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Keith Law
1:19
He's good. I don't know if his stock has changed since he's been on an upward trend for about 15 months now. It's not like Ragans, whose value today would be way higher than it was at the time of his trade.
1:20
Sorry, that is Keith Law Breakout Pick (tm) Cole Ragans.
Mark
1:20
What in gods name is going on with the Nationals? Some really damning stuff coming out that's taking the bloom off what has been a surprisingly fun season up until this point.
Keith Law
1:20
Are they just dumping salaries to try to prep for a sale? It's pretty ugly. They let go of a lot of good people, and for a team that needs to keep acquiring talent to get rid of scouts seems really foolish.
Jeremy
1:20
I'm going to be in the Chicago area for about a week this fall; what are your must visit places? (Not spending Alinea money, but I'll be on per diem, so I'm ok spending a bit)
Keith Law
1:21
If I could have just one meal there, it would be Monteverde or maybe the Purple Pig.
Alex (Austin)
1:22
Seiya Suzuki's statcast page is all red and he seems to be putting up corresponding numbers the last month.  Any reasons for the success spike?
Keith Law
1:23
He's hitting about the same relative to the league as he did last year, at least overall, so I don't want to read too much into it. I would interpret what he's done over the last two years as a good indication of his true talent level - above-average bat, solid-average regular.
Carl
1:23
Is it concerning that Marcelo Mayer has dealt with nagging injuries in both his pro seasons? Is it fair to say he’s been surpassed by Lawlar?
Keith Law
1:24
It would be concerning if it were the same body part getting injured over and over. I'm less concerned since he's had seemingly unrelated injuries. I don't think it's fair to say he's been surpassed by Lawlar unless your main measure is proximity to the majors. They're both great prospects.
John
1:24
When do you expect Chourio to debut with the Brewers? Is Tyler Black a candidate to be the opening day starter at 3rd base for 2024?
Keith Law
1:25
Maybe middle of next year? The good thing for Milwaukee is that they don't need him with all the other CF options they have (including Garrett Mitchell next year). Chourio's the long-term answer there but they can take their time with him. It was a tough call between him and Holliday for the #1 spot on the midseason rankings, but Holliday's a shortstop and that carried the day for me.
Redraft
1:25
Knowing what you know now, would you draft Bobby Miller over Strider?  I think I take Miller.
Keith Law
1:25
I would too but it's close.
Deke
1:25
Think there's much chance the Rangers right the ship at this point?
Keith Law
1:25
Sure.
Tyler Y
1:25
As a lifelong A's fan, the Las Vegas move is killing me (and also my 8 year old son, who naturally is really struggling to understand why this is happening). I'm not really sure what being a baseball "fan" will mean to me anymore if this happens. Anyway, my question is simply this--can baseball do anything to avoid the short-sighted thinking that would allow a team to flee a top 10 media market to go to Las Vegas purely to get subsidies for a stadium? It isn't in the best interest of the sport, the players, or really even the A's in the long-run. But here we are.
Keith Law
1:26
MLB can vote to block any team move or sale they want. I don't think they'll exercise that in this case because they want the public spigot to keep flowing. If Oakland or California decides to donate a bunch of taxpayer money to John Fisher, that would be better, and then another team could use Vegas as leverage (White Sox? Orioles?), but I don't see that happening.
Romorr
1:26
Sammy Basallo is having a really great season across A/A+, what are the odds he sticks at C? And without catching, a top 100 guy at 1B/DH?
Keith Law
1:26
Sounds like he's a catcher, which makes him a top 50ish guy for me.
Rich Campbell
1:27
Of the A's young position players, who will be viable big leaguers in 5 years? Tyler Soderstrom (21 years old), Lawrence Butler (22), Jordan Diaz (22), Zack Gelof (23), Esteury Ruiz (24), Nick Allen (24), Shea Langeliers (25)?
Keith Law
1:27
I feel best about Gelof (bat) and Langeliers (glove) on that list.
Alex
1:27
Is Steele one of the guys you’ve missed on the most? 2020 you said he was a 2 pitch reliever.
Keith Law
1:27
In 2020 he wasn't throwing a cutter. I'm fine saying I'm wrong, but he's not the same guy now that he was in 2020.
Mike
1:27
I am infatuated with Nolan Schanuel. Do you think he can tap into meaningful powet?
Keith Law
1:28
Some power, not elite power, I think.
Guest
1:28
should Colson Montgomery be in line to start next year in Chicago?
Keith Law
1:29
I could go either way on this. He missed so much time this year that I don't think they need to rush him. I'd probably vote for starting him in AAA with the intention for him to stay there for two months or so.
Romorr
1:29
I remember a write up you did about Beavers, and it seems since then, he's taken off a bit. Have you seen him recently, and is there anything different? Surprised the power hasn't shown up in Bowie yet.
Keith Law
1:29
Haven't seen him recently, sorry.
Kevin
1:29
Kyle Teal opening day catcher in 2025 or is that too aggressive?
Keith Law
1:29
Any other position I'd say fine, but catching is a much harder job and they may be less inclined to push him.
There's just way more to learn to be a big-league catcher than to be a big-league anything else.
Hank
1:29
What should the Braves do with Vaughn Grissom?
Keith Law
1:30
Seems like a trade piece for them.
DNL
1:30
Ronnie Mauricio is hitting the ball hard in his cup of coffee, but he's not getting a lot of lift on the ball. Small sample size, I know, but is his AAA power going to translate to the Majors?
Keith Law
1:30
Yes, the power is real. His wrists are so loose and strong that I don't think he'll ever have a lot of consistency to the launch angle, though.
DJ
1:30
I hate having to ask this, but can we hopefully assume that Urias is fully done, as in will never put on an MLB uniform again?
Keith Law
1:33
Assuming the latest allegations are true, then yes, I think this would be the end of the road for him. Let's say MLB finds sufficient cause to suspend him - he's probably out for all of next year, and no team is going to rush to sign him after two confirmed DV events, even if he avoids legal consequences. Maybe he works his way back through Japan or another non-MLB league. He got a second chance. If this allegation is true, then what reason would any team have to believe he won't do this again and again?
Guest
1:34
Given that the Phillies play as a 95-win team with Schwarber batting leadoff, are they committed to the bit or is that the best spot for him in their lineup?
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