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Keith Law
1:55
The opening riff to Crazy Train is absolutely brilliant, and fun to play; Rhoads' classical background showed better on that riff than anywhere else. Nothing in music makes me sadder than to think of the songwriting we lost when he died.
Ron
1:55
HI Keith- Buxton is healthy this year.  Just sayin'! He looks so much more relaxed this year, even only if it is a SSS.  His arm is as good as his speed and if he just hits .250-270, he is a star.  There is some serious pop in that bat when he squares one.
Keith Law
1:55
I thought he was a star in 2017, then he was hurt most of last year, and now he's healthy and what do you know, he's a star again.
Michael
1:56
Do you ever scout a player who looks the part including the swing and bat speed, but just doesn't put up numbers? I'm thinking Josh Vitters
Keith Law
1:56
Vitters is often my go-to example for this - beautiful swing, ton of power, and in the games he could never figure out when to swing and when to take.
OC Joe
1:56
What's the ceiling for Soroka if he stays healthy? His ERA (duh) won't be this low all season, but the only real negative in this SSS is a higher than expected walk total
Keith Law
1:57
Health is the #1 concern, obviously. Second is whether he can continue to dominate LHB as he has, despite not really using his CH and a low arm slot. If those stay true, #2 starter for me.
Joe
1:57
Keith, why do some minor league games start so early during the week, like at 9:30 or 10?
Keith Law
1:57
Schoolkids' special. I love those games - I can go to one and be home in time to pick my daughter up from the bus.
James
1:57
Why do prospects generally lack a quality changeup? Hard pitch to master, or less sexy to have than a slider or curve?
Keith Law
1:58
In high school, especially, they almost never need one - the axiom is that, when you throw 95, throwing a HS hitter a changeup instead of your fastball is doing him a favor.
Andy
1:58
Do teams have portable Trackman things? Like can they go a couple hours early and set things up in a high school stadium to get spin rate on a high school pitcher in game?
Keith Law
1:58
Yes. Rapsodo makes a portable device teams use for some of those measurements.
Jonas
1:59
Keith, is Urshela’s performance sustainable? And at this point, is Luke Voit for real?
Keith Law
1:59
I think Voit is for real, given the details we have now (Lindsey Adler wrote about it for the Athletic) on changes to his swing and approach. Also, Yankee woo. I'm telling you.
Clifton Law
2:03
So Keith, based on your earlier Urshela response, you think there is something extra to putting on the pinstripes
Keith Law
2:03
I actually think they have some developmental ideas that haven't generally spread out to other teams, yet, and that they've taken very good advantage of this temporary edge.
Harold
2:03
I, for one, can't wait until the next election when a Democrat can be elected and the death in the streets, innocent people being locked up for not being white supremacists, and puppy kicking will finally end.
Keith Law
2:04
It's really stupid to send me this shit from your work computer, buddy.
La Pantera
2:04
Do you think the Rodon, Jones, Dunning and Kopech injuries should make the White Sox reconsider their organizational pitching approach, more than an annual self-scouting review would do? Could this just be normal for clubs and freak occurrence that it's happening to higher profile players for the Sox?
Keith Law
2:05
Nah. Rodon had a tough delivery and was badly overused in college, but also had one of the best sliders in amateur history. Kopech wasn't even in their system all that long and almost nobody who throws that hard (other than Verlander?) can maintain it for long without elbow trouble. Bad set of coincidences.
Joe
2:05
Zac Gallen a potential Ace?
Keith Law
2:05
No.
Erik
2:05
you stated in your re-draft post that Trout would have went to the Yankees at pick 25 but wouldn't it have been likely that the Angels would have snagged him at 24 instead of 25
Keith Law
2:05
If you're assuming the Yankees kept that pick at 25, you should also assume the Mets kept pick 24.
Dan
2:05
It's 2019 and some Boston sports media and plenty of fans were actually complaining that Cora took out Chris Sale when he did (108 pitches) because he could have gone for 20 strikeouts. Ntm, his injury issues the last two years.
Keith Law
2:05
I'm shocked (not shocked).
Bob
2:06
How would you rate Daniel Lynch's secondary pitches?
Keith Law
2:06
Will write up on Friday. I am all in, though.
Tyler
2:06
Who has a higher ceiling: Fried or Soroka?
Keith Law
2:06
Fried.
addoeh
2:06
At least your daughter liked Pequods.  I've probably recommended it a time or two here.
Keith Law
2:06
It's not that it was bad - I just don't like that style of pizza.
PD
2:06
Pretty big assumption that person actually has a job.
Keith Law
2:06
Oh I know exactly where he works now. And he's been insulting me for a few weeks here.
Mike
2:06
At this point, do you think Drew Rasmussen can still start? The stuff is great, but the injury history still making me think he's better off in the bullpen.
Keith Law
2:07
Two time TJ guy ... I wouldn't even chance it.
Mom's spaghetti
2:07
What do the Astros do with Fisher, Tucker, Alvarez, and to a lesser extent Reed (seem to have ruined him)? Fisher almost has to be in a trade this summer but does he have enough value? Also, would you sell high on Alvarez? His stock can't get higher!
Keith Law
2:07
Tucker and Alvarez would have some real trade value now; the others don't seem to have much at all. I know they shopped Fisher in bigger deals this winter but he wasn't enough to lead a package.
wickethewok
2:07
If the the 2009 Nationals were given Storen's stats from 2010-2015, would they still make the pick? I know by most reasonable measures, including yours, he is a bust, but was this what the Nationals expected?
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