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J5
1:41
If Alex Wood fails miserably, and Gonsolin keeps putting up zeros.... any chance he wins a spot?
Keith Law
1:41
I buy that.
Brad
1:41
More or less - 30% chance that Garrett Mitchell from UCLA slips out of the first round entirely?
Keith Law
1:41
I'd say a bit more. The diabetes will scare a lot of teams off.
SedTimmons
1:41
What you ever consider putting together a listing or something searchable for your book and or movie reviews? I was trying to find your thoughts on a book I was considering and couldn't find it.
Keith Law
1:41
Search box on top right didn't work? Author's name?
O's fan
1:41
Trying to convince myself into Tork assuming Detroit takes Martin first. Is he really good enough as a R/R 1B to take #2 overall?
Keith Law
1:42
It sounds like it, and I feel very confident he'll go 2 if he doesn't go 1 (but I don't assume Martin goes first).
Also, my streak of seeing Tigers scouting director Scott Pleis continued. He was at Veen/Crews last night. I saw him at Lacy's outing last Friday and Hancock the week before.
Andy
1:42
I understand you start your top 100 fresh each year, but a question on Naylor: is his missing the list a product of him not hitting like you might have hoped post-draft, given he made strides catching? In other words, did he need to hit more to justify his 2019 rank?
Keith Law
1:42
Yes, was hoping for more impact, and also reports from other scouts were good but not glowing.
Jack
1:43
Under the proposed new playoff format from a few weeks back, it also mentioned that every MLB team would play all other 29 teams in the regular season. In your opinion, is this doable or would the travel be too hectic?
Keith Law
1:43
I would assume, without having asked them, that the union would fight that like hell.
Andy
1:43
Serious question, what happens if one of the old white men gets seriously sick in the next three months?
Keith Law
1:44
I had this random thought while traveling: Coronavirus' death rate is highest for the elderly. What if any of those three gets it? Aren't they out there shaking a lot of hands? Nonzero chance, right?
Nick
1:44
How do you get the hashbrowns to be crispy?
Keith Law
1:44
Wrap them in a tea towel and wring out as much moisture as you can, then get that pan and oil rippling hot before you add the potatoes, reducing the heat afterwards.
AngryMets
1:45
Would International guys fall into their own separate International draft, or would they be included in MLB draft along with the college & HS kids in the US?
Keith Law
1:45
Every proposal I've heard has been for a separate international draft. Combining the two would be a bit of a nightmare.
Dave
1:45
No question, just a rant. I love the comments you get when fans of a given team criticize your prospect rankings. I doubt very much that they ever read the part where you and other authors discuss the criteria used for assessment purposes (e.g. ceiling, floor, proximity to the majors). I doubt that the realize how good a prospect must be to make a top 100 list or how little the difference is between a ranking of 40 and 60. Instead of respecting your expertise (why are they reading) or their lack of the same, you get the tired and unimaginative "why do you hate my team"?
Keith Law
1:46
Or, why didn't you rank them the way this other site ranked them? Yesterday a fan said I had the Cubs' #20 prospect too high, and that their farm system was too low. I mean, the futility of arguing over a team's #20 prospect aside, does this fan actually know about the prospects in each of the farm systems I had ranked above them? I doubt it. It's silly. If you don't like my rankings, that's fine, but let's not pretend that we all have equal information here.
Nick
1:46
Is Nico anything more than an average middle infielder?
Keith Law
1:47
Maybe a soft 55.
I was surprised that fans thought he'd be on the top 100. I always say I want guys with some ceiling. That's not Nico.
WhiteSoxAndy
1:47
Am I allowed to finally be at least a little bit excited about the team I root for?
Keith Law
1:47
Yes.
Mi Llama es Erick
1:47
Any thoughts on the new Tame  Impala album?
Keith Law
1:48
I'd like to give it a few more spins but it might be my favorite album of his.
Grover
1:49
Were/are you high on Dennis Santana as a bullpen arm?
Keith Law
1:49
Thought he was a good bullpen prospect, did not buy him as a starter.
JB
1:49
Have you ever had coffee brewed in a siphon coffee maker?  Seems kind of gimmicy, but looks interesting.
Keith Law
1:49
Yes at Siphon Coffee outside Houston. It was good. It was not $7 good.
Todd
1:49
Keith, at what point, if ever, will Trump ever get calle dout for his lies?
Keith Law
1:50
He's been called out all the time. His supporters don't care. If they get tax cuts and eliminate reproductive rights, he can say whatever he likes.
Grover
1:50
re: the more information, does that also have the negative affect of contributing to fans becoming incredibly defensive and tribal over players they've never even seen play because they saw them ranked highly in multiple other places?
Keith Law
1:50
I buy that.
Steve
1:50
Who do you like more long term - Tatis Jr. or Lux? What about just offensively?
Keith Law
1:50
Tatis Jr to both. And I love Lux.
Nolan
1:50
What's the worst "give up a lot of money to pitch in college" example you can think of off the top of your head? Karsten Whitson?
Keith Law
1:52
Whitson for sure, especially since he'd agreed to sign and then backed out to ask for more money. Several others I can think of who didn't sign were affected by something discovered in the post-draft physical, so I can't pin it all on the player or his representatives.
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