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DJoe
1:30
Cubs are without a top 100 prospect for the first time in a long time.  Being uncharted territory for a cubs fan, is this normal after pieces have been traded for a championship level team, or are they in trouble?
Keith Law
1:30
Interesting that you say they're without a top 100 prospect when I haven't posted my top 100 (and expect there to be a Cub on it).
Quisenberry's Sinker
1:31
What do Braves do with Surplus of MLB Ready Pitching Prospects once Allard, Soroka are MLB Ready.  Do you see them up by July if AAA progress continues?
Keith Law
1:31
Someone will get hurt, someone will struggle in AAA ... they have tremendous pitching depth, but the odds of them ending up with a surplus for the ML rotation are slim. And even then they could tandem-start two guys to limit innings totals for the season - neither Allard nor Soroka is a huge guy.
Mike
1:32
Eric Thames had a couple great months and a couple stinkers last year, and basically no period during which he hit like his overall season numbers. Do you think this year he'll settle into the middle of that range or toward one of the extremes?
Keith Law
1:32
He was awful after April. I think the league figured out fairly quickly how to get him out.
Lyle
1:32
Is Eric Filia anything more than an org guy?
Keith Law
1:32
Yes. Maybe just an up and down type, but not an org guy.
Joe
1:32
Which pospect has the best hit tool in the minors currently? Urias? Hiura?
Keith Law
1:33
I think that list has to start with Acuna and Vlad Jr.
Frankelly
1:33
I personally think Heliot Ramos is getting way too much hype from his pro debut where people only see the results rather than the underlying struggles and issues. Is he a top 100 guy yet?
Keith Law
1:33
I would agree that he's getting a bit overhyped because his superficial AZL stats were good, and because he's the #1 prospect in their system.
Matt
1:33
I understand the need/want for Yelich in ATL but does it make sense to include more prospects for JT as well? Flowers and Kurt were sold last year and they have some decent prospects in the minors (Cumberland, Jackson, etc.)
Keith Law
1:34
I'd understand a prospect trade for Realmuto more than a trade for Yelich. Cumberland looks like a backup, Jackson's catching wasn't good in AFL, Herbert hasn't developed.
addoeh
1:34
So A-Rod is now a popular broadcaster and Jeter is an unpopular owner.  Wow, things can change quickly.
Keith Law
1:34
Life comes at you fast.
Stu J.
1:34
There are rumors the Reds will look to move Senzel to 2B (or OF or even SS) and leave Suarez at 3B. What would you do with the IF?
Keith Law
1:35
I would leave Senzel at third, because he's made himself an above-average defender, and build around him. He's their best prospect, probably a top 10 overall guy, and they should move other players to accommodate him.
ECinDC
1:35
Ever read Mason & Dixie by Pynchon? If so, thoughts? Thinking of putting it on the 'to read' list
Keith Law
1:35
Nope. Loved Inherent Vice, hated Gravity's Rainbow, didn't really get Lot 49.
Ed
1:35
The lack of dollars being spent on free agents is caused by:  A) Teams being smarter / more frugal on what they spend their resources on, B) Teams not committing dollars this off season in preparation for next off season, C) Collusion
Keith Law
1:36
First one for sure. I have had agents suggest collusion, but no one has any evidence of that.
Evan White
1:36
What to make of this guy? Reports have a 70 on the glove but his bat doesn't play at 1B. Would you move him to the outfield?
Keith Law
1:36
His bat doesn't play at first?
Brian
1:36
How does Gabriel Arias project to you? Will he be the real Padres SS of the future instead of Tatis? Seems to be some buzz around him this offseason during his winter play.
Keith Law
1:37
He's still just 17 and really hasn't hit anywhere (even in Australia he has just a .310 OBP). I do like Arias' long-term potential, but it's entirely potential, and while he can stay at shortstop he's not the best defender of that whole cluster of Latin American shortstops they have from low-A down.
Dr. Bob
1:38
I know you hate the giving of grades to off-season moves, but has any team impressed you with what they've done so far?
Keith Law
1:38
Not really. Has anyone done enough to warrant it? I feel like no.
HH
1:38
Keith, you've been one of the better voices speaking out against signing players found guilty of domestic violence. I'm curious where you'd draw the line on employing such people - I wouldn't want to sign someone like Aroldis Chapman to my team, but I also wouldn't want to hire him to run my Subway franchise. What happens if everyone felt this way? Economic death penalty, for lack of a better term?
Keith Law
1:39
I don't think that's really our problem, right? I would rather worry about the victims, who likely need significant financial, medical, and psychiatric assistance, than whether abusers can find jobs.
Brett
1:39
Is JP Crawford a better prospect than Scott Kingery at this point, or would you put Kingery about him?
Keith Law
1:39
Crawford is their top prospect.
Marshall MN
1:39
What do you make of the talk from experts about the so-called inevitability of the Red Sox signing Martinez?  It seems odd to me, as there are other ways to address their lack of power without committing to a guy for 7 years.
Keith Law
1:40
I get the sense they won't commit to him for 7 years, but would for 4.
Chris
1:40
Marcos Molina a bit of a sleeper this year in Mets system? Would like Mets to put him in bullpen as a multi-inning guy.
Keith Law
1:40
Always thought he had to go to the bullpen; his stuff ticked down after TJ, so that seems more inevitable than before.
Tyler
1:40
Assuming the Yankees get under the luxury tax this offseason, how aggressive do you think they will be with next years class? Do you think they will absorb the tax penalties to sign 2 mega stars?
Keith Law
1:41
They could also try to clear a bad contract or two to sign those 2 stars. That seems like the most likely outcome.
Kevin
1:41
What exactly are the Orioles doing? Slow moving for a team with three holes in their rotation.
Keith Law
1:42
Likely waiting for the second and third tiers of starters to sign, which means after the first tier signs.
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