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Keith Law
1:13
It's pretty straight and hitters do tend to pick it up enough to sit on it. He's really athletic and I think still has plenty of room for growth in command and feel for using his offspeed.
Tim
1:13
Vidal Brujan went 3-3, 2 BB, 2 HRs, 4 R, 5 RBIs and 3 SB yesterday.  Incredible game aside, what kind of prospect is the kid?
Keith Law
1:13
Above-average regular. Power may not be part of his game, but he can really hit and has legit OBP skills.
Dan
1:13
What did you think of Kopech's cameo? (We can't call it an outing, unfortunately. Damn you, Mother Nature.)
Keith Law
1:13
Stuff looked great. Way too fastball-heavy.
Rob
1:14
How will it eventually shake out for the Rays between Franco, Adames, Fox, and Brujan
Keith Law
1:14
Adames is two solid years ahead of the rest of them. In the unlikely event that all four guys work out as we hope, they'll figure it out, but the odds are that someone will fall off along the way due to injury or non-development. Of that group, Fox has the furthest to go, and I feel best about Franco, obviously.
Lee D
1:14
Turns out Trump didn't even need to go to Moscow to collude with someone to influence the 2016 election.  Will the Cohen confirmation of this collusion move the bar on the mid-terms, or are voters too entrenched in their camps?
Keith Law
1:15
I have seen very little indication that any Trump voters are the least bit affected by this news. The hope for those of us who want him out or at least stopped is that enough undecided or third-party voters show up in November to tip Congress blue.
Bobby
1:15
Not sure if you have watched him recently but do you think the Severino struggles are just a small sample size blip or is there perhaps an underlying cause (mechanical or physical)?
Keith Law
1:16
Fastball and slider have looked very flat on TV, for whatever that's worth. It's always possible that he's hurt, but it's also been 6-7 starts and he hasn't said anything.
Bob
1:16
Issac Paredes is having a productive late season debut in AA at age 19. Do you think he has a chance to be a 3-4 WAR player at either 2B or 3B? If not, what’s keeping him from having that kid of upside?
Keith Law
1:16
That's probably about right. I don't think there's much growth left there - he's advanced for his age, but physically doesn't have much projection.
Nate
1:16
Looks like Waters is starting to heat up after slow start following promotion (I know, I know, MiLB stats don’t matter). Is he a potential Top 100 guy in next year or so?
Keith Law
1:16
I think consensus within the industry is that he is.
Mac
1:16
It's really disingenuous when you say GMO's haven't been proven to be harmful in any way, in fact, you sound more like a lawyer. The science is far from settled. Do you ignore the unethical history of Monsanto, or the fact that dozens of countries (including France, Italy, Russia, Mexico, and Australia to name a few) have full or partial bans on GMO's?
Keith Law
1:20
It's not "disingenuous;" it is accurate. They haven't been proven to be harmful in any way, and the science is, at least, way more settled than you imply. Monsanto's ethics do not affect GMO safety. Bans in other countries do not affect or reflect GMO safety. The U.S. banned absinthe for a century on bogus 'evidence' of its effects. We also still ban sodium cyclamate, an artificial sweetener that has the benefit of being heat-stable, despite a lack of evidence of toxicity or carcinogenicity. Meanwhile, there is still zero research showing GM foods are harmful; your body has no idea whether that C12H22O11 you just stirred into your coffee came from GM sugar cane or non-GM.
Bob
1:21
What’s keeping Colton Walker from being a top 100 prospect and projecting as an above average regular?
Keith Law
1:21
Questionable defense, and questions whether his bat will play outside of extreme hitter's parks. All three teams for which he's played play in very hitter-friendly environments.
dan
1:21
I apologize if you've answered this before (or wrote on it); have you read any CS Lewis?
Keith Law
1:22
I read the Lion, the Witch Hunt, and ... no, wait, that's not it. You know the one I mean. I read it maybe ten years ago and was bored by it.
KS
1:22
I know it's early, but any reports on how Bohm looks?
Keith Law
1:22
I had unflattering reports from pro scouts who got their first looks at him in pro ball.
Jeffrey
1:22
Regarding a question from a few weeks ago: eliminate the Confederate flag, and the wedding you attend has the groom and groomsmen equipped with sidearms. Do you still walk out?
Keith Law
1:22
Hell yeah.
Oscar
1:22
Any info on the 2019 J2 class yet?
Keith Law
1:22
I don't track or cover that.
Ron Dog
1:22
Will you be using the term "front hole" instead of vagina?
Keith Law
1:24
This was such a dumb non-troversy, pushed by the same dumb white nationalist sites. That term showed up in a sexual health manual that was aimed, in part, at trans women. The group that published it even clarified that they weren't changing terminology or eschewing the use of the word 'vagina,' but why bother with facts when you want to own the libs?
Mike
1:24
Two things about your pizza list last week. 1) you should give Vecchias in Phoenixville a try if your up that way. 2) in the comments you mentioned not being a big fan of Pepe’s style. That’s the great pizza I grew up with. I’m curious, what would you call that style?
Keith Law
1:24
That's New Haven style. It's fine - I don't dislike it - but it's not my favorite.
Dmitry
1:24
Love your stick to baseball links! Would trading Andujar to Braves for pitching and signing Manny be possible for the Yanks?
Keith Law
1:24
Sure, it's possible. At this point I'm not sure what pitching would be available and of interest to them.
Mike
1:24
Who has a better chance to overachieve and become an above average 2B - Shed Long or Kevin Kramer?
Keith Law
1:24
Kramer has the better chance. Long is maybe a 40 defender at second.
Brett
1:24
I know he is 25 and not really a prospect per se, but could Joshua Jackson have any success in the majors?
Keith Law
1:25
Trenton guy? I don't think so.
Brandon Warne
1:25
As best as you can recall, who is the prospect who most exceeded your expectations while you've been doing this?
Keith Law
1:25
Altuve, probably. I did have him on a midseason top 50, but he's a good example of someone even his own team underestimated. And how could you not? He's a unicorn. A very little unicorn.
Dr. Bob
1:25
Wil Myers got hit in the face by a ground ball at 3b. Can someone remind me again why the Padres just had to sign him?
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