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Klawchat 11/9/17
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Keith Law
2:26
They should elect Trammell and Miller and then fire the entire institution into the sun.
Jason
2:26
I find it odd that Corey Ray has fallen down the charts so much? Are his struggles that bad or can he turn it around?
Keith Law
2:27
I detailed his swing/stance change in my AFL post. He has to restore his old toe-tap and stride.
Ben
2:27
Sooo......Roy Moore is a pedophile. Who knew? Does it sink him? Nah. Theocratic pedophiles are all the rage now. And America's decline continues.
Keith Law
2:28
I am morbidly curious to see how many of his supporters, who must by and large be evangelicals, stand by him by either attacking/doubting his victims or by saying it doesn't matter. Because ... yeah, it matters. Those are felonies.
Jack
2:28
thoughts on the college basketball/shoe company scandal?
Keith Law
2:28
I have no idea what this means.
Rob
2:28
Such sad news regarding Roy Halladay. A great pitcher and from everything you hear, a great person too. As trivial as this may seem right now, is he a HOF'er for you?
Keith Law
2:28
I've been asked this repeatedly in the last 48 hours and have declined to answer it, because it feels both trivial and a bit macabre to discuss him in such terms.
Chris
2:28
I think there's a lot of value on the "lower end" of this year's FA market. Guys like Joe Smith, Luke Gregerson, Jeremy Hellickson, Yunel Escobar and Chris Tillman all strike me as solid buy-low guys. Do you have any favorite one-year deal guys that could be this year's Brandon Morrow or Alex Avila?
Keith Law
2:29
I had a few on the back of the 50, and I think I'm doing another piece on that soon? Hellickson made my list. I don't see Escobar, who seems to have lost any defensive value, in that light, and Tillman's stuff and results have both been awful since the mid-2016 shoulder injury and heavy use after he returned.
Bobby
2:29
Otani. I believe you think he will be a legit SP but the bat won't play (or not enough to stop him from pitching). Think he comes over as a #2? Better/worse? Thanks, as always...
Keith Law
2:29
I think he's a #1 starter, and opposing pitchers will tell us rather quickly if he's anything with the bat.
Fatherz
2:29
Who are the pitchers in the Padres system that have the highest ceilings? Do Gore or Baez have #1 stuff?
Keith Law
2:30
Those are probably the top two ceilings, but I don't think either has pure #1 stuff.
Bobby
2:30
Keith - thanks for these chats. Love them. Now that Tanaka has opted not to become a FA what do you think the Yanks should do re their pitching moving forward? Presumably their BP is more or less set...I know they would get Otani if they can...sign Sabathia maybe - anything else? What do they need to do to make it to the WS next year?
Keith Law
2:31
Bulk innings. Offense is great, bullpen is great, you don't need to go sign Arrieta. You need some league-average quantity from your rotation, especially as insurance - Tanaka's elbow, Montgomery's fade in the 2nd half, any pitcher can get hurt.
Bobbo
2:31
happy Klawchat day and thanks again for answering questions.  liked your positive review of Cave vs Cave; i'm intrigued.  any chance it surpasses Jaipur as your fave 2p game?  if not, why?
Keith Law
2:31
Jaipur is so much more elegant. I'd still have that at 1, and 7 Wonders Duel has really moved up my list from last year.
JQ
2:31
Was it ever publicly reported that Daniel Flores was battling with cancer? I do no recall ever hearing about this until the sad news yesterday.
Keith Law
2:31
I was totally unaware of this. Heartbreaking news.
Mike
2:31
I was thinking about doing a spatchcock turkey this year.  Do you need to prep the turkey in anyway like a brine (either dry or wet) or just put salt and pepper on it before cooking?
Keith Law
2:32
Spatchcock and salt. Check serious eats for the exact timing but I think I salted the morning of cooking.
AC
2:32
If you could wave a magic wand and fix one thing about baseball, what would it be? (Anything from the actual game to contracts, to manager's outfits)
Keith Law
2:33
Gosh. I would probably spike the antitrust exemption, as I think that's led to many other problems in terms of franchise ownership/locations and labor relations.
Although they did carve out an exemption to the exemption for CBA talks.
Morris Buttermaker
2:33
KLaw, I have seen you refer to a pitcher's mechanics or a batter's swing when evaluating their chances at further success. Where did you learn this? Years of observation? Learning at the foot of older co workers?
Keith Law
2:33
Both.
Gabriel
2:34
I'm curious as to what the recent death of Daniel Flores will mean to the Red Sox's international class this year. Would mlb be scared at the prospect of them blowing past any caps for Otani after the death of Flores and their international signing scandal? Thanks keith. Love your work
Keith Law
2:34
You can't blow past the caps any more. These are hard limits. I don't know if MLB would grant them additional cap space in light of Flores' passing, though. It seems only fair to the team, no? The Flores family would still have his bonus - and yes, I understand that is no consolation for them - so they would not be further affected.
Ron
2:35
I think Mauer was a better choice for a Gold Glove than Hosmer.  Course, he didn't hit 25 homers.  Maybe Dozier wasn't as good a choice as Pedroia or Altuve?  What are your thoughts?
Keith Law
2:35
Oh, were the Gold Gloves announced this week? I was all out of fucks to give, sorry.
B
2:35
Jake McGee had some odd splits last season and was much better against RHB rather than LHB (SSS WARNING). Do you think he could be a sneaky good sign for a team in need of a LH reliever?
Keith Law
2:36
I think he's a full-inning reliever, not just a LH specialist, given his whole history and his pitches. But one-year splits are probably not reliable.
addoeh
2:36
The new Marlins ownership group has already said they want to reduce payroll.  They now may be looking to trade their potential MVP winner and only real marketable star.  They expect little, if anything, in return and may end up trading him to the team that is willing to pick up the greatest amount of what remains on Stanton's contract, not on what prospects the other team could give.  Does this new group have some short term financing deals that could become onerous if not paid off quickly?  It doesn't make a lot of sense otherwise.
Keith Law
2:36
This is my concern - that they trade Stanton to clear the money, but don't get baseball talent in return - because that farm system is awful right now. Eyeballing it, I'd guess it's #30.
Augustus
2:36
Blayne Enlow looks impressive. Could he start in the future or do you think he's more suited for back of the bullpen?
Keith Law
2:37
I think he's a starter ... he's also 18.
Logic
2:37
There has been much discussion about the timing of pitching changes during the world series.  The manager is typically given credit or blame.  Do you think that front office may actually make some of these calls once the game has started?  I understand a lot of decisions are scripted with some organizations, but I am thinking about when things start to go south.  Do you think the front office should intervene during the games?  Thanks for continuing the chats, they are appreciated.
Keith Law
2:37
I don't think the FO does this, or should do it. You hire the manager who is an extension of your approach, but you empower him to make these decisions in-game.
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