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Keith Law
1:34
Correlation is not causation.
Dave C
1:34
How appealing is the Guardians managerial job?  Any thoughts on where they might turn to replace Tito?
Keith Law
1:34
Appealing because the front office is considered a good one to work with/for, and there's certainly some talent there. A bit less than other jobs because the ownership won't spend. I haven't looked into candidates, sorry.
Steve O
1:34
Is Ben Rice an MLB level talent and does he have a position?
Keith Law
1:34
Not really, and no position.
DNL
1:35
The Mets are obviously out of it. How important is it for them to get the kids (Alvarez, Baty, Mauricio, Vientos) as close to 100% playing time here on out? Is it a big failure if Showalter doesn't do that?
Keith Law
1:35
I'm in favor of playing the kids as much as possible.
Leo
1:35
How the heck did Kyle Teel make it to the Red Sox? He looks like a major leaguer already.
Keith Law
1:35
I don't understand why he and Matt Shaw slid out of the top 10. I had them ranked 6 and 7 in the draft and I know plenty of scouts who saw them in a similar light, probably more for Teel than Shaw. (I had a few guys tease me about how highly I ranked Shaw before the draft. I just really believe in the bat.)
SJ
1:36
Long term, do you take Jordan Lawler over Volpe? Do both stick at SS?
Keith Law
1:36
I think they have an even chance to stick at short but Volpe is more likely to get that opportunity. If you saw that play Lawlar made last night, though, you see why I don't want Arizona to rush him off the position. Probably leaning Lawlar overall at this point but it's close.
Ed
1:36
Is Owen Caissie getting close to the top 100 prospects list?  K's are obviously a concern but he's still putting up decent OBP and power numbers.
Keith Law
1:37
No. This can't be a serious question.
Mike
1:39
Zack Litell had another nice outing. What do you make of him?
Keith Law
1:40
Could be a back-end starter. He's been a bit lucky on BIP, but we've seen plenty of guys hang around as starters because they post super low walk rates like he does, which means even the higher HR rates that often come with that are less damaging.
Ruben Amaro (Renaissance Man)
1:40
Who would you bet on to have a brighter future, Aidan Miller or Justin Crawford?
Keith Law
1:41
Crawford is only five months older and has better tools.
Frank
1:41
Is Henry Davis going to be a RF long term or does he eventually move back behind the plate?
Keith Law
1:41
In the absence of Endy Rodriguez, Davis is probably still catching full-time.
Tracy
1:41
Keith, you were somewhat critical about the Nats decision to move Crews from Low A to AA without going to Wilmington (high A).  However, you had mentioned some time ago that balls fly out of Wilmington’s stadium (and therefore a reason *not* to send top pitching prospects there).  Could it be that the Nats didn’t want Crews to become less selective in his swings because it’s easier to hit home runs there?   Thanks in advance.
Keith Law
1:41
That's incorrect - Wilmington is a tough place to homer, while Harrisburg is slightly homer-friendly.
Ken
1:41
NL CY, who ya got? Am I wrong to think it’s a 5-6 person race?
Keith Law
1:42
Agreed, even trimming the ballot to 5 would be difficult, and I don't think that race is close to settled. I have NL RoY this year.
Eric
1:42
Can the Dodgers have enough starting pitching for the playoffs without Buehler and assumedly Urias?
Keith Law
1:42
I wonder what Buehler's role will be after his rehab. Maybe they'll let him go a few innings per outing with long rest? Anyway, the short answer is yes, I think they can.
Matt
1:42
Is there a team other than the Angels that will allow Otahni to be a 2 way player if he signs with them?
Keith Law
1:42
All.
DNL
1:43
DJ Stewart: Late bloomer or Mike Jacobs 2.0?
Keith Law
1:43
More Jacobs.
Tyler Y
1:43
Any chance Gelof's start is anything but SSS?
Keith Law
1:43
I'm in. He can hit.
Tim
1:43
With Patrick Bailey establishing himself as the Giants long term catcher, what would you do with Joey Bart?  Does he have any value at this point?  Seems like a change of organizations maybe his best option at this time.
Keith Law
1:43
Yes and I think a lot of teams would still value him as a backup for his defense/power with some chance he could be a starter elsewhere.
Ooglas
1:43
AL/NL MVPs if season ended today? Has to be Shohei/RAJr, no?
Keith Law
1:44
No. There's this guy in LA, real good bowler...
johnny g
1:44
What do you think of the KW/Hahn situation, looking back? Too much dysfunction that resulted in Reinsdorf moving on, or was there a single incident like the Burger trade?
Keith Law
1:44
Reinsdorf is the source of the dysfunction.
Ed
1:44
Seems like the Cubs need to take a legitimate shot at re-signing Bellinger in the winter.  If they were to land him, though, is it as a 1b once PCA comes up?
Keith Law
1:45
Seems like the best solution all around. They're in a really good spot right now where they're likely to have more players than lineup spots, and could use some of that position-player depth to swing a trade.
Someone asked me offline about Shaw's eventual position. I'd consider moving Hoerner to third, where I think he'll be just as good as he is at second, and put Shaw at the keystone.
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