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Keith Law
2:02
I have no idea about cards/licensing.
Pat
2:02
Thoughts on democrats' strategy of helping extremist GOP candidates win their primaries?
Keith Law
2:02
It makes me nervous.
Alan
2:03
Last year you named Kyle Manzardo the sleeper of the Rays' draft, which looks like a pretty good call. What do you expect from him -- is a starting 1B/DH for a contender?
Keith Law
2:03
Starting 1B/DH for someone.
Paul
2:03
Hey Keith, I gotta ask you about Spencer Strider. He’s a very fun player to watch and interesting guy to root for. What do you make of his future? Does he need a 3rd pitch? Or is he just funky enough to where this current version of him can succeed for a while?
Keith Law
2:04
He gets LHB out right now, despite the lack of a third pitch. Every once in a very blue moon, you get a guy like this. I believe Bartolo Colon was this kind of pitcher when young - he could go through a lineup throwing mostly 4- and 2-seamers. But it's rare, and one-year platoon splits are volatile enough that I'd like to see Strider do it over another season before buying into the argument that he can be an ace as a 2-pitch guy.
John
2:04
How does it effect your process when you see that two of the guys you were way low on (Goldy and Riley) are two of the better hitters in MLB?
Keith Law
2:05
Riley revamped his whole approach. Goldschmidt I just missed on, lacking enough looks and frankly overweighting input from scouts who, in hindsight, were disinclined to rate a player like him very highly. Two totally different cases - everything I said on Riley was accurate until he went out and addressed the clear holes in his approach, which is remarkable.
Jake
2:05
Does Trump get indicted before midterms, after, or not at all?
Keith Law
2:05
My guess, knowing basically nothing, is not at all.
Mike
2:05
Thoughts on the Guardians shortstop situation in the coming years? Rosario has been solid the past two years so is it worth keeping him or do you guy with Rocchio?
Keith Law
2:06
I think Rocchio's a star. If Rosario doesn't take a step forward with the bat next year, you just move him aside. He's had a solid season but Rocchio will be better.
Michael
2:06
So the Cubs had a player debut the other day who did great. Looked him up and he's a right wing nut. Is that just part of being a fan of a baseball team? On the one hand he's a 20 something who's probably not been exposed to alternative viewpoints. On the other hand yuck
Keith Law
2:07
For me, it would depend on his views. If he's openly homophobic or transphobic or racist, I couldn't root for him under any circumstances.
Jason
2:07
Re: John and the Queen of England, obviously the break in 1776 was a pretty big deal (and 1812, and supporting the Confederacy), but taking a broader view, we have a lot of shared history. We grew out of the British Empire, maintained their common-law legal system, have identified the "Special Relationship," etc.
Keith Law
2:07
They have long been our greatest ally, and we have mostly been theirs.
Nick
2:07
Do you think Oswaldo Cabrera can hit enough at the mlb level to be a regular or is he more of a really good defensive utility player?
Keith Law
2:07
Utility guy.
Tim
2:07
Do you think Justin Steele could have a Jon Lester like career or is that asking too much?
Keith Law
2:07
I don't see it. More like a fifth starter, of which the Cubs have a lot.
James
2:07
Will you be out at Arizona Fall League ? Hopefully rosters get announced any day
Keith Law
2:08
Yes, haven't missed it since 2005.
Chris
2:08
Will Ceddanne Rafaela's K rate keep him from becoming an MLB regular?
Keith Law
2:08
His K rate is fine. 20% or so.
Jon
2:08
How did teaching at Lincoln go? Are you going to do that again?
Keith Law
2:09
One of the hardest things I've ever done in my life. They invited me back but it was so much work and I needed to dedicate time to some other things, so I said no.
canada
2:09
Joey Meneses-- real deal everyday player for the next few years, or just a flukey feelgood story that the Nats fans sorely need?
Keith Law
2:09
Flukey feel-good story.
Aaron
2:09
Last year you put Austin Riley's WAR O/U at 5.5 and he currently sits at 5.4 on Fangraphs...

Has your projection of Spencer Strider at all changed based on what you've seen? I know it's still a small sample but.....mighty impressive stuff so far.
Keith Law
2:09
Yes, for sure. The fastball is elite.
Heather
2:09
Huge difference between the Queen of England and the Bishop of Rome, as far as eighty million Americans are concerned.
Keith Law
2:09
We are not a Catholic nation. We were founded as a secular one.
PJ
2:10
Any thoughts on Wesneski's debut for the Cubs?  I know it was against the Reds, but I've never seen a crowd as electric as that for two bottom-rung teams as they were watching Wesneski dominate that lineup
Keith Law
2:10
I think he's sneaky good. Maybe just a reliever in the end but I'd start him first.
Guest
2:10
Thoughts on David Calabrese? You had him ranked fairly high in advance of the 2020 draft but then covid seemingly has impacted his development not unlike a lot of prospects from that draft.  He seems to be improving as of late.
Keith Law
2:10
He also got with a private hitting coach in the last year or so who screwed him up, but reverted back to his old swing in mid-July and you can see the results now. Probably shaking off a lot of rust too, since he's Canadian and was stuck home during the pandemic.
Jeffrey
2:11
Why is Rougned Odor occupying a starting spot?  Anything besides “veteran presents”?
Keith Law
2:11
I have absolutely no idea.
David
2:11
Keith, re: Bloom. I think the biggest issue the fanbase has is that Bloom is the face of an organization that seems to be low-balling Devers, and after trading away Betts, losing Devers would cause a huge disconnect with fans. Think that's a realistic possibility?
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