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Brendan Gawlowski
2:20
As far as differences... He thinks Tidwell is very likely a reliever, I see more of a chance to start... I was a little excited about Joe Whitman's velo uptick, I was on the 45/45+ line and in hindsight I think he correctly steered me toward the lower grade.
bluejayprospectus
2:20
Thoughts on Juan Sanchez’s season so far. Tough start but the surface stats seem to be turning it around
Brendan Gawlowski
2:21
He's been impressive. Got his ass kicked early on, which was no surprise for a guy essentially jumping from the DSL.
2:22
.321/.376/.564 over his last 28 days
Really encouraging
Woody1937
2:22
Do you know what Taitn Gray hit the IL with?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:22
Let me see if I can find out
Person
2:23
is it too early to consider CHW a top dev org? say top 1/3 for now?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:23
Yes but the arrow is very clearly up here
Woody1937
2:23
Who is the 3rd most interesting player on the complex?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:23
What an endearingly specific question
2:24
Johnny Slawinski
Sammy Sooser
2:25
did you see the report that Melvin Hernandez (Brewers #36 prospect) chose to stay home in Nicaragua due to the bullying he received last year? any thoughts?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:25
I did, concerning obviously but don't want to speculate/comment until we learn more.
leoneforthird
2:25
Montes is abusing AA to the tune of a 138 WRC even with playing half his games in a pitchers park.  The K rate is stubbornly high do you think the Mariners keep him in AA or push him to AAA to see if the results hold against better pitching?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:26
Well, the 138 factors in the park effects. He's doing well, I don't see a reason to push him yet
Daron
2:26
You were fairly high on Angels catcher Juan Flores coming into the season and now his bat is coming around at High-A (162 wRC+ over the past six weeks) to pair with his already well developed defensive abilities. He just turned 20 this spring, but already seems like a high probability future major leaguer. Are we looking at a FV 45+ or 50 at this point?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:27
Cautiously excited here, chance he jumps onto the Top 100 at the next update, need to dive deeper into his AB's before I commit to that though.
rossredcay
2:28
JD Dix has been on fire at the plate recently.  This is basically what we wanted to see from him in terms of offensive progression this year, right?  Actualizing more of the pop while not compromising the hit tool.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:28
Sort of, his raw power numbers aren't up, which surprised me a bit. Holding pattern for him.
leoneforthird
2:29
Given its your home stadium how excited are you about the new stadium that was approved for the Aqua Sox.  Looking at the proposed dimensions it seems like it should play a little more neutral than the current park.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:29
If it keeps them in affiliated ball, great. I have a lot of nostalgic attachment to the old barn though, in a lot of ways it's what a minor league park should be
rossredcay
2:29
Not sure which of you / Eric is doing the Twins list, but how high are you all going to be on Jhomnardo Reyes?  The reports and data both sound pretty loud.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:29
It'll be an Eric/James special
rossredcay
2:29
How would you read TGA's season so far?  Is this the progression we want to see?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:30
Positively, likely a T100 next year
Matthew
2:30
Bryce Eldridge is currently rocking a contact rate over 80% in the Majors after living much closer to 70% his entire minor league career. Is there anything to indicate this could be sustainable? Or just a small sample blip?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:30
I think he's taking flight
rossredcay
2:30
Has Ching-Hsien Ko made any progress on getting to his pop in games?  Preseason report sounded pretty pessimistic on this based on his swing / approach.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:30
Not much change to report
wiguy94
2:32
Thoughts on Luis Lara's extension?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:32
Happy for the kid, life changing money. Interesting to see MIL do this with a second guy who isn't a no shit top prospect
Farbsy15
2:32
Curious how you handle a situation where you come across a character/personality that you strongly dislike in a prospect. How do you keep that out of your judgement of their talent? Any interesting anecdotes (with names anonymous) you can share?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:33
I have and in certain cases it's perfectly appropriate to make it part of the report
Locker room thief? Yeah, that's going in the report.
2:34
Whiny attitude on and off the field that clearly has coaches frustrated? That's going in the report
Hothead who gets in fights with teammates? In the report.
Different political values and beliefs? Don't really care.
Andre Mouchard
2:35
I know the industry pays attention to a prospect's age, and will deem most players ready somewhere between 21 and 24 years old.  But could minor league experience matter as much, or more? And are there thresholds (say 1,500 ABs or 500 innings pitched, or whatever) that are considered milestones in terms of player development?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:35
Those thresholds used to be a lot more important. For a variety of reasons, they're not to the same degree anymore. Players are getting more high quality reps when they're younger, they're able to do relevant training away from the field, teams are more tolerant of on the job learning, etc.
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