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Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 5/19/26
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Brendan Gawlowski
5:00
Hello everybody, sorry for the weirdness the last couple weeks.
I was violently ill last Tuesday and skipped last week's chat out of necessity
This week I'm back in AZ and was flying down during the normal chat window
5:01
So, expect this to be a little smaller and we probably won't go as long as normal. But we'll see where it takes us!
Hazmat Corntail
5:02
Anthony Eyanson is off to a fast start so far, and pitching tonight. He was 40+ after the draft could he be in the top 10 pitchers in next year’s 100?
Brendan Gawlowski
5:02
Working on the Red Sox list and, spoiler alert, he'll be in the 50's
Health willing I suspect he'll be in the top 10 pitchers next year
Hazmat Corntail
5:03
Aside from being a singles hitter in the SSS, Spencer Jones really is who we thought he’d be, isn’t he?
Brendan Gawlowski
5:03
Some players are full of surprises; this is not one of them.
Ray Darwin
5:03
What's Jonah Cox's ceiling?
Brendan Gawlowski
5:04
Good fourth outfielder
Jason
5:04
Have you had a chance to see Waldschmidt with the big league club? If so, do you have any initial impressions?
Brendan Gawlowski
5:05
Just being a good hitter, he'll get to the power soon enough.
Jon Edwards
5:05
This is kind of everything we've wanted to see from Felnin Celesten, correct? Maybe a little more power? He looks like a superstar.
Brendan Gawlowski
5:05
With the caveat that the way he's doing some of this stuff is still a little shaky, yes. I'm pleasantly surprised he's been this good and that he's found a way to get to as many fastballs as he has.
aglossman
5:06
Eric says you’re handling the Red Sox list, eh? How’s it looking so far? Any particular surprises? (Or should I shut the heck up and wait for the list?)
Brendan Gawlowski
5:08
The rumors are true. Just off the cuff so far: Juan Valera probably would've been 50'd too if he stayed healthy; Godbout is a strange ranger in the sense that my read on him is kind of backwards from what the reputation is; Marcus Phillips is a tough eval. Stay patient there.
Jon Edwards
5:09
With the logjam in CHC OF, when can we expect to see Kevin Alcantara back in the bigs? He has to be one of the leading trade chips for the deadline right? What kind of power are you expecting at present and future for him? The ball just screams off his bat.
Brendan Gawlowski
5:09
I'm having a hard time seeing him play much for the Cubs. I agree, trade chip, suspect he gets run in the second half with his new employer.
bubbles
5:10
With 1/4th of a season behind us, does the data show McGonigle and Wetherholt are tracking better than their off-season FV grade? JJ's defense has been much better than scouting indicated.
Brendan Gawlowski
5:11
A tiny bit? They were both stuffed pretty high, it's not like we were down on the guys.
aglossman
5:11
Favorite fictional depiction of chess in tv/film? Least favorite?
Brendan Gawlowski
5:12
The Queen's Gambit was fun, may have been played a part in my wife's interest in the game, which has been really fun to watch.
Least favorite is anything where they get the setup of the board wrong.
Ponopoly
5:13
Got scared you weren't doing these anymore. Is Caleb Bonemer now an elite prospect?
Brendan Gawlowski
5:13
He's going to rise a lot in whatever form our midseason update takes
Uncle Spike
5:14
In reading you and Eric's evaluations, it's clear that contact percentage is a very meaningful stat.  However, how do you asses this?  K% tends to go up as players progress through the system while BB% tends to go down but contact % seems a bit more erratic.
Brendan Gawlowski
5:15
you're on the general shape of the curves there. But there are some guys who are cruisin' for a bruisin' (getting away with stuff that higher level arms will exploit) and others who, either from age or inexperience or a path forward with the swing or whatever have a chance to go the other way
tdmoc
5:15
The Orioles have 2027 to get Braxton Bragg going - what's your confidence level that he'll be ready for a 40 man add by the end of that (if he doesn't get nabbed this offseason)?
Brendan Gawlowski
5:16
Assuming no injury complications that timeline doesn't sound scary. He's another who could've been in contention for the 50 FV if he'd been healthy
Vegas A's
5:16
Do you think the eventual move to Vegas will make it harder on Athletics pitchers and is that something you consider for your appraisal of guys like Jump and Arnold?
Brendan Gawlowski
5:18
We try to evaluate agnostic of environment
Theoretically Vegas would be a tough place to pitch
But maybe they'll play their games inside the Bellagio. At that point all bets are off.
Thanks
5:19
Thanks for still doing the chat amid all the wierdness!
Brendan Gawlowski
5:19
You're welcome! I like doing them and would've last week if I literally could've stayed awake long enough.
Nathaniel
5:19
Mikey Romero has had a slow start, but the Red Sox desperately need a 3b. Is there any hope?
Brendan Gawlowski
5:20
I'm skeptical. Has the power to help but I fear he's going to be limited as a hitter
rgberthelot
5:20
Small sample size, but Yohendrick Pinango is pulling far less in the bigs (31%) than he did in the minors. Think he's still trying to play catch up to major league pitching?
Brendan Gawlowski
5:21
He's killing it right now. Probably not getting a ton to tug.
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