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Ben
3:35
If you were in charge of the Cubs, what would your offseason plan be?  Upgrade to the rotation?
Keith Law
3:36
I'm not that worried about the rotation if Imanaga accepts the QO, but they are going to lose their second-best hitter from 2025 and none of their top hitting prospects (Ballesteros, Alcantara, Caissie) is going to replace that production right away.
Josh
3:36
Given the org is apparently not going anywhere...should the Twins go full tear down now that Bux has said he's willing to wave his no trade clause.
Keith Law
3:36
I wonder how much of this is the ownership situation spinning in circles. Tearing it down isn't going to help their sale value.
Henry
3:37
In thinking about the Dodgers robust baseball ops system, why haven't other teams replicated their model of hiring as many top professional development staff as they have to support their players? Even if you were a small market team, that would probably be my biggest priority in developing talent.
Keith Law
3:37
I don't understand why more teams haven't replicated some of their org structure, or just hired away a Galen Carr or an Alex Slater to be a GM and bring their institutional knowledge.
Jason
3:37
Should the brewers trade Freddy Peralta or keep him for the 1 year $8m?
Keith Law
3:38
Unless they get blown away, I say keep him and compete, just as I said for the Tigers/Skubal.
Guest
3:38
What do you think of what the Nats are doing in their front office and MLB coaching staff. Their new President of Baseball Ops is 35, their new manager is 33, their new pitching coach is 30...is experience not as important in today's game?
Keith Law
3:38
Their new manager is 33 and has at least four years of experience managing in the minors. Age <> experience.
Matt
3:38
I'm curious if you've started digging in on the 2026 draft class at all and what your thoughts are. From an outsider's perspective it seems like one of the best crops of college position players in years (Cholowsky, Burress, Lebron, Gracia, etc.), but it's always hard to separate hype from reality this far out.
Keith Law
3:40
It may rival the 2023 class for college bats, but the arms I don't think are at that level and the HS class is very TBD beyond Grady Emerson. Tyler Bell and Eric Becker belong on your list, BTW.
Jason
3:40
What is the ceiling for Jesus Made and Luis Pena?
Keith Law
3:40
Made's going to be a superstar. Pena could have an All-Star ceiling.
Darren
3:40
Cantillo, Genao, Stephen a good starting point for a Ketel Marte trade?
Keith Law
3:40
Is Ketel Marte available in trade? I wasn't aware of that.
Also, LOL no it is not.
Will
3:40
I was a bit surprised by the Dillon Dingler gold glove win. Is he the catcher of our future in Detroit?
Keith Law
3:41
Gold Gloves are useless. Just ignore them. I would much rather start Dingler than Rogers, though.
Darren
3:41
Did you get a chance to see Espino and/or speak to anyone who did out in the AFL?
Keith Law
3:41
He threw one inning while I was out there, and I wasn't at that game. Velocity was good, shockingly, but it was ... one inning.
Jim
3:41
The more I read about Munetaka Murakami, I feel like a team is setting themselves up for a massive overpay. Is he a risk worth taking for a contender with a need at corner infield or DH?
Keith Law
3:42
Yes, but you have to think/believe you can help him adjust to MLB pitching - not just that it's better, but that pitchers work differently here (e.g., throwing inside a lot more), and that the approach he used in NPB the last two years to sell out contact for maximum power is not going to work here.
Chris
3:42
Hey Keith, thanks for chatting. Do you think the Orioles got overconfident in their ability to improve ('fix') their prospects' swings? From my limited perspective, it seems like they aren't having much success recently, and it makes some of their draft pick choices look fairly foolish now.
Keith Law
3:42
Name one player whose swing they've fixed. I will give them partial credit on Gunnar Henderson, who did some himself and some with the team, so I guess let's say beyond him.
JJ
3:43
Is Hurston Waldrep a SP long term with adjustments he made this year or is he still high risk of being only a reliever?
Keith Law
3:43
This time last year I was at 100% reliever. Now I'd say better than even chance he can start.
Jason
3:43
With the number of OF prospects the Dodgers, should they pursue Kyle Tucker given the term/salary required? Are they better off looking for a 1 to 2 year solution before their prospects are ready?
Keith Law
3:44
I know the Dodgers are just linked to every good FA, but I don't think Tucker is a great investment for them. They do have a ton of OF depth coming, and I'm more concerned about the age of their infield.
Guest
3:44
What is the primary factor that most often pushes a prospect from a starting pitcher to reliever? Is it (a)No 3rd pitch so have platoon split or difficulty getting third time through order, (b)Bad command, (c)Injury/durability, (d)Other? Has this changed at all from when you started your career?
Keith Law
3:44
All of those things are true. I think (c) has changed a little because of the nature of the injuries we see, but you identified three of the main things I look at when trying to determine if I think a pitcher projects as a starter.
JR
3:45
How would you grade the first 5 years of the  Mets/Cohen regime? Mets fans were happy to get rid of Wilpons. And there was lots of talk of turning the Mets into the Dodgers of the east. They've spent a ton of money and appear operate like a quality organization, but for whatever reason, can't sustain consistent high level success.

They've made the playoffs twice since he took over, and one year was getting bounced in wild card with home field advantage. They haven't won the division. They had a collapse this year. They were awful to start the season last year before turning it around. They sold at the trade deadline in 2023.  Is it bad luck, poor front office personal, identifying the wrong players, playing in a very tough division, or something else?
Keith Law
3:46
Eh, I think you're underselling them a little bit. I do have some concerns - they barely use pro scouting, which is the most pound-foolish thing I can imagine; and they went weirdly cheap when trying to build their rotation this year, which led to them relying on three rookies to save their season - but on the whole this is a much better-run organization than it was when the Wilpons owned it.
DW
3:46
What are your thoughts on the 3 "big" Japanese players who have been/will be posted?
Keith Law
3:46
They're all in my top 50 FA rankings.
Chris
3:46
Keith, fair to assume you'll be going to PAX Unplugged again this year?
I think last year was my final one, after going every year. I haven't been enjoying it the past few years.
Keith Law
3:46
I'll be there. That's too bad that you haven't enjoyed it - last year was maybe the best one I'd been to. For just playing new/upcoming games it is unbeatable. I wish it were four days!
Braydon
3:46
Not sure how easy this is to answer in hindsight, but what is the biggest rebuild you can remember in your time covering baseball? How closer are the current Rockies to that?
Keith Law
3:47
The Astros bottomed out pretty badly around 2012. Not just in terms of W-L, but the farm system was thin, with a lot of guys who didn't develop much or at all.
Jon
3:47
Do you think the quick rise of Trey Yesavage through the Jays system will change approaches to player development? Do you see more pitchers being promoted as quickly or is he a special case?
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