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Valentin
1:55
Hi Keith. big fan from Bern, Switzerland. have you ever heard of Prospects coming from Switzerland? Kind regards
Keith Law
1:56
The Swiss have fielded teams in youth tournaments in Europe for a while, but I've never heard of a player signing from there. The most likely places for teams to find European prospects right now are Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy, i think.
Tim
1:57
Vavra has been outstanding this season. Has he passed Vilade for you yet?
Keith Law
1:58
Vavra is two years older than Vilade (who is performing) and a level below. Both are prospects, but there's not a strong argument right now for Vavra over Vilade - and Vavra is yet another college D1 product who should NOT be in low-A.
Jason
1:58
Harris or Warren?
Keith Law
1:59
I was about to ask what team. I might not be fully recovered yet.
John
1:59
Were you a big mixtape guy? I don't know if you ever listen to my favorite local Seattle station (KEXP) or not, but they're running a cool little mixtape contest. Given your affinity for music and playlists, seems like something you could have some fun with.
Keith Law
2:00
A little bit, yes - I would nearly always choose to listen to my own tapes and later CDs rather than listen to full albums or put on the radio.
addoeh
2:00
Have you ever heard of a player have a similar journey to the majors as Robel Garcia's?
Keith Law
2:01
No, and I mean that literally: I don't know of another player who went from Italy's semipro league to the majors. It is movie material if he's any good, maybe even if he's not. Those are my people but the quality of baseball in Italy is not good.
Johnny O
2:02
Yankees seem to develop mid draft and int'l players well (#woo) but their first round picks have been questionable among the consensus and also aren't panning out (Judge as the outlier in more ways than one).  Volpe probably a reach, Siegler, Schmidt, Rutherford, Holder, Kaprielian, Clarkin.  If Yanks are good at development, why are the missing on so many 1st round picks?
Keith Law
2:04
They are good at development, and they've had some very successful draft picks after the first round. Perhaps their process up top is different? Many teams approach their first picks a bit differently, and the Yankees often draft late in the round, where the types of high-upside players they value (they're not looking for soft regulars - they want stars, or guys they think they can trade for stars) are either gone or carry some high risk.
Jeff
2:04
Stranger Things S3 thoughts?
Keith Law
2:04
Never seen the show. I need to finish Good Omens this weekend.
2:06
Well I never even got to announce this on Twitter - sorry, I feel bad about that - but I jumped right into it and forgot to post the tweet. Thanks to you diehards who saw this on my Facebook page or just checked the dish since it's Thursday! I'm going to wrap this up before I pass out. I believe I will be back to chat again the next two Thursdays before taking a week off (Gen Con!). Enjoy your weekends and the return of baseball tonight.
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