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Keith Law
1:44
I did outline a scenario like that in the mock. I think they'd take the hitter if one fell.
Justin
1:44
You previously had some not so favorable reports about Jacob Gonzalez based on what you saw last year. There’s some talk of changes to his swing along with some pretty solid stats to start the year. Have you noticed a change in his swing and are you feeling better about him going forward?
Keith Law
1:45
No. He's too advanced for high-A anyway and we're not seeing a big change in outcomes.
Tom
1:45
Have you seen Tegan Kuhns pitch and what do you think of him?
Keith Law
1:46
Tried to see early, got rained out (2" in two days), and since then I've heard the velocity has tapered. Think he's slid out of any first-round consideration; there's already a bias against 6' HS RHP, and if he's not showing elite stuff maybe he ends up at NC State and tries to be a top 10 pick in three years.
Matt
1:46
Does Max Clark have a chance at AA this year?
Keith Law
1:46
I think he'll finish there.
Adam D.
1:46
With the draft class being as weak as it is, who would you say is the "best of the rest" after the top-tier guys? One pitcher and one hitter to look out for?
Keith Law
1:48
I'll do an updated ranking next week - I was going to do one this week and the mock next Wednesday, but decided to switch them - but the hitter would be Tibbs and the pitcher would be Cijntjie.
Luis
1:48
Hi Keith! Great content as usual! Any new board games worth checking out to play with  my 9 & 12 year old kids ?
Keith Law
1:49
Trio, Mycelia, Wandering Towers are the best fits for that age group I've played recently. I need to play Pixies again but liked it on first play.
cross
1:49
when you say you have teams on college bats, do you look at their draft history and traits that they like when you link them to a bat in said draft or do you go off of intel? (asking for the marlins / blue jays)
Keith Law
1:49
Both, but draft history only matters if the decision-makers are the same.
Jackie
1:49
Do you watch "The Amazing Race"?  The contestants were in the Dominican Republic last week, and Bartolo Colon made an appearance.  He looked good -- I'd say about 30-40 pound less than his playing weight.  Truth be told, I had no idea he had finally retired.  If you had told me he was starting for the Mets last week, I would've believed you.
Keith Law
1:50
I was hoping he'd stage one more comeback because he was the last MLB player older than I am. (I do not watch the show.)
Matt
1:50
What’s really odd is these teams skimping on R&D will also go out and overspend on free agents. Like, you have the money. Put it to good use.
Keith Law
1:50
Right, I'd rather have all of that staff than an $8 million free agent who's unlikely to deliver the same ROI.
Guest
1:50
What are your thoughts on Christian Scott? Looking like a legit #3 SP?
Keith Law
1:51
I could see that. I said he had above-average starter potential when I wrote him up this winter. But he's never even thrown 90 innings in a season, so I have a hard time just saying he's a legit #3 when we assume that pitcher is at least throwing 150-160 innings.
Dugan
1:54
Is Matt Wilkinson just overpowering lower levels, or are the skills there real and ready to play at higher levels?
Keith Law
1:55
I know in juco he was in the upper 80s and succeeded by changing speeds to get inexperienced hitters out. I don't have any info from this year, sorry, but I'd be shocked if he was suddenly throwing gas.
Mike
1:55
How far out has Jenkins injury pushed him? Does this delay his progress by a year, or it doesn't matter all that much? thanks,
Keith Law
1:55
Walker? Don't think this matters in the long run.
Richard
1:55
Is Luke Holman a back end starter or does he have mid-rotation upside?
Keith Law
1:56
Delivery is really iffy for durability. I know he had a longer arm stroke before going to LSU ... maybe someone drafts him and cleans it up enough so that he can be more of a back-end starter.
Justin
1:56
If you’re the White Sox, do you trade Robert, Fedde, Crochet, etc?
Keith Law
1:56
Yes. Anything that's not nailed down.
Greg
1:58
Have you heard anything about an Owen Murphy breakout? I’m just scouting the stat line but it looks good so far.
Keith Law
1:58
No breakout, just a good command/control guy dominating hitters who don't have the plate discipline to compete. He doesn't have a swing-and-miss pitch in the arsenal.
J
1:58
I struggle with players like James Tibbs. I feel like if there was more confidence that he would be a true middle of the order bat, he would be grouped with Kurtz/Cags. But since he seems to be a tier below them, I’m wondering how valuable is a ~6 hole hitter with negative defensive value?
Keith Law
1:58
Is he a 6-hole hitter or maybe a 2-hole guy? I think that's the question teams are facing. I know models love him.
Marc
1:59
Keith, the pirates have chosen to go with a 6-man rotation with the unstated but clearly underlying goal of limiting innings for their young pitchers. Is there any evidence that extending time between starts is good for arm health? Also wondered what you thought of Skenes's first start in the big leagues. Thanks!
Keith Law
2:00
My understanding is that more rest is better than less, but I don't know of evidence of whether six-man rotations are better than five-man. I'd rather see this, and then guys pitching a little deeper into games, than the alternative of a five-man rotation and Jared Jones coming out at 59 pitches.
Mike
2:00
Was hoping you could opine on WVU as a baseball program. Back 10+ years ago when i was there, they barely even had a program. Now with manoah, means, whetherholt and i think a few others, theyre generating a lotta talent. Any idea why?
Keith Law
2:00
Being in the Big 12 with a tremendous facility has to help from recruiting to development.
Nick
2:00
How does Condon compare to Kris Bryant as a prospect coming out of college?
Keith Law
2:02
I think Condon's a better athlete - little twitchier, might stay up the middle - but Bryant had more raw power. HRs are up all over college baseball this year. Every time I go to a college game and see how the ball flies, I wonder, who's been screwing with this thing?
That's all for this week ... plans may shift slightly with my upcoming travel but I hope to have a top 100 draft ranking up on Wednesday of next week. Thanks for all of your questions and for reading, as always. Stay safe.
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