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Brendan Gawlowski
2:20
The natural balance of my life was to get antsy to get out on the road and to gradually miss the family more and more until I got back. An odd equilibrium
JK
2:20
Jhonny Level is smoking A ball right now. Obviously high BABIP, what looks good and what looks unsustainable (outside BABIP and SSS)?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:22
He's the kind of mature player who you'd hope would be able to take to A-ball well. Good enough to hit the pitching, advanced enough to spit on a lot of the wild guys endemic to the level. Obviously the numbers are ridiculous right now, but this is what we were hoping to see.
ACC
2:22
Waldschmidt up in next few weeks? Not sure if you like comps but what can you see as his outcome when up?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:24
Not far away now. 25 homer regular in a corner, solid defense there.
I don't have a great comp in mind, but if you just want a surface stat idea... what if Ian Happ with a better glove?
Uncle Spike
2:25
I'm sure it's more complicated than this, but, in terms of exit velocity, what rates are you looking at relative to power grades?  What's the max exit velo look like to a 50 verses a 60?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:26
I look at average EV, 90th percentile, and maxes. Maxes can be tricky, I don't always trust them, there are some obvious inaccuracies, but at times they can be helpful and show the range of a player's abilities.
Translating what guys are doing now to a future power grade is more art than science.
2:27
Sometimes with, like, Tommy Troy you have a relatively mature player who is right on the 45/50 line and you just round up.
For guys in the DSL there's a lot more guesswork
Scott
2:28
I don't expect an answer, but my guess is Fitz-Gerald for one of the new 50s.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:28
Good guess but unless Eric has a surprise for me as well, no
Will
2:28
Their positive future outlook has been brewing for a while, but is the A's turnaround a little surprising given they bungled almost all of their '22 teardown trades?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:29
I'm more of the mind of "think of how far along this would be if they hadn't got tunnel vision on Esteury Ruiz"
Tim
2:29
Jacob Reimer is off to a slow start, aside from finding a position that will open up, what does he need to do to make another step? Does he have 50+ in him?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:29
I don't think we'll ever 50+ him, we were split on the 50 as is.
Padres
2:30
Do you think Miguel Mendez can help this season?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:30
Might be their best trade chip
Josh Hammond
2:30
Am I a new 50?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:30
eyeseyeseyeseyes
Guest
2:31
bat speed equal is a shorter swing necessarily better?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:31
We should talk about bat speed for a sec.
The publicly available metrics on bat speed are calculated differently than how scouts have traditionally evaluated and described bat speed
The metrics you see on Savant are more like bat velocity
2:32
And the old school bat speed is like 85% time and 15% velocity
To answer what I think you're getting at: If bat velocities are equal and you know no other information, you would rather have the shorter swing, yes
Spertz Valuez
2:33
Trey Gregory-Alford the most underrated RHP in MiLB?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:33
He's good but there are undoubtedly future No. 3/4's that we've yet to identify as such; TGA is at least a pick to click
sodo mojo
2:33
Luke Stevenson is off to a fast start in Everett .  Have you seen him like this year and what does he need to do to climb into the 50 tier for you>
Brendan Gawlowski
2:34
He's doing well, good candidate to climb if he can keep mashing strikes. Want a little longer to evaluate the glove, hoping I can get out tonight and see him again. I'll catch him tomorrow and Thursday at the very least
War2D2
2:34
re: the Ian Happ comp. He’s a divisive player among Cubs fans, and I can never figure out why. He’s a 3-4 win player signed to a fair deal. He’s a home-grown success story, and yet a segment of the fanbase seem to be angry that he’s…not Juan Soto? I guess? No real question, just wondering why some players have that effect on their team’s fans. Joey Votto is probably the poster child for that type, where they’re good players (or near-HoF players in Votto’s case) but a vocal segment of the population wants them to be something they aren’t.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:35
Some people are looking to be upset/angry, some have unrealistic expectations. That's life.
DJ
2:35
Last week Eric shared a livestream link to the Phillies FCL exhibition games. Are there other teams that publicly stream complex league games?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:36
Yes, from my cursory looks it seems like there are more at the DSL level than ACL/FCL. But some of both.
Just search youtube, they'll pop up
Colton
2:36
Cam Caminiti one of the new 50's?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:36
He probably will be sooner rather than later, but the two in question are on one of the lists coming this week
Nick
2:36
Who are your ROY picks after seeing how the youngsters have fared to start the season?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:36
McGonigle and McLean
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