Keith Law

Keith Law

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Keith Law is the senior baseball analyst for Scouts Inc. Before joining ESPN, Law served as special assistant to the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays and was a writer for Baseball Prospectus.

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Harper looking for a challenge

Keith Law, Scouts Inc.

Bryce Harper could be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 draft, but in the meantime he's making the move to junior college for the competition.

Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009

Judge gives NCAA seven days

Keith Law, ESPN.com

The Ohio Judge who struck down an NCAA bylaw prohibiting college baseball players from using legal advisors to negotiate with major league baseball teams has ruled that the NCAA appears to be in contempt of that ruling.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2009

Holland recovers quite nicely

Keith Law

Texas left-hander Derek Holland, the No. 21 prospect in baseball this offseason, threw two solid innings Wednesday in a nice bounce back from a bad fi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 04, 2009

Hudson signing a great deal for Dodgers

Keith Law

The Dodgers' signing of Orlando Hudson is easily one of the biggest bargains of the offseason. He's a very good offensive second baseman who in the pa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 20, 2009

Signing Griffey a shortsighted move by Mariners

Keith Law

...carries some risk of retarding their recovery from five years of mismanagement by the previous baseball regime. Law chat Ryan (Kokomo, IN): [Ken Griffey Jr.] could tank, but still be loved. That wouldn't be...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 19, 2009

Nationals' pride takes another hit

Keith Law

The Esmailyn Gonzalez story wasn't a huge shock to people in the industry who had previously questioned Gonzalez's age and criticized the Nationals fo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009

Oliver case frees college players to use agents

Keith Law

The Andy Oliver ruling hasn't gotten much play in the broader sports-news world, but at least for baseball, it's a heck of a lot more important than s...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 16, 2009

Nats only slightly better with Dunn

Keith Law

Signing Adam Dunn makes the Nationals somewhat less awful for 2009 and 2010, but given their inability in the past three years to convert veteran play...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009

Angels gain patience with Abreu

Keith Law

The Los Angeles Angels typically prefer players who provide more speed and defense than Bobby Abreu does at this point in his career, but he brings th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009

Notes from spring's first big scouting event

Keith Law

The first major event of the spring scouting season took place Sunday at MLB's Urban Youth Academy in Compton, Calif. The Southern California Invitati...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 10, 2009

Tigers throw a strike with Lyon

Keith Law

The Tigers' 2008 bullpen was plagued by, among other things, a general lack of control, and their acquisition of Brandon Lyon addresses that flaw. L...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 27, 2009

Potential top 100 candidates for 2010

Keith Law

The coda to this year's top 100 prospects package is a look at one player from each organization who might move up into the top 100 next offseason. Th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 23, 2009

Ten prospects who just missed making the top 100

Keith Law

I considered nearly 200 prospects while assembling my top 100 rankings, and of course, there were some late cuts and players whose omissions I agonize...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 22, 2009

Top 10 prospects by position

Keith Law, Scouts Inc.

Keith Law lists the top 10 prospects by position, among all teams in the majors.

Story | Conversation | January 21, 2009

Top players by organization

Keith Law, Scouts Inc.

Here's a snapshot look at the top prospects in each organization.

Story | Conversation | January 21, 2009