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Keith Law
1:14
50/50 he stays at short.
Andrew
1:14
Would you evaluate pitchers at AA or below differently with the new ball implemented in AAA?
Keith Law
1:14
I'm probably going to skip AAA entirely this year.
There's no point - you can't evaluate players in that environment, with more AAA homers hit by the All-Star Break this year than there were in AAA in *all* of 2018 - and it's just shitty baseball now.
Yuri
1:14
Even though none of them made your top-50, fair to say that this is the most excited Giants’ fans should be about their system in a while? Bart, Ramos, Luciano, Canario, Bishop is probably more position player pure talent than they’ve had in a loooong time.
Keith Law
1:15
That's probably fair. Best position player crop since the Posey/Crawford years.
Aaron C.
1:15
You: "If Nick Allen (current OBP: .363) can get on base, the A's might have something." I know you're waiting until next year (AA) to see if it's real, but I can only save this seat on the bandwagon for a little while longer, Klaw.
Keith Law
1:16
I'm in. Can really play short and he's also making a good bit more hard contact than scouts in general expected (given his size).
Derek
1:16
If your the Pirates, what kind of return are you holding out for with Vazquez?
Keith Law
1:17
I read they wanted two of the Dodgers' top four prospects, which is entirely their right to demand, but there is no way on earth I'm giving that up (two top 50 overall prospects?) for any closer. As for what I'm holding out for, it's really about getting the best offer you can and taking it, since relievers go poof! all the time.
Ker Pal
1:17
Vlad's hitting a whole bunch of ground balls. I know he's 20. No real cause for concern...is there?
Keith Law
1:17
No.
Larry
1:19
When O’Neil Cruz makes his MLB debut, it will be at what position?
Keith Law
1:19
Third base, or the outfield.
Kyle KS
1:19
What happened to keeping one foot in the box for hitters from a few years ago? It's not a huge time saver but it did seem to help the feel of pace of play.
Keith Law
1:19
Never truly enforced in my experience.
Leroy
1:19
Does James Marvel have any big league potential?
Keith Law
1:19
Possibly. Not a high likelihood.
Kevin
1:19
Is this what you expected from Devers, or do you think there is still a lot of room for growth for the 22 year old?
Keith Law
1:20
This is what I expected, but I think he'll grow into even more power.
Joe B
1:20
How did Razza match up against the other places you've been to?
Keith Law
1:21
It's top 20 for me for sure, bordering on top 10. I will probably update that ranking this winter - I've been to at least eight places worthy of adding (Razza, Pequod, Backspace, Bruno, 2 Amy's, Pizza Rock, Settebello, Apizza Scholls) and am hoping to hit Beddia in the fall.
JP
1:22
why wasn't Luciano on the top 50? doesn't he have as much upside as anyone in the minors?
Keith Law
1:22
I don't agree with the upside claim, but more importantly, the top 50 is not strictly a list of the players with the most upside. He's a good prospect; he's not top 50 good yet.
Jake
1:23
Thanks as always for the chat!  Who do you believe has the higher ceiling between Kowar and Lynch and who has the higher probability of reaching it?
Keith Law
1:23
Lynch to both, assuming he's healthy.
Jason
1:23
What’s keston Hiuras ceiling?
Keith Law
1:23
Above-average regular, bordering on star because he hits for high average, held back by defense.
Zihuatanejo
1:23
Hi Keith — IIRC you’ve mentioned that you rarely or never drink alcohol. Any beverage recommendations for the newly sober who are accustomed to wine and such with their meals?
Keith Law
1:24
That's not accurate - I'm a moderate drinker - but when I don't want to drink, I'll do soda water with lime, or soda water with bitters ("bits and bubs").
Pedro
1:24
How good can Jake Fraley be?
Keith Law
1:24
Extra OF for me.
Brandon Warne
1:25
Fast forward one year -- Royce Lewis and Alex Kirilloff have hypothetically exhausted their prospect status.

Who do you think would be No. 1 on your Twins prospect list?
Keith Law
1:26
Balazovic, probably. Cavaco and Larnach would be possibilities; need to see Larnach show some power now that he's out of the FSL.
JR
1:26
Tarik Skubal having a great year. Is he apart of the future for the Tigers?
Keith Law
1:26
Yes, but in what role I don't know yet.
Brendan
1:27
If you’re Neal Huntington - full on rebuild, or sell off veteran pieces? I think a lot of Pirate fans feel like we’re stuck in 78-83 win purgatory.
Keith Law
1:27
Seemed like they were trying to win this year and they're not exactly out of it, but maybe not quite good enough to make it? Hard to advocate selling given that they're only 6 out in the loss column but that is what I would do in their situation.
Rybo
1:28
Longtime fan, Keith. Just wanted to say thank you for your recommendation of “The Happiest Baby on the Block” - it’s been an absolute game changer for my wife and I with our newborn
Keith Law
1:28
That's great to hear - I'm glad you found it as useful as I did.
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