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Keith Law
3:04
Do what I want, cause I can. Klawchat.
Max G.
3:04
Are the Astros being too smart for their own good?
Keith Law
3:04
Eh, that's more judgmental than I'd like to be. I think they've chosen a philosophy of drafting that won't work in the long run. If that's true, they'll realize it and change course.
Stanislav
3:04
Do you think that the Yankees will take a run at Jack Leiter, or that he's dead set on Vandy?
Keith Law
3:04
Seems like that ship has sailed.
Bill G
3:05
Do you see Jarren Duran as a viable replacement for JBJ in the Boston OF?  Thanks!
Keith Law
3:05
Too soon to say that. He's a legit prospect, though.
Bob Pollard
3:05
What are your thoughts on the Cubs #1 pick, not so much his ability but was he selected in the appropriate spot?
Keith Law
3:05
I had him ranked 32nd in the class, and they took him 27th.
List-O-Mania!
3:05
On the spectrum of wildly overdrafted to hidden gem, where do you see Korey Lee ultimately falling?  Might the Astros be thinking that his bat will play, and their emphasis on framing will get him far enough up the catching curve to stick there?
Keith Law
3:06
I think it's a real reach. Wild overdraft.
alb2tead34
3:06
Ryan Garcia seemed like a guy with a lot of late helium.  Was he a reach for the Rangers at 50, or is the high spin rate FB what teams are looking for now?
Keith Law
3:06
Not a reach. Taking a guy at 50 who wasn't on the top 100 might be, but this wasn't. Teams do love high spin rate FB. Also, the Rangers need pitching, and Garcia was one of the better college starters available at that pick.
Paul
3:07
If the Mets can sign their top three picks then I think they have had a great draft.  Do you agree?
Keith Law
3:07
I agree. I do not believe they took Allen without knowing what it would cost to sign him. They've followed him up with two college seniors who'll probably sign for $10K or something similar so they can pay Allen what he wants.
3:09
The Astros just took their first guy from my top 100 - Hunter Brown, a Division 2 starter who's been up to 98 with an average slider. Good pick in that spot, but funny that that's probably the highest-ranked guy they'll take.
Aaron C.
3:09
You've called this the "worst pitching draft" in your 18 years involved with it. So, what year got dethroned, sir?
Keith Law
3:09
I'd have to think about that one; this is substantially worse than any I can remember. The 2006 draft felt that way at the time, but produced Kershaw and Lincecum.
3:10
Sorry, 2006 felt like a weak pitching draft, not as weak as this year's though.
Adam D.
3:10
In your opinion, are Hunter Bishop's swing and miss issues fixable? And based on that, how likely is he to reach his ceiling? Thanks for all the hard work!
Keith Law
3:10
Yes. I think guys who show this kind of progress in tightening their plate discipline are prime candidates to continue to improve. That's the difference between Joey Gallo and Seuly Matias.
Simon
3:10
At what round of the draft do you usually first ask yourself, "Who?"
Keith Law
3:11
Until they said "a catcher from the University of California" I blanked on Lee. Once the college seniors start in round 4 I'm not even expecting to know half the names.
Tom
3:11
The Mariners have a 18 year old DH in AAA named Robert Perez who hasn't played above the DSL.   He's hitting okay, but it seems like an absurd jump for someone without much hype. What is going on there?   Are they trying to juice his value by juking the stats on age-relative-to-league models?    Is he a sleeper superprospect?
Keith Law
3:12
No, just a temporary assignment. Certainly great to see that he's not totally overwhelmed by the jump, though. I think most guys would be.
mibreli
3:12
How far outside your top 100 was Korey Lee?  Also, is there any reason to believe that this year's collective crop of catchers drafted in the first round can buck the historical trend of catchers drafted in the first round not panning out?
Keith Law
3:12
He wasn't even a remote consideration; I don't keep ranking guys privately but I would comfortably say he wasn't in the next 50.
Simon
3:12
Do you ever play legacy type games, like Gloomhaven?
Keith Law
3:12
I play legacy games like Charterstone and Pandemic, but not RPGs like Gloomhaven.
Nate
3:13
Keith, it is very strange to see the White Sox drafting players high up on your board. Does this indicate a change in strategy or are you secretly advising Rick and Nick?
Keith Law
3:13
Definitely not advising them, and I don't think they need my help either. Really strong draft for them so far.
G
3:13
Are the Pirates first two picks (Priester and Siani) expected to go over slot, or are all of their seeming under-slot selections of day 2 thus far saving up for 10th round and after guys?
Keith Law
3:13
Maybe both. I think Siani is over slot for sure.
Bret
3:13
I know you're high on Alek Manoah. What is it that, you hope, will separate him from the other big, large SPs that haven't reached their perceived potential?
Keith Law
3:14
Not sure which guys you might mean. Manoah's well put together; that weight isn't fat or just heft. His delivery works, he throws strikes, he has four pitches.
Sandy Eggo
3:14
Any signability concerns with Hudson Head? Or should the pick of Mears help with $$ a little bit for the Padres
Keith Law
3:15
Head will be over slot but 99% of the time teams do not draft players without knowing what it will cost to sign them and making sure they have that pool space. I doubt there have been more than a dozen players taken in the top ten rounds since the new system went into effect who went unsigned just because of money.
Dave
3:15
I’ve read that Tyler Baum’s stuff ticked up a few notches right before the draft? Did you hear that and what do you think about him?
Keith Law
3:16
That's not right - what he did do late was hold the stuff deeper into games. I saw him at the ACC where he was still hitting 94-95 at the end of his outing, when earlier in the year he'd done so just for an inning or two up top.
Clay, Rutherford, NJ
3:16
Are the Cubs looking for 2019 bullpen help through the draft?
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