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spcohn
1:54
Moniak has really picked up performance and has very good numbers (excluding a April) for a 21 yo in AA. I know that you had been down on him in the past...change your view?
Keith Law
1:56
Nope. Saw him a month ago. He's not good. Reading is the best hitter's environment in the Eastern League, BTW. Didn't you try to gotcha me over Deivy Grullon back in the spring when he had a hot start? He's at .236/.314/.390 since June 1st and still can't catch.
Brian
1:56
I'm wondering if you read any of the reporting (especially Matt Gelb's piece in the Athletic) on why the Phillies are so aggressive pushing kids to Lakewood after you questioned the move. I'd be curious as to your thoughts on their rationale.
Keith Law
1:57
I'll have to check that out, but the proof is in the pudding: I don't see any players who've benefited from that aggressive promotion philosophy in their system. Their Luis Garcia, who does have tools, looks woefully overmatched, and should have been sent down to Williamsport (which he skipped) a month ago. I have seen him three times already and just feel bad for the kid.
Mickey Callaway
1:57
Marianne Williamson has policies worth hearing on reparations. She's not a good candidate, but she's leading that charge.
Keith Law
1:58
She doesn't belong on the stage. The Democrats are the one party that thinks science is real. Putting an anti-science crank on the debate stages merely cedes one of the party's actual advantages.
Jay
1:58
Joe Ryan, Rays. Decimating Hi-A ball. Aberration, or for real?
Keith Law
1:59
He's killed one tenth of A-ball hitters? Damn. He's a back-end starter - a real prospect, just not much upside. Tommy Rancel just saw him a few weeks ago but I don't know if he wrote him up.
Adam
1:59
it seems Padres are planning big offseason moves, Everyone other than Gore and Tatis considered untouchable to you?
Keith Law
1:59
Patiño too.
Jim
1:59
I know you’re not super high on him, but just curious what your thoughts are on Nick Madrigal?
Keith Law
1:59
Soft regular. Saw him again Tuesday, will write that game up this afternoon.
Nick G
2:00
Not a question, but the difference in where you rank Carter Keiboom and the rest of prospect evaluators is large. If I read correctly, you have Carter outside your top 100 but many outlets have him in their top 25. Not a criticism, I just find that interesting since I typically lean to your opinion.
Keith Law
2:00
I don't know what they think of him. I see a non-shortstop without speed or power. He can hit but he'd have to have a 65 hit tool to be a top 25 prospect for me.
CB
2:00
Will we ever see Alex Reyes after this latest setback/reoccurrence of shoulder pain?
Keith Law
2:01
I wouldn't say "never," but his odds keep going down. I did not like his delivery when I first saw him, and when I last saw him this spring it was the same. Short stride guys tend to get hurt.
Larry
2:01
It looks like Zack Collins made a swing adjustment. How do you think it will affect  his future outlook?
Keith Law
2:02
I just saw him Tuesday. He did not make a swing adjustment. He was also atrocious behind the plate.
Krontz
2:02
My 6 yr old son loves Kingdomino and does well with it.  Any other game recommendations based on that for him?
Keith Law
2:03
I'm glad to hear that - it's such a good gateway game. Splendor might work. Ticket to Ride or its kids' version First Journey would be on my list of suggestions. Lost Cities is good if he's comfortable with numbers (you really just have to be able to order numbers 1-10, as the rest is just a sort of gambling game).
Craig
2:03
Can Cavan Biggio be what he has been thus far? An average-ish hitter (factoring in the walks) who is below average defensively but plays enough positions to aid a Major League roster?
Keith Law
2:03
No.
2:04
What position can he actually play? He's been bad everywhere I've seen him, and he doesn't hit.
Jim
2:04
Are you buying the breakout from Giolito?
Keith Law
2:04
Yes.
Jason
2:04
Is there a specific reason for Heliot Ramos' improvement this year over last year?
Keith Law
2:04
Some physical development, some that he was just too young/not ready for low-A.
Sean
2:04
Is bukauskas a reliever at this point?
Keith Law
2:04
Possible. Would think the Dbacks will try him as a starter for now.
Nathan K
2:04
Rosario seems to be improving drastically this summer. Do you still hold him in high regard or do the deficiencies he’s shown to date at the MLB level bring him down future projection-wise
Keith Law
2:05
As a hitter, unchanged. But this year at SS has been a disaster.
Jamie
2:05
Why wasn't Yordan on your top 100 before the season?
Keith Law
2:07
Because it's not a list of the top 100 prospects for this season, but for the long term, and it's not a list of offensive prospects, but of total value. He's most likely a DH, not a good athlete, and doesn't move well or project to age particularly easily. He can hit and has power - omitting a player from my top 100, or a midseason top 50, or even a team's top 10 is not tantamount to saying he's a bad player or a non-prospect. You've probably made one of those mistakes: thinking it's just about this year, thinking it's just about offense, or thinking a non top 100 guy must be bad. None of those are true.
2:08
That's all for this week - I've got to write up the Luis Robert debacle, and then it's vacation time for me. Thank you all as always for reading and for the kind words after my last few newsletters. I appreciate you all. I'll be back next Thursday for another chat.
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