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Klawchat 10/7/22
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Keith Law
1:01
There's no point in asking, you'll get no reply. Klawchat.
Bighen
1:02
Ton of chatter on Mets holding deGrom out of game 2 if they win tonight, how would you align their rotation? Also Carrasco or Walker if Mets need to use 4th starter at some point.
Keith Law
1:02
Not a big fan of that unless there's a health-related reason to do so. Don't outsmart yourselves.
Alex
1:02
The Red Sox just dropped $220 million to finish in last place (for the 2nd time in three seasons).  Is Chaim Bloom just not qualified to run a big market team?  It's one thing to be an assistant in a "Nobody Cares" market like Tampa, but Boston is a completely different animal.  He's traded away Betts, Benintendi, Renfroe, Springs, Vazquez et al, and received nothing of note in return.
Keith Law
1:06
Jeez, this is the most knee-jerk take imaginable. Ownership forced the Betts trade, and it's not like Verdugo is nothing, just a good platoon player. Not sure what you thought they'd get for Springs or Benintendi or even Renfroe (I like Binelas some, although the AA debut was very disappointing; he hits the ball very hard). And you're underselling Wilyer Abreu a ton. But the bigger issue is that you're reacting based on a small subset of decisions in a short period of time.
Doug
1:06
What’s Cristian Pache’s future in MLB?  4OF? Starter?  He’s young of course, but hasn’t done much with his opportunities so far.
Keith Law
1:07
I think he's a starter, but he clearly hasn't been ready for MLB pitching and the decision to promote  and keep him up so much of last year looks bad in hindsight. Defense & power are more than enough for him to be an average regular, but the A's are going to have to just live with the low OBPs for a while now.
Jay
1:07
Why is there a rush to introduce a pitch clock at the MLB level? Are we really in a rush to fill air time with more empty talking head type shows rather than a live event? No thank you.
Keith Law
1:08
Oh I'm a big fan of the pitch clock after seeing how much it speeds up minor league games. It gets rid of a lot of dead time - which, by the way, might just be filled with empty commentary because so many broadcasters are afraid of silence.
Heather
1:08
I'll give you five dollars if you can promise me, right now, that I'll never have to hear from or about Tony LaRussa ever again.
Keith Law
1:09
I wish I could promise that, but you know next June some reporter with no new ideas will track him down to get Old Man Yells at Cloud content.
TLR had a great career. It is a shame it had to end with this regrettable stint in Chicago. It's like when an acclaimed actor's last film is some B movie or voicing a character in the Emoji Movie or something.
JJ
1:10
Brayan Bello has never thrown more than 118 innings in a season in his professional career.  What kind of cap, if any, would you put on him in 2023?
Keith Law
1:10
I don't feel remotely qualified to answer that. One, I know nothing about his arm or his health. Two, the claim that there was some magic threshold around +30 innings is unsupported by evidence.
Guest
1:10
Can you explain why you consider Bonds' record to be legitimate? It was clearly obtained through committing crimes and breaking the rules of the game, aka cheating. Lance Armstrong was stripped of all his titles and records. I don't see how this is any different
Keith Law
1:12
"Clearly" is doing a lot of work there. I know of no evidence he "committed crimes" and the reality is that the rules of the game to which you refer were either unenforced or nonexistent (e.g., MLB didn't ban the use of HGH till 2005). Bonds never tested positive for any PEDs. That is by far the best and most objective standard we can use. He failed as many tests as Maris and Aaron did - and given that HGH and amphetamines were available by 1960, I'm not sure why we would assume anyone from a prior era is automatically clean just because there was no testing.
Tom
1:13
Hey Keith - do you think Jake Alu could be an everyday regular next season for the nats?
Keith Law
1:13
I don't, unless he's a much better defender at third base than I realized. That would make him a regular.
Jourdyn
1:13
Spencer Strider or Alek Manoah long term?
Keith Law
1:13
I love both but I'll bet on Manoah because of the broader pitch mix.
Efrim
1:13
How impressed are you with Alex's work with Atlanta since taking over? Obviously he was always thought of as a good exec, but the work he did in revamping the front office and adding more analytics based employees. Plus, Dana Brown(amateur draft hire) has worked out well.
Keith Law
1:14
Overall, he's been outstanding, although having worked with Alex I'm 0% surprised by this. The one real misstep I saw was firing Brian Bridges, whose drafts look even better in hindsight, although I can't say that Atlanta's drafts have suffered much in his absence either.
Al
1:14
How many owners kill their teams Championship chances in the name of money?
Keith Law
1:15
Expanding the playoffs actually makes this easier, so look for that number to increase. I might have said Cleveland except they're in the playoffs and I think they have as good a chance to win as any team.
Michael
1:15
Any explanation for the very good season by Pujols after years of being terrible? How about Tyler Anderson? Is one season just a SSS or did they do something different?
Keith Law
1:17
The Cards used Pujols very judiciously - like 1/3 of his PA vs LHP, whom he's always hit. .315 OBP vs RHP. Anderson's I think is a little more interesting - some health, some increased use of the CH (which was his best pitch all the way back in college).
Tom
1:17
any concern with Cj abrams offense, specifically his low walk rate, in 2022?
Keith Law
1:17
No.
1:18
He needs to get stronger. That's it for me.
Juwan
1:18
The Meneses ride was exhilarating in an otherwise horrendous season, do you view the bat as real?
Keith Law
1:19
Great story, but no.
Jack
1:19
which core would you rather have (pirates young talent / orioles young talent) ?
Keith Law
1:19
Orioles. Although they're short on pitching - this is the time to trade some of this young hitter surplus to go get at least one experienced starter.
G
1:19
Oneil Cruz improved at the plate as the season went on, and did enough in the last month to give me genuine optimism about his future at the plate. With that being said, is there any reason for the Pirates to continue playing him at SS next season?
Keith Law
1:21
No. He was one of the worst defenders at SS this year by OAA, and given his size the odds have always been against him staying there. I'd move him to CF and let him put the speed to better use.
James
1:21
Does this project to be a strong top of the draft? What do you view as its strength?
Keith Law
1:21
Much better college pitching in 2023. Don't know if I'd call it "strong" but it's a more interesting group of players in the first round.
Tom
1:22
Sss alert - but Elijah green proving those swing and miss reports may be accurate - any concern after seeing him struggle with that in his pro debut?
Keith Law
1:22
Twelve games. He only played 12 games. We can't draw any conclusions from that.
Captain Marani
1:22
Does Yadier Molina get into the HOF?  In St. Louis, home of The Best Fans in Baseball, he's considered a mortal lock, but he better hope that he and Buster Posey are never listed side-by-side on the voters' ballots.
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