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Nelson
2:39
Didn't see Huascar Ynoa on your Braves prospect report (maybe he's ineligible, i am not clear), but do you think he can be useful at the MLB level? Think you were pretty high on him in your 2020 system report.
Keith Law
2:39
Ineligible. He was a prospect, will probably be a solid reliever for them this year.
Don
2:39
How does Ian Moller compare to other recent HS catchers?
Keith Law
2:39
Bat is well behind.
Pat
2:39
Assume Leiter is 1-1, Rocker is 1-2, who should Detroit take at 1-3? One of the HS SS, right? Lawler?
Keith Law
2:40
They should probably wait until July to decide, but Lawlar and Hill are the best choices right now.
Mike
2:40
Do you think Danny Jansen still has a shot to be an average regular?  I'm excited about Kirk, but if he's starting, that's sort of it for Jansen, no?
Keith Law
2:40
I'm leaning towards no on Jansen. No history of durability, for one major reason.
Guest
2:40
Who are the best local players?  Lonnie White?
Keith Law
2:42
Quite a few - Benny Montgomery, Solometo, Petty are all pretty close to me.
Black, if Lehigh opens its doors.
Jeff
2:42
Political prediction: do the Democrats “amend” the filibuster rules in some way to pass much needed legislation to combat the voter suppression going on in red states?
Keith Law
2:42
I sure as hell hope so, because you know the Republicans would have zero hesitation in doing so if it suited them.
Thomas
2:42
I'm a bit surprised to see Hajjar being mocked in the first round some places despite having close to twenty total college innings. Was he considered a legit draft prospect out of high school?
Keith Law
2:43
He's not a first-rounder right now. That's absurd. He could be one by July - I'm not going even hazard an opinion on that - but people saying he's going in the first round are just making shit up.
Everyone's a draft expert now.
Jake
2:43
Comparing the offspeed pitches from Leiter and Rocker - more that the Leiter's curve is just that good or that Rocker's slider may not have the same success in professional baseball?
Keith Law
2:43
Rocker's slider is great against college bats, but multiple scouts told me they don't think it's going to be the same sort of weapon in pro ball.
Rob
2:43
At this point in his career, do you see Michael Chavis as having the ability to be an average every day player or is he a bench bat at best?
Keith Law
2:43
Bench guy more likely.
Drew
2:44
Do you believe that the Republican part is truly fracturing? I certainly hope so and the divisions do seem to be real and somewhat insurmountable for a rational human. But every time over the last 4-5 that I've gotten that feeling of "ah, this is where it end" I end up feeling foolish for believing it.
Keith Law
2:44
Oh I don't think so. I think they're quite happy with their newfound cohesion.
TomBruno23
2:44
I believe you were a Yankees fan growing up. Was Mattingly your favorite player? Any under the radar deep cut favorite players?
Keith Law
2:44
Willie Randolph was my favorite.
Patrick
2:44
Could Chris Rodriguez sneak into the Angels bullpen by the end of the season? He looked filthy in his spring debut
Keith Law
2:45
He has never pitched above A-ball and has 9 innings in the last three years.
Sure, teams do stupid stuff all the time, but you'd have to lay 1000-to-1 odds against a kid with his history getting time in the majors this year.
ProjectHanyo
2:45
I know this is gonna be a guy not on your list and more of a maybe top 5 round guy, but what have you heard about Ryan Bliss of Auburn? Thoughts on him?
Keith Law
2:46
Exactly - rounds 3-5 sort of guy, scouts may love him, can't play short and doesn't have real power.
Dougie Fresh
2:46
Andrew Stevenson a league average regular?
Keith Law
2:46
Platoon guy.
Important spring update
2:46
Taylor Rogers just yelled "It's a spring training game, come on man" to home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez after getting squeezed like five times in six pitches.
Keith Law
2:46
Good for Rogers.
Ben
2:47
So...  Dylan Crews is pretty good, huh?
Keith Law
2:48
We should probably hold off until LSU plays someone decent. They beat the hell out of Nicholls, Youngstown St, and Southern the last five games.
Mike
2:48
It seems like a lot of A's fans are perpetually excited about Lazarito being a future star, but seems like a bit of a long shot to me. What do you think?
Keith Law
2:48
Zero shot.
Drew
2:48
The Twins having their AAA affiliate 10 miles away in St. Paul is pretty cool as a Twin Cities resident but it actually feels like it would offer some real opportunity for the Twins brass. Do you think they push more players that might have otherwise been in AA up to AAA? Or is this as dumb as I'm starting feel like it is as I close in on the end of my question?
Keith Law
2:49
Could be a good business decision but not a good baseball one.
Matt
2:49
You were high on Max Pentcost right?   What happened to him?
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