You talked about swing and miss with Kyle Lewis. I know he has more BBs than Ks this year. Are you saying that's because of competition?

In the past you seemed to be a proponent of Brian O'Connor and his program, yet after your most recent visit to Charlottesville it seems the sentiment has changed and you're lower on Jones and Thaiss than others. What would you suggest the coaching staff do differently?

Where would Groome be ranked in an average draft class?

Usual caveats aside, but Kaprielian touching 97 and absolutely dominating in High A is a great sign. Temper my unparalleled excitement a bit please.

With Rutherford being 19, do you think he might be able to move faster than the 18 year-old HS prospects?

What to make of Dylan Bundy's two appearances for the Orioles? He was a hot prospect a few years back, but injury had sapped a lot of the excitement around him.

You have mentioned immaturity issues with Delvin Perez, are those issues enough to significantly effect his draft position?

Klaw - saw your tweet about reading 'Danny, The Champion of the World" to your daughter. I was a huge Dahl fan as a kid. Saw 'The BFG' is coming to the big screen and hoping it's good; would like to get my niece into his books.

I'm a Mets fan struggling to keep myself all calm and rational despite this early start.....oh, you mean I'm discussing Noah Syndergaard and his death slider??? Keith, i know it's SSS but Syndergaard has 18 swings and misses on 45 sliders - how can one stay calm in the face of this? :)

My Brew Crew have the 5th overall pick. What are the odds either SP Pint or Hansen are still available? I'm assuming Puk & Groome would already be taken. Or is a SS like Delvin Perez or any of the top shelf OFs so good that a team as loaded with young SS/OF talent as the Crew would pick one of them over a potential ace of the future? Thanks!

I follow you pretty regularly and I am wondering what your thoughts are on the pitcher out of Pitt, named TJ Zeuch. The kid is 6'7" tall, 225 lbs, sits 92-95 (topping out at 98), with a plus curve, avg to plus slider and a serviceable change up but I don't recall you ever talking about him. I read from others that he is projected first or sandwich round. Sounds REALLY projectable. Thoughts?

Who are you most excited about in the A's system and why?

Is Trace Thompson just a 4OF or can he see regular playing time here on out. Kendrick is apparently a possibility to see OF work too now so wondering how you think that plays out.

i had no idea how bad Khris Davis' plate discipline is. He looks awful right now. Please tell me this is just early season bias and he'll get better?

Do you see the Brewers taking a high-ceiling, low-floor player (college or HS) with the #5 pick?

Contreras is continuing to rake at AAA. I know he has more to learn about catching, but isn't 2-3 days of him better than having Ross and Montero take all seven games in a week?

How did Erick Fedde look? Is he back to pre-draft form? Based on your tweets, seemed ok! Also, do Nats do anything particularly well dealing with young injured pitchers?

Saw your brief write up on D. Mendoza (Lake Minneola); any extended thoughts/how far is he from top 50 ranking?

You mentioned on twitter yesterday that the Reds weren't in on Delvin Perez? Is there a particular reason they aren't interested?

You've mentioned many times to not read into small sample size. I understand that completely with regards to stats, but does that also go for tools? If a guy who usually throws 90-94 is suddenly hitting 95-98 in one game, do you wait to see it again before taking it seriously?

Keith, you have seen a few games at Wilmington commenting on prospects from other orgs. Is there any prospect on the Wilmington roster worth keeping an eye on for a Royals fan? Thanks.

Regarding HS pitchers - do teams prefer guys pitch 4 or 5 innings per week to "save" their arms? It amazes me that MLB teams will hand out 5 or 6M to a kid who pitches maybe 40-50 innings. I guess the real question is do you think being a work-horse pitcher is something you are born with or is it an attribute that can be molded?

Are teams generally being more aggressive in pushing their prospects? Alex Verdugo to AA at 19yo and Corny Randolph to full-A at 18yo?

Could a team win if they fielded a lineup that averaged an OBP of .375 but hit no home runs?

Hello Keith, love the chats and insider stuff should a team with small money allocations for the draft (like the cubs this year) be wise to spend big on one guy and draft seniors and other low dollar players to pay for it or try and draft evenly through the draft even though they likely wont get a known stud?

When it comes to draft you say, and I believe also, you draft BPA but how big is each teams scouting board? when does the dart throwing start for teams? seems with 40 rounds teams would be taking shots in the dark in last 5-10 rounds

To what do you attribute the explosion of popularity of food tourism?

My nephew is deciding right now between the University of Wisconsin on a full scholarship versus Harvard on no scholarship, which would incur him about $5k of debt per year. We're getting all sorts of varying opinions on the matter, which would you choose? He's interested in medicine btw, but he's also 18 so who knows if that's what he will pursue in the end.

Only reason for Michael Reed not yet being up is because of the service time bs, right? Brewers are trotting out absolute scrubs in CF right now.

Why do major news outlets give a forum to so much anti-science, anti-fact? Today (pun intended) De Niro, but more broadly "analysis" lacking any factual basis on ESPN or MLB Network?

Hey Keith, enjoyed the top 50 - thanks for all of your and Eric's hard work. If you're the Reds, with the largest pool in the draft and the #2 and #35 picks in the 1st round, and the #42 pick (#2 in 2nd round), what would be your strategy with those three picks? (Assume Groome gets snatched up by the McPhillies). Seems like they can go underslot with their first pick and really go after guys they want with their 2nd two picks.

Please don't consider this an angry "you hate my team" rant. I really want to ask if it is possible if PECOTA and other prediction methods don't properly rate some types of teams? For example, both the Royals and Orioles seem to be consistently underrated in the preseason despite success in winning games the past few seasons (so we are past SSS). Does PECOTA maybe undervalue defense? Bullpens? Or God forbid, managers? With all the advances in statistical analysis, I just think there may be a small blind spot for some type of teams. Thanks!

It looks like Eovaldi has added a sick 89-91 mph slider to his arsenal. Got a lot of whiffs on it against Houston. However, in that outing the Astros consistently made contact with his 96-99 mph heater, and it looked like it had pretty good movement on it as well. Is the reason Eovaldi gets hit so often because guys see the ball so well out of his hands? I can't think of anything else.

When you start putting together mock drafts, what percentage of that is based on specific intel you are getting from clubs/scouts vs. your guesses based on prior drafts or organizational philosophy?

You seem unenthusiastic about this year's crop. Does 2017 look more exciting?

I saw Lowe and Kieboom last Friday......Lowe showed his power first AB with a bomb to straighaway center. Question is how does he project defensively?? He did boot a ball that seemed like a fairly routine play at 3rd

Odds right now on the #1 pick in June - are you taking Groome or the field?

Lets assume Olivera gets more severely punished -- either legally or by the league -- than Chapman and Reyes. Will you have any concern that stars are getting treated differently from lesser players -- and particularly, foreign players without as solid a footing in the US?

Have you read "Possession" by A.S. Byatt? I find myself completely entranced by it--reminds me of Nabokov's "Pale Fire" in deconstructing the novel.

Any scouting trips planned to permafrost land to see Cooper Johnson, Lux, and Rortvedt? Plenty of Culver's around, plus a trip to Kopp's.

At the end of the day, do Braves draft according to need (college bat), or do they take best player available (Pint, Perez, Rutherford, etc)?

Does rhe 7-0 start change your opinion on the Orioles at all?

Could Orlando Arcia be the #1 prospect next year if he doesn't graduate?

Do you see Inciarte and Mallex Smith in the same outfield on a championship caliber team?

Do you listen to music in front of your daughter? If so, how do you handle bad language? avoid it? talk over it? talk about it?

Thoughts on the Giants locking up Belt until 2021?

Where does Bo Bichette end up on the field? Any chance to stay at short?

It seems like a lot of teams purposely keep their better prospects in Florida or warmer areas to start the minor league season. Is that something you would do as an executive of a cold weather team? Should players learn to play in the cold, or does it not really matter?

What college program comes to mind first when you think of a staff that manages arms well?

Taylor Hearn has unreal stuff, but iffy command. Future reliever?