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Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 3/3/26
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Brendan Gawlowski
2:24
I don't think so but he deserves the chance to find out.
Insert Witty Name Here
2:25
Do you know of any commonalities about successful big leaguers relative to their pre-high school days?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:25
They were mostly really fucking good.
Every once in a while you hear about Mark Buehrle not making his high school team as a sophomore or something. That's the exception.
Ben
2:25
Hi Brendan, are there any under the radar giants prospects you’re excited about? How do you feel about the system as a whole? I’m looking forward to seeing the report on their system when it comes out!
Brendan Gawlowski
2:26
I really liked Keyner Martinez on the complex. Was hoping we could swing a deal with them last summer but SF faded at the critical moment and now the cat's out of the bag. Of course, they probably knew what they had...
Jeremy
2:27
As a fan who will be watching a ton of in-person games in Phoenix this week, what recommendations do you have about how to watch a game / work a stadium more like a scout?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:27
email me. first/last at fangraphs dot com
Ice Cream Helmet
2:27
Braves fan here. Our pets' heads are falling off! As I understand it, the farm system ain't great either. Any good news for me
Brendan Gawlowski
2:27
Your young core is really good and the top four in the system are all arrow up pitchers.
Profar’s dealer
2:28
Are there any desperate mediocre prospects out there who would be really elite if they just had more power?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:28
Tons of shortstops with bat to ball and 30 pop
Like, if Dauri Fernandez had 55 impact or something he'd be a top 100 guy
Insert Witty Name Here
2:28
How long would a pitchers extension have to be to where hitters just couldn’t hit it? Thinking if Wemby took to pitching (his first pitch disaster notwithstanding).
Brendan Gawlowski
2:29
Michael Jordan in Space Jam
2:30
Franco Aleman has ridiculously long arms and is fun to watch for that reason though
529
2:30
Thoughts on ABS thus far? I surprisingly don't really like it, either go full auto or no auto IMO. I also get annoyed at the overturns of <0.1" (which is significantly smaller than the precision of the system), but that may be the football fan in me.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:30
I think it's fine, I'm maybe the wrong guy to ask because I can live with missed calls. I agree that there's an element of false precision.
D
2:30
Your comment on Yadi is really interesting. Are there other catchers whom you've observed to have a similar effect/value?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:32
There are presumably a bunch of catchers who are doing/have done load-bearing work but it's really hard to have insight into that. The contrast from Molina to Contreras, along with the club's public comments, made for an unusually revealing case study.
Shake-N-Bake
2:32
Are we ever going to see Emiliano Teodo pitch for the Texas Rangers in the Big Leagues?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:32
Unless he keeps getting hurt forever. I think he's a reliever but he could be a really good one.
War2D2
2:32
Enough with the film flam Gawlowski, gimme the straight dope or I skate. You’re in Florida, right? Do you know if Eric had a chance to check out Cubs camp yet? Rojas has been hitting well so far. Think he’s going to stay a 50fv or does he have some room to move up? What’s his ETA, and do you think the glove is strong enough to stick at SS?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:33
I am not in Florida, will be in AZ next week for 11 days. Eric will be handling the Cubs and we'll both presumably run into Rojas a bunch over that time. He's volatile but we're on the tools.
Crewsing 4A Brewsing
2:34
how do guys like dylan crews just become lost at the next level?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:34
The batted ball data was always kind of scary. I figured he was toolsy/talented enough to make an adjustment, and maybe he still will. But in retrospect there were at least orange flags in the performance.
529
2:35
Do you think the current way of deploying a pitching staff is optimal? As in, is there a better way than 5 starters, 8 relievers, with the vast majority of those relievers being 1 inning only guys?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:36
It's probably even less length from some of the starters. Real-world factors -- Smith's under the weather, Rojas just hasn't been able to get loose today, Jones is worried about his grandma and his head isn't here today -- will always complicate perfect efficiency.
e
2:36
you just used the phrase '55 impact' to describe power, not sure I've heard that before- is that game power or quality of contact or something else?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:37
Impact = raw power
Damage = game power
Barry Sagittarius
2:37
Apologies if you've covered this previously, but do you have any hope for Henry Davis being even a mediocre hitter? He seems to have a roster spot locked down as Skenes personal catcher, but with Bart as potential trade bait and Endy Rodriguez and Rafael Flores being question marks, it'd be really nice if Davis was somewhat competent at the plate.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:37
Bad swing path. Surrounds the ball, hits a bunch of missiles into the seats down the third base line. If he can find a way to straighten that out, you might have something.
Well-Beered Englishman
2:38
After you've done the legwork of video, stats, talking to sources, etc., how much can change by seeing a guy in person? Whether for a player specific report or a FG org ranking.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:40
If I've grinded through video, picked apart the data, and talked to evaluators who know things about him personally or can chip in on things that are tough to see on video... well, I'd still like to see him move, but generally not a ton. But that's a lot of legwork.
Arsenal's Football
2:40
What's more important, beautiful football or winning games? It feels like the EPL is having their "opening pitcher" type of strategic change with the emphasis on set pieces/throw in plays. Effective strategy that takes some of the beauty away from the game. Anyway, how close was Antwone Kelly to the t100? Thx for the chat
Brendan Gawlowski
2:41
The Arsenal-Chelsea game last weekend was an awful watch in a lot of ways, imo. Inch at a time, playing for set pieces. Get out the towel to optimize the long throw, set the ball outside the circle on corners and make the ref notice, push and shove in the box to the nth degree allowed by law... blegh.
2:42
Kelly: not super close, think he's a reliever. A relatively early cut on the long list. Which is still a very good prospect, to be clear.
Redbeard
2:42
Can you tell me anything about Yordanny DeLos Santos.  Seemed like he had a bit of hype coming out of the DSL but has stagnated but is performing well in mop ip spring abs?  Any hope of a post hupe breakout?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:43
A good example of a guy who could have used short season. Maybe he always struggles with pitch recognition anyway but the jump from the complex to Low-A is huge. We're still learning about whether guys like that just need a ton of low-minors time and if that eventually compensates for a big jump. There's also a chance that we're just finding out who can't hit earlier than we used to.
Jesse
2:43
How is the Atlanta system this weak on position player prospects?
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