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Thomas
1:32
It feels like the Tigers farm system is finally starting to trend up (albeit, simultaneous to the team collapsing). Once they add the #1 pick in next year's draft to the fold, could they finally crack the teens in your rankings?
Keith Law
1:32
Going to take more than that. A good draft class plus a few more trades.
Justin R
1:32
I'm so confused how the same people irate that Weinstein was a big Democrat donor also voted for Trump, who was caught on tape bragging about sexual assault.
Keith Law
1:34
As am I. Sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape are not partisan issues. We should be as irate over the President doing these things as we are over Weinstein, and as we should be over anyone else of any profession or party who does it. My hope here is that more women come forward to call out other rapists and harassers, because you know these men are everywhere in every business.
M
1:34
Is there a better pitching prospect mix than the Padres? The depth is quite impressive. Gore, Quantrill, Nix, Baez, Morejon, Lucchesi, Lauer, Allen, Lawson all seem to have big league starter potential. Maybe not a No. 1 in the mix, but an impressive group.
Keith Law
1:34
Atlanta can match that.
Gene Mullett
1:34
Since you've been scouting & tracking players as a trade, who's the worst/most underachieving top 3 pick you can remember?
Keith Law
1:34
Probably Tim Beckham, given industry consensus, predraft tools, and of course where he was taken.
Mickey
1:34
What happened to Manny Banuelos?
Keith Law
1:34
Multiple arm problems. Came back with reduced stuff.
Bored Lawyer, Esq.
1:35
I saw a couple Mitch Keller starts. I know it's hard to tell from box scores, but he has command and control, right?  I don't recall seeing a young AA pitcher withcthst ability in some time.
Keith Law
1:36
Control more than command to me. Also needs to refine the changeup, which is really a BP fastball right now.
Bananas
1:36
Touki have a shot at your top 100?
Keith Law
1:36
He's been on it at least once before.
Dan
1:36
Does the proliferation of scout lingo among in-group fans irk you at all?  If you could remove one or two terms from the baseball commentariat lexicon, what would they be?
Keith Law
1:37
It's not going to make me take you more seriously if you try to use jargon. I find fans in general tend to push toward extreme judgments - your system is not full of guys with 70 and 80 tools.
Moltar
1:37
The Mets have to make a roster spot for Guillorme, no? He'd most certainly make another team happy as a rule 5 selection if not.
Keith Law
1:37
On the 40-man yes. Not sure there's enough bat there to make him a good ML bench guy even as a 70 or better defender.
Dylan
1:38
Do managers need to stop throwing starters out of the bullpen on short rest in the playoffs? It seems like it doesn't work much more often than it does work.
Keith Law
1:39
I feel like it's become a crutch of sorts without regard to whether such starters are actually the best options to get the next 1 or 3 or 6 outs. We just assume they're better than any relievers, and over the course of a season that would be true, but in one shot, working on irregular rest, out of their routines, that may not be the case.
B
1:39
Do the Astros have anything with Arementeros? Is he just a 4/5 innings eater guy or is there more there?
Keith Law
1:39
A 4/5 innings eater guy for what they gave him ($30K, I think?) would be an outright steal. And I think he's that.
HH
1:39
I know you hate comps but Tristan MacKenzie reminds me very much of Carl Edwards Jr. How likely is it that T-Mac can stick as a starter, given his body type?
Keith Law
1:39
Taller, longer release, better spin on his FB than Edwards.
Average Joe
1:40
regarding replay:  I've seen several cases this year where there was less than perfect evidence a players foot/hand came off the bag and yet replay overturned a call, does NY see more than they show on TV?
Keith Law
1:40
Yes.
Dylan
1:40
Going back to the call on the slide at first base last night - science tells us we're truly never touching anything. This could be a gamechanger for baseball. Everyone is out, all the time.
Keith Law
1:40
Exactly. Also, the universe is just a hologram and matter is
not real.
Scott
1:40
Yordan Alvarez's ceiling is a .300 hitter with 20-25 bombs? Or too optimistic?
Keith Law
1:41
Probably right. I feel like, despite his size, he's more of a hitter for average than big power. It's not a lofty swing. And yes, I know everyone hits 20 HR right now.
Moltar
1:41
Should the Mets plan for 2018 be Smith as the full time 1B? Should the be looking for a higher-end backup/platoon partner?
Keith Law
1:41
Need to let him play full time, even if that means living through adjustments or struggles. Platooning young players is generally the worst thing for their development.
Greg
1:41
What are the chances that Lourdes Gurriel hits enough to be a regular player in the bigs? If he doesn't, will he still likely profile as a big league utility player?
Keith Law
1:42
I don't see it. Hasn't looked good at the plate any time I've seen him - really slow actions everywhere.
Brent
1:42
Keith, is there a group of draft prospects that have separated from the pack to be considered 1-1 candidates? I realize games haven't been played yet, but do you have a ballpark figure on who the likely top draft pick would be?
Keith Law
1:43
There's a group of 1-1 guys but nobody who's clearly above the rest. I hear Turang's name a bit, but nobody is sold (yet) on the bat. Rocker and Hankins are the best HS arms, but no prep RHP has ever gone first overall. I don't know if there's a college guy even likely to get into that tier. It seems like a good college crop for the 11-30 range, but not for the top ten.
88 Keys
1:43
Are you surprised by the amount of traction Democratic Socialism appears to be getting among millennials?  I've wondered if it isn't just a small, loud online group, but there appears to be a decent sized faction out there who seem truly committed to the notion that centrism and neoliberalism are pejorative terms.
Keith Law
1:43
I've assumed some of what I've seen is an echo chamber effect - I know a few people into that movement, and thus I see/hear more about it. Socialism has been such an abject failure around the world that I can't support any movement that even leans in that direction.
Gene Mullett
1:44
Did you ever see any of this coming out of Jose Rameriez?  Sure, he had a lousy ALDS, but he's been an absolute monster the last 2 seasons.

Also, how many questions are in your queue or scolling by?
Keith Law
1:44
Thought he had a chance to be a good player, never forecasted top 10 in the league, not even as a best case scenario ceiling. He was nearly always young for his levels, too, so he never performed up to his raw ability (but was always solid in context of his age).
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