Reader Mailbag, Part 1: Young pitching, a Jordan Walker contract extension, Andre Pallante as a theoretical trade piece, MLB's blackout policy, the slumping Iván Herrera, and more

Readers have questions, writer has answers -- some of them possibly correct and coherent

Coming off a pair of stomach-turning one-run losses to the Diamondbacks (a blown 7-0 lead) and Angels (thus breaking a streak of 106 straight Halos losses in which they trailed going into the ninth inning), it’s time to talk it out.

You, gentle readers, responded to the recent call for mailbag questions with zeal and abundance, so I’ll be breaking up my…