QUOTE (scenario @ Aug 23, 2012 -> 10:11 PM)
A few Law gems...
Flashback to right after the 2010 draft....
Keith, what are your thoughts on Chris Sale?
Klaw (1:25 PM) I ranked him 47th. The White Sox took him 13th. You do the math.
In his 'scouting report', Law rated Sale's slider as a '40' on his MLB Draft Grading Scale, with a projected future rating of '45'. A 40 on that scale translates to "Well below-average ability". A 45 is still below average and translates to "11th/12th men on a pitching staff".
From a later discussion...
Do you like Chris Sale's move to the rotation and where do you see him as a future starter?
Klaw (1:35 PM) No, I don't.
And this is a prime example of why Keith Law doesn't work in baseball, and shouldn't.
If you want to express alarm over Sale's mechanics and thus his longevity, I can see that. Kind of. But rating Sale's slider as a 40? Sorry, you haven't a clue what you're talking about. Full stop. Law working as a minor league guru for ESPN is as cushy a job that exists. When they're not farming out their minor league "analysis" to Baseball America, who the hell else is ESPN going to ask about minor league prospects? Jim Bowden? Jayson Stark? Keith Law can be a ignorant, raging dickhead all he wants because there is approximately no one at ESPN who knows jack s*** about the minor leagues.