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Keith Law
1:43
If he stays at C, he's a potential star. Fair chance he hits his way off the position or isn't good enough back there to be a regular. I feel pretty confident he's a regular somewhere.
Rhys
1:43
As of this moment, in what order would you rank Mize/McClanahan/Rollison/Singer?
Keith Law
1:43
Mize, McClanahan, Rolison, several other college starters, Singer.
The Singer thing confuses the hell out of me.
Thaddeus
1:43
I've heard you mention your favorite thing in the Anova is chicken thighs at 4-5 hours if I remember correctly. What do you use as the temp? And what do you do after? Hard sear in a cast iron or a grill or something else?
Keith Law
1:44
165 for 5 hours, chill, hard sear in a carbon steel or cast iron skillet. If you chill them, the juices in the bag will congeal and you can easily peel that off to form the base for a sauce.
Guy
1:44
Any good solo game recommendations?
Keith Law
1:46
Friday. Onirim. Pretty much any coop game, like Pandemic. I've played Agricola's solo mode on the app; I think all of Rosenberg's games offer a solo option (and Fields of Arle is really a solo game), but the setup is a bit long for playing by yourself.
steve
1:47
Looks like the Sox are going to carry Swihart on the opening day roster, but not use him at catcher.  He appears headed for utility role but has never played infield and limited time in OF.  How do you see this working out?
Keith Law
1:47
I'm hoping he just gets regular ABs and hits again like he did before he was first called up.
Larry
1:47
I heard the Tigers are interviewing HS players to see if they will sign at 1-1 for a steep discount. Do you think that is a wise strategy for this draft?
Keith Law
1:47
They are exploring options, but hardly committed in any way to doing this. The Dbacks did the same, and even offered steep discounts to a few players (Garrett Whitley was one), but ended up taking one of the consensus top players.
Richard
1:47
Will we ever see pitchers like Greg Maddux return?  The ones who relied on control, changing speeds. Instead of simply trying to blow away hitters and blowing out arms along the way.
Keith Law
1:48
They're not gone. Kyle Hendricks is certainly in that mold - strike thrower who gets groundballs - as is Keuchel. Neither throws hard, both live on the bottom of the zone.
Chris
1:48
Can Nimmo play a league average defensive CF? Or is he just bad out there?
Keith Law
1:48
Average, maybe. I doubt more.
Avery
1:48
Is this year the year for Addison Russell? Or is becoming this is who he is? I know he's only 24 but he has a career .312 OBP in the bigs....I would have more likely guessed that to be his BA.
Keith Law
1:49
Shoulder injury last year; not sure if that was all or part of his decline, or not at all, but I think you have to consider the possibility it restricted him.
Lark11
1:49
Given the organization's historical difficulty in developing impact starting pitching, shouldn't the Reds be overhauling how it scouts and develops pitchers? Do you view Hunter Greene as having increased injury/development risk because he was drafted by the Reds?
Keith Law
1:49
I do not, and I don't think they've had chronic issues with scouting and developing pitchers in recent years.
Scherzer's Blue Eye
1:50
O's Fans: With Cobb, we have a good rotation now!
Reality is?
Keith Law
1:50
With Cobb, you have two good starters now.
Chris Mays
1:50
Do you have a take on Acuña being sent down? It seems to me that if there was truly nothing wrong with it, then AA could tell the truth about why he was sent down.
Keith Law
1:51
You can't send down a player to manipulate service time. The player & union will file a grievance, they'll win, and he'll get the service time anyway. So you have to lie. They did the right thing for the team and the wrong thing for the sport. He'll be back in mid-April.
wade
1:51
how old do you think pujols is?
Keith Law
1:51
I think he's older than he claims to be. It would fit the last few years of his career, certainly.
Stephanie
1:51
Do you see Mateo becoming a 15HR/30 steals CF by 2019?
Keith Law
1:52
15 HR might be high; 30 steals is almost certainly low.
Peeeeete
1:52
How would you predict the Cubs starters to finish in WAR? Q-Darvish-Lester-Hendricks-Chatwood?
Keith Law
1:52
Q, Yu, Hendricks, Lester, Chatwood.
Seany
1:52
Follow up on Ohtani- there was probably a behind closed doors agreement that he wouldn't be sent to AAA & would DH. Let's say he flops at hitting and they go back on their word and decide to abandon it... Does Ohtani have the option to return to NPB even though the Ham fighters were paid $20mm for him?
Keith Law
1:53
I suppose he could just walk away, but that's not going to happen. My guess, entirely my own speculation, is that they'll let him fail at DH and hope he realizes he needs to pitch full-time.
Dan410
1:53
Agree or disagree with the Rangers' decision to keep Profar strictly in the infield? Thought it was weird since LF is the job that's totally wide open. (I also like how Profar>Odor has not even been a discussion)
Keith Law
1:55
I hadn't seen or heard that; I thought the plan was for him to be a bench player who gets ABs wherever. I love the kid but he has to produce now to earn regular playing time. If he has a solid April and looks like he did pre-injury or even right when he came back, they can always give him time in LF.
Andrew
1:55
Outside of Tatis, which of the Padres' prospects has impressed most in Spring Training?
Keith Law
1:55
I had two lengthy posts on their prospects last week.
Poor Man Quisenberry
1:56
Have you seen Nander de Sedas from Montverde Academy HS.  What are your thoughts on him?
Keith Law
1:56
True story: I was supposed to see him today, about five minutes from now. Instead I am in my kitchen watching snow come down at about an inch an hour, waiting to fire up the snowblower.
Matt S
1:56
Hey Keith what are your thoughts on Blaze Jordan and when do you as a scout start to turn your attention to him?
Keith Law
1:57
Christ. I had to look this up - he's 15? A 2021 kid? Call me in two years.
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