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Keith Law
1:15
Yes, absolutely.
Grant
1:15
I saw Griffin Canning or Brandon Marsh weren’t on your top 50 or the “considered” part of the article also. What range are they in for you?
Keith Law
1:15
Marsh was top 100 before the season, no reason he wouldn't be again. Canning is a top 100 consideration but his durability is still a question.
Guest
1:16
How close is Mejia to the big leagues? With Hedges being an elite defender and SD having so many OFs, do the Padres move him to 3B?
Keith Law
1:16
Mejia is big league ready, and have you seen Hedges' offensive performance?
Heal Nuntingon
1:16
Is Edgar Santana enough to get the Braves to come off of one of their young starters (Fried, Allard, Gohara)?
Keith Law
1:16
For a nice middle reliever? I doubt it. San Diego had to essentially do a two-for-one to get a top-level prospect for Hand.
Weinshie
1:17
Have you had a look at Alex Kirilloff yet? If so, your thoughts.
Keith Law
1:17
Yes. He's on the top 50 today, linked up top.
Justin
1:18
Thoughts on Mitch Keller and Ke'Bryan Hayes?
Keith Law
1:18
Also both in the top 50 today, linked up top.
Jesse B
1:18
What did Jesus Sanchez do or not do to slip out of the top 50?
Keith Law
1:18
It doesn't really work that way - this isn't a moving list. He's a good prospect, but there are 50 better ones right now in my opinion, guys with more bat or more defensive or positional value.
The Big Enchilada
1:18
Joey Gallo appears to have regressed this year -- is he just another Mark Reynolds type, or do you think he'll improve going forward compared to what he's done this year?
Keith Law
1:19
I think he has the potential to improve, but it will take a serious effort from him and the coaching staff to get him to further tighten his command of the strike zone. Someone asked on Twitter why Seuly Matias wasn't on the top 50 or honorable mentions - and he wasn't even close, FWIW - and the short answer is that his best case scenario right now is what Joey Gallo is today.
Chris
1:19
Do you still see Corbin Burnes as a solid SP, mid rotation or better? He has looked solid out of the bullpen this year, but it seems like the Brewers don't really need him as a SP, especially with Jimmy Nelson coming back.
Keith Law
1:20
Solid SP, yes, if they need him there. Eventually they will.
Josh
1:20
Obviously a tertiary part of the trade, but at a glance Zach Pop seems like an intriguing bullpen guy.  Does he have a closer ceiling?
Keith Law
1:20
No. Middle guy. I detailed it in the writeup on the trade.
myslas
1:20
I checked up on Miguel Amaya because he was starting in the Futures game and was surprised to see he has 12 HR with a .343 OBP in A-ball as a 19 year old. Is this a fluke or is this a breakout and he’s now a top 3 prospect in Cubs system?
Keith Law
1:20
He is their #1 prospect right now. Alzolay got hurt, Ademan has been and looked terrible.
Minty
1:20
Since it’s not a fantasy list, I loved the move for your #1 prospect while praising Vlad as well. When do you see Tatis as being ready? Watching Hosmer is rough.
Keith Law
1:20
Tatis could debut in September, but won't because of service time/40-man considerations. I think he's up by this time next year.
Joe
1:21
Keith, I didn't see an Alex Well write up in your post about the Futures Game.  Thoughts on him?
Keith Law
1:21
Command guy, I believe 89-91 that day, a little less in longer outings, but can really pitch with some deception.
J.P.
1:21
Are Mejia's chances of sticking at catcher more or less now?
Keith Law
1:21
They haven't changed. Your ability is not a function of the team that employs you.
Justin
1:21
The Josh Hader thing blows my mind. Don't these guys have handlers/publicists who check their Twitter history for hate like this?
Keith Law
1:23
This should be every agent's job. Hell, hire an intern to search your players' social media histories. Hader is hardly the first - Ryan Rolison had some tweet hoping Obama would be assassinated from 2012, for example. As an agent or adviser, you should grill your clients on social media history, and then doubt whatever they tell you and search anyway.
Garrett
1:23
How big of a difference is there between your top prospects? Like is Mejia a lot better than someone like Adell? And is Adell a lot better than someone like Kiriloff?
Keith Law
1:24
I'm not sure how to give a precise answer to that. Is prospect 5 a lot better than prospect 10? Yes. How much? Not sure. Every prospect there has a range of potential outcomes, so if Prospect 10 hits his best case scenario while prospect 5 hits his median outcome, then prospect 10 will end up better, but that doesn't mean the ranking was necessarily wrong.
Adam
1:24
Seems like the Braves have waited too long to shop Inciarte. Would he still have some value on his current deal given his abilities defensively?
Keith Law
1:25
Remember when I got pilloried by Atlanta fans for suggesting that they shop Inciarte? That was fun. Still has two years of control left on that deal, so I think there's value, maybe two decent prospects' worth. Would be sensible for Atlanta to do that rather than dump prospects for a playoff push this year.
Belieber
1:25
How close was the Biebs to the top 50? In the top 100?
Keith Law
1:26
Sorry to throw cold water on you this one time, but he's not near to top 100 kind of company.
j
1:26
Any thoughts on Yankees' Everson Pereira?
Keith Law
1:27
Just young. Can you be a pre-prospect? That's what he is.
Sonny
1:27
RE Hader- when Twitter reacts so vehemently to a 17 year olds tweets from 7 years ago, doesn’t it lower the ceiling of our outrage for when someone is actually racist?  The Twitter screaming seems pretty extreme, considering there are people out there being murdered and beaten for their race.
Keith Law
1:29
I'm not sure why the fact that people are being beaten and murdered for their race, ethnic origin (look up Muhammad Abu Marzouk), religion, orientation, etc. matters to this discussion; it seems whataboutist to me. And Hader's tweets weren't stupid - it's not like he tweeted "Man, I love Nickelback!" They were offensive, across the board, to multiple groups. It's reasonable to call that person to account for his words.
Matt
1:29
Keith, thoughts on Yankees pitching prospect Trevor Stephan? Is he a starter or reliever long-term?
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