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Klawchat 1/30/19
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Keith Law
1:01
I got the night on my side. Klawchat.
Connick
1:01
Not an ESPN+ subscriber, but a Dodgers fan itching to know if we have anyone on your list who might help the big club this year...pretty please?
Keith Law
1:02
ESPN+ is pretty inexpensive. You'll get my entire prospect rankings, which is some ridiculous amount of content (I think it's going to cross 40,000 words, which would make it half as long as my book), for $5/month.
Oriole fans
1:02
Your thoughts on Y Diaz. who we acquired from the Dodgers?
Keith Law
1:03
Average regular without ceiling. Don't think he stays in center. Probably goes to right, hits for average with 15-18 bombs, solid OBP.
NIcholas
1:03
Nico Hoerner had about as good a pro debut as a prospect can have, controlling the strike zone and just mashing.  How do you see his bat profiling in the majors?  Is he like a .280/.360/.460 kind of guy?
Keith Law
1:03
I had to look this up because I couldn't figure out what you were talking about. He played 14 games this summer. I'd be surprised if he had as much power as you seem to be forecasting.
Steve
1:04
Hi Keith, thanks for the list as always, one of my favorite reads of the year. Any thoughts on Emilio Vargas out of ARI? Seems to have blown up last year and has a shot to be in the bigs this year if things go well -- could he be a 3/4?
Keith Law
1:04
It's average stuff with deception and extension ... those guys do sometimes turn into fourth starters but have a narrower margin for error.
John
1:04
Your thoughts on Brady Singer KC P.  ? Daniel Lynch is now KC’s best pitching prospect ?
Keith Law
1:05
Yes, Lynch is their best pitching prospect. If they redid the draft today, he'd go in the top 10. I have, and have always had, big concerns on Singer's delivery, both for injury risk and for his ability to get lefties out (command to glove side + lack of a viable CH).
Melo
1:05
The Pollock deal feels Ellsbury-ish, though obviously with less financial baggage. Do you agree?
Keith Law
1:05
I do not.
Tiana
1:05
Is there a regular Keith Law podcast in our futures?
Keith Law
1:05
That's still a long-term plan but ESPN is not supportive.
Art
1:05
What's your take on Mountcastle? Was he much of a consideration for top 100, and are there concerns other than defense/position?
Keith Law
1:06
Where does he play? I know MLB had him on the back of their 100, which I can support, but putting him higher would be absurd. He really has no position and hasn't shown reason to anticipate high OBPs. That said, he can hit, and he's going to get to some power as he fills out.
Brendan McKay
1:06
Does Tampa call me up this summer and let me pitch only ? Or wait?
Keith Law
1:07
I think they'll still use him two ways this year which would imply he doesn't pitch in the majors.
NY Mets fan
1:07
Are we going to regret trading Kelenic in three years ?
Keith Law
1:07
Yes.
Jackass Penguin
1:07
Giants need to draft a bat or arm at #10 this year?
Keith Law
1:07
I mean, if there's a third option out there, I'd love to hear about it.
AA
1:07
Gohara had a rough year - personally and professionally. How far has he fallen out of the top 100?
Keith Law
1:07
He's no longer eligible.
Mike
1:07
Would you trade a top 50 player for a proven major leaguer? Top 100 player? Or would you want to build through the draft?
Keith Law
1:07
Depends on what you're getting - how proven, how good, how expensive, how many years of control - and where your team is right now.
Phillies Prospects
1:07
Hi Keith - great job on the prospect list - thank you for the chat - Hasely, Bohm, Medina the next 3 Phillies prospects?  I know they didn't just miss from reading ESPN+ but top 200?
Keith Law
1:08
Those aren't the next three, no. Phillies org list runs next week.
Haseley looked bad last year.
Bilal
1:08
The Angels have been the picture of mediocrity for the better part of the past decade, despite deep pockets and a large market. Does it start with Arte Moreno?
Keith Law
1:08
They're still recovering a bit from years of gutting the system and the bad contracts given to Hamilton, Wilson, Pujols.
Justin R
1:08
How close were Mickey Moniak, Blake Rutherford, or Corey Ray to the top 100?
Keith Law
1:08
Not at all.
Justin Y
1:08
Trammell looked so good in the Futures Game, why do you think he didn't have that great a year overall?
Keith Law
1:09
He didn't? Also there's no way you're not the same Justin.
Bilal
1:09
who's getting the bulk of the starts behind the plate for the Dodgers by the All-Star break: Barnes, Smith or Ruiz?
Keith Law
1:09
Smith.
Kyle KS
1:09
Non-prospect question: Do you think more players will sign pre-free agency deals now with the current free agent market not looking like it rewards players appropriately?
Keith Law
1:09
I don't see teams offering those deals as much right now.
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