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2:56
How do you think the Braves will approach their early picks in the draft, and would you do it any differently?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:56
Best player available
millvillemeltdown
2:58
how do prospect people, like all folks who spend time away from family and on the road, make it work?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:59
It's really challenging. There are a lot of compromises on seeing friends/spending time with family. The job is very hard on spouses and kids.
More free time in the winter compensates somewhat
But my wife and I liked to say it was a job of high highs and low lows
lou-harrison-bader
2:59
Maybe I am looking to far into it or too granularly re: sirota but isn't Blaine Crims best offensive season in the minors worse than any of sorotas stints?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:01
If the question behind the question is 'is there a level of production so high that a guy is basically guaranteed to be good if he does X?' I would say maybe but I haven't seen it and Sirota has not cleared that threshold
And I like Sirota plenty
PC1970
3:02
Any thoughts on John Peck & Brett Callahan in Detroit's system? Callahan feels like he could be a 4th OF? Peck hit enough to be a starting SS or more of a utility guy?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:02
Still have Peck as a utility guy; Callahan I should've put on the list apparently
3:03
Incidentally, Callahan has one of the weirdest statistical anomalies I've seen: he chases less with two strikes than he does in other situations. Huh.
Mike Torbitt
3:04
No Raymer Medina mention at all in the Rays list?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:04
I double checked and yes that is correct
Josh Jowdy
3:04
Any draft content coming this week? Or will it all be in the one week before draft day?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:05
Eric is working furiously on that right now, sounds like there's an outside chance of a Friday update but more likely early next week
dbailit
3:05
What would your strategy be pitching wise in international markets if you were an intl scouting director?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:06
I'd pay a lot of attention to the older arms with interesting traits in the low-dollar bucket
3:07
Not opposed to spending big here and there
Niels-Henning Orsted Joc Pederson
3:07
Greetings, BG.  Joshua Baez since mid-May is slashing .311/.365/.742 while fanning "just" 25% of the time (148 PA's).   Of course, this year he whiffed nearly 34%(!) prior to that -- so is the improved contact likely *mostly* real, since it's accompanied by an 1.100 OPS? Thanks.
Brendan Gawlowski
3:07
Another one we'll be discussing
YeonWoo Oh
3:08
Could you inform Rainiel Rodriguez's EV numbers? His recent performances, which seem to show that he has adapted well to the AA, have been very impressive.
Brendan Gawlowski
3:08
105.5 90th, 111 max, 40% hard hit
3:09
In line with the 55/60 raw grades on him from the past cycle
rossredcay
3:11
Reading Coy James' report, the tools sounds pretty fun with the notable exception of the hit tool.  It sounds like it's a pitch recognition issue, is that right?  Or is there something mechanically with the swing that you all didn't like?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:12
Maybe a better question for Eric, he handled Nats. That said, I just put on some video and, in just the handful of sliders I've seen him face in what I'm watching (this is not an exhaustive look by any stretch) he seems to see it fine
Homered off one last Friday
Now I'm curious to see monthly splits on spin
Interesting...
msomers13
3:13
Nolan Perry still tracking towards the top 100? Or has his last couple starts put a damper on the excitement
Brendan Gawlowski
3:13
Another one for the conversation
Phil
3:13
Jay Jaffe just published a nice piece aggregating info about team defense into a (caveated) ranking. What do you think would be the result if you ranked organizational defense across all levels? Dodgers/Cubs still at the top?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:13
I have no idea but that sounds like the most ambitious content assignment imaginable and I am going to memory hole this question now
P
3:14
You said a few weeks ago that there was no one in the Braves system who you wouldn't include in a Skubal deal.  Is that still looking like the case?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:14
Getting more attached to Hartman by the day...
viceroy
3:14
favorite post hype prospect(s)?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:15
Does Sean Burke count? I liked him back in A-ball, thrilled he's having success
Curtis Yasutake
3:15
is the Felnin Celesten breakout real? Destroying high an and hitting for power. Where will he be in next top 100?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:15
One of the toughest evals I've run across
He'll go up, more by default than anything else
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