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Keith Law
1:49
This has been a Pirates problem for a while - who has improved their power or at least contact quality since entering that system? - and I don't have an answer.
JJoe
1:50
I didn't drop out, I was forced out.
Keith Law
1:50
Once again, I am not interested in insane conspiracy theories.
Brent
1:50
How far down has Colson Montgomery slid?
Keith Law
1:50
He hasn't been the same player since the back injury, on offense or defense.
Tartrazine
1:51
Was Luke Keaschall close to making the top-60?
Keith Law
1:51
No.
Adam
1:51
Is Pittsburgh the nicest park in baseball currently? Am in the best area?
Keith Law
1:51
My favorite MLB park.
Honkus Wagner
1:51
Noticed Xavier Isaac was off your top 60. he seems to be getting a lot of hype the last couple of months. curious what your thoughts are there
Keith Law
1:51
Also went into that at length in the comments. The hype is not justified.
The Sloth
1:51
First of all, Any Phish on your schedule this summer (Mondegreen is in your backyard, right?) Second, how worried are you about Dylan Lesko? Thanks!
Keith Law
1:51
Worried enough that he's not on today's update.
Ethan
1:52
Given the uncertainty around Marte and impending free agency of bader, what do you think the cost would be for the nets to acquire Luis Robert Jr. If they attach benintendi’s contract would that lower the acquisition cost?
Keith Law
1:52
I don't think the White Sox are that concerned with saving money - they need to add talent any which way.
Corey
1:52
Which of Boston's top prospects - Teel, Anthony, Mayer, Campbell - do you think will open next season in the majors ?  Is there a spot for Meidroth in future or should they trade him and Yorke for pitching ?
Keith Law
1:53
I know Meidroth is having a good season but I am not on that swing at all.
JR
1:53
Do you ever fly southwest airlines? They have a big presence in my city and I fly them regularly. I'm excited for the end of unassigned seats, but not all are.
Keith Law
1:53
Used to fly them all the time when I lived in Phoenix, but post-pandemic they cut most of their nonstops out of Philly so I had to switch to American.
Honkus Wagner
1:53
re: Xavier Isaac. to expand on my question,  am curious what difference there is between him and Basallo on a macro level. Does Basallo have a significant chance to actually catch? he looks big for it already. Are the bat profiles between Basallo and Isaac that different?
Keith Law
1:54
Huge difference in the bats, yes.
Also I think Basallo has a significant chance to catch, although not in Baltimore.
Drew
1:54
Boy, if the Republicans really want to teach the Democrats a lesson they should replace THEIR nominee, huh?
Keith Law
1:54
Great idea!
Corey
1:54
Where would you start Braden Montgomery next season and how quickly does he reach the majors ?  Sox will have a lot of OFs to choose from the next season or two, who stays ?  Duran I'm assuming, who else ?
Keith Law
1:55
Of the top college bats in this class, he's the one I would say might need a slower progression. I don't think he's as advanced right now as Kurtz, Bazzana, Condon, etc., but has more upside than just about anyone except maybe Condon.
JR
1:55
Do you remember when you first started doing chats at the 4 letter? I feel like it's been close to 20 years. Pretty impressive you're still doing chats all these years later.
Keith Law
1:55
First one was July 2006, I think.
Scott
1:55
Better player long term: Colton Cowser or Heston Kjerstad?
Keith Law
1:55
Kjerstad for me. Cowser's been exposed this year. Weird how I stopped getting angry tweets and comments about omitting him from my top 100.
DH
1:56
What are your thoughts on Chandler Simpson? Can his other skills make up for hitting the ball softly?
Keith Law
1:56
I don't think he's a prospect. 80 run, 20 power.
Henry
1:56
Excellent use of a Matt Johnson lyric (The The) in your most recent newsletter.
Keith Law
1:56
Thank you. He's putting out a new album this year which made me delve back into their early catalog. I still can't get into Mind Bomb but the stuff before that holds up.
Lars
1:56
You are very honest about when you "miss" on a prospect. In general, do you think your misses come more often from thinking players are going to be better than they turned out to be or vice-versa? Thank you for your time doing this.
Keith Law
1:57
I think it's both. I probably have more misses in terms of thinking guys will be better, because that's just the nature of the business, but the misses the other way are more notable (Sale, Goldschmidt).
DH
1:59
Thoughts on Charles McAdoo- Pirates late round draft guy last year looks great.
Keith Law
1:59
Too soon to say, definitely need to see a larger sample in AA.
Quan
1:59
Can you explain the difference between Lazaro Montes and Josue De Paula for you….as someone without near as much knowledge as you they seem so similar to me
Keith Law
1:59
Very different body types, positional outlooks, and approaches at the plate.
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