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Cody L.
1:16
Wondering what happened to Junior Arias from this years Intl. class. The Board (as well as a few other outlets) had him projected to the Jays, but so far I can't find anything related to him signing. Is it common for the odd prospect to sign later or did issues arise with this signing.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:17
thank you for reminding me about that, i need to find out wassup with that
jd
1:18
Are you able to identify organizations that regularly over-perform when it comes to development, and those that underperform? Meaning, taking unknown talent and making 50+ guys, or taking good draft choices and turning them into sub-35s.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:18
I think so, and it creates a problem where I'm predicting vs scouting. CLE, LAD, NYY (arms, catchers), ARI (i'm starting to believe), SEA (arms)...
1:19
Dev is a huge deal and it's part of why dollars have shifted from scouting to dev
Will
1:19
One of my favorite prospects is Lawrence Butler based on his athletic ability and raw strength. How far away is he/what would he need to do to crack the T100?
Tess Taruskin
1:19
Too many Ks, especially for a 22-year-old in A ball. The rest of the pieces are enticing though.
Walla Walla Ron Washington
1:20
Yoshida not ranked? Hit tool not enough to offset low power and weak defense?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:20
He was a 45+ on the Int'l board, industry consensus is Boston overpayed. Don't think he sucks just think the impact is limited. Would happily be proven wrong, he's been on the site's radar for a while because he's a super fun player.
Anthony
1:21
What happened to Hassell? Do you think he actually bounces back?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:21
Dude I honestly don't know, he bat just looked dead at the very end of the year. I put the tape on again last night (he was one of the last guys I wrote up) and he's just late on everything.
Peter
1:22
What do see as the Future for Ivan Herrera? Is he seen as a starting Big League catcher? If so for what team? He seems blocked in St. Louis and they seem to like Andrew Knizner as the backup
Eric A Longenhagen
1:22
He was on iterations of the list and his batted ball data is still really good, he seems to have plateaued as a defender and seems poised to have the same sort of growing pains Knizner has had.
Jdub
1:22
If Alexander Canario hadn't gotten hurt, would he have sniffed the bottom of this list?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:22
Probably, comparable to Pages, right?
Oaktown Blues
1:23
What FV do you have on Esteury Ruiz at this point? Clearly he didn't make it to a 50 but how close was he?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:23
I still have a 40 on him.
Thin that bat path is grooved, he top spins everything into the LF corner. 5th OF for me.
1:24
Couple more than I have to record Effectively Wild
Dan "Big League Chew" McGraw
1:24
What has been your biggest miss on a prospect? I.E. someone you thought was going to be a bust that became great or vice versa
Eric A Longenhagen
1:24
I thought Yadier Alvarez was going to be godlike.
Guest
1:24
Any consideration for Vaquero?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:24
Yes
1:25
Sure, that's most possible for me during the spring so I'll try to do some as I'm out there
odapm
1:25
are you going to do any FV scouting reports on current MLB players - i thought the one you did on kluber years ago was a great insight
Tess Taruskin
1:25
Both had rough seasons at the plate (basically no power from either, and too many Ks for Crawford), and I don't think the rule changes boost them enough to make up for that.
matt
1:25
How close were Johan Rojas and Justin Crawford to making the list? Do the rule changes (specifically emphasizing stolen bases) help these guys?
Tess Taruskin
1:25
^^ see above
Walton Dilcox
1:25
How's Jordan Wicks' breaking stuff these days? The slider in particular
Eric A Longenhagen
1:25
Still have a 40 on it. The pitch data grades love it, just isn't there visually for me.
SH, Jr.
1:26
Do you have sources that Espino’s injury is a continuation of 2022’s, not novel? Official reports didn’t draw that distinction.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:26
I mean, it's the same shoulder so...
A Boy Named Yu
1:28
Do you have everybody ranked at this point in order to do a top 100 and just need to write-up each teams' system?  Or is everything past this point still being meshed out?
Walton Dilcox
1:28
Is Wesneski maybe the most cromulent pitching prospect in baseball on paper? A 93 RHP with an interesting slider, versatile, some ML success
Eric A Longenhagen
1:28
More the latter, a feature of getting live looks during the spring while lists keep rolling out. Guys who are basically MLB-ready or on 40-man rosters are more cemented, though.
Tess Taruskin
1:28
Cromulent indeed. But with three distinct fastballs to boot.
Guest
1:29
Which prospect is on your all-name team
Eric A Longenhagen
Tess Taruskin
1:30
Love me some Tink. But I also went and saw Cal/Stanford last night, so Jag Burden is on my mind.
(prospect based on name only)
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