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Klawchat 6/5/18

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Not Chris

2:27

What player has the highest ceiling?

Keith Law

2:27

If Mize stays healthy he's a #1 starter.

Pete

2:27

Have you seen Simeon Woods Richardson, the Mets 2nd rounder? Thoughts on him?

Keith Law

2:27

Video only. Up to 93, can show great depth on the breaking ball, lands both for strikes, has shown a CH, good athlete and competitor, physically maxed out, long arm swing.

Brian

2:28

Does your daughter ever walk by while you are doing a Periscope and wonder what in the world her dad is talking about? I would think that the lack of context around what you are saying would seem really strange for a child.

Keith Law

2:28

She's used to my baseball-speak.

Rally Goose

2:28

How much of a reach was Clemens at 3.1?

Keith Law

2:28

Was not even a consideration for my top 100, so at least a full round.

Greg

2:28

Percentage chance the Reds sign Siani?

Keith Law

2:28

100%. The answer isn't going to change.

Joe

2:28

Do you think anyone takes Kumar Rocker at this point?

Keith Law

2:28

Round 11 or later, yes.

Josh

2:29

I’ve seen several Orioles fans who are skeptical of the Rodriguez pick make comparisons to Matt Hobgood; be it because of his size, jump in velo, or the fact that he went higher than expected. Is that a fair comparison?

Keith Law

2:29

Bad comparison. Really not similar other than both HS RHP.

Allan

2:29

Does Jonathan Ornelas have the potential pop to stick at third if/when he's moved off ss?

Keith Law

2:29

Yes.

Jason

2:29

What did you think of the brewers' first two picks? Can Gray make more contact? Was the first rounder SS a reach or a nice pick?

Keith Law

2:30

I think Turang gets to the majors on his defense for sure. If I told you today he's going to have Adam Everett's career, are you happy with that? You actually should be, based on the pick #, but I would guess most fans would say "no" because Everett doesn't feel like a first-rounder in hindsight (he was one, 12th overall, and did have a career to justify going in the top 30).

Lilith

2:30

Many Reds fans were bummed last night that they weren't able to get a "Taylor Trammell" or a "Jeter Downs" type player at the top of the 2nd round. Did they just get one with Siani in the 4th? Is my genuine excitement justified?

Keith Law

2:30

Yes, based on my rankings that's exactly what they did.

Bret

2:30

Obviously one can't ignore the past season when evaluating him, but what was Griffin Conine's scouting report a year ago at this time? What are the odds the Jays can get him back to that?

Keith Law

2:31

Clear top 10 pick coming out of the Cape. Then he punched out 70 times this spring.

Someone asked about Stiever at IU in chat yesterday - he just went in the fifth round.

THE Average Sports Fan

2:31

India an under slot selection? How many 3b do the Reds actually need\

Keith Law

2:31

Fans get fairly stuck on a player's listed position on draft day; India could end up at 3b, 2b, and I would send him out as a shortstop and see how he fares.

Greyson

2:32

Are there any examples of players requiring teams with a poor player-development track record to pay a premium? So, a player requiring an extra 500k to sign with Baltimore, for example?

Keith Law

2:32

No.

Brandon

2:32

I assume you know your top 100 better than me going back and forth name for name so ... who was the first non-ranked player drafted?

Keith Law

2:33

Mets took Simeon Woods-Richardson at 48, and the Pirates took Braxton Ashcraft at 51. Both were players I knew but didn't put on the top 100. Grove was the first player taken I didn't know, because he missed the whole spring after TJ.

Logan

2:33

Opinion on Nick Decker?

Keith Law

2:34

I drove up to see him and saw all of one swing in the game. Has power, good arm for a corner, strong kid, seems to know a ball from a strike, but we'll see when he faces real pitching this summer.

Kev

2:34

Hi keith, you're really effeminate. Love your work.

Keith Law

2:34

I suppose this is some sort of insult? You'll have to try harder than that, bud. You're talking to a guy who's worn makeup for TV and done Periscope chats while wearing an apron.

Clint

2:35

Would the risk of Kyler Murray playing another full season of football have kept you from picking him in the top 20 of this draft?

Keith Law

2:35

I would have insisted on him giving up CTE-ball if I was paying him first round money.

Craig

2:35

With Turang, how much of his fall was him being a known quantity for so long that familiarity bred contempt and how much was that his ceiling just isn't as high as ppl thought it was last yr?

Keith Law

2:35

He didn't perform well at the plate over the last 12 months. When scouts started bearing down, the conclusion was that he's not the hitter he'd been hyped to be.

Gregory

2:35

How would you change the draft to make it more appealing to casual fans?

Keith Law

2:36

Trade picks and get more players to the draft.

Jeff Ala

2:36

Did the Braves just get a steal in the 4th round with Beck?

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