What's Gleyber Torres' ceiling? MVP-caliber player?

Love these chats and am so glad you continued to do them after ESPN. Do you think Bradley Zimmer can do an acceptable impression of Joc Pederson? i.e. power, speed, patience, and Ks in platoon role? Or do you think that's aiming high or low? Thanks!

How often do you go back and reread books? I find that I reread a couple each year. A lot of the books I read in high school or early college went unappreciated, and, in other cases, I want to make sure, now that I'm older, the books I'm recommending are still consistent with my current taste.

Do you still hold out hope for Javier Guerra? Sounds like a lot of people have written him off after one bad year in high A.

Hi Keith - you've often described pitchers as lacking the command to be starters, and I saw similar comments on the recently traded Albert Abreu (not by you). My question is how does that work? I understand a pitcher's command to be shorthand for 'ability to throw quality strikes' or 'location within the zone' - is it simply a matter of avoiding 30 pitch innings? So a guy with fringe command is a 100 pitch, 4 IP guy half the time as a starter,, but 30 pitch innings coming out of the bullpen are fine?

Do you get your turkey spatchcocked for you or do you do it yourself? That part is by far the most daunting to me.

Where would you rank Lourdes Gurriel Jr. among Blue Jays prospects?

Why do teams send rule 5 eligible players to the AFL? ( thinking of Eric Wood). Aren't they just giving other teams an extra look at these players?

I enjoyed your article on the Brett Cecil signing, what odds do you give the deal turning out well?

How do you like the new Tribe album?

Do you think Gohara is too much to give up for Cozart? If so, who might be a better fit from the Mariners system?

Keith, Carson Fullmer really struggled with his control this season. Did he have this issue as an amateur, but the competition swung at pitches out of the zone, or is this something that has developed recently?

Has our country always been so racist, xenophobic, homophobic, and sexist and I just didn't realize it?

Do you agree with those who assert that the Mets MUST sign Cespedes or their season is lost? Conforto, Grandy, Bruce, Lagares is still a good OF.

What's the best case (realistic) scenario for Trump's presidency?

Eric Wood performed well in AFL after a breakout season in AA; after being unprotected for Rule 4, could Pirates be losing a prospect with any kind of value?

Curious to hear your thoughts on the hazing-by-masturbation incident.

I know you buy, cook, eat a lot of various food, some of of it rich and indulgent as well. My question is, how do you stay in shape? Or have time for it? Traveling all the time for your own job, as well as having a family to raise? How do you find that balance?

Hi Keith, thanks for your Thanksgiving tips. Trying to keep my mashed potatoes simple this year, what should I be adding to them? Also, do you have a preference on the act of mashing? Ricer?

Is the fact that teams are already spending money on FA without the CBA being signed a good indication that it's going to get done and that there will be only minor tweaks with no major changes to the way business has been done?

Given his weaknesses, what do you think motivated Cardinals ownership to resign Matheny?

Hi Keith, thank you for the chats, really enjoy them. Do you think the Cubs go hard after Jansen? Cubs seem reluctant to commit to that kind of $ but it seems like it would be the prime opportunity to do so while most of their younger players have reasonable contracts. If not Jansen, any ideas on who they might target? Have a hard time believing they'll be content with Rondon.

Was "letting" Brett Cecil get away a mistake by the Blue Jays, or will we only know the answer to that come spring? Brett was a huge part of that pen, and a big hole to fill now.

Hi, Keith. I was curious as to the reasons for your third place vote for Jon Gray for NL ROY. Statistically he compares well with Kenta Maeda who got more press. His WAR (2.3), however, was lower than that of either Trevor Story (3.1) or Aledmys Diaz (3.5). (WAR is not the end-all, but it's a handy place to start.) So what was your thinking?

Is there a trade offer Atlanta could make for Sale or Archer that (1) the other team would accept and (2) would be a good trade for Atlanta?

Are there any Rule 5 eligible players who may end up being major contributors in '17, like Biagini was in '16?

I know you normally do a kitchen gift ideas post, but can you provide a recommendation on a food processor? We find it useful for more and more recipes than we anticipated when we put a low-quality one on our wedding registry some 14 years ago, thinking we'd only use it for salsa. Have a terrific holiday with your loved ones.

Every year you get asked about Rule 5 draft, and every year you point out that the rule changes awhile back made it less interesting. With that out of the way, any interesting names in play, or not really?

I can't quite fathom why a team would want Chapman on a multi-year deal. It seemed evident that any dip in his velocity rendered him very hittable. Wouldn't a reasonable team run for the hills at the idea of hitching their wagon to him?

I got 10 bucks says Trump doesn't make it through 4 yrs. Resigns or impeached

Is the Braves offense actually good, or was the 2nd half a fluke?

Thanks for doing these chats! Do you expect Matt Bush to continue to be successful as a reliever? What comparisons can you use when projecting him? And what do you throw out due to his situation being so unique?

My son is 7 and a good reader for his age. We go to the library every week and he loves to get a pile of books, but he exclusively goes for non-fiction (which is fine!) stuff. I've had trouble finding anything fiction related he gets excited about. Tried Dinotopia and thought I had him hooked, but it faded quick. ANYWAY, do you have any fiction rec'd for that age, something that you got your daughter interested in?

Looks like Rowdy Tellez will at least get to compete for a bench spot next season, if not the job at 1B. Any chance at all that he can be an average regular?

Hi Keith...do you think McCutchen bidding will progress to where PIT can realistically acquire a top 1-2 prospect from acquiring team (e.g., Giolito or Lopez from WAS, DeLeon or Bellinger from LAD)?

I just wanted to say that I don't really care for baseball or any sport anymore, but you are my favorite Twitter follow and I love these chats.

Please stick to non-baseball ;)

Thanks for your answer. Good logic. I haven't used Fangraphs enough.

Realistic outlook for Kaprellian a mid rotation starter?

Thank you for not sticking to baseball. Anyone who says you should can go pound sand. If you had, I would not have learned about Alt-J as early as I did.
With that said, can you name any other bands that might be off the radar that one would enjoy if they love Alt-J the way some of us do? As always, thanks!

Your former colleague Eric ranked Yadier Alvarez has Dodgers' #1 prospect. Is the ceiling really that high? What type of pitcher can we expect him to be?

I know rule changes affected the Rule 5 Draft, but could you explain the changes? I was trying to look at had some trouble.

Cardinals just raved about their Rule 5 pickup last year, Matt Bowman. While he was serviceable, he provided 0.5 WAR. Whoop-dee-doo. For that half a win, they had to keep him on the roster for the entire year (to keep from having to send him back) and hamstrung themselves at times when making roster moves.

Hey Keith, I'd like to surprise my wife by turning into A GUY in the kitchen. Where should I start?

For all the reasons you mentioned, I am dreading the inevitable Yanks' re-signing of Chapman. I'm tired of having players on my team I loathe (A-Rod, Clemens, Ellsbury for other reasons). I know they can afford it but I'd much rather see them give Betances a chance.

Re Pence: I look at as, Pence is someone I disagree with politically. He and I have very different ideas of what makes the country better. But he's a politician and he'll put the good of the country first. I don't get that feeling for Trump, who seems to value loyalty over competence, and that's without getting into the fact that he's a terrible person.

Keith-- Did you get a chance to see Greg Allen when you were out for the AFL? His on-base numbers and reports on the glove seem great, but obviously he's been pretty old for every level as a college guy. Is there anything there?

Do you think Hellickson made a mistake accepting the QO? Even with the draft pick compensation hanging over his head I'd think he'd have received several solid offers given the absolute black hole that is this year's SP free agent market.

You always push for teams to hire managers with some actual managerial experience at some level rather than 'name' former players. Unless I'm mistaken Alex Cora has none so why do you make an exception for him?

Would an expanded roster potentially make the Rule 5 draft more meaningful?

Her mangled grammar and spelling aside, Kate Upton was right, yes?