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Keith Law
1:26
I could see him mid-next year; the Padres don't wait, and why would you wait on an arm that good already? But I can't see them pushing him to the majors this year.
J
1:26
Do you happen to have like an author page, that has all of your articles for e+?
Keith Law
1:26
No, ESPN discontinued those. I asked for a new one but was told they don't do them. (shrug)
Ben
1:28
Starting Adley at a bad level?
Keith Law
1:28
Have they announced where he's starting? I haven't seen that. Also, I assume that was a typo.
J
1:28
Okay, so instead of changing the literal distance a pitcher must pitch the ball, the chance MLB addresses the problem with the ACTUAL ball?
Keith Law
1:28
First they'd have to admit they have a problem.
Jason
1:29
Drew Waters is raking in AA, but he's only 20.  What's a realistic ETA for him?  And how excited should I be about him, recognizing I'm just scouting a stat line.
Keith Law
1:29
He's raking but also striking out a lot and barely walking, which isn't a fatal flaw but could indicate some deficiencies in the approach that are getting masked by the high average and power.
Ben
1:29
How come the Dbacks didn’t select Matt Allen with any of their picks if he was so good?
Keith Law
1:30
Because they didn't want to commit well over slot to signing him.
Baltimurph
1:30
Following up on your scouting report, do you think Grayson Rodriguez is a future MLB starter as is or do you think his mechanics need to be totally rebuilt?
Keith Law
1:30
I can't think of an MLB starter who throws like that. Any examples I could come up with who were close ended up getting hurt.
romorr
1:30
Adley was thought of as a fast riser.  Him going to GCL/A- should put that to rest, right?
Keith Law
1:30
Wrong.
1:31
Where he starts isn't really relevant to the question of how fast he'll move. He may start in Aberdeen because it's so close to Baltimore, for example.
Zac
1:31
Is Kumar Rocker trending towards a top 5 pick in 2 years?
Keith Law
1:32
I said on the podcast this morning that I'd go top 10, but not stronger. There's a whole class of players we've barely seen for the 2021 draft, and putting Rocker in a bucket like that now doesn't adequately consider the rest of the candidates.
John
1:32
Esteban Florial a future all star?
Keith Law
1:32
I don't see it. Pitch recognition is still a problem.
Ben
1:32
Have you ever had surgery? Would you be scared?
Keith Law
1:33
Twice. Wasn't scared but can't say I enjoyed any of it.
Chris
1:33
Given how bad the Mets pitching is, I'd consider selling incredibly high on Alonso for 4-5 good young arms and bump Smith to 1B. Am I crazy?
Keith Law
1:33
I can't imagine ownership would allow it, and fans would riot, but trading Alonso now for something - they're not getting 4-5 good young arms, those deals do not exist - would have merit. I think it's way more likely they deal Dom.
Rick Saul
1:34
What happened to Manuel Margot’s offense?.  Has ship sailed on him being a productive MLBer?
Keith Law
1:34
Still just 24.
All the ex-prospects who broke out this year should serve as a nice reminder to stop giving up too soon on ex-prospects.
Sally
1:34
Hello Keith big fan. Is the Ooni oven great?
Keith Law
1:35
I love it. I've gotten it up to 900 degrees (actually too hot, the bottom of the crust started to burn), can hold it in the 770-800 range for a while, found it easy to work with. You just have to keep feeding it pellets to keep the temp up; once it drops, it drops fast and takes a while to heat back up.
Ryan
1:35
Did you see the article on The Athletic on the Ranger's failed de-load program?  Are there any other teams trying new throwing programs to help prevent arm injuries?
Keith Law
1:36
I haven't seen that either but I have heard a lot of whispers of something they were trying that pitchers/agents suspected was contributing to their rash of injuries. Always hard to tell what's legit and what's griping.
cm
1:36
On the arm slots, I meant using more than one slot while pitching.  For example, like David Cone used to at times.
Keith Law
1:37
Ah, thank you, I did not understand. I don't think so; I would guess that for most pitchers it would increase injury risk because you're trying to use muscles you don't normally use to throw.
Adam
1:37
WIth so much young talent under the age of 24 succeeding early in MLB, do you see arbitration years being adjusted with new CBA? Seeing players like Judge/Bellinger/ getting under 1Mil per year is insane
Keith Law
1:37
I would really like to see that. The union has to change its focus for the next negotiation towards paying young players more, whether via more arb years or earlier free agency.
Mike
1:37
Are Casey Mize's mechanics going to lead to continues arm problems?
Keith Law
1:37
No.
Frank
1:37
As a D-Backs fan how excited should I be about Tommy Henry?  He was dominant in the CWS.  While he doesn’t have the velocity everyone is obsessed with now the control and movement looked outstanding.
Keith Law
1:37
Back-end starter.
Indians system
1:37
Is Mahoning Valley key to Indians' future? Rocchio, Valera, Hankins, Delgado
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