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Eric A Longenhagen
1:01
Would make for one hell of a tandem with McCormick.
Craig
1:02
Who is your favorite prospect? Not the top prospect, but one you really went to bat for and think is going to be an absolute stud despite risks in the projection?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:02
Cappe and Cristian Hernandez
Pete
1:03
So Ben Joyce may be better than Kumar Rocker? I don’t get this game.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:03
Maybe. I had one scout tell me "if you're gonna put Mason Miller on there maybe consider Ben Joyce"
Tim
1:03
The probable FV outcome charts are fantastic!!
Eric A Longenhagen
1:03
Gracias, we are huge nerds.
Omar
1:03
What constitutes a step forward for Ronny Mauricio this season? Does it really come down to pitch selection?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:03
Yes, take a pitch Ronny Mo!
Mike S
1:04
Has Peyton Graham increased or decreased in value since his 45+FV draft placement last year?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:04
He's another one where I'm happy to be a little too high on him just because of my scouting preferences (frame, athleticism, power proj, up the middle fit)
his hit tool is obvs terrifying
Walton Dilcox
1:06
What’s the difference btw SP and RP in this evolving meta?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:06
The lines are definitely blurring, and a big deal to me is you get to pick where the RP comes in to impact the game, the difference between an "instant" and a "sorcery", if you will.
GBS42
1:07
Who has the biggest impact for ARI this season, Pfaadt, Jameson, or Ryne Nelson?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
This year? Nelson if he can hold his late 2022 stuff. I expect they'll take a conservative line with Pfaadt initially.
Chris
1:07
Barger or Julien long term?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
We just ranked them, Chris.
Powers
1:07
Major drop in Espino’s rank. Injuries that big a cause of concern? Stuff is among best in minors when healthy
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
Yep, he was 12th before the shoulder news.
Guest
1:08
Thoughts on Brandon Walter pre-injury last year? Nearly a 23-1 K-BB ratio in his AA innings is pretty nuts
Eric A Longenhagen
1:08
He'd have been a 50 had he not gotten hurt, velo was also down before he went on the IL.
If he's clearly healthy this spring I'm moving him on
Tess Taruskin
1:08
His best secondary (curveball) doesn't mesh well with the rest of his arsenal. H
Alan
1:09
Matthew Liberatore keeps dropping on these lists, and his debut last year wasn't great. What does he need to do to get right, and what should we expect from him now?
Tess Taruskin
1:09
^^ my bad. see above
He'll need his slider to come along since it tunnels better with his fastball.
Chase
1:09
Could you see Juan Brito jumping into the top 100 this season or next. His skillset is right up Cleveland's alley and its hard to find glaring flaws on the statsheet.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:09
He's a pick to click for me, bet he's on there at some point this year.
Guest
1:11
I, too, am in blustery Arizona (Scottsdale).  With Spring Training games starting this weekend, who are the guys the that you'd consider the "must-see" prospects who will likely get a lot of playing time in the Cactus League.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:11
All the young Rockies hitters, Bernabel, Montgomery, Amador, Tovar, Yanquiel, etc. Any time those dudes are in the lineup, check them out.
Obvs if you can get to SRF for a Nelson/Pfaadt/Jameson start, that's sweet as well
Sean
1:13
No Harry Ford? Not even in the next up list? Why such a large discrepancy between your evaluation and almost every other prospect ranking list?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:13
Lotta Harry Ford questions. Guys, the defense is super raw. His arm is crazy, but the receiving is bad. I'm not comfortable enough with his hit tool to stuff him with the defense component where it is right now. He's been a 45+ for a while so he's just outside the 112, not a single source fought me on it during list-making.
Teddy
1:14
What do you make of Will Wagner? Is he a real piece?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:14
Yes
Mike
1:15
Is brady house’s 2022 injury the kinda of thing that can nag a lot down the road? I think it was a back injury
Tess Taruskin
1:15
House is interesting to think about next to Marco Luciano (both back injuries) - is the poor performance because of a temporary injury, or do we think the injury is going to be nagging enough to dampen his overall outlook. We landed on the optimistic side for House, but it'll be something to watch this year.
Mac
1:16
Volpe running 45/40? Reporting was always that his actual sprint speed was average despite strong results, but below average now?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:16
I don't love sprint speed as a way of evaluating speed. It's interesting but narrow in scope, I still think home-to-first times are better because beating out 50/50 balls is the most common way a guy's speed can impact the game and your run time includes your acceleration, as well as your long speed and top speed, whereas Sprint Speed only cares about your top speed.
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