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guren
1:50
If you were offered the same deal as Smart Baseball for a new work of fiction, but you needed to take a year off from your current employer, would you accept?
Keith Law
1:50
If I had an idea I felt passionate about and thought I could execute, sure.
Scott
1:50
Do you think Carter Kieboom can play second base?  Currently blocked at 3B by Rendon, could you see him as the eventual long-term replacement for Murphy at second?  And if so would he project there as a plus bat and a slightly below average glove?  Thanks, just trying to figure out where he most likely projects for the Nats in the future.
Keith Law
1:50
He has to go to second base. Can't stay at short. Doesn't really have the arm for third.
Tom
1:50
Hey Keith, enjoy your chats AND your commentary regarding life in general. Anyway, rate these guys in order - Justus Sheffield, Jesus Luzardo, Casey Mize.  Also who has the highest ceiling of the three?
Keith Law
1:50
All three will be on my top 50 next week...
Lenneal
1:51
Isn’t it funny how bothered certain people are about an NFL player kneeling during music during a game, in response to unrequited black murders, but those same *patriots* say nothing to Trump lambasting NATO and groveling to Putin? Or having Russia in the Oval Office after firing the FBI Director over a legitimate investigation that has nothing but bad facts. It’s almost as if religion and patriotism are being perverted for very flawed ideologies.
Keith Law
1:51
There may also be a racial angle to all of this. I don't want to get too far out on a limb, though.
Johnny O
1:51
At what age do you start paying attention to prospects?  International signing day is fun but hard to get excited about guys who likely won't get to rookie ball until 2020.
Keith Law
1:51
When international guys first play in the US, I pay attention. Caliber of competition in the DSL (or the defunct VSL) is too variable.
Jeff
1:52
Does Rylan Bannon project as an MLB regular or more?
Keith Law
1:52
Less. College product boosted by a great hitters' park.
Lenneal McKudu
1:52
Yeah OK about wOBA and wRC+ but has the industry warmed up to Drew Waters?
Keith Law
1:53
Some. Different scouts than saw him struggle and not show great effort in the GCL last summer.
Steve
1:53
What's your opinion of Nathaniel Lowe's breakout this year, raking in AA to the same extent he started the year in High-A?
Keith Law
1:53
Never seen him, but will on Sunday. 1b only and not young so he has a high bar to clear.
Janice The Muppet
1:53
Silly subject as it is so trivial but besides Snell anyone you are annoyed not making the all star game and who shouldnt have made it
Keith Law
1:54
I don't care either - especially since ESPN didn't ask me to do a snubs column this year which was fine with me - but how does Aguilar not make it?
Chris
1:54
If you were making the calls in Atlanta, would you move prospects for big league assets this year to make a run or wait it out and run with what you already have?
Keith Law
1:55
I wouldn't trade any prospects whom internal evaluations had as part of the future. I think I said last week I'd deal the surplus dudes like Sims, not core pieces like Touki or Soroka (well, if healthy).
Oscar
1:55
France or Croatia: Who ya got?
Keith Law
1:55
I'm rooting for Croatia because they've never won - and I believe no country younger than the World Cup itself has ever won the Cup.
JR
1:56
You regularly get asked why hitters don't bunt to beat a shift. Did you read Jerry Crasnick's recent article where he interviewed several hitters and asked that question? It was very insightful for me to hear the players perspective. Basically, they all said if I get on first base, it still take two hits for me to score, so I'm trying to get to at least second base and I have to hit the ball in the air to do that. Oh, and bunting isn't that easy to do against the type of velocity we face - it's not an automatic single.
Keith Law
1:56
I did see that. The second part is a legitimate point, and something a lot of players would have to work on. The first part is wrongheaded - you're better off on first base than on your ass in the dugout.
Dick
1:56
Is Telmito Agustin a GUY?
Keith Law
1:56
I think he can be, maybe isn't yet but could become one.
Robert
1:56
Is there a player you saw at Winston Salem that hasn't gotten a lot of prospect hype that you would like to see again?
Keith Law
1:57
I want to see Gonzalez again; he had a day off the second game I saw them.
Chris
1:57
Is there a particular skill or ability that is harder to scout than others? Defense, for instance, or in-game power or a pitcher's control?
Keith Law
1:57
Fastball command for pitchers. Pure hit tool for batters, especially high school guys.
Tom
1:57
Keith, I know the Red Sox system is barren. Do they even have on prospect that projects as a possible everyday player or mid-rotation starter (not included just drafted Tristan Casas)? I look at their system and it's just looks terrible.
Keith Law
1:57
They're all hurt, aren't they? I guess Mata might be one. Everyone else good in the system is on the shelf.
Rob
1:57
Does Micker Adolfo have star potential?
Keith Law
1:57
Yes.
The Bilmo
1:58
The vast majority of minor league players are there not because they are prospects, but to provide the few prospects with guys to play against. So I find it hard to get worked up over Tebow.
Keith Law
1:58
That's true at the lowest levels. He's now in AA, where that is much less true, and as I said above he's blocking someone with more potential.
Donald
1:58
Hello Keith, draft related questions, when drafting 40 (give or take) players how many besides top 10 rounds do teams expect to sign?   and what would be considered a great draft (besides the obvious trout harper) ? 3 average major league guys?
Keith Law
1:59
Three average big leaguers is a great draft. A lot of signings after the tenth round are just to fill out those short season rosters so the number will depend on how many spots you have open (holdovers, players debuting from the DSL).
Matt
1:59
The biggest winner in a Machado trade has to be Manny right? Won’t have to worry about a qualifying offer following him around.
Keith Law
1:59
Good point.
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