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Keith Law
1:27
I don't think it's weak up top, and I think it's very deep in prep arms and outfielders, but it doesn't have the slam-dunk names we've had in some recent years. I think it'll end up a productive draft though.
Jimmy
1:27
What do you usually do during the draft ? Watch at home ? Do you eat a nice dinner while watching ?
Keith Law
1:28
It's varied by year, depending on where I am. I'll be home this year so I'll write, tweet, maybe do a live video something, have a lovely beverage. I'll eat dinner before the first pick though - roasted a whole pork shoulder yesterday so there would be plenty of leftovers.
Dan
1:28
How likely would it be for the Phillies to offer an overslot for Mize at #3 that's over the slot for the first two picks? Does not having a second or third round pick make that any more or less likely?
Keith Law
1:28
Doing so would essentially require punting much of the draft, then. They don't pick again till the 4th round, so they'd have to go under slot a few times and would almost be pulling a Ricky Williams draft.
Ralph
1:28
Why do college (baseball) coaches bunt so much? I'm genuinely interested in the thought process. Are they typically oblivious to modern baseball tactics? Bunting runners from 1st to 2nd in the first inning seems to be a 'go to' play for most teams
Keith Law
1:29
College and high school coaches who call for hitters to bunt in the first inning are secretly telling you that they can't teach hitters how to hit, so they teach them how to bunt instead.
Jim
1:29
Is there any substance behind the rumor of Mize falling to three? Or was that just a hypothetical in your mock?
Keith Law
1:29
Not a hypothetical.
1:34
Sorry quick delay for a draft-related phone call
1:47
I'm back. That was interesting, mostly for yet another person saying he didn't know what the Tigers' decision will be at 1.
Freddy
1:47
What are the knocks on Carter Stewart? Seems like everyone agrees he’s mid 90s with a plus curve, athleticism and likely to stick as a starter. What are the negatives?
Keith Law
1:47
Prep RHP have one knock against them to begin with. He also lost a little velo at the end of his spring due to a wrist injury, not a serious one. I still have him at #2 overall on my board.
Dave
1:47
Keith, how hard is it to decipher what MLB draft rumors are legit versus what are smokescreens?  Specifically with something like the Giants taking Winn at #2?
Keith Law
1:47
Bobby Evans went to see Winn. That's not a smokescreen.
Chris
1:47
Any chance Lenny Torres hears his name called today? If so, when and by who?
Keith Law
1:48
Yes, after the first round. It could be the Royals at 33/34, but that's probably the top of his market.
Jimmy
1:48
Where is Torkelson projected ?
Keith Law
1:48
To go back to school, since he's a freshman and not eligible to be drafted.
Sean
1:48
How do you get new info today?  Do you have insiders at specific teams who let you know, or do you just hear "through the grapevine" of scouts, reporters, and FO people who let info out?
Keith Law
1:49
Phone has been buzzing on and off all day.
Tim Ackins
1:49
I love Cal Raleigh's bat. Any chance he can stick at catcher or is he bound for 1B?
Keith Law
1:50
Enough chance that I think he'll be drafted as high as the mid-2nd by a team that intends to leave him there.
Carl
1:50
In a hypothetical situation, let's say the Heimlich being an admitted child molester story wasn't reported by the media, but a team doing its due diligence on him discovered it. Is that the kind of information that a team would share with other teams considering the severe nature of the crime and his own admission of guilt, or would whichever team discovered his guilty plea keep it to themselves and quietly remove Heimlich from their draft board?
Keith Law
1:50
I think that news would leak very quickly. In your draft room, you have at least ten people, maybe twenty-plus if you bring in all your area scouts, who'll know that and see the magnet come off the board. There's no way ten people in this industry keep anything a secret.
Mike
1:50
Do you believe teams are getting better at drafting? Are there fewer 1st round busts and fewer late round surprises than there would have been 10-20 years ago?
Keith Law
1:51
I think so. Some is smarter drafting, including using stats and analytics as a tool in the process. Some is not throwing 19-year-old Bill Pulsipher 200 fucking innings in one minor league season.
Dave
1:51
Keith, is deal-cutting by the Padres and Braves really going to drop both Liberatore and Gorman to the A's at #9?
Keith Law
1:51
I don't have either of those teams cutting deals with the players I projected to them.
GIO
1:51
Two part question - How does Bart compare to Zunino at the same point of their careers? Do you think Bart can be better than Zunino has been up  to this point of his MLB career?
Keith Law
1:52
Zunino had more hit tool at the same point, Bart has more raw power and might be a better catcher (receiving, game-calling).
Jon
1:52
Any Andrew Benintendi in Travis Swaggerty?
Keith Law
1:52
No.
Nick
1:52
For weeks it seemed like the Mets were locked into taking India and now you don't even have him mentioned as a posibility for them.  Any reasoning behind this?
Keith Law
1:52
They were never locked into taking him.
Parts unknown
1:52
Which top prospect is most likely to end up being described as a "gamer" or being "gritty"?
Keith Law
1:53
Madrigal. 5'7" 155 pound white middle infielder who isn't a plus runner.
Bren Spillane
1:53
Could I be drafted tonight?
Keith Law
1:53
Unlikely, not a zero chance. College 1b in bad conference.
Nick
1:53
What type of power do you see Jarred Kelenic having as a pro? 15+? 20+? 25+?
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