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The mystery of San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt, my 17th-rated prospect in baseball going into the 2011 season, only deepened this spring when he had a strong March statistically but seemed to maintain the bad habits at the plate that ...

Blog | May 07, 2013

Brandon Belt sat down for lunch with Keith Law to discuss his swing mechanics.

Blog | Conversation | May 07, 2013

Keith Law checks in with a scouting report of Jose Campos, the "other" guy the Yankees acquired in the Michael Pineda-Jesus Montero trade. Plus notes on other Yankees and Giants prospects.

Blog | Conversation | April 14, 2013

My last day at minor league spring training came on Friday at the Giants' complex in Scottsdale, Ariz., where the San Francisco Giants' Class A teams were playing the Chicago Cubs', with a pair of solid pitching prospects among the sta...

Blog | March 31, 2013

Keith Law checks in with some scouting reports of Pierce Johnson, Mac Williamson, and other intriguing Cubs and Giants prospects.

Blog | Conversation | March 31, 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

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

Every year there are a few players whom I expect, for scouting reasons or for analytical ones, to take some kind of step or leap forward in performance. I've got eight such names for 2013, with varying degrees of confidence that I try to explain...

Blog | March 19, 2013

Keith Law identifies eight players he thinks will break out in 2013, starting with Domonic Brown of the Phillies.

Blog | Conversation | March 19, 2013

Tim Lincecum was hit hard by the Padres on Tuesday, and Keith Law says his fastball just isn't what it used to be.

Blog | Conversation | March 13, 2013

Some scouting notes from the games I hit over the weekend here in Arizona. • Kansas City Royals starter Yordano Ventura showed two plus pitches in his three-inning stint on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, sitting 96-97 mph and t...

Blog | March 11, 2013

Keith Law breaks down some top prospects, including Yordano Ventura and Tyler Skaggs.

Blog | Conversation | March 11, 2013

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

Story | Conversation | February 06, 2013

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 ranks the top 50 free agents for the class of 2012-13, looking at the second tier of names, including Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012