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Keith Law
2:33
.270/.300/.475, 20 homers or so?
Harold
2:33
Although it would be hard to gather the data to answer this definitively, what percentage of the time does a pitcher, such as Bradish, end up requiring TJ after a UCL sprain that they try to remedy through PRP?
Keith Law
2:33
I don't know if anyone knows the answer to this, but that players try PRP because it's not major surgery and in most aspects of life you pick the non-surgical option first before the surgical one.
J.P.
2:34
Thoughts on Dom Smith's signing? Here I thought Busch was all set to play 1B for the Cubs, and now he's as blocked as he was with the Dodgers, apparently.
Keith Law
2:34
The Cubs signed Smith to a minor-league deal. He's not blocking Busch.
Zane
2:35
I feel like the Reds have a slew of talented young international prospects. Who is your favorite out of Carlos Jorge, Hector Rodriguez, Alfredo Duno, and Ricardo Cabrera?
Keith Law
2:35
That's answered in the Reds top 20 - it's the guy I ranked highest.
Sammy
2:35
Thoughts on Colt Keith this year? Will he be able to handle 2B?
Keith Law
2:35
I think his bat will play anywhere and second base might be a challenge for him, at least in the short term.
I know scouts who think he should just play first base and rake. I'm not there yet.
James
2:35
If you notice a player in another club is undervalued like the Rays did, how do you go after them without tipping the other team off?
Keith Law
2:36
Subtlety. It's a negotiation - you don't tip off the other side to what you really want, and you might ask for more (give us Brayan Rocchio!) and when they laugh, you say "oh okay fine we'll take some rando off your DSL roster."
Guest
2:36
Hey Keith, reading through the Rockies Top 20 right now and truly blown away by how bad they've been drafting in the first round. All of Veen, Montgomery and Hughes showing real signs of missing. This has been a long-running issue with the team, it feels like. What strikes you as the issue? Scouting, development, pure dumb luck?
Keith Law
2:37
Hughes got hurt - different than the other two, although Veen's had injuries too. But I don't see Hughes as a bust at all.
Sammy
2:37
Amed Rosario just signed with TB- what does that mean..
Keith Law
2:37
He's about to have the best year of his career?
Woodsy
2:37
I, too, am traveling to for work, but going to Atlanta. Any food recommendations? Thanks, KLaw!
Keith Law
2:40
I haven't had a regular dinner in Atlanta in some time, although I love Ponce City Market (Spiller Park for coffee) and Krog Street Market. A few of my ATL favorites have closed, including Empire State South and the Lawrence.
James
2:40
We are somehow even more divided politically that four years ago. Any chance a player wouldn't sign with a TX/CA team because of their political beliefs?
Keith Law
2:41
Haven't heard of that, although I can imagine someone not wanting to raise their daughters in Texas (or, if there were a team there, in Alabama).
Chris
2:41
Manfred seems pretty intelligent and self aware. But every time he opens his mouth when asked to comment on the A’s move to Las Vegas, he seems petty, dismissive, and completely out of touch, particularly when it comes to empathizing with Oakland fans. Is he that beholden to ownership where he can’t even seem to acknowledge reality?
Keith Law
2:42
I think Manfred doesn't have an 'inside voice,' so to speak. He doesn't soften the message or speak in platitudes when talking to the public - which on the one hand is refreshing, even though it's also rather telling.
Matt
2:42
Even the mayor of Vegas thinks the A’s should go back to Oakland. Is Vegas a long term answer for a MLB team?
Keith Law
2:43
I do not think Las Vegas will ever be a good market for MLB. It doesn't have the population/demographics for 81 home games, and climate change is only going to make it harder to play or live there. There are other markets with more favorable characteristics, including Nashville, Portland, and Austin.
Ty
2:43
what pitch data stats do you look at when compiling your lists?
Keith Law
2:43
Not to be glib, but everything I can get my hands on. I want to know everything I can, and then I try to work from the facts - data, scouting reports, my own observations - to the conclusion.
Guest
2:43
Should the Tigers have taken Jenkins?
Keith Law
2:44
They should have taken Langford, although that in no way is a knock on Clark (or Jenkins).
Ben (MN)
2:44
Is there any trustable data on how much money MLB teams make per season? Reporters discuss the Twins receiving a lower payment from their TV deal this season as if the team would be operating at a "loss" by maintaining the same payroll as last year. I find it hard to believe that they are breaking even in a normal year and that any increased expenses would mean a loss. Wouldn't a lower TV payment  but a similar payroll likely mean the team just makes less of a profit for this one year?
Keith Law
2:44
I do not believe any MLB team is actually operating at a loss. You can make a paper loss on your income statement but these businesses generate stupid amounts of cash.
Morgan
2:44
First time in Savannah and Charleston. 2 days each. What are some can’t miss things?
Keith Law
2:45
Was just in Charleston over the weekend. Finally ate at FIG, which was a bucket-list place for me. Best part was actually the sticky sorghum pudding dessert.
JRG
2:45
Thanks for all the writeups on prospects. There are a number of guys who seem to have all the tools, but just never can put it together. Over the course of your career, what was the best example of a guy that didn't seem like he would put it together, but then everything finally clicked for him and he made the leap?
Keith Law
2:49
Josh Hamilton's probably not the best answer, although his name was the first to come to mind. I'll have to think about this one as I can't find a really apt example.
ZAS
2:49
Do you expect Cleveland to be aggressive and try to get Deyvsion De Los Santos AB’s? I assume Manzardo will be forced to start the year in AAA although I feel like he’s ready.
Keith Law
2:50
I don't think Deyvison is going to hit at all. He wasn't even a top 20 guy for Arizona and wasn't on my Guardians list. I really am not a fan.
Thai
2:50
Where in the top 100 would Roki Sasaki rank if he was eligible?
Keith Law
2:50
He's not eligible and I haven't given him anywhere near the consideration I gave all the guys I did put on the rankings (or just beyond it).
Leonard
2:51
Does Taj Bradley have enough effective pitches to solidify a spot in the TB rotation>
Keith Law
2:51
Yes.
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