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Keith Law
2:23
I'm not.
Finney
2:23
Mark Appel finally made it to the majors, and I couldn't be happier for him. What is the main reason he never became the top-of-the-rotation arm that he once seemed destined to be? Was the quality of his stuff eroded by injuries and/or misuse? Did he simply fail to develop past what he was in college? Or did everyone overestimate how good he was in the first place?
Keith Law
2:24
Everyone has an explanation on that one, and I think it was a combination of many things. One is that his fastball played well below its velocity in pro ball. I would bet that in the trackman era, he doesn't go 1-1, because advanced data is not as kind to his stuff as the radar gun was.
2:25
I do also think pitching in Lancaster, which was a ridiculous hitters' park that I often compared to playing baseball on the moon, really hurt him as a pitcher, because of the way it amplified any mistakes and imposed a greater cost on his stuff than any other park might have. I'm so glad that park is gone.
Charlotte
2:25
If you had to take one going forward out of Adley, Witt and JRodriguez…who ya got? Still small enough sample that you would default to preseason rankings?
Keith Law
2:26
I might go J-Rod given youth and now that he's demonstrated 80 speed across the board. DVR and I discussed on him on last week's podcast and why I should/would have ranked him higher if I'd seen that before.
Anthony
2:26
Is the hype on Jackson Chourio justified?
Keith Law
2:26
Yes, he's really good.
David
2:26
Keith, if you had to rank in likelihood for Cubs at 7, between Lee, Parada, Termarr, and Collier…. What order do you have?
Keith Law
2:27
I'll have another mock in less than two weeks.
Phil
2:27
Thoughts on Bo Naylor’s season and is this the type of offense you thought you’d see from him when he first came out?
Keith Law
2:28
Yes but bear in mind that he was repeating AA. Still optimistic. Also I'd like to point out that my habit of calling breakouts a year early may now extend to Josh Naylor, who is doing this year what I said he'd do last year.
JR
2:28
Is all this college realignment good, bad or neutral for college baseball? I wish college football and mens basketball (the $ makers) would form their own league and leave the rest of the non-money making sports in their geographical footprints
Keith Law
2:30
I think it's bad for college baseball because of the huge travel that might be imposed on players if we lose all of the geographical ties on the conferences. One point college coaches like to make to recruits is that going pro means lots of times sitting on buses for road trips. I'd rather do that than fly cross-country and try to play while jet-lagged, and also not getting paid.
Jack
2:30
Any chance Colson Montgomery has played his way into the top 100?
Keith Law
2:30
I just saw him two nights ago, blog post to come later this week, but the short answer is no.
Mike
2:30
Chances that the "franchises heretofore known as the Oakland A's and Tampa Bay Rays" actually relocate? And, where?
Keith Law
2:30
In what timeframe?
Rick
2:31
Has your long-term outlook of Detmers changed after his initial MLB time? On a side note, thanks for all your non baseball posts and links.
Keith Law
2:31
I'm a little less optimistic but maybe like 10% so.
Craig
2:31
You recently teased a possible visit to London (and/or elsewhere in the UK).  Are you able to expand on that possibility?
Keith Law
2:32
The store event I was working on fell through, so while I'll be there in August, I don't currently have a place for some sort of meet-up. I'm still open to it and will see what else I can do, though. More than enough of you said you'd be game for it.
Kahlil (Jupiter, FL)
2:32
What happens to my hit tool? Why am I striking out so much? Can I develop a two strike approach?
Keith Law
2:32
One of the bigger and more shocking disappointments of the season.
Freddie Freeman
2:33
How tired are you of hearing about how my agent screwed me and how much I miss Atlanta?
Keith Law
2:33
I really do not have any desire to get involved in that storyline at all.
Eric
2:33
Do you garden? If so, how much? What do you grow? Is it therapeutic for you?
Keith Law
2:35
I do! We grew radishes this year, which were done by early June; and arugula and English peas, which are finishing up now. We have tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, bell peppers, and possibly one watermelon plant all still going, plus some herbs in the garden and in pots. This was our first year doing it in the new yard, so some of this was an experiment to see what would work in that space, but everything has grown beyond our hopes. I don't know if I'd say it's therapeutic but I love the reward of eating what we grow. I'm less interested in things we can't eat.
2:36
I always want to have thyme and rosemary plants going. I use those herbs enough and fresh is so much better than dried that they're essential IMO. And we have several basil plants which I need to be more diligent about harvesting and pruning (you want to remove the buds before flowers appear, as that will make the leaves more bitter).
JK
2:36
Did you watch House of Gucci just to make fun of Leto? Worth it, but it wasn't even the best Scott-Driver movie last year.
Keith Law
2:37
No, we actually wanted to watch it. I was surprised by how boring it was. I knew the accents would be an issue, and I am not a Leto fan at all, but the movie just sucked. All that money and time and effort for such a big nothing? How do you turn a story with multiple scandals into such a dull script?
Jay
2:37
How much has Gunnar Henderson improved his stock this year? His season, at his age, has been incredible.
Keith Law
2:38
I'll put it this way ... he'll figure quite prominently in the midseason rankings update.
Justin
2:38
Does trading Bryan Reynolds make sense for the Pirates right now? Do you think they're at all close to winning if they keep him or do they stand to gain more by obtaining the haul they would get in a trade?
Keith Law
2:39
I think they have to trade him now - both from a rebuilding perspective and that of his likely value going forward.
Kevin
2:39
Hi Keith, love your whole deal.  The White Sox are in shambles at the major league and their minors offer little immediate help.  Should they, in the up coming draft, select a college player (who they can rush to the majors to avoid signing a FA) or draft a HS player (they trade in the offseason to avoid  spending in FA)
Keith Law
2:39
Best player available. I don't like the "rush a guy to the majors" idea - I think that has failed more often than people realize when they make such a pick.
2:40
And if the general sense that the gap between the minors and the majors right now is bigger than ever is true, doesn't that make that idea - that we can take, say, a great college reliever and race him to the majors - even less plausible?
Jon
2:40
Still playing guitar?
Keith Law
2:40
Yep, as much as I can, at least. Finding time is always tricky but I do sneak some in every day.
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