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Keith Law
1:18
Yes.
Rich
1:18
Did you see Chris Paddock having the year he did? Can he front a playoff caliber team's rotation or do you think he's more a #2 type in a playoff rotation?
Keith Law
1:19
Yes, I'm all in on him, as I mentioned in today's column.
Champdo
1:19
Can Isaac Paredes be an above average regular?
Keith Law
1:19
Can, yes. Will, ehhh ... needs a position, for one thing, and there is no projection left there whatsoever.
Brian
1:19
What do you think the Padres should do at 2B next year? Do they give Urias the first crack at the job?
Keith Law
1:19
Yes.
Brian
1:19
Is Ronny Henriquez going to be a big riser in the prospect rankings this winter? Numbers are impressive for a 19 year old in A Ball.
Keith Law
1:20
Age relative to league is a much less important indicator for pitchers - and his numbers are a mixed bag. Not saying he's bad, just that your premise needs work.
Ben
1:20
What kind of MLB player does Austin Martin project to be? More Swanson or Bregman?
Keith Law
1:20
He's not like either of those guys but I think he has star upside.
Ben
1:20
Who puts up better MLB OPS's: Vaughn or Torkelson?
Keith Law
1:21
I don't like or use OPS. It's a math error. Vaughn is the better pure hitter. Torkelson will hit for more power.
G
1:21
I understand this Vazquez situation was out of the Pirates organizational control, but the entire team is in disarray, fights in the clubhouse, and their development of pitchers has been terrible under the current administration (Morton, Cole, Glasnow all improved dramatically after leaving.) Should everyone from the President down be fired at this point?
Keith Law
1:21
Lindsey Adler pointed out on Twitter yesterday that ownership was totally absent when the Vazquez news broke, and to me that's a real symptom of the bigger problem there. Yeah, Hurdle's probably toast, but he was put in an impossible situation.
Brian
1:22
What are you looking for next season to buy Jhoan Duran as a starter?
Keith Law
1:22
He's been missing more bats with his fastball which I'd say is a very good sign.
Scott Upham
1:22
Like the Eugenio Suarez trade debacle, will Red Sox fans eventually regret the huge package Dombrowski sent to the White Sox for Sale (Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, Luis Alexander Basabe and Victor Diaz)?
Keith Law
1:22
It helped the Sox win a World Series. That's what you want, right?
Mike
1:22
I think Brandon Woodruff is a prime guy to become a #2 next year, what are your thoughts on him, health permitting?
Keith Law
1:22
Yes, he got an honorable mention on my breakouts column in March, and kind of made me look bad for not talking him up more until he got hurt!
Matt
1:22
Why isn't my [player from my favorite team] on your list of players you were wrong about. I know you get dumb questions like this about specific players, but what sorts of things make you think a player is different than what you expected as opposed to over-performing and due to regress?
Keith Law
1:23
Two things: Some sustained level of performance at a new level - so, you know, half a season ain't it, chief - and some tangible explanation for why the player is different. That could be a chance in mechanics or stuff, or something I missed when evaluating him.
Dallas
1:23
Dumb question: is it more likely someone trying to throw high strikes misses down (thus middle of the plate) or someone trying to keep the ball down misses up (middle of the plate)?
Keith Law
1:24
I don't know the answer to that. My gut says neither, but that's pure guessing.
Yan
1:24
How do you assess Corbin Martin assuming he fully comes back from TJ? Still a #2-3 type arm?
Keith Law
1:24
Yes.
Adam
1:24
When evaluating AJ Preller’s tenure as GM of the Padres, are the Myers and Hosmer contracts fireable offenses?
Keith Law
1:24
No, and besides, you don't know if the Hosmer deal was Preller - it is unlike every other deal he's done - or ownership.
section 34
1:24
Can you say nice things about the Orioles?
Keith Law
1:24
Their minor league pitching looks improved.
Carl
1:24
Miguel Yajure - What kind of upside does he have? How would you rank him against Gil, Roansy Contreras, and Luis Medina?
Keith Law
1:25
More chance to start than Gil. Medina is still kind of a wild card - seemed like he figured out some consistency late this season, always had the athleticism and enough of a repeatable delivery to get to this, but you have to see him do it for more than a third of a year.
Jack
1:25
Who should the A's start in the Wildcard game? Fiers? Manaea? Hendriks (lol)?
Keith Law
1:25
Isn't Fiers hurt?
Scott Upham
1:25
Is Tanner Houck a legit SP?  Where does he slot in the Sox rotation eventually?  Looks like a back end starter/middle reliever to me.
Keith Law
1:25
I think more likely reliever but am not at 100%.
Jimmy Kimmel
1:26
When looking at Pacific Coast League offensive statistics, are wRC+ and wOBA the only stats worth note?
Keith Law
1:26
No. I actually never look at wRC+ or wOBA for minor leaguers. It can be wildly misleading.
Reader
1:26
Parker Mushinski had a nice little season in Fayetteville albeit older for the level. Does he have MLB potential?
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