Comments on: Prospect Q + A w/Keith Law

By: bgodar

bgodar — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:35:21 +0000

Glad to hear another respected voice sees the system on the rise, but how much value is there if these guys top out as back-of-rotation starters and utility players? I think Mr. Law is right-on that Luhnow & Friends need to go above-slot on guys based on high potential, instead of focusing on who is most projectable.

By: SB12

SB12 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:31:59 +0000

He probably means every young pitcher….ever. Run Adam, run!

“I think you always have to give some benefit of the doubt to a young pitcher who struggles under Tony La Russa; his track record there is miserable. That said, we’re talking about a guy who has average stuff and no out pitch, and whose command is significantly worse in the majors than it was in the minors”

Well, one thing leads to another. Seems the average stuff and command problems didn’t show until he became a Cardinal. However, it’s been gone long enough that it’s probably never coming back. They can’t afford to keep doing this.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:02:20 +0000

“Awesome interview! I agree with almost all of what he said except maybe about Ottavino…

“I think you always have to give some benefit of the doubt to a young pitcher who struggles under Tony La Russa”

I was wondering what he means by that?”

Rick Ankiel? Dan Haren? Anthony Reyes?

By: Sunil

Sunil — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:46:06 +0000

Keith Law, nice get.

By: Calhoun

Calhoun — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:38:53 +0000

Awesome interview! I agree with almost all of what he said except maybe about Ottavino…

“I think you always have to give some benefit of the doubt to a young pitcher who struggles under Tony La Russa”

I was wondering what he means by that?

By: Carlos

Carlos — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:23:09 +0000

If Ottavino is a bullpen guy. he will be a top of the line Setup or Closer.

By: erik

erik — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:04:05 +0000

“On the plus side, the Cardinals’ system is going to produce more big-league value than it has in a while. There are maybe a dozen guys in their system who will at least sit on a big-league bench or pitch in middle relief.”

if you were a betting person, which players would your money be on?

By: easy

easy — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:35:36 +0000

Keith, glad we agree on Marquez. If you haven’t read it try Love and Other Demons an oddly charming novella that’s far less demanding on the reader than his other stuff.

By: awpierce

awpierce — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:49:07 +0000

As for Anderson, I am worried about the power outage at the end of last year: low isolated power despite higher LD%. What should we expect out of the guy? Does it depend on whether he tries AA again? And about the defense, I just hope he’s passable and that the traditional Cardinal catcher model (all defense, no bat) still required by the time he’s ready.

By: fewgoodcards

fewgoodcards — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:45:11 +0000

keith, it just seemed you weren’t willing to put him up in the conversation with guys like upton and maybin although he has shown he belongs there. it seemed like from your comments in this piece that you are putting him in that league now.