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Klawchat 10/31/19
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Keith Law
1:04
Conquering the worm. Klawchat.
Joe Torre
1:05
No question...I just wanted to say Thank You to Anthony Rendon for bailing us out in Game 6
Keith Law
1:06
The umps got it right, though. The rule is pretty clear, and while it's seldom invoked, the call on the field was correct - and not reviewable.
DF
1:06
Is the Pirates offense being held back by bad drafting or bad development?  Picking guys with good bat to ball skills in the swing change era feels like to right approach to me, but it isn’t translating to the power numbers other teams are generating.
Keith Law
1:06
I think they had a development approach that gave up power for contact, but changed that last year.
Lee D, LA
1:06
Keith -- Dodgers better off spending $200M+ on Cole than Rendon, right?
Keith Law
1:06
Not sure I agree - or disagree. Both would help.
Andy
1:06
To anyone who is happy about Deadspin dying: Do you work a job where a new boss came in, made a ton of changes that made the job less fun, less personal, and less profitable? Did you and your co-workers loudly complain about it, but ultimately did nothing? Well the writers of Deadspin didn't. They left. It's possible (even likely) to not agree with all the sites/writers decisions, and mourn the loss of a vibrant community somewhat related to sports.
Keith Law
1:08
Very well said. I wouldn't say I liked all their content, or all of their writers, even. That is far from saying I don't support them, or rue the absence of a site that revels in anti-authoritarian viewpoints.
Brian
1:08
Is the 2nd half of 2020 a realistic time frame to start seeing Lynch, Singer & Kowar brought up to the Royals or is 2021 more likely?
Keith Law
1:08
I expect them all to see the majors in 2020 if healthy.
TomBruno23
1:08
What should I tell my Royals friends who apoplectic with rage at the hiring of The Leader of Men?
Keith Law
1:08
... except that I'm not sure I want one of the worst tactical managers of the last decade doing anything with those young pitchers.
Tribe called jest
1:08
Better long term offensive profile, Abrams or Royce Lewis?
Keith Law
1:08
Lewis. But Abrams has more chance to play short.
Andy
1:08
I hope there's a chapter in your next book about how teams make bad decisions based on interviews, instead of looking at the track record. I mean seriously, who can look at Matheny's time at the Cardinals and think, that's the guy who should be managing a young team?
Keith Law
1:09
Or any team, really. This is *such* a retrograde decision, and I think it'll hold the Royals back for a while.
Karma1 Astros 0
1:09
Any chance for George Kirby to be more than a 4-5 starter?
Keith Law
1:09
Yes.
Lone Star
1:09
Higher on Jung or Baty at the plate?  I know Jung is a better bet at defensive value.
Keith Law
1:09
Baty. I don't agree with that on Jung; both may end up at 1b.
Sam
1:09
How does Cole not get in the game last night?  There were multiple high leverage spots they could have used him and saving him for the lead also made no sense.  Is there anything to the argument you want him to start an inning clean and not bring him in middle inning with runners on?
Keith Law
1:10
This to me is the only thing Hinch did wrong last night. Cole should have been in the game sooner. But ultimately the failing was on the players; Harris is a great reliever and didn't execute. (Also, Kendrick hit a pretty good pitch.) Harris gets that additional out and we're not having this conversation.
Devon
1:10
True or False: the best part of the World Series was Trump and friends getting booed?
Keith Law
1:10
False. Although I think it's perfectly fine that he was booed. The civility pearl-clutchers really lost their moral high ground when Trump mocked a disabled reporter.
Concerned Fan
1:10
What can MLB really do to the Astros about their pretty clear and brazen negative culture in their front office? Obviously they could dock them draft picks or apply some other punitive penalty, but how do you actually *fix* that?
Keith Law
1:11
I can't agree with the premise - we don't really know about their culture; I think you're inferring something that might be true and it might not - but *IF* the culture is negative and pervasive, you target the people at the top who created and/or tolerated it.
Bruce
1:11
I'm a lover of non-fiction and have recently read a couple of books you reviewed including Bad Blood and Amity and Prosperity. Both were great - can you recommend any others that you enjoyed?
Keith Law
1:12
Just recently: Billion-Dollar Whale, The Queen, The Drunkard's Walk, The Rise & Fall of the Dinosaurs, Big Chicken.
Bruce
1:13
Josh Hader for Corey Seager?
Keith Law
1:13
I would not trade Seager, a potential 7-WAR everyday player, for any reliever.
Braves
1:14
What do you think the Braves rotation looks like by mid-next year? Only three guys I feel (somewhat) confident in are Soroka, Fried, and Folty, but each have some red flags. Apparently Newcomb wants to try starting again, but where do you they the additional 2-3 starters they'll need to get through the year come from?
Keith Law
1:15
I wouldn't mind seeing them add an innings guy to back up that group, which could also include Touki or Wright or Wilson at some point.
Dr. Bob
1:15
I don't believe in Karma so the Nats win was not caused by Houston's Taubman fiasco. But I have to admit to a little schadenfreude over the whole thing.
Keith Law
1:16
Agreed. The team that traded for Osuna, then proclaimed a "zero tolerance" policy on domestic violence, then taunted a reporter who took a strong, principled stand on the matter, lost, and the pitcher who recorded the last out for the other team is a two-time TJ recipient who was criticized for leaving the team to go attend to the birth of his child. Sometimes the story just works out.
Greg P
1:17
Klaw - will the balls be switching back to 2018 levels next year?  Does MLB have any idea what their balls are doing?
Keith Law
1:17
So, we're just not doing phrasing any more?
I get the sense MLB wants to restore the baseball's physical characteristics to pre-2019 levels.
Steve
1:17
Have you read Poz's Houdini book yet? Picked it up this week and it's riveting so far.
Keith Law
1:18
Yes, tore through it in about four days. Really enjoyed it - but I just happen to really like Joe's writing, too.
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