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Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 4/7/26
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Brendan Gawlowski
3:47
Part of the dance of figuring out if a guy knows what he's talking about is if he can pick a half decent restaurant or Marriott
Cody Bellinger's 5 O'Clock Shadow
3:47
Still unsure what to think of Colson Montgomery, uneven start to the year after the roller coaster last year. Where do you think he settles as a player? Or do you think he'll be a guy with very up-and-down performance?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:48
Going to be volatile and HR dependent. The dry spells could get ugly
Idiotic Failson
3:48
Is this the right place to get mad about your Sal Stewart valuation?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:48
I'd still need to make one!
3:49
Fwiw, back in December Eric was on the fence about 55'ing, I said 'I'd probably 50 but support you either way'
Blank
3:50
Is Luis Morales broken?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:52
I'll be honest, I haven't seen the starts, which have clearly been bad. But the guy has a fairly long track record of throwing strikes, and eight outings (if you wanna count the spring) where he didn't. In the long run, I'm still optimistic.
bkgeneral
3:52
Between his spring performance and Brewers injuries, I thought Tyler Black would be up and get some AB's.  AAAA guy?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:52
I think he can help in the big leagues
Bob
3:53
Is it easier to project minor league pitchers than minor league hitters in terms of major league success? Spin rate, velocity, control probably gets better as a pitcher matures…hitters…facing better pitchers in the majors just seem more hit and miss.
Brendan Gawlowski
3:53
Harder in a lot of ways because they break all the time and can change everything at the drop of a hat
Big Buckston
3:54
Are bat-only prospects viewed as inherently riskier? I'm thinking of the difference in extension value between Emerson and Basallo. If Basallo doesn't hit, he's not a major leaguer, but Emerson could still be serviceable if he doesn't hit much
Brendan Gawlowski
3:54
The floor is certainly lower
Colton
3:54
Would my 'Bazzana hit tool' question be better suited for Eric on Friday? Don't mean to double up but I'm just curious for my own sake with the use of tools on player pages here. Some combo of swing% and swinging strike% is how I evaluate lower level hit tools in my head.
Brendan Gawlowski
3:55
No, there's just a hundred of these in the queue, I can't get to everything.
3:56
Bazzana is a complicated one because of the selectivity you mentioned and also how he's so pull oriented. He's made the hit for power tradeoff
Guest
3:57
If pick trading became legal, do you think teams would target the picks or teams prospects more, conversely what do you think teams would rather trade?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:57
Trading the picks would be easier, there's friction anytime you deal a prospect
Well, not always. Sometimes the PD staff is happy to get rid of a guy, but that's unusual
Bradfield
3:58
Any chance that Enrique Bradfield develops into more than a 4th outfielder?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:58
Yes but I'd bet the other way
3:59
With PIT (and a lot of other teams do the same) we'd have bets on various grades. Bradfield would have like seven or eight out of 10 bets in the 4th/5th OF range, and 1-2 in the everyday for me
Ryan Gallagher
3:59
Any chance I'm being slept on?
Brendan Gawlowski
4:00
I hope not, that'd be painful
4:01
Really tough to profile as more than a backend with a below average fastball. Need very good command and at least one monster secondary
JojoLover
4:01
Favourite Blue Jays prospect?
Brendan Gawlowski
4:01
I think I can guess yours.
Nimmala for me. The Bullard/Cook types are great fun to watch in the minors as well
Mr. Burrito
4:01
What's your estimate for the number of MLB ABs or IPs before you decide if you were right or wrong about a prospect?
Brendan Gawlowski
4:02
A lot.
It's also complicated
I had Jordan Walker as an everyday guy a few years ago. I still do, a thousand mostly bad AB's later
4:03
I had Bryan Ramos as an everyday guy at one point; I don't think I need to see much more to conclude that I missed high there
Sirras
4:03
Favorite minor league town from your time in the industry?
Brendan Gawlowski
4:04
Asheville the clear winner. OKC maybe the one that surprised me most in a positive way
Guest
4:04
Who would you say got the most aggressive or surprising assignment to start the minor league season
Brendan Gawlowski
4:04
Sloan was aggressive, but I kinda dig it.
4:05
I'm maybe more surprised that Bremner didn't get the Kade Anderson treatment
pork
4:05
How does Flora stack up to other recent top of the class college pitching arms? On stuff and future projection.. Ace type ?
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