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After my redraft of the 2003 draft was published, I got a lot of questions on Twitter about some of the high-profile flops. Here's a quick breakdown of what went wrong for the 15 flops from the first round of the 2003 draft (all WAR stats come from B...

Blog | May 21, 2013

Keith Law redrafts the 2003 draft with the benefit of hindsight, to see how different it would look.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2013

The Los Angeles Angels have been batting Mike Trout, their best all-around hitter, second for most of this season. The Cincinnati Reds could learn a thing or two from that. The idea of putting your best hitter second, rather than third, is still a...

Blog | April 30, 2013

Keith Law explains why Joey Votto should bat second for the Cincinnati Reds.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2013

As usual, I've sketched out my win-loss predictions for all 30 teams and winners for the six major postseason awards. I've tried to include at least one thought on each team that explains my predictions, as well as notes on some key players...

Blog | March 28, 2013

Keith Law gives his division, postseason and awards picks for 2013.

Blog | Conversation | March 28, 2013

Some notes from minor league camps the past two days. • Kyle Zimmer (the No. 27 overall prospect) threw on Monday afternoon in Surprise in a minor league game against Texas, and showed the same assortment of stuff that made him a top-five draft...

Blog | March 27, 2013

Keith Law checks in with scouting reports on Kyle Zimmer, a top-30 prospect, as well as other promising youngsters in the Royals, Angels and Giants systems.

Blog | Conversation | March 27, 2013

Paul Swydan of FanGraphs identifies a group of players due to slide in 2013 after strong 2012 campaigns.

Story | Conversation | March 21, 2013

Jim Bowden, Keith Law and Buster Olney bring you the latest installment of the Future Power Rankings, looking at how well each team is set up for sustained success.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2013

Keith Law breaks down the top 10 prospects for every AL West team, and also identifies sleepers and guys who could make a big league impact in 2013.

Story | Conversation | February 05, 2013

ESPN Insider Keith Law has unveiled his minor league organizational rankings today and the Rangers are No. 9. You may remember that the Rangers earned the top spot in 2010 and 2011 before Kansas City got the No. 1 position last year. This year, it's ...

Keith Law ranks MLB teams based on their farm systems, with the St. Louis Cardinals coming out on top.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2013

Keith Law breaks down the deal that Josh Hamilton signed with the Angels. In the short-term, it's a reasonable value, but the back-end of the deal could be painful.

Blog | Conversation | December 13, 2012

I understand the Los Angeles Angels are looking for affordable help for the back of their rotation, and I don't think trading a hard-throwing reliever for it is a bad idea, but I'm very pessimistic about the pitcher they acquired, Tommy Han...

Blog | November 30, 2012

Keith Law breaks down the Tommy Hanson-Jordan Walden trade, and explains why the Braves got the better end of it.

Blog | Conversation | November 30, 2012