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SUGAR LAND, TX -- Some notes from the Southland and Conference USA tournaments on Wednesday: • Oral Roberts right-hander Alex "Chi Chi" Gonzalez has been one of the biggest risers in this year's draft, moving up from 44th on my mid-March ran...

Blog | May 23, 2013

Keith Law unveils his first mock draft for 2013, and the Astros are being linked to a surprising name at No. 1 overall.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2013

Friday night's matchup between Stanford and Arizona State featured a battle of two first-round arms, and it was well-attended as a result, with one GM and at least five scouting directors in the house. Stanford starter Mark Appel came out the vi...

Blog | May 04, 2013

Keith Law attended Friday night's Stanford-Arizona State game to scout pitchers Mark Appel and Trevor Williams. The Cardinal's Appel, the No. 1 prospect for the 2013 MLB draft, won on the scoreboard and in the scouting report.

Blog | Conversation | May 04, 2013

LSU right-hander Ryan Eades hasn't had a great year, but he showed this weekend why he could go in the first round.

Blog | Conversation | April 28, 2013

Keith Law scouts North Carolina 3B Colin Moran, who is one of the top college prospects for this year's MLB Draft.

Blog | Conversation | April 19, 2013

Keith Law takes a look at the Tampa Bay Rays top prospects, including Jake Odorizzi and Wil Myers.

Blog | Conversation | April 19, 2013

Keith Law breaks down high school pitcher Hunter Harvey (son of former big leaguer Bryan Harvey), and catcher Nick Ciuffo, two first-round talents.

Blog | Conversation | April 17, 2013

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- I caught the low Class A game between the Charleston RiverDogs and Augusta GreenJackets on Saturday night in Charleston, one of my favorite towns to visit for work. Charleston starter Jose Campos was the "other" guy the Yankees ac...

Blog | April 14, 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

Author's note: Please keep in mind that evaluating off TV footage isn't the same as scouting a player live or off video angles that are geared to allow for evaluation. Jose Fernandez's major league debut Sunday against the Mets couldn...

Blog | April 09, 2013

Keith Law breaks down Jose Fernandez, Matt Harvey and Julio Teheran after watching an early-season outing from each promising young arm.

Blog | Conversation | April 09, 2013

Keith Law scouted Andrew Thurman of UC Irvine and Kris Bryant of San Diego over the weekend, and explains why he sees them both as first-round picks.

Blog | Conversation | April 08, 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

I made my first-ever trip to Reno, Nev., on Thursday to see a pair of potential first-rounders play at the University of Nevada, with both players showing well on a cool and very windy evening. • Nevada starter Braden Shipley, a converted shor...

Blog | March 30, 2013