You are viewing the chat in desktop mode. Click here to switch to mobile view.
X
Klawchat 1/25/18
powered byJotCast
Prev Page View Full Chat Next Page
Garrett
1:19
I was worried I was scouting stat lines when I saw Logan Allen so I was happy to see him make your list. Separately, what do you think of Chris Paddack even though he is hurt currently?
Keith Law
1:20
Fourth starter potential if healthy, probably will just get a brief mention in that loaded Padres system's writeup.
Lucas
1:20
How many players on your top 100 have you not seen play in person?
Keith Law
1:20
I think 20 or fewer. Don't think it's any more than that. I'll go into spring training with that list in hand to try to check as many off as I can.
Q Ball
1:20
Kolby Allard fell out of the top 100 but I was actually very fond of his 2017. He showed 150 innings of health pitching in the same league all year where batters saw him over and over again. And he was only 19 for the majority of the season. What am I missing?
Keith Law
1:21
You didn't see him, I guess. He was working with a 45 fastball much of the year, and he always had durability questions because he's on the smaller side. He's a very different guy at 90-93 and touching a little more than at 87-88.
John
1:21
How close was Stephen Gonsalves to making the top 100?
Keith Law
1:21
Not close.
Marvin
1:21
If more teams follow the Astros and fire their scouts will that make it harder for you to get second opinions when compiling future top 100 lists?
Keith Law
1:21
I don't think any teams are rushing to do that any time soon. But I don't just talk to scouts, either.
Ethan
1:22
Should the Brewers give Keon Broxton more time, or trade him for pitching to make room for Brinson?
Keith Law
1:22
Trade Broxton, if he even has trade value. He was close to r-level last year.
Kelly
1:22
When you contact your Representatives do you call their office or email? I really want to voice my dissent but get anxious when talking on the phone
Keith Law
1:23
I call. It might help you to have 2-3 sentences written down and just read them off when you get someone on the phone. They're used to it. If you're polite, you'll already be well above the median for calls they've gotten that day.
Patrick
1:23
Keith, as someone who cannot see your prospects list (my espn log-in isn't working), a question rather on past rankings. Do you ever go back and see where you succeeded, where you didn't, in forecasts? Does this reflection help you going forward?
Keith Law
1:23
It's a constant process. I know where I got guys wrong - where it was on me, and where circumstances (like injury) I couldn't predict were the cause. But you can't do this job without keeping your mistakes somewhere in your mind so you don't repeat them.
Erix
1:24
You were quite high on Logan Warmoth going into the draft. Has your opinion changed at all since?
Keith Law
1:24
No.
JR
1:24
Is Tatis Jr and Urias the best double play combo in the minors?
Keith Law
1:24
No, because I don't think they'll even play together to start the year.
Andrew
1:24
What does it look like when makeup derails a prospect's career? Does he not work hard enough and perform poorly on the field, or is it off-the-field?
Keith Law
1:25
Those can all happen. It can be drugs or drinking; lack of conditioning, even just slacking on basic stuff like the rotator cuff strengthening pitchers do.
Ryan
1:25
Is there someone in the Mets system you could see making a big jump this year, like Anthony Kay, Lindsay or Nido? If not them, anyone else you have your eye on?
Keith Law
1:25
Kay, Lindsay (who was much better after he could see again), Gimenez, Mauricio, Vientos. I like their system even though it has become shallower due to trades & promotions.
Twinzies
1:26
Given the recent Kohl Stewart football rumors, I thought now would be a good time to ask what happened to him? I know he had injuries, but he didn't seem to perform well when healthy. I've also heard about makeup/attitude issues from Twins beat writers and also wanted to know if you can expand on those makeup/attitude issues.
Keith Law
1:26
Stuff backed up, arm isn't as quick as it was in HS. He denied the rumors, BTW. Never, ever heard a bad word about his makeup.
Rick
1:26
What do you make of the Amed Rosario and Dom Smith debuts?
Keith Law
1:26
Nothing. Tiny samples, first time around the majors. Mike Trout wasn't very good his first callup either, so reacting one way or the other to any two-month stint would be folly.
Jason
1:27
What kept Adonis Medina off the list? Your report last year with him was glowing
Keith Law
1:27
It was glowing, and I like him, but he wasn't really even close because other teams have great A-ball prospects too.
Patrick
1:27
Keith, thanks for the time feeding the baseball beast!
Do you have a ranking of music you are looking forward to this year, too?
Keith Law
1:27
Nah, I take it as it comes.
Ed
1:27
I'm a meat-eater looking to cut back and implement more vegetarian dishes in my diet - any cookbook recommendations for vegetarian dishes? I didn't see one on your recommended list.
Keith Law
1:28
I have several veg-focused books on that list, like Plenty and Tender and Broad Fork, that aren't strictly vegetarian. You will find plenty in there to work with, though. I also recently got Jeremy Fox's On Vegetables, which has some great ideas, although the recipes are not well written for the home chef.
Richard
1:28
Tomorrow will you be releasing the list of players who just missed the just missed the top 100 list?
Keith Law
1:28
That went up this morning and the link is right above this chat window.
WarBiscuits
1:28
I know you were against Hoffman's induction, but honestly I'm glad it opens up a spot for the Rolen/A. Jones types who get way too little mention. It's annoying how Andruw Jones and Scott Rolen, who are considered one of the best defensive players for their position, like Vizquel(by peers, not stats), but both had a much better bat than Vizquel. For me Rolen/Jones should have been prioritized over Vizquel.
Keith Law
1:29
Agreed especially on Rolen. Both he and Andruw were clearly better than Vizquel, whose support seems to be entirely from writers who say "you just had to see him play." (I did. He wasn't Ozzie, and he wasn't Andrelton.)
Sonny
1:29
Is your issue with the HOF the voting process or the voters?
Keith Law
1:30
Some of both, really. The limit should not be 10, players shouldn't fall off unless they get 0 votes, and writers really need to let go of the bullshit stats that defined so much of the game's first hundred years. They don't work, teams don't so much as look at them, so stop pretending saves and RBIz and pitcher wins mean anything at all.
Connecting…