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Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 6/30/26
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Brendan Gawlowski
3:16
Still have a lot of questions about his hands, ability to get to high fastballs, and his overall motor
Remarkable how consistently scouts say stuff like 'he's pretty talented but I hate watching him play'
ankoalec
3:17
Blake Burke is nearly at a 20/20 season so far in AA for Milwaukee on a realistic BABIP. Does he seem like a 1B option for the Brewers in the near future, or am I getting Tyler Black'd again? Is this just the expectation for every Brewers minor leaguer?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:18
I'm intrigued. Huge juice, scary but tolerable contact data
mrfister
3:18
Is this what Kyle Tucker is?  A replacement level outfielder who can accumulate runs and rbis?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:18
I'll take the over
Bob Loblaw
3:20
Favorite scouting lingo you've heard?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:20
So many. I'm partial to the LOFT problem but recently heard about the abominable snowman breaking ball
P
3:22
Can you give us a sneak peek of what you've seen from Lodise and Southisene this year?  You mentioned a few weeks ago that Lodise's power production was disappointing, but it seems like he's had a little more pop in June.  Southisene has hardly played SS this year - does he still fit there?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:22
I watched Rome a little bit on video last week and Southisene looked good at SS
3:23
I've mentioned it many times here, but he's found a way to get on time, which was the huge question on him entering the year
Lodise is one of a bunch of Florida State draftees last year who saw their measurable power crater in pro ball
3:24
EV90 is down five and a half ticks. That's... a lot, even accounting for going from metal to wood.
willt
3:25
What makes Arizona such a landmark location for minor league baseball given it is very hot most baseball months?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:25
15 teams have their complexes there
makes travel very easy
the games themselves are not an entertainment product
Beer:30
3:28
Will any of the Brewers young SP arms land on the T100 that aren't there already? Letson, Bishop, Hardin or Knoth? Other?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:29
Hardin will get a long look... if Eric or James want to bang the table for the other two, I'm open to it but I think I'd want to see more strikes and length respectively
viceroy
3:29
How much patience do you have for players like Tyson Lewis with extremely loud tools and bad approach/contact? Once they’re 2 years too old for a level?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:30
depends on the player. How bad is the approach and contact? How loud are the tools? how much experience in high level baseball does he have? Do we have a realistic path forward or not?
3:31
In Lewis's case, it's not looking great but it's not like the reds are going to cut him imminently or take away his playing time.
MF Luder
3:32
All the attention has shifted to Anthony Eyanson. Do you have opinions on Kyson Witherspoon's season thus far?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:32
Fastball has been really hittable
3:33
Command has backed up
Were I scouting for a team, I'd still have something like a 50 on him, but for our scale it was appropriate to keep him in the 45/45+ area
mills9lane
3:35
Is Henry Lalane a name to watch again or need to see a full season?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:35
The former, velo up a tick, huge innings increase, breaking ball missing a ton of bats.
3:36
The injuries still scare me but he's doing exactly what the Yankees would've wanted to see from him this year
cosmichero
3:36
Has any player moved through the minors faster than Soto did? Why was he promoted so aggressively? I assume there’s more to it than “he was really good”
Brendan Gawlowski
3:37
Actually, that's exactly why I assume he was promoted so aggressively
voltaverve
3:37
Thoughts on Michael Arroyo? He's had a bit of an odd season so far. Do you think the bat is gonna be good enough, since he doesn't seem great defensively?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:37
Holding pattern
I suspect he's a player we'll learn a lot about fairly quickly once he arrives
3:38
He'll either be able to make enough hard contact with his swing to have something resembling Jonathan Schoop's career or he won't
QUICK PSA
There are a lot of questions in the queue asking about MLB Pipeline's new prospect lists
3:39
You should ask them!
P
3:39
Do you have any theories on what's going on with recent Florida State draftees?  I'm not a rabid college baseball fan, and I hate to even mention it, but one thing I heard about for the first time this year was doctoring metal baseball bats.
Brendan Gawlowski
3:40
I do not but I'd want to dot my i's and cross my t's there before taking one of their bats this season
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