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Thomas
1:46
I've seen Michigan RHP Criswell as a top 100 draft prospect on some lists. Was curious if this is consistent with your board / if you had any thoughts on him.
Keith Law
1:46
He'll be on my top 100. Too much reliever risk to be a top 50 guy.
Ridley
1:47
Who could possibly have guessed that a man who urged his supporters to rough up dissenters, asked police to not be too gentle with suspects, and who wanted to execute people who had been exonerated of crimes would turn out to be so enthusiastic about using force to put down protests? I guess there was no way to see it coming.
Keith Law
1:47
None whatsoever.
Jeb
1:48
What's the argument against Bitsko in the first round? Cold weather, short history? Is signability an issue? I understand why he might not be a top-10 pick, but it seems like he'd be a pretty good gamble later in the first round based of stuff and age, at a minimum?
Keith Law
1:48
Didn't pitch this spring and was barely scouted last year because he was still a 2021 guy until the fall.
addoeh
1:48
What do you make of some conservatives who only now, because of recent events, abandon the President?  If you had a friend who fell in this category, do you welcome them back to reality or ask what took them so long?  Initially, I think I'd do the former, since defeating him in Nov. is so important, but in the time I'll ask the latter.
Keith Law
1:48
Exactly. For now, be glad they've come back to reality. Later you can excoriate them.
Ed
1:48
If Veen is gone how likely do you think Bitsko is to the Padres at 8 as under slot so they can spend on their next two picks?
Keith Law
1:48
No chance.
1:49
I don't think the Padres are taking Veen anyway, and I see no chance they go HS arm at 8.
Robert
1:49
Are you disappointed with Trout's lack of a response to ownership or current world affairs? I know he isn't a public guy but we could really use his influence.
Keith Law
1:49
I ... uh ... what?
Jake
1:50
Are the owners doing us a favor by negotiating in bad faith? There's no good reason for baseball to come back in the middle of a worsening pandemic and world-wide protests against police brutality, is there?
Keith Law
1:50
Money is the reason.
Todd Boss
1:50
Why is Justin Foscue suddenly getting 1st round mock draft buzz?  I don't get it; a 6-foot guy who's defensively challenged and might get pushed to an OF corner who doesn't project for power?  What am I missing?
Keith Law
1:50
He wasn't on my mock. He might go in the 20s but I tend to doubt it ... I think Westburg would go first if any MSU kid goes in the first round.
Michael Conforto
1:50
How worried are you about a big COVID case spike from all the protests?
Keith Law
1:51
I worry about case spikes from states reopening too quickly. This is just the icing on the COVID-19 cake.
Josh L
1:51
Thoughts on NYT actually running the horrific Tom Cotton piece?
Keith Law
1:52
Reprehensible. Calling on the US military to attack our own citizens? What in the actual fuck? Plus that does absolutely nothing to address our national culture of white supremacy or police brutality or systemic racism - it just enforces them further.
We don't need more militarized responses - we need to demilitarize the police.
Jason
1:52
How did the player remove himself from the draft? I remember that Brandon McElwain enrolled at South Carolina to play football, which meant he was no longer eligible, but this is different
Keith Law
1:53
There's a newish process where you can request removal by writing to the Commissioner's Office.
JO
1:53
Even though Emerson Hancock is dropping a few spots in many mock drafts, doesn't he have the pitches to possibly turn out to be the best player picked in the 2020 draft? Is the reason for the drop due to poor performance in his first start more than anything else? Which would be SSS.
Keith Law
1:53
No, I don't think he has the pitches to do that ... his breaking stuff isn't there.
He's good, though.
Steve.
1:54
You talked about counting calories being the scientific way to weight loss and called keto a fad diet. Isn’t keto just a different scientific approach?
Keith Law
1:55
No. It's more pseudoscientific than scientific. It's also extremely hard to maintain over the long term, which makes it more of a fad diet than the kind of serious lifestyle change that leads to sustainable results.
Taylor
1:55
Do you find all of the social media support to be a bit hollow?  I agree with all of the many statements from any person/company/business/team with a twitter/instagram/facebook account, but isn't it a little bit of grandstanding to have everyone come out with a statement?  I would prefer to hear what they are going to do versus just a blanket two paragraph statement.
Keith Law
1:56
Lego did it right. $4 million donation, pulled all advertising for police-related toys.
Chris
1:56
Is blaze Jordan going to be drafted high enough to sign or will he end up in college?
Keith Law
1:57
I think someone takes him high enough for him to sign, but he's not really that good. It's a bet on raw power he can't get to with his current swing. Add him to the list of kids who were massively overhyped when they were 13 and didn't turn out to be anything close to what they were supposed to be.
Geoff
1:57
I wish people would realize voting is step 1. It's the minimum. It's vital, so everyone should do it, but the ballot box isn't a one-stop shop for solutions to centuries old systemic problems.
Keith Law
1:58
Yes, and no. Because the Republican Party has worked through legal and extralegal means to make it harder for POC to vote in this country, securing and restoring voting rights is step 1. Voting is then step 2.
Evan
1:58
If we assume Reid Detmers does not make any substantial improvement with his skill set (e.g. velo, repertoire quality, current level of ctl/cmd, etc. do not increase), what role does he currently project towards in the MLB? If he were to improve in any one area, which do you think is most likely and to what magnitude does that change his outlook?
Keith Law
1:58
That's the kind of question I'll answer in the top 100 tomorrow.
Don
1:58
How does Max Meyer compare to Carson Fulmer?
Keith Law
1:59
Not even remotely similar. Fulmer had a max-effort delivery with 40 command. Meyer has a good delivery, far more athleticism, and better command now projecting to above-average.
Luke
1:59
What are your thoughts on Robert Puason? Getting much less hype than Jasson. Who would you rather have long term?
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