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mickey
1:58
hey, keith - always enjoy your work. just curious: do your employers mandate that you have to have a social media presence?
Keith Law
1:59
I don't think they do. I was on Facebook and Twitter long before this became a conversation, though.
Nathan
1:59
Hey Keith, love your work. Why couldn’t the Pirates get Bueller signed out of high school? Demands to high? I remember him being pretty highly rated and it seems like he would’ve been someone they would have gone after.
Keith Law
2:00
They made a good run at him, but there are two things to bear in mind. One is that he was very slight back then, and everyone was concerned about his durability. The other is that he didn't throw this hard until after TJ. Even as a sophomore on the Cape, he was 92-95. He wasn't throwing that hard in HS. And if you can find anyone who projected him back at age 18 to be bumping 100 at age 23, I'd love to hear from him.
PJ
2:00
Are you bullish on Jorge Alfaro?  I know he made your top 100, but just curious if you think there's still the big bat potential that people saw a few years ago.
Keith Law
2:01
Huge power. If he ever gets to a .300 OBP, it'll be a victory. But 20+ homers with that arm and even average receiving would make him a regular. I know the new staff in Philly has been happy with his progress receiving this spring.
Ted
2:01
Which of top ChiSox pitching prospects will be in 2020 rotation? Any likely to be #1 or #2 on that staff? Or is that more likely someone already up like Giolito or Lopez.
Keith Law
2:01
Kopech is the mostly likely #1 in that system.
Ed
2:01
Could Nolan Gorman end up the best player in this draft? I am hoping he falls to Padres at 7 but doubt he'll make it there
Keith Law
2:02
He could, yes. List of guys who could be that is probably still 8-10 deep, though. I'll see him next week, but Liberatore is on spring break and I won't see him till later this month.
Joe
2:02
What were your impressions of Pentecost before the draft and do you think he can still catch?
Keith Law
2:02
Didn't see power, questioned his durability (he didn't catch every day in college), had some swing questions too. I've all but given up on him.
Mitch
2:03
I didn't see Kingery on your MLB impact list. Do you think he won't get a shot this year or something else?
Keith Law
2:03
They still have Cesar Hernandez.
Jason
2:03
Is Corey Ray gonna make it in the majors? Why has his stock sunk so much after one bad year?
Keith Law
2:04
Poor performance that may have been related to the lack of any kind of stride or trigger last year. He's definitely gone backwards since he was drafted. Also had the meniscus tear that cost him his first offseason and some of spring training but I don't know if that was really a factor.
Lawrence
2:04
I am all for equality in all walks of life. Is it sexist (as some students at Portland State would assert) to comment that men are genetically inclined to be taller and larger framed than women?
Keith Law
2:05
I don't get the Portland State reference, but if you're talking averages, then that's just a fact. If this is about, say, whether a woman could play pro baseball, there are certainly women tall enough and strong enough to do so, if they were allowed to play it from a young enougha ge.
addoeh
2:05
How many people won't read the editor's note in your most recent article?
Keith Law
2:06
No one reads those notes. I didn't even see it until you mentioned it. I had to cut that article short because we had no power in the house for three days and I was worried we'd lose it again yesterday (we didn't, although we got 8" of snow).
Larry
2:06
What kind of feedback have you received on Brice Turang? Is he swinging the bat better than he did in the fall?
Keith Law
2:06
I haven't heard that.
Brian
2:06
Does Arrieta to the Padres make sense? He's gotta be dropping his asking price. 4/$80mil?
Keith Law
2:06
Hosmer to the Padres didn't make sense. Signing a 32-year-old starter makes even less.
UK Nick
2:07
The Reds are kidding themselves with this Senzel at short business, right? I get that they can’t add another zero bat like Peraza if they play Hamilton in CF, but this is likely to do more ha harm than good to their best asset, right?
Keith Law
2:07
I don't really get it; Suarez is a shortstop by trade. Move him there.
Dave
2:07
You still a Joe Rizzo guy, or no?
Keith Law
2:07
Was I ever?
JP
2:07
Are you posting standings/awards predictions before the season?
Keith Law
2:07
I do this every year.
Stan
2:07
Do you see Turang or de Sedas being the better pro SS?
Keith Law
2:07
I think de Sedas. Should see both this month.
JP
2:07
Have you ever filled out a March Madness bracket?
Keith Law
2:08
When I was with the Jays I did, but I wouldn't say I knew anything or put any thought into it. Going to a college that isn't big in athletics (I missed our hockey championship by two years) really affects your interest level in such things, I think.
Tim
2:08
I’m sure I’ve read that you don’t play fantasy baseball is that a dislike of it or is it a free time issue?
Keith Law
2:09
I do not play it. Some is dislike, some is incompatibility with the job, and some is that I won't spend free time on anything that is too close to 'work' for me. I have lots of great hobbies that have nothing to do with baseball. I intend to keep it that way, for my own sanity.
Bob
2:09
If you eat yogurt and granola for lunch, what do you eat for breakfast?
Keith Law
2:09
Cereal, usually. It's one of the only packaged foods I eat.
Billy Bob
2:09
Is Judge gonna get screwed by FA? Unless my math is wrong, the Yankees control him til he's 32. Let's say he averages 40 HR's til then. That means he'll have 300ish HR's. What team is gonna want to offer him a huge deal knowing he's 6'7" and likely to decline rather quickly once he's past his prime?
Keith Law
2:10
Possibly, but I wouldn't be shocked if the Yanks locked him up to a long-term deal that kept him there through his age-34 season or so. I think he'll be a FA after his age-31 season, which is problematic but would likely still be early enough to get him something in the 3-4 year range ... at least, before this year's market crash.
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