movie for the reason you mentioned. I'm moving through the book rather quickly - 50 pages left, trying to finish before vacation - but I haven't connected with whatever he's trying to say.

Joseph

1:22

What are your thoughts on Brailyn Marquez? Not sure how excited to be about him.

Keith Law

1:22

Every scout I've asked about him has been positive but said he's a high-end reliever rather than a starter.

Mike

1:22

Ryan McMahon has been decent for Col this season, what do you think his offensive output ultimately is like in his prime?

Keith Law

1:23

I'm still shocked he strikes out as often as he does, but he can be productive at this level. I think he's a .500+ SLG guy by next year.

BigDaddeh

1:23

Mlb game at Field of Dreams site. Cool, tacky or eh whatever?

Keith Law

1:23

I'm out. Play these games where we can grow the audience. Maybe that's overseas, but what about putting games in potential expansion markets, like Portland or Austin or Charlotte? Bring MLB games to markets that typically don't get to see them.

Kevin

1:23

Could Dalbec next year hit 30 HR with a 340 OBP in the majors?

Keith Law

1:24

I would bet the under on that OBP.

Jason

1:24

Did Zaidi make a big mistake in not selling everything, including Bumgarner? The hot streak has faded and they just got swept by the Nationals.

Keith Law

1:24

I think they should have sold everything, but who knows what ownership told Zaidi to do.