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Keith Law
2:36
No.
Clay, Rutherford
2:36
Should I be concerned that the Cubs took Hoerner in the first round, since Stanford has a reputation for messing with hitters' swings? The recent track record of Cardinal hitters is lackluster.
Keith Law
2:36
I had him ranked just a shade below that, more because I don't see the secondary skills at the plate (patience or power). High contact guy with high baseball IQ too and chance to stay at short.
Trevor
2:36
All the 1st round guys got talked up big time. The Dodgers kid not so much.  Was that a huge reach in your mind?
Keith Law
2:37
Yeah, this is the other issue I have with the coverage - every first round pick was a future all-star, plus tools left and right, ready for the majors in a month, etc. It's not possible that every pick was a good one. Ginn might have two pitches that grade out as 7s, but there's disagreement about the delivery - I see violence that might make him a reliever, I know good scouts (not with LAD) who think it's not a problem and he was maybe the best prep arm in the draft.
Mike
2:38
I know this is mostly draft, but you've always been a Derek Hill fan. He's been great offensively since coming back from his latest injury. Have you heard/seen anything about him possibly figuring something out finally? Or should I give up that dream?
Keith Law
2:38
Had great reports from last August too, when he was healthy and started raking.
My last look at him this March wasn't great, for whatever that's worth.
Brian
2:40
Thanks Keith! Only reason I have insider. This may seem like a softball question but how does the draft pool work? Do teams get a certain amount of $ to spend? I'm a tiger fan and there were discussion about maybe signing someone other then Mize so they could do more with their pool? Could be way off but genuinely wanted to know how it works.
Keith Law
2:41
Right. You add up your slot values for all of your picks in the top ten rounds. If you don't exceed that by more than 4.9%, you face no penalty. If you exceed it by more than that, penalties kick in, including potential loss of draft picks.
Jeff Ala
2:41
Mize or Kyle Wright higher upside and who would you take right now?
Keith Law
2:41
Mize.
Boston
2:41
Why do you think Weathers won't be underslot?
Keith Law
2:41
Why would he be when he wasn't falling very far if the Padres passed on him?
Chris
2:41
Will the London MLB games mean a possible visit to London for you?
Keith Law
2:41
Hoping so, yes.
Mark
2:42
What’s going on with Kumar? Any reason as to why he’s dropped
Keith Law
2:42
Vandy commit with big price tag and finished the season poorly, with some loss of velocity and a bad showing in his team's final doubleheader.
Jason
2:42
What do you think of the brewers strategy to draft guys up the middle of the field? CFs, SS all day
Keith Law
2:42
That's where the biggest positional value is.
Dave
2:43
On MLB network, they said Seth Beer has had trouble with wood bats. What are some reasons behind this?
Keith Law
2:44
Specifically, he hasn't performed well in wood bat leagues/environments the last two years. (It's not like, say, the wood bats and he don't get along.) It's a great approach with real power, but he doesn't have exceptional bat speed.
Pat D
2:44
Think the Yankees stick to college players between now and Round 10 in order to offer overslot to Green?
Keith Law
2:44
I'd expect a college senior or three mixed in from here forward. I wonder if they still try to grab one more over-slot guy, maybe in round 11.
Todd
2:44
How rare is it for a player not even on the radar in high school to develop into a viable draft pick in college?
Keith Law
2:45
Not that rare. Strasburg went from undrafted out of HS to 1-1 out of college. Mize did the same. Rendon was undrafted out of HS too.
michael
2:45
hi keith, how much of a reach is Joey Bart to you?  Is there a huge gap between your #2 prospect and Bart who I believe was ~#10?
Keith Law
2:45
A modest one. The big gap in my rankings was between Mize and everyone else.
Josh
2:45
How close was Kaiser to your top 100?  (Don't kill me if he was on it, I am chatting/reading while in a meeting!)
Keith Law
2:45
Wasn't on it or that close.
Adam D.
2:45
How far down that bottle of rum did you get last night?
Keith Law
2:46
I stopped after the Periscope. I did have to be alert enough to write up that reaction piece.
Joe
2:46
Is it time for Tigers fans to be concerned about Matt Manning? I know he's young and only in low-A ball, but his command seems to be going in the wrong direction year to year.
Keith Law
2:46
You can be concerned, but not to the point of giving up or calling him a bust. Still 20, lots of time to turn it around.
Mike
2:46
Is there a Forrest Whitley in this draft? A pitcher taken in the teens who could end up a stud?
Keith Law
2:46
Liberatore and Winn would be my guesses.
Allan
2:46
How much money did leaving Colorado make Cole Winn?
Keith Law
2:47
Maybe a million bucks? Getting away from the altitude, and also moving to somewhere scouts would see him more often.
I've still yet to go to Colorado to see an amateur player in 12 years of doing this. Saw Gausman at showcases, and then he went to school. Saw Bird at showcases too (he was Gausman's catcher in HS). Winn would have been the first, but he moved.
Po
2:48
Was reading through your big board of the top of 100 and once again I am concerned about the A’s decision making. It seems they avoid Boras guys and expensive upside guys and take risky and cheap? Am I misreading that?
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