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Klawchat 7/16/21
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Keith Law
4:01
Rocker ain't a 4th/5th starter, either. Nor is Bachman.
El Guapo
4:01
Jo Adele’s k% is below 24% and his OPS is north of .900 for the last month at AAA. It’s a small sample but the trend lines across all of his AAA works supports this directional improvement. This is basically what he was doing at AA in 2019 when everyone had him as a top 10-15 prospects at worst. He’s still only 22 and by most statistical standards doing well in AAA. Is this a case where we can’t unsee 2020? Or is there still a star player on there?
Keith Law
4:01
There ight still be a star there, but Salt Lake is a great place to hit, and I'm sure AAA pitching looks a good bit easier to hit than what he saw in the majors. He has to come back up to the majors at some point and show the progress is real.
Joe D.
4:02
Any idea how far over slot the Dodgers will have to go to sign Heubeck?  I assume Bruns will sign under-slot to balance things out within their draft pool?
Keith Law
4:02
I think they'll go under in most of the rounds from 4 to 10 to cover any shortfall.
Guest
4:02
Do you see Pratto and Witt being promoted to Triple A this year?
Keith Law
4:02
Witt yes. Pratto maybe.
Witt will be up in September. I don't have inside info; I'm just speculating based on how they feel about him. And I'm in favor of the move.
Noah
4:02
What do you think about a Duran Duran cover band called Jarren Duran?  "His name Jarren and he bats with his left hand." (to the tune of "Rio")
Keith Law
4:02
Needs work.
buccoguin
4:02
Just curious what makes some questions attractive and others not?  What is your question to answer ratio?  Cheers
Keith Law
4:03
I am lucky if I answer 20% of what I get. I do try to answer questions I haven't answered in articles already, though.
TomBruno23
4:03
My son is in a 6U league and is showing pretty strong exit velocity and launch angle. One more game on the slate if you want to hit up the Ballwin Athletic Association Field #7 later this afternoon.
Keith Law
4:03
I heard his makeup is terrible.
James
4:03
I've seen most people speculating Rocker's ETA as 2022. Can you elaborate on how himself and his situation differs from Crochet who was able to be a bullpen piece for the Sox down the stretch of his draft year
Keith Law
4:03
Because Rocker is a starter and Crochet is a reliever.
Finny
4:03
What's up with Jesus Luzardo? He has been a hot mess, even after his demotion. Is it mechanical? Lost confidence? Or is he just not as good as we thought?
Keith Law
4:04
He's good when healthy, but is infrequently healthy. Maybe he's just not 100% right now, but not hurt enough for the IL?
Robbie
4:04
Not much of a question - but have to see this all star week as a monumental success for the future of the MLB. While Manfred and other's try and hold back the game, the younger generation of the game puts baseball in the best place that it has been in in a long time. Ohtani's all star jersey is up for auction for over 100K!
Keith Law
4:04
Yes. And I think the draft event was a big success.
TJ
4:04
Klaw, working under the presumption that both Jobe and Mayer have similar odds of success, why would a team pick a player who contributes once every five days over one who contributes every day?
Keith Law
4:04
A starting pitcher has several times more impact on his days than a position player does on any one of his days.
frank
4:05
SSS aside, Based on the reports about volpe, do you think he would have gone higher in the draft?
Keith Law
4:05
No. He didn't show these tools in HS - especially not the speed - and that class of HS position player has historically been disdained by scouts/directors. Now this year it's different. I wonder if him going off and Nick Yorke holding his own is causing the pendulum to swing too far the other way. We can be sheep sometimes.
Johann Sebastian Vogelbach
4:06
This is from a bit out of left field but am I crazy for thinking "innings" limits are a bit silly when what should really be tracked are total pitches? Am I thinking far too much into it or is it likely teams are aware that pitches more precisely capture workload instead of innings
Keith Law
4:06
Teams use pitch counts. And more.
Ryan
4:06
MLB.com said that Lawlar was the highest ranked player on the Dbacks board. Have you heard if this is true?
Keith Law
4:06
Yes, I'm 99% sure that's right.
Taylor
4:09
Is Jordan Lawlar the Dbacks highest upside position player since Justin Upton? Also, Kevin Goldstein said that Lawlar night be a tough sign and there's concerns he may go to Vanderbilt. Have you heard these signability concerns with him?
Keith Law
4:09
I wrote about those concerns before the draft - that if he didn't go 6th, he might go to school.
Mike
4:09
You still wear husky sized jeans ?
Keith Law
4:09
Someone clearly has no idea what I look like.
Nate
4:10
What position do you like bubba Chandler at? Should the pirates let him pitch and hit for at least a couple of years?
Keith Law
4:10
Pitcher. Don't fuck around with two-way stuff. Just let these kids learn one thing.
Jay
4:11
Has Biden being President caused noticeable traffic issues for you in Wilmington with frequent visits?
Keith Law
4:12
We do get JoeJams near here sometimes.
4:15
It's only on certain weekends, though, and you just avoid 141 & Barley Mill road. You see the electronic signs that say "NO DRONES" and you know Joe's home.
4:16
I've got to run, but thank you all for the questions and for the kind words on my writeups this week. Stay safe!
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