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Klawchat 9/27/18
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Keith Law
1:01
Like a crown of thorns, it's all who you know. It's Klawchat.
Aaron G
1:01
No question, just that tHe mVp cAn'T CoMe FrOm A lOsInG tEaM oR bE a PiTcHeR!!!!!!!

(Even though objectively deGrom was the best player in the NL this season.)
Keith Law
1:01
Getting that a lot today, which shows that there is a segment of the fan base that hasn't matured intellectually since the late '90s.
Arnold
1:03
Poor contract decisions, poor trades, and poor draft picks have cost Bobby Evans and Brian Sabean their positions in the Giants' hierarchy.  Who should the Giants be looking at to take their place?
Keith Law
1:05
I think it's fair to say they should look outside; many of the names you're hearing for the Mets, like Porter, Lacava, Heck, Elias, should all be on the Giants' list. I argued on the BBTN pod today that they really need to explore trading Bumgarner, as it's the fastest way to reboot the farm system, and the odds that Bumgarner is still healthy and effective the next time the Giants are good - in an extremely competitive division - are very slim.
Fangraphs Frank
1:05
Will we ever have pre-2002 advanced statistics (i.e. UZR) on sites like Fangraphs? I want to compare Ozzie Smith to the greatest defensive shortstop of all time -- ANDRELTON SIMMONS!
Keith Law
1:05
We don't have the raw data for that.
addoeh
1:05
Is this the right room for an argument?
Keith Law
1:05
I've told you once.
Darren
1:06
Thoughts on Garrett Hampson and Ryan Vilade. Both were top 10 Rox prospects and had good seasons. They didn't show much in game power but the strike zone judgement and swing looked good. Are you as concerned when scouting minor league power with the change in the MLB and MiLB baseballs. Many guys are showing power when they get to the majors. I agree Vilade defense will not keep him at SS, do you expect 3B, 2B, or OF to be his final spot?
Keith Law
1:07
I don't think Hampson has enough power to profile as a regular - never mind HR power, but ability to make hard enough contact to sustain the walk rate (that is, why wouldn't pitchers attack him inside given the lack of hand strength). Vilade will, I think. 3b likely, a regular or more.
Pizza
1:07
What was the worst pizza you've ever had, and why was it the worst?
Keith Law
1:07
Tough call between Papa John's or Domino's. The whole cardboard taste is tough to get past.
Jo-Nathan
1:07
Do you like what the Brewers have done with Corbin Burnes, or would you rather have seen him come up as a starter?
Keith Law
1:08
I like seeing future starters break in as relievers, in general, as long as they're handled appropriately given that they've never been used back-to-back days before. Counsell's been doing that more with Burnes - twice in the last three weeks - and that's where I diverge with the Brewers' plans for him.
Jon
1:09
Buying stock in Tyler Glasnow? He has a 4.11 ERA and over a K/inning since joining the Rays. If you take away the one bad start it's a 2.90 ERA in 50 innings. Take away his best outing after that and it's still a 3.30. Looks like he's more calm and relaxed since going to Tampa.
Keith Law
1:09
Need to see a lot more than a good month-plus from a guy with that much history of poor performance.
Evan
1:10
Am I wrong to think Baez is closer to Trevor Story in MVP voting than Yelich? I get the positional flexibility but that OBP is not MVP-level. Yelich has 68 points on him! (almost nice)
Keith Law
1:10
The OBP isn't, but Baez plays average or better defense at shortstop, and gets a huge boost to any stat that compares him to R-level as a result.
Mike
1:10
Do you think the accusations against Kavanaugh are sufficient grounds for his nomination to be voted down? And do any Republicans have the guts to do so?
Keith Law
1:11
They are - but frankly there was sufficient grounds beforehand and nobody cared.
Thad
1:11
Is Jameson Taillon a GUY? Dude's been electric.
Keith Law
1:12
He is. My breakouts column this year was very much a mixed bag but I'm glad I had Taillon and Snell on it, at least.
Sean
1:12
If the Mets gave Dom Smith 550 AB at 1B next season, over/under on: .262/.346/.459
Keith Law
1:12
Over. I don't think they'll give him that, though.
Victoria
1:13
Biggest disappointment this year - Kingery, Bell, Mazara, Margot? Some belief in these guys heading into next season?
Keith Law
1:14
I'm most disappointed in Mazara - he looked great in March, lot of talk around AZ about his approach improving, then performed accordingly in April and May, but has totally regressed since then. .218/.279/.403 in the second half. Still young, but that's now three full seasons of essentially the same thing.
Nate
1:14
I'm going to go out on a limb, and say that Mike Trout will get zero first place votes for MVP this year.   Does this make you much smarter than everyone else, or out of touch?
Keith Law
1:14
I think he'll get a few, and I think you've nicely demonstrated the concept of the false dichotomy.
Jeff
1:14
Ian Anderson best upstate NY prospect since...? Corbin ever that high? Jason Grilli?
Keith Law
1:14
Highest I can remember.
Jackie
1:15
I'm guessing the Red Sox let Craig Kimbrel hit the FA market this winter -- gotta save money for Mookie, Sale, et al.  What kind of contract do you think Kimbrel gets?  I feel like Kimbrel might be in for a bit of a surprise; he probably won't get the Aroldis Chapman 5 year/$86 million deal, or close to it.
Keith Law
1:16
I don't think the market is going to support paying closers that kind of money now. Could be wrong, just seems like more teams have wised up about overpaying for the save stat, but are just generally focused on getting guys who miss bats for late-inning work, spending the same or more money in total but spreading it over more guys (including pitchers without saves).
Rob D
1:16
My friends and I unwittingly planned our Arizona Fall League trip the same week as the stupid skills competition. Are there any other baseball options on Saturdays like instructional league games? How does one access that stuff?
Keith Law
1:17
The skills competition is the single worst thing about the AFL and I wish they'd either cancel it completely or do what they did last year and schedule it before the season starts. It is totally fan-unfriendly to shorten the first week to four days. I think instructs are done by then. I'm not going till the second week for this exact reason.
Joe Don
1:17
Any thoughts you’d care to share on the Jeff Banister firing?
Keith Law
1:17
Nope.
dhakadabay
1:17
The Brewers have used a model for Corbin Burnes' rookie season that you've espoused in the past--mostly middle relief, gradually increasing the leverage of the situations over the course of the season--and it seems to have paid off. What's his upside as a starter going forward?
Keith Law
1:18
I think he's a 3, chance to be a 2 if the command is better than we thought.
silvpak
1:18
urias has looked shockingly good in his brief appearances since returning (41 pitches, 31 for strikes, touched ~97[!] in his last appearance). he has no place on the postseason roster, imho (assuming they make it), but any thoughts on the early returns, more from a health/ability perspective than any stats?
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