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Keith Law
1:58
Bote has the best bat of the three.
Danny
1:59
Have you heard anything on Shervyn Newton? Apparently that Kingsport team is stacked
Keith Law
1:59
Yep, Dutch kid, signed for just $50K two years ago. Trained in Curacao. Great feel for the game, so I'm not shocked at the plate discipline, but he's really hitting with some impact. That Kingsport team would be really fun to watch if I could figure out where Kingsport is.
addoeh
1:59
Regarding Werth, what FO person told him not to bunt against the shift?  Don't do it all the time but once in a while in the right situations would help.
Keith Law
2:00
Right? Wouldn't any analytics people recommend doing that, if only as a game theory sort of response to the shift?
Gus Johnson
2:00
Is there a disconnect in the value of relievers? Good ones command a premium in the trade market but are don't seem to be as valued in the FA market.
Keith Law
2:00
Those trades tend to be in-season and thus tactical moves for September/October.
Chris
2:00
Speaking of Wander Franco, can we get a definitive ranking of the Wander Francos?
Keith Law
2:00
Well the one in Tampa is a superstar and the others are not.
SeanE
2:00
Hi Keith.  Not sure you and I would ever agree much in the political arena but just wanted to say I very much enjoy reading all your material, baseball and non baseball, alike.  Do you agree however, that the rhetoric from both sides has gotten totally out of hand?  What has happened to the days when politicians like Reagan and Tip O’Neill could sit down at the end of the day with a drink despite going to battle over policy issues.
Keith Law
2:02
I don't agree. I think the current administration and the establishment wing of the GOP has adopted so many policies endemic to despotic regimes - the stuff Hannah Arendt documented in The Origins of Totalitarianism - that no rhetoric can condemn them strongly enough. Bothsidesism only makes the problem worse.
Trevor
2:02
Ankiel throwing 89 in an exhibition game. Do you take his comeback at 39 seriously? Could he get a ST invite or a minor league contract next year?
Keith Law
2:02
I'm absolutely rooting for him.
Keith
2:02
With no offense to my second cousin, I tell people I'm named after you. Who are you named for?
Keith Law
2:02
Nobody that I'm aware of, although my middle name is from my mother's father, who died before I was born.
Brett
2:02
Not defending the level of defense spending, but maybe the reason for the lack of border disputes is correlated to how much we invest in our defense?
Keith Law
2:03
We have two borders and both are with countries with whom we have extensive, inextricable economic links. That might have more to do with it than anything else.
Joe
2:03
Hey Keith, thanks again for the chat. Can you settle a question for me? If you had to start a franchise and could pick between Severino or Nola as being your Ace, who would it be?
Keith Law
2:03
I feel better about Nola long-term, even though Severino is the better pitcher today (the last six starts notwithstanding).
Xavier
2:04
Any shot Vientos or Kelenic starts next season in full-season ball? What do you think of those guys?
Keith Law
2:04
I like both and think both start in Columbia.
JP
2:04
I LOL’ed at a guy who called you a “virtue signaller” on Twitter last weekend. Funny how that term has developed into a put-down used to “burn” anyone who expresses an interest in equality. At this point, you’re telling on yourself by even using that term aren’t you?
Keith Law
2:04
That's my take. I don't care if anyone thinks I have or lack "virtue." I do care about using my platform to do an ounce of fucking good in this world before I lose it.
Matt
2:05
Moncada is on track to break the single season K record. Do you think he still lives up to his All-Star potental?
Keith Law
2:06
I have been the relative skeptic on him - still ranking him in the top 20, but never buying him as the #1 prospect or even a top ten guy. His swing and miss issues are real and were always predictable. He has enormous athleticism and upside, but I couldn't predict he would get to it. I would still bet on him having a long career as a regular who is very up and down year to year.
E J
2:06
With 2 AZL teams, are there any emerging prospects or deep sleepers for the Padres generating interest among scouts that might have 50 FV?
Keith Law
2:06
No, it's a lot of filler to make sure the prospects have guys to play with.
Chris
2:06
My one goal this summer has been to make a peach pie (I aim high to be sure).  I'm a fairly decent cook, but have never baked anything in my life.  I'm armed with an America's Test Kitchen/Cook's Country book.  Should I try the crust recipe (which seems terribly complicated, particularly to someone like me who has never made a crust before) or just buy pre-made?  If the latter, how much will it affect the taste/consistency of the pie?
Keith Law
2:06
Stella Parks' pie crust recipe is the easiest reliable recipe I know. Very easy, doesn't require any fancy techniques.
It's on seriouseats.
Buddy the Elf
2:07
What's your favorite color?
Keith Law
2:07
Living Colour.
Ozzie Ozzie Albies Free
2:07
In your opinion, is an animals life less valuable than a human life? I ask because I know your stance on veganism, and you’re a rational man, but I think you don’t give a strong enough stance on factory farming. If you give equal weight to all sentient beings, isn’t our actions towards animals one of our gravest moral ills?
Keith Law
2:09
I don't give equal weight to all sentient beings. An animal's life is not equivalent to a human life. Our cat just died a few weeks ago of cancer. We did not operate or try expensive treatments. We were extremely sad to lose him, but the grief afterwards has not been close to the grief we faced when beloved human family members or friends have passed away. So I don't really know where you're coming from - and if you think I haven't railed against factory farming, you haven't been reading.
Carlo
2:09
What do you think of xwOBA? Do you think we’ll end up seeing certain players who consistently out perform or underperform their xwOBA — kind of like with FIP?
Keith Law
2:09
Someone - Russell Carleton, I think? - wrote a piece showing that these x-stats don't predict future performance well enough for us to use them.
Steve
2:09
There is no active place to leave comments for the chat. Where am I supposed to ask my questions?
Keith Law
2:09
Um ... right here?
Jeff
2:11
Did you ever think Scooter Gennett was capable of putting up 2 seasons like he has recently? I’d be shopping the shit out of him this winter.
Keith Law
2:11
I did not, and I can't shake the sense that a lot of this is ballpark-fueled. I would shop him too. His value isn't likely to ever be higher, and they have bats in the system.
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