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Justin
1:46
I know you don't "HATE" any team per se, but which team do you like the least?
Keith Law
1:46
Yours.
Brian
1:46
Hi Keith, love your work. I know you were a little lower on Joey Bart than some others, but do you currently have in your top 100?
Keith Law
1:46
I didn't rank out 100 guys, but based on his predraft ranking and where those guys end up on my top 100s six months later, I'd say yes.
PhillyJake
1:46
There's been a lot made in the Pittsburgh press about the Pirates pitcher's reliance on the fast ball.  The focus has been on Cole and Morton in Houston, about how they're doing better throwing more breaking pitches and fewer fastballs.   Have you any thoughts on this?
Keith Law
1:47
That's true across baseball, right? The best teams are having their pitchers work more with offspeed stuff, contrary to maybe a century of pitching wisdom that you must work off or establish the fastball first, and every other pitch comes second.
Brian
1:47
Read an interesting positive report on Buddy Reed after some people saw him at the Futures game (mainly in BP).  Has he evolved at all in a surprising way or is projection still the same?
Keith Law
1:47
Swing is a bit better. Defense was always plus. He's old for high-A and that's a good place to hit, so I need to see him produce in double-A to buy into the idea that he's different.
Frank
1:47
Why did a reliever bring back a much better prospect in return as opposed to a starting 3B/SS who's having the best year of his career in the bigs?
Keith Law
1:48
Two relievers, both with years of control remaining. Machado is a straight rental.
Marc (DC)
1:48
Wheeler for Keibert Ruiz, who says no.
Keith Law
1:48
Dodgers laugh at that. Friedman/Zaidi rarely trade prospects of any significance. That they traded Diaz makes me wonder if there's something we don't know about the player.
Rick C
1:48
Do you not have any concern over Pache's plate discipline?
Keith Law
1:49
Not in the least. He's 19 in high-A.
Vin
1:49
If you were running the Giants, what would you do with Bumgarner? I can't imagine they'd trade him, but it doesn't seem like paying him $200 mil + on a so-so team is a good idea.
Keith Law
1:49
I would trade him. I don't see any way they do.
Jon
1:49
re: Ocasio-Cortez. But I read on Twitter that you live in Brooklyn
Keith Law
1:49
Gentrified Brooklyn. All my utensils are hipsterling silver.
Jeffrey Lebowski
1:49
Can teams be/stay successful if they seem really bad at early-round drafting but are fairly dominant in the Latin American market? The city of Philadelphia awaits your answer with baited breath.
Keith Law
1:50
Yes. Look at my top 50 today: first five guys were all July 2nd signings.
Kirk
1:50
If Vlad Jr were at first base and not third, would he have been #1?  Or would the less skilled position keep him at #2?
Keith Law
1:50
He can't play third. There's zero chance of that, between his footwork and his size already. The ranking reflects the probability that he's a 1b or a DH, but he's not anything else.
Harry
1:50
Will you be attending tomorrow's Under Armour game?
Keith Law
1:50
I will indeed.
Joe
1:50
Keith, is there any scouting notes you can provide on the high school hitters from their home run derby over the weekend?
Keith Law
1:50
You can't scout a HR derby. Especially not with the silly balls they were using.
Dan
1:51
The All-Star game was a perfect example, I think, of what baseball is becoming: long stretches of K's & BB's followed by a HR here and there and a couple scattered hits. The game feels way more boring than it has been at anytime in my life. Do you think this is true and what are some remedies?
Keith Law
1:51
I'm a broken record on this but raise the bottom of the strike zone.
Nick
1:51
Hi Keith. In regards to Bichette: Are you hesitant to think he stays at SS due to his arm or range?  If it's his range, do you think it's becoming less important with all the shifting and defensive alignments?  I mean we are in the new age of positionless baseball.
Keith Law
1:51
Still have to have range. You can shift guys but that doesn't mean every ball is hit right at them.
John
1:52
The new Chvrches album doesn't exactly break any new ground and the lyrics aren't quite up to par with the last couple, but Graffiti slaps as much as any song of theirs, no?
Keith Law
1:52
No, I hated the record.
Jon
1:52
Do you ever mistakenly say would when you mean "wouldn't"?
Keith Law
1:52
I meant to say that Luis Severino wouldn't be a reliever.
wickethewok
1:52
Thoughts on the Trogdor Kickstarter? I watched the gameplay video, but I'm not sure if it would end up on the pile of games that are more fun in theory than practice.
Keith Law
1:52
I'll check out the demo at Gen Con. It's probably a great theme on a trivial game, but I'll try it.
Rick C
1:52
On a scale of 1-10, how big of a blunder was it for the Braves to not sign Stewart?
Keith Law
1:53
Unless you know what they found in his physical, you can't even ask that question, let alone answer it.
Dane Dunning
1:53
Was I close to the top 50? I’m a very high floor starter if you ask me.
Keith Law
1:53
You're also out for the year with a partially torn elbow ligament that might still end up requiring surgery.
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