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Keith Law
2:54
Entirely fair question. My guess is they would shop a deal to 3-4 players, probably including Stewart, Singer, Bart, maybe Liberatore. Most folks I asked for that mock just assumed they'd take Mize, so I'm a little light on other info there.
Sean
2:54
How has Cal Quantrill looked so far this season?
Keith Law
2:54
What I've heard has been good - lot of 92-95, still working on better strikes, has really had just one bat outing out of six.
Ryan
2:54
Thanks for chatting Keith. If you are placing the top draft prospects into tiered buckets, at what slots do they move from Tier I to Tier II, Tier II to Tier III, etc?
Keith Law
2:56
Mize is in his own tier. I'd reorder that last top 50, with Winn, Bart, and India sliding up and Rocker, Vasil, McClanahan sliding down, and I'd put a line between those groups.
No more word on Vasil's injury; he may throw a pen this week. It was irresponsible to have him throw an unscheduled relief inning that Saturday, two days before a scheduled start. Scouts were there Monday for the start, not Saturday.
Jim
2:57
You were high on Bryse Wilson - think you ranked him Top 60ish in your Top 100 - he's been great this year. Assuming still a SP prospect for you?
Keith Law
2:57
Yep, all signs pointing up
Craig
2:57
Are you doing the usual prospect update in May? Is Yordan Alvarez going to be one of the big risers
Keith Law
2:57
1b only limits his ceiling. My May updates are cursory and usually only include 25 names, with just brief updates on injuries/promotions; I doubt he'd jump that far.
John
2:58
How do you think the Nats will approach the draft?
Keith Law
2:58
Same as always. They'll take well-known guys with big upsides. Maybe an injured pitcher who fell.
Hell, it's worked for them in the past.
JR
2:58
Kentucky Derby - interested or hard pass? Personally, I've never understood the appeal of horse racing.
Keith Law
2:58
I'll watch. I don't bet, and I don't follow the sport. It's a fun two minutes, though.
Walker
2:59
What happened to Jordan Swaggerty?
Keith Law
2:59
One g. Blew out and never really made it back.
Threw 26 innings total after TJ, missing all of 2012 and 2014.
Jon
2:59
Could vaccine hoaxers actually be harming efforts to find a cause/cure for autism? With so many studies focused on disproving the link between the two, doesn't that take away from funding and studies that could be used to find a cause/cure?
Keith Law
3:00
I think they're harming societal acceptance of autistic people, who are still more often lumped in with people who have mental disabilities rather than being classed as neurodiverse, as many autistic advocates would like to be.
Nick
3:01
What is Trent Grisham at this point? Can he still be an everyday player or better?
Keith Law
3:01
He's on the DL with an ankle sprain right now, so let's give him some time back at AA.
Jack
3:02
Have you watched Matt Boyd at all this year? Thoughts? I vaguely remember you being a fan through his struggles past couple years
Keith Law
3:02
Not a fan at all - thought he'd be excessively homer-prone, and he was. This year looks like a stone fluke - his FIP is over 4 and that's even with a lower than normal HR/9.
JR
3:02
Is it time for Lauren Mayberry to thank the other members of Chvrches for the memories and great times and head out on her own? The new record is blah. Feel like she's peaked with them and it's time for her to go solo.
Keith Law
3:03
I completely agree on this. She has untapped upside. This album is kind of embarrassingly bad - not just blah, but a big step down in lyrical and musical quality.
Ian
3:03
So, is Junot Diaz now canceled?
Keith Law
3:03
Apparently so.
Ted
3:03
I know it's early but Micker Adolfo off to a great start. He isn't typically discussed as a top WS prospect but is he making a leap?
Keith Law
3:04
I've talked him up in their org reports for at least two years - enormous physical tools, but could barely play the sport when he signed. (That's not an exaggeration.) He might not be a solid big leaguer till he's 25 but the upside is really huge.
Jeremy
3:04
At the same time that Alonso is killing it, has Dom Smith's stock fallen?
Keith Law
3:04
No, but he's also not helping anyone, himself included, back in triple-A.
Adam
3:05
As the young talent on the Padres collectively struggle at the major league level, how many more years does Andy Green get before his seat starts getting warm?
Keith Law
3:05
That roster doesn't have much of that system's young talent at all.
Joe
3:05
What are your thoughts on Sean Reid Foley?
Keith Law
3:06
Saw him two weeks ago. 92-95, but hitters seemed to be on it. Slider was often plus, but it merged with his curveball at lower velocities. Didn't see a changeup. Off one look, I'd say he needs some third pitch to start - something for lefties, and just to keep righties from sitting on the fastball.
Gil
3:06
We can live with a persistent high K rate for Moncada with these types of slugging and wRC+ numbers, right?  He seems to be coming into his own.
Keith Law
3:07
He has a .414 BABIP. Sure, you could live with that, but has any hitter in history sustained it?
Andy
3:07
Re Ghost: They seem to be dropping more of the Satanic things, and just going with a kind of Medieval theme. Also, they are no longer putting as much on the anonymity as Tobias Forge has done interviews out of character about the "band."
Keith Law
3:08
Which is so much better. This is good, fun, throwback metal. Let that speak for itself. The black-metal stuff is at best tired, at worst really offensive (given the church burnings and ties to anti-semitism/xenophobic movements).
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