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Keith Law
3:51
I understand the rationale. I find it annoying to my inner fan.
Rob
3:51
Acknowledging that it's two weeks, are there any other prospects who look arrows up similar to Bryan Ramos?
Keith Law
3:52
Not for nothing, but he's walked 2 times all year with 12 Ks. That's at least worth considered as a counterbalance to the strong performance on BIP.
Andrew
3:52
What's better for you- clicking to your articles through your Twitter account or just read from the Athletic app?
Keith Law
3:52
Doesn't matter. I'm happy you're reading. And so are my bosses.
Guest
3:52
What was the answer to my Prelipp/Lesko question- didn't see the answer posted below the question
Keith Law
3:53
Prielipp will be able to throw before the draft, and that higher level of certainty helps him quite a bit. But we have basically no scouting looks on him since high school - four starts before the pandemic in 2020, seven innings total before he blew out last spring.
Pei
3:53
When someone asks a question such as "Is Joe Ryan for real" and you point out that his current start is obviously SSS and unsustainable, are you implying that you do not see nor have heard anything that suggests the player is tangibly different from how you evaluated him before the season? Because as a reader, when I see a question like that, I am interested in if there is any difference in the player at all, not if his SSS is real or not, which is an obvious answer
Keith Law
3:55
I see no difference in Joe Ryan 2022 versus Joe Ryan 2021. But, for better or worse, I take most questions literally. Is his performance this year sustainable? No, absolutely not. Is he a major-league starter? Hell yeah. I believed he was before 2022, too.
JR
3:55
I know you're not a NBA guy, but can you recall the equivalent of Ben Simmons in the MLB? a seemingly healthy, all star caliber player, that can't play likely due to mental health issues.
Keith Law
3:55
I can recall some minor leaguers, but not a major leaguer.
Marilyn
3:55
You as shocked as I am with what James Wood is doing?
Keith Law
3:55
Mostly. He mailed it in last spring, according to multiple scouts I know who saw him several times. Does he respond the same way when he struggles in pro ball?
Jay
3:55
Prediction time. Do you think the GOP flips one or both houses in midterms?
Keith Law
3:55
Yes
Ian
3:56
Obviously Daniel Espino is not going to have a K/9 approaching 20, but is he legitimately a #1 starter at his peak?
Keith Law
3:56
Yes.
TomBruno23
3:56
Wet Leg...9/7 at Delmar Hall, looking forward to that one.
Keith Law
3:56
The album disappointed me. I often like that droll sing-talky British style of vocals ... but theirs annoys me more often than not.
Jim
3:56
Didn't Greinke take time off because of mental health/social anxiety issues?
Keith Law
3:56
He's going to the Hall of Fame. I was trying to think of a player whose career was derailed or substantially altered by mental illness.
Kevin
3:57
Would you consider yipps a mental health issue?
Keith Law
3:57
Depends very much on whom you ask.
Sam
3:57
Where does Kumar Rocker go in this draft?  Will he regret not taking the offer from the Mets, however low it may have seen?
Keith Law
3:58
My understanding is that the Mets did not make an offer. They did not have to do so because he declined to submit an MRI to MLB before the draft. Had he done that, they would have had to make a minimum offer to guarantee compensation in this draft if he didn't sign. (which is a long way of saying the MRI program is unfair and anti-labor, but participating in it is better for the player than not.)
Guest
3:58
Is Dewon Brazelton Jr a prospect? Did you scout his father at all?
Keith Law
3:58
He was at NHSI. Looks a lot like his dad (who was before my time - saw him in the majors, not as a prospect). I don't think Jr is a prospect, not now.
zuke
3:58
khalil greene comes to mind on players impacted my mental health.
Keith Law
3:59
Excellent one, yes. Clearly I should have you guys answer these questions.
Ed
3:59
Gordon Graceffo had the velo jump this spring. Short sample, but rolling in HighA.  Seems to be overqualified for that level.  Anything interesting there?
Keith Law
3:59
Yes, see my March scouting notebook that mentioned him.
Johhnycakes
3:59
James Triantos an MLB regular?
Keith Law
3:59
See the link in the last response.
Michael
3:59
College seasons are short and they use metal bats. So it's SSS and has a huge variable. So how do you scout hitters there an feel that you are accurate?
Keith Law
4:00
You're not scouting the stats, though. You use systems to handle statistical analysis. You scout the swing, the approach, the athleticism.
The metal bat is a problem, though.
Mike
4:00
Andrew Toles re. Mental health?
Keith Law
4:01
Schizophrenia, in fact. Talented, but not a very skilled prospect. The Dodgers continue to keep him under contract so he can have health insurance. That's a kind thing that they're doing and a sign that our country's health care system is a fucking travesty.
Jim
4:02
Regarding mental health impacting a career, you could also make an argument for Jimmy Piersall, no?
Keith Law
4:02
Came to mind, but that is literally before my time, and I don't know his story well at all.
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