Will Jacob Turner (one of your breakout picks from last year) get another opportunity to start or is he viewed as a reliever due to his fragility?

Hi Keith. I'd like to know your thoughts on Yulieski Gurriele and his brother. Also, did you hear something about the showcase Cuban player Alexei Bell had in Mexico? According to El Nuevo Herald the scouts were impressed with his demonstration.

Is it fair to say that Dom Smith profiles as a somewhat similar hitter to Michael Conforto? Both are lefty, have unusually refined approaches, use the whole field and are more likely to get their value from doubles and high obp than classic power albeit Smith seems to have the edge in avg and Conforto will have more power.

Travis Lakins pitched 2IP in Lowell and was ranked no.10 in the Red Sox system (soxprospects has him at 23). What led you to place him so high?

In your top 10 for each Farm you included impact players for 2016. I was curious why you left off players like Seager (too obvious), Giolito , PJ Crawford, Jose Peralta and Julio Urias ? Do you believe they aren't going to get called up this year?

In your Blue Jays report, you mentioned that Rowdy Tellez couldn't turn on an average fastball, but I believe that he homered off James Paxton in the AFL on an up and in fastball. Was Paxton's velocity down? Just curious, thanks for all your great work.

Is the Cubs' 2018 CF currently in their system?

Why are you such a pompous douschebag?

Quick analysis on the A's/Brewers trade from last week?

Giants avoided arbitration with Belt, but local radio is saying he's not the long-term 1B solution and that Giants should move Posey to 1B full-time in a few years. Posey is one of the best catchers in baseball. Is it smart to throw away a great catcher to make him a good 1B?

Is all of Newman's value tied to his glove or do you really think he will be a good enough hitter to be a borderline star?

Non-baseball Q: Preferred way to cook a duck? I roasted my first duck recently, and used a "steam the whole bird, then cut up and roast the pieces" method. It came out great, but was thinking of maybe doing legs/thighs and breasts using different methods next time (e.g. roast breast meat, confit legs).

What does Fedde need to do to crack your Hundee?

If something horrible happened to Joe Mauer, is Max Kepler ready on opening day ?

What kind(s) of salt do you use when cooking? Do you find a noticeable difference between Morton's and $10/2oz. pink Himalayan sea salt?

I've seen some grades on Buxton at 80 run/80 glove, etc...which prospect(s) can you think of with multiple 80 grades - that would seem pretty rare (maybe Bo Jackson?)

Hey Keith, I know you touched on it briefly in your top 10 for the Cardinals but I was wondering if you could expand a bit more on why you had Plummer below Woodford despite Plummer ranking a lot higher in your 2015 draft rankings. Thanks

"Tanking" has been a big topic recently - I would contend that there is a difference between "designing a team for failure" and simply not wasting money on players who won't ultimately make a team significantly better and exchanging assets for long-term value. Is this an argument of semantics? I just don't see it as "designing teams to fail."

I believe the Cubs are starting Happ in high A to help develop his skills at 2nd. My question is, don't you get essentially the same experience at a defensive position no matter what level you play, and therefore wouldn't it make sense to continue to develop his bat at the appropriate level?

Keith - Have a question about Bundy's exclusion from your Orioles org rankings. Why include Hart - who you admit has to repeat A ball and has no power or speed -- and not Bundy. Think even a relief career is unlikely for Dylan at this point?

Newman's performance in the PAC-12 doesn't concern you at all? The guy had a low-.300s OBP in conference play as a junior...

Keith, You were previously very high on Brandon Nimmo, it not longer seems to be the case. What has changed? Where did the athleticism go? Odds he can still be a big league regular? MLB starting CF?

Jorge Mateo will likely be a better player as a whole than Billy Hamilton, true?

Shaun King and the NY Daily News have embarrassed themselves. Work like that gives journalism a bad name. He obviously had a goal to diminish Peyton Manning because of his belief Cam Newton was criticized for his behavior after the SB because of race. That's not a defense for Peyton Manning because I believe it's two separate issues. Just terrible journalism there. How do you not have an attorney assist with an article like that?

Of the no longer eligible prospects, who are some of your breakout sleepers for 2016?

I know this is a hypothetical, but should the Jays have kept Syndergaard instead of Sanchez? (Or do you attribute significant part of current difference in their outlook to the team's approaches, which would have been different...)

Can Jake Nottingham be a passable MLB catcher or is his long-term future at 1B? Does he hit well-enough to justify a transition to 1B?

Is most scouting of HS players done at showcase events? Seems like it would be tougher to gauge value at actual HS games.

If the Mets have 5 reasonable, healthy starters when Wheeler comes back (big if), what do you think about easing him back from TJ as an 8th inning guy for this season only?

Are there examples of successful MLB pitchers that have missed as much time as Taillon and Bundy due to injuries in the minors?

Ben Carson is a really smart guy. That just blows my mind.

Keith - don't think I see you review many classic crime/detective novels, but have you read any from that genre you would recommend?

People make a big deal out of the PECOTA projections. It's an admirable attempt, but really is it possible to accurately project in mid-February an win/loss record? Seems like there are way too many variables

Going off that high school scouting question, it seems likely that a lot of players would slip through the cracks. Particularly if the players aren't attending showcases.

When scouting a HS game with only one known prospect, do scouts spend the time he is not pitching/batting looking for diamonds in the rough or do they just mess around on their phone?

When a player like Joc Pederson demonstrates good plate discipline and pitch recognition in terms of walk rate, but also has a high strikeout rate, what are some things that it might be attributable to?

would you say that your top 100 prospects list is indicative of the trade value that they would have in the market? For example, would you always trade your #51 prospect if you had the opportunity to get #50?

Ole Miss SS Errol Robinson is a ___ round draft pick?

On talent alone, would Bundy still be in your top 100? I know this is basically a ridiculous question, but could you help settle a pretty big argument I've had with some people?

Does the string of Baltimore pitching non success stories scare you away from Kevin Gausman? How would you compare the outlook between him and a not as heralded prospect, up and comer like DeSclafani or Heston?

BA put a 50 on Gallo's hit tool. If he gets there, a league average hitting Gallo is a demi-god, right?

Anytime you offer an opinion about the DBacks, their fans always seem to point out you don't know what you're talking about. Of course, their only counter ever is "Goldschmidt." So by Rickey Henderson type math, doesn't that mean you're right 99% of the rest of the time?

I've been watching a lot more TV with my kids while on leave helping my wife (brain tumor removed last month). I'm surprised at how long some of those shows have been on the air for (eg Peppa Pig and Bubble Guppies). I know you're not a big TV guy but are there any shows you particularly liked watching with your daughter? I have the ones I like, the ones I tolerate (mentioned above), and ones that are strictly to be watched while I'm in the other room. For the record, I don't stick them in front of the TV all day but do allow some relaxation times.

Gausman doesn't have to go somewhere else to have success if the O's reevaluate their one-size-fits-all approach to developing arms. You'd think by now they would have done so.

Is it fair to say that short of a Josh Lueke or Ben Christensen situation with a demonstrably bad human, you root for every prospect to excel?

Wait, I just read the NY Daily News article by Shaun King this morning. Now, after a previous question, I went back and read the "backlash" which just seems to be whole heaps of the logical fallacy of attacking the person of Shaun King. Did I miss something? Like you said, the court records are there. Are people having trouble believing the court records? I also don't understand how people can ignore the job track of Peyton's victim. Why do people want to defend abusers?

Recognizing you can't be everywhere all the time, how do you balance in-person scouting vs. video scouting, especially when it comes to players in the amateur draft?

You mentioned Blake Perkins, but not Andrew Stevenson. Any thoughts on him?

Is it now officially draft season for you?

My 5 year loved Dino Dan. He learned a lot about dinosaurs and became interested in that show.