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Brendan Gawlowski
2:23
Liomar: 80 curve, on the 35+/40 line
2:24
Encarnacion is dropping to the HM's because at some point you have to hit the barn
Paulino is one of like 3-4 guys I still need to write up
Zachary Bergman
2:25
Speaking of the Marlins... any word on how Noble Meyer looked on his first rehab assignment and how serious the injury was that got him pulled from it?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:25
Stuff wise, he looked good. it's only one inning but he was 95-97
2:26
For a guy who's lost a lot of velo since high school it was nice to see. Obviously we'll want to see him hold that over more than one inning
Zachary Bergman
2:26
Are you concerned about jhonny level's lack of walks following his promotion?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:26
I am not. He's aggressive and it's working out for him so far.
scottsjunk1981
2:28
Andrew Alvarez just crossed 50 IP, and has generated 1.2 fWAR so far. I'm assuming that you still have him as an up-and-down swingman, around replacement level. How long would he need to show success for you to reevaluate his arsenal?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:28
That was my read on him last summer, but he's throwing a little harder this year, and for a guy with good command even a tick or two can be a big boon
2:29
I'd be surprised if he's this but I'd buy he's a 40
Chris
2:29
Do you still have a 45+ FV grade on Mike Sirota?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:29
No
SpiderTribe
2:29
Are there any takeaways about what specific type of players are being affected most by the nutty minor league ball this year? i.e. hitters with fringy power who are now getting it over the wall? Joe Ryan types of fly ball pitchers? Was curious if you had a feel so far.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:29
I want to take a deeper look into this after the list cycle.
2:30
Because I don't think it's just the homers
2:31
The obvious ones are that guys without stuff are getting shelled, guys with fringy power are seeing their numbers tick up substantially
Think back to 2019 and it's kind of like that.
muenstertruck
2:33
As an evaluator, do you care about a player's hand-size/finger length when it comes to pitching? Or is that sort of baked-in, in that the further up the ladder someone climbs, the more likely they'll have the desirable traits?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:33
Were you the guy who asked about this in February?
2:34
In general you'd rather have long than not but it's not really the first thing I'm looking at...
P
2:34
The Braves bumped Tate Southisene up to High-A but otherwise have left several position players at levels where they seem to be performing well.  How would you be thinking about further mid season promotions?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:34
Matter of time before Guanipa, Hartman, Gil get pushed
2:35
In the long run, it doesn't really matter whether it happens on June 15th or July 24th, ya know?
Andre Mouchard
2:36
Dumb (and possibly unanswerable) question: What % of first round busts would you attribute to the player stalling out, talent-wise, vs. the organization failing to nurture that talent? I ask because it seems to me that first-round talent increasingly is recognized by the league, not just individual teams. So if you're starting with a pool of players everybody agrees has the talent to succeed, their long-term success increasingly seems connected to organizational development skills, etc... Or not? Hence the question....
Brendan Gawlowski
2:37
Tough to put a percentage on it, obviously. Injuries are a big factor, and there's some interplay between that and development
2:38
And also, what are we defining as a bust?
dirtypuer
2:38
Hi Brendan! Do you have an easier go in the Seattle heatwaves because of all of the time spent in AZ?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:39
Yes, this is nothing
Tristan
2:40
With Vlad and Kaz around, is Sean Keys one of the Jays' better deadline chips? Am assuming they gets lots of calls on King, Perry, Stanifer, Cates, Guerra...
Brendan Gawlowski
2:41
Thinking back to the Jays list, as far as trade value goes, I suspect he's passed half of the names ahead of him or so. So, one of the better ones? Yes, but still behind a couple of the guys you mentioned, and also the A-ball shortstops and Nimmala
dan norman lear
2:42
Which of the Dodgers OF prospects do you think is mostly likely to get dealt?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:42
Most of them at some point.
Hope if I had to name just one.
Beer:30
2:42
My brother brought up the point the Brewers may wait to elevate Made for a bit so Fischer can adapt playing next to him. I figured players are relatively treated independently of each other in the minors. Is there a thing? Or, do they rise and fall on their own cooking independent of other roster moves, aside from positional depth charts?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:43
There may be some nice tertiary benefits to having guys play together but I don't think this is a significant factor in either of their promotion timelines.
Uncle Spike
2:43
Is Rickey Tiedemann ever going to pitch again?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:43
He pitched today!
jtrichey
2:44
What team did you grow up rooting for?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:44
Mariners.
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