Keith Law

Delaware

Baseball writer, blogger, foodie, boardgamer. He/him. mrkeithlaw on threads • keithlaw on spoutible & bluesky • keithlawwriter on FB. I block snitch taggers.

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Biggest risers and fallers from the newest MLB top-50 prospect ranking

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Keith Law

As a companion piece to my re-ranking of the top 50 prospects in the minors - which was almost immediately undercut by the promotion of Jac Caglianone and demotion of Jordan Lawlar within days of the list going live - I've added some further notes below on six players whose outlooks have changed significantly based on the two months we've had so far, both in terms of scouts' notes and what we can see in the data.
Zenith, a Tense Two-Player Board Game, Is a Real Battle of the Planets

3 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Keith Law

Capture-the-flag or tug of war games are perfect for two-player titles, since they create an automatic level of interaction between the players and can turn a game tense very quickly, as one player approaches the last flag or token they need to win and the other has to drop everything to play defense.
Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter apologizes for using homophobic slur

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Keith Law

Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter used a homophobic slur during the Demon Deacons' elimination game on Monday against the Tennessee Volunteers, a moment which was caught on camera by ESPN's broadcast and prompted an apology from Walter and the school on Tuesday. Walter was standing on the dugout step when he appeared to say an expletive, followed by the slur. At the time, Tennessee first baseman Andrew Fischer was batting, although it is unclear at whom the slur was directed.
Scouting Aidan Miller, Max Anderson, Jett Williams, Enrique Bradfield Jr. and more

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Keith Law

I caught a day game in Reading last week to get a look at a couple of hitters in the Fightin Phils' lineup and that of the Double-A Erie Seawolves. I got a two-hour pitchers' duel, with the final score 1-0, and the hitters I was there to see went a collective 1-for-11. Phillies shortstop Aidan Miller is in my top 10 prospects now, despite a soft start to his 2025 season, as I remain confident he's going to stick at short and that he's going to hit.
Mariners set to promote top-50 prospect Cole Young: Source

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Melissa Lockard |Keith Law

Fresh off two heartbreaking extra-innings losses, the Seattle Mariners are calling up infield prospect Cole Young from Triple A, a team source confirmed. Young, the No. 21 pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, was ranked No. 36 in Keith Law's latest top 50 MLB prospect ranking. The news was first reported by MLB.com. Young, 21, is a left-handed hitting shortstop who has also played a significant number of games at second base.
Live chat with Keith Law on MLB prospects at 2pm ET today!

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Keith Law

Earlier today, we released an early-season re-ranking of the top 50 prospects in baseball, taking into account graduations to the big leagues, injuries and significant changes to a player's repertoire (both positive and negative). Come chat with Keith Law about the players on his list, as well as other top prospects around baseball at 2pm ET on Thurs., May 29.
Roman Anthony remains No. 1

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Keith Law

With so many graduations, significant injuries and other changes among the top prospects in baseball since I ranked 100 of them back in January, I'm offering an earlier-than-usual update to those rankings with the top 50 prospects currently in the minors.
College baseball coaches must be stopped from abusing pitchers' arms: Law

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Keith Law

Major League Baseball has been making moves towards farming out some of their player development to college programs, eliminating short-season leagues in 2021, and quite possibly pushing to eliminate another level of the minors in the next CBA. There are so many reasons why this is a terrible idea for the sport, but one of the most obvious ones slaps us in the face every May: College coaches can not be trusted. Witness the usage of A.J. Colarusso, a junior pitcher at Boston College.
Algae Becomes Art in the Board Game Diatoms

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Keith Law

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. In Victorian England, a very curious art form flourished: making intricate patterns from the microalgae known as diatoms, single-celled organisms that range from five microns (or .005 millimeters) to 200 microns and that have colorful cell walls made of silica. That gives them a jewel-like appearance, and intrepid artists would use their varied shapes and colors to create detailed designs.
Ethan Holliday, Liam Doyle top a class with depth

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Keith Law

Here's my Big Board for 2025, ranking the top 100 prospects in this year's MLB Draft class. This is how I would rank the players if I were working for a team, ignoring any questions about signability/bonus demands, and of course acknowledging that there may be medical or other information about players that I don't have. I have seen 59 of these players in person this spring, and I use my own scouting looks as one input, along with opinions from actual scouts and analysts, video and data.