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Keith Law
1:53
Thank you. I think there are many examples - but they all had relatively minor tears, not full tears.
Dr. Bob
1:53
Are all of the players on the field in the AFL prospects signed by MLB teams? Or do they have to sometimes fill out a roster with some college or extra players so that they can have full games?
Keith Law
1:54
Always MLB teams, although frankly I wouldn't be mad if they allowed, say, an NPB or KBO player or two to pop in, maybe someone approaching free agency or whom the parent team wants to post.
cplo
1:54
I saw Luis Ortiz got the call up in Baltimore. Has he shown enough over his minor league career to prove he can stick as a starter?
Keith Law
1:54
Stuff yes, durability an open question.
Xavier
1:55
Is there a valid argument for someone other than Degrom winning Cy Young?
Keith Law
1:55
Yes, Nola and Scherzer are right there with him.
John
1:55
Has Lewis Thorpe put himself back on the top 100 radar this year with the better performance and being 2 years removed from TJ?
Keith Law
1:55
Not yet, not unless the stuff ticks up.
Bill
1:55
Should Machado go back to 3B or should he stay at SS?
Keith Law
1:55
Third base, where he's plus. His little time at short hasn't been promising.
mike sixel
1:55
It would be sad if comments went away, we (I) like the interaction......is it really that bad?
Keith Law
1:56
I have had to keep moderation on for two years now because of a very small number of abusive people (two, maybe three). One is pretty much a single comment away from me going to the police.
Matt
1:56
Honestly, I think if what Fred Wilpon reportedly wants, which is a GM that's anti-analytics and also has no authority to overrule the owners, I'm out. Probably not forever, but they won't be getting my money for a long time. Analytics or no, what the team desperately needs in a Prez of Baseball Ops, because Jeff has failed, and the organization reeks of disfunction.
Keith Law
1:57
I saw an article this week that listed way too many names, some of whom were good ones, some of whom were not (and really, can we not hire a GM who's failed in multiple stops already, and give someone else a chance), but that said at the end that the Mets haven't contacted anyone and no one really knows what they're thinking. I believe Joel Sherman wrote it but I'm not 100%. But that last part is the lede: We're all just guessing until they start calling to ask for permission.
Zac
1:58
What does Jacoby Jones have to hit to be a glove first everyday CF?
Keith Law
1:58
Dude is 26 with a .255 OBP in about 600 MLB PA. Time to let that one go.
Lucky Lindy
1:58
Speaking of players turning it around post-trade -- shouldn't people in Texas be fired with how Cole Hamels has improved since going to the Cubs?
Keith Law
1:58
I would at least have some questions for the pitching coach(es) about what might have gone wrong, and why the Cubs figured something out that quickly when we didn't.
tomm
1:59
obviously predicting what kind of player a prospect will become is very difficult, especially when it comes to projecting hit/in game power tool. when it comes to pure speed, however, it would seem easier because its just timed and far less up to opinion. that being said, how did bader not get an 80 speed in the minors? Tied for second in the mlb statcast speed. did he get much faster?
Keith Law
1:59
He's not an 80 runner now, but he also was nowhere close to this fast when he signed - I even talked to someone in STL recently who confirmed this.
John
2:00
The best part of the op-ed was the self own by an editor at the Federalist who claimed the founding fathers would be rolling over in their graves about the use of anonymity
Keith Law
2:00
That whole thread is worth checking out - one expert on the subject kept setting him straight, and the dude kept digging ... and digging ... and digging ... like, my man, take the L already, you lost.
John
2:00
If I’m LA, I’m happy if Kershaw opts out. I may just be inclined to shake his hand, thank him, and not give him another 6 years and $180 million.
Keith Law
2:01
Easy to say, but he's an iconic player for the Dodgers, and they'd have a lot of fans to appease if he leaves - plus he takes several wins of value with him that they can't easily replace.
GP
2:01
Since you said it was too early to judge the Archer trade, Archer had a great outing and Glasnow had a disastrous one and it appears Meadows injured his hand. I just wanted to say that
Keith Law
2:01
Yeah maybe a month is too soon, i dunno
Grande Esteban
2:01
Why didn't the Angels just tell Ohtani once he signed that he needed Tommy John surgery and he would start the season in the minors until he was healthy enough to come up, and if he didn't do that, they'd just send him to the minors anyway to start the year?  That would have gotten the surgery done right away, and also would have gotten them an extra year of service time.
Keith Law
2:01
He didn't need the surgery right away, and you can't just tell an employee to go have surgery.
Ben
2:01
Wander Franco an overall top 10 prospect to you?
Keith Law
2:02
He was 17 on my last update, I think, and graduations alone will push him up a few spots.
Jake
2:02
Nick Pratto...is he the first half guy, the second half guy, or the last month guy?
Keith Law
2:03
He's the overall season guy. I don't like to get too worked up over 2nd half minor league splits, because over the course of a season, the best players in a league will get promoted, and be replaced by, in theory, inferior players from lower levels.
Jeff
2:03
Not calling you out or anything - Just having fun - but remember when your ESPN chats used to be JobaMania? Good times. You’ve been doing these chats a long time and I appreciate it.
Keith Law
2:04
Twelve years of Klawchats, in fact. My first one was July 2006, I think, maybe a month after I joined. May we all live another 12 years to argue over Joba's large adult son.
That's all for this week - thank you all, as always, for your questions and for reading. I believe my next Insider column is my minor league player of the year piece, although I doubt there's much suspense in the winner. Have a safe and fun weekend, everyone.
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