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Ken
2:16
Zebby Matthews looks ready. Why do you think Minnesota hasn't called him up yet?
Keith Law
2:17
Honestly that's a question for Aaron or Dan. I assumed he'd be in their rotation.
OJ
2:17
I know it's early in the minor league season, but some of Atlanta's position player prospects who are young and raw/toolsy are starting to hit (Isaiah Drake, Ambioris Tavarez, Nick Montgomery, a few more).  Do you think it's small sample size, or does ATL have something cooking?
Keith Law
2:17
Tiny sample.
Ben (MN)
2:17
Have you ever heard of players trying to manipulate the data other teams have on them? For example, a hitter known as a patient hitter intentionally swinging at the first pitch in blowout games to appear more aggressive. Do players ever try things like that?
Keith Law
2:17
Never heard of that. The one thing I've heard is teams overpromoting very young players with sort of middling tools to boost them in models that overweight age relative to level.
James
2:17
Brandon Pfadt a GUY?
Keith Law
2:17
Yes.
James
2:17
Had you gotten into bitcoin investing or anything or do you play safe in index funds or s&p 500?
Keith Law
2:18
No bitcoin. My money is all in tulips and South Seas shares.
Chris
2:18
Roch Cholowsky a 1-1 candidate?
Keith Law
2:18
I don't think so. first rounder, thought he was one in HS, don't think he's in that 1-1 tier right now.
Justin Lebron is the college name I hear most as a 1-1 guy for next year. Bear in mind that that player was Jace Laviolette this time last year, and he may not go in the top 15.
Chris
2:19
You’ve mentioned often, most recently in a scouting notebook, how changes to the Minor Leagues have made developing raw HS players incredibly difficult. Clearly the decision to ditch short-season ball was because of $, but I have no idea why the Complex season now starts earlier. It’s all clearly hurting teams’ ability to develop players. Do you think most MLB owners favor these changes just to cut costs, or is all of this because of a vocal minority of owners who only care about the money instead of player development? And, do you see any hope of this changing, post-Manfred?
Keith Law
2:19
I think that this is all about cost-cutting and that everything MLB is doing is aimed at cutting the minors further and farming out player development to colleges. Which would be taking the goose that lays the golden eggs and torturing it to death in the most sadistic way you can imagine.
Guest
2:19
I’m going to see the Nashville Sounds vs Durham Bulls minor league game this weekend - anybody promising to be on the field maybe?
Keith Law
2:20
Sorry, I don't have the rosters memorized. For questions like this the best resource I can offer is my top 20s for each team - Rays and Brewers.
James
2:20
Any change in your opinion on Jacob Wilson? Small sample size but seems to be hitting at all levels - Luis Arraez 2.0?
Keith Law
2:21
Not only am I not changing my opinion on any  player after 90 PA, Wilson has one walk in those 90 PA, and he's making almost no hard contact.
Paul
2:21
If you were Rizzo, would you go Ethan Holliday at 1-1 or would you go another route? He seems to be worthy of that pick in this class based on your personal ranking, just wondering if you’d go EH, arm or a lower ranked college bat?
Keith Law
2:22
Slot there is $11 million. Pick your final set of players and offer them each $9 million to see who takes it. I wouldn't give anyone in this draft full slot.
Garrett
2:22
The July draft seems like a disservice to teams for many reasons: No short-season affiliates; Complex leagues end a week later; Upcoming trade deadline.

Now that we're entering year 5 of it, do you have a sense of how organizations view it? I assume it hasn't been well received.
Keith Law
2:22
Baseball people almost unanimously hate it. These are decisions made by business people who do not understand that players are the product. If you ruin player development, you ruin the product.
Taker55
2:23
What is your take on which org is best equipped to take this Jack Bauer kid? 102 from a HS LHP seems unfathomable and the upside seems otherworldly.
Keith Law
2:23
I don't think the upside is "otherworldly." There's a whole lot to pitching beyond velocity. Bauer had trouble throwing strikes last summer at 90-91.
He is not a first rounder for me.
Colter Bean Fan
2:23
First to worst, please rank: Hess, Cunningham, ERC, Schlittler & (healthy) Hampton?
Keith Law
2:24
My Yankees top 20 is here.
Taker55
2:24
Did you see Sharon Osbourne going after Kneecap for their political comments during Coachella? War Pigs was ok but stay off Margaret Thatcher apparently.
Keith Law
2:24
Seeing some of those '70s and '80s rock icons go conservative is depressing, but I guess not that shocking. Then again, I didn't exactly need Paul Stanley's thoughts on trans rights.
Colter Bean Fan
2:24
I know you're skeptical of S.Jones (so am I, and the lazy Judge comps drive me mad) but put any stock in his setup/stance modification making any difference? Swing looked good couple days ago vs. Hartford.
Keith Law
2:25
Still striking out at an untenable rate.
JJ
2:25
It amazes me how many baseball players progress from year 1 to 2 (although so far Chourio is not). What do you think of a sophomore of the year award? Recognizes how hard the game can be. Curious how many ROY's in the last 10 would win it.
Keith Law
2:25
Just not a fan of making more awards. There's a push for a Reliever of the Year award now. Meh.
Chip
2:25
If you could go back in time to say the 70s or 80s with the in game strategies of today but the same rosters, would you have such an advantage that you’d be hard to beat? Or would you just be Earl Weaver 2.0?
Keith Law
2:25
Doubt I could do better than Earl did.
Casey
2:25
Are you psyched for the new black maps album to drop soonish? Dunno exactly when, but hopefully in May.
Keith Law
2:25
I forgot they existed. Will keep an eye out for it.
Colter Bean Fan
2:25
Lombard Jr. love his swing. Do you see a Correa comp -- just in terms of swing mechs? *NOT re: overall prospect status as CC was obv. an absolute stud coming out of HS where Lombard is not near his level)
Keith Law
2:26
I can't say I've seen a similarity there.
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