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Keith Law
1:11
Nothing like Turner at all. Saw him a few weeks ago and wrote about him - good news is his arm seems fine, bat isn't as far along as i'd like.
Ml
1:11
If you are running the Twins, is Kepler a part of your future?
Keith Law
1:11
Yes.
David
1:11
What would the penalty be if MLB discovered an "under the table" deal with Ohtani?
Keith Law
1:12
A fine, and maybe a loss of international pool money and/or draft picks. Probably still worth it. MLB is royally screwing this up. Manfred should just waive the rules for Otani and let him go to the highest bidder. Otherwise, the kid is nuts to come over now, between the restrictions and his impending ankle surgery.
Pops
1:12
What is your take on the Greinke/Neshek spat? Does Zach's anxiety belong in the conversation? Isn't that an entirely plausible explanation for his behavior here?
Keith Law
1:13
If Greinke wants to explain his behavior by referring to his social anxiety, that's fine. YOU do not get to do that.
Marshall
1:14
What's the outlook on Ryan O'Hearn?  Previously you said that you didn't think he'd be a regular.... Has he done anything to change your mind?
Keith Law
1:15
I don't think that's a fair representation of what I said; he has big-league power, and the contact he makes tends to be very hard (I think his exit velos are good too), but he hasn't shown the approach or OBP skills to get to regular status yet. In a weak system, with potential holes all over the major league roster next year, though, I'd like to see the Royals give him a shot.
Chris
1:15
Are there certain stats that you discount given September baseball can be less meaningful and rosters are expanded? I love watching Nimmo play but am not sure if his Sept and OBP are a product of bad pitching or actual development.
Keith Law
1:15
I would generally discount everything in September if it's an outlier compared to what the player did before (majors or minors).
Dog
1:15
Has anything in Luke Weaver's outstanding performance since he was called up changed your opinion of him long-term, or is this just a small sample size fluke?
Keith Law
1:16
Tiny sample, facing some bad lineups, uncharacteristically high GB% (never been close to 50% anywhere else in his pro career, over 50% in majors this year). Zach Duke had a great first half-season in the majors that didn't look that different from Weaver's.
FWIW, I think Weaver's better than Duke. Weaver's a starter, just not a top of rotation guy.
Derick
1:17
Did you see Sabean's interview on clutch hitting? Is it weird that the least disturbing part of the interview (at least for a Giant's fan) is when he said "I'll kiss your ass on Main Street"?
Keith Law
1:17
There were a lot of comments there and from Bochy that I didn't understand. It sounded like the team is blaming Belt for having a concussion, too.
Ben
1:17
Rant: It's so frustrating having to watch Braves games on mute because Chip & Joe spend the whole game complaining about modern baseball. They honestly argued that hitters hit too many home runs last night. Not enough "exciting hit and run, fundamental baseball" they said. I have to watch baseball games on mute, Keith!! Ridiculous.
Keith Law
1:18
Joe Simpson - who, I'm told, has taken some shots at me on air - should spend some time with his own team's front office.
Scott
1:18
This is something that probably takes more than a chat answer to get in to, but when you're evaluating a catcher's game calling, what are some of the things you look for?
Keith Law
1:18
I don't. I rely on coaches, players, team execs. I can't evaluate that stuff from teh stands.
Dog
1:18
Is Galvis really good enough to push JP Crawford off of SS?
Keith Law
1:18
No, that's silly.
Dana
1:18
Do you think the Wild Card Game should be a best of 3 series? Nothing more random than one baseball game.
Keith Law
1:18
I don't want longer playoffs.
Rob
1:19
You weren't as high as some on Jordan Adell in the draft, so has his early minor league success surprised you at all?
Keith Law
1:19
Nothing a player does in his first summer surprises me. Go look at what Dante Bichette Jr. did his first pro summer.
CB
1:20
Do you think you have any readers in Nambia?
Keith Law
1:20
No but I'm huge in Nimbabwe.
Dog
1:20
Do you buy into the theory that the baseballs are different this season, leading to more home runs? Could that also explain why guys are seeing a power jump once they get promoted to the majors from the minors (I know its a small sample, but Jesse Winker, for example, has shown way more over the fence power than expected).
Keith Law
1:20
Not a theory any more. The baseballs are different; we have direct and secondary evidence to support this.
Danny
1:21
Do you still think Clint Frazier will produce strong average and on base numbers? I think I recall you once saying that he was the best best in the minors at one point to have a batting title.
Keith Law
1:21
Did I say that? He does have one of the 2 or 3 fastest bats I've ever seen, but his eye has never been great.
Eric
1:21
Should Rick Honeycutt be directing Darvish to throw his changeup/cutter as you recommended? Is the fact that Darvish isn't throwing this way essentially Honeycutt thinking it's unnecessary or Darvish deciding he can't/won't do it? Both of those scenarios seem like mismanagement of an asset; the Dodgers should be trying to extract as much value out of Darvish as they can while they have him.
Keith Law
1:22
It's not easy to just go tell a veteran player "do this, not that." You have to get him to buy into it. I don't have to worry about that in my job - I get to just state my opinion and not worry about whether the player agrees - but that should at least be a conversation the Dodgers have with Darvish, about throwing his changeup more (or maybe restoring the splitter?) and throwing the cutter a lot less.
Danny
1:23
Do Jorge Guzman or Freicer Perez look like starters to you?
Keith Law
1:23
I haven't seen either yet, but based on what scouts have told me, Perez yes, Guzman probably not.
Brett
1:23
Is Klaw an Apple or Android kind of guy?
Keith Law
1:24
Apple. Had bad experiences with two Android phones years ago and that ended it for me. I do own a Kindle Fire, but use it almost exclusively as an e-reader.
Andrew, NY
1:24
I just watched the video you posted of lagreca on twitter.  and he is dead wrong about the pythagorean theorem not being in baseball.  My nephew just moved up a level in little league and is a C.  we wanted to see have far his throw is now compared to last year and used that theorem to figure it out.  and i didnt even have to do a mock lisp..go figure.
Keith Law
1:24
The rank anti-intellectualism of the rant was maybe the most disturbing part but hardly the only one. I wonder if he can explain the Pythagorean Theorem in plain English. Either the baseball one or the real one.
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