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Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 6/9/26
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Brendan Gawlowski
2:50
1.5?
ankoalec
2:50
Is there a general benchmark you see within minor leaguers that tells you they may have earned a promotion or have at least proven they're ready for an increase in difficulty and may be waiting for a roster spot to open up? My VERY amateur box-score hunting for minor league hitters is typically something like .800 OPS, sub-30% K rate (can fluctuate depending on how much power that's trading off), and some arbitrary at-bat count.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:51
Totally depends on the player and what skills you're looking for him to improve, what KPI's you have for him. The needs of the parent club are a factor too
ankoalec
2:51
Farmelo looks to be back to his pre-injury A production at high-A, maybe with an increase in power trading off for some speed (stolen base rate way down, ISO fairly increased). Is he a promotion candidate in the near future, or do you suspect Seattle paces themselves given his injury history?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:51
He's swinging and missing enough that I'd be patient
It's going to be part of the profile, he has a long bat path
2:52
But low-70s contact rate. Maybe we can shoot for mid-70s first?
maximus74
2:52
I'd love to see a modern Polo Grounds, let some of these super athletic CFs really show us what they can do
Brendan Gawlowski
2:52
Yes.
More big outfields, please.
JayGray007
2:53
Hello!  Last chat youd mentioned that you'd dig into Carrigg's performance.  Anything interesting to indicate hes suddenly like *good* good?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:53
Thanks for following up
2:55
I like him, I think he's grown into a tick more power
But I don't think he's a vastly different hitter
Some of the rate stat improvements seem environmental
dirtypuer
2:56
Was doing some scouting in Everett and saw the M's new switch hitting catcher with an 80 grade posterior. Is this guy any good?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:56
Might sneak his way onto next year's T100 himself
astususudillo
2:56
Who is TGA? :)
Brendan Gawlowski
2:56
Trey Gregory-Alford
F0gel
2:57
Some media in Pittsburgh were upset with how the Pirates handled Mlodzinski post bullpen demotion. Do you think they handled it fairly?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:57
"Some media in Pittsburgh are upset with the Pirates" is a default state
jus24
2:59
Hi Brendan, how do you feel about Dillon Lewis of the Marlins? Seems to be holding his own in AA this year.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:59
He'll be in the 40+ section
Looking forward to turning on the tape of him in center
Last summer he looked like a fringy fit there
mopete12
3:00
Has Jaison Chourio made any noticeable changes to his swing and/or swing decisions that explain his success this year? His ISO and slugging are way up, pull % is up, but his FB rate is still very low. Swinging slightly more at AA but small sample size and the player pages don't show Z-swing at AA or below.
Brendan Gawlowski
3:01
Swing decisions are better, gap between chase% and chase% with two strikes has improved in a big way. Not seeing much jump in his pop, would guess -- it's a guess, I don't know for sure -- the extra power is at least somewhat environmental
nebravesfan33
3:01
Conor Essenburg and Michael Martinez have some of the highest EV's in Low-A as 19 year olds. Do you think either of these guys can make enough contact?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:02
Essenburg in particular is one to stay patient with
Phillip Denny
3:02
It appears tovar just can't hit....is that fair or unfair?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:03
Approach seems to have caught up to him
Alex Remington
3:03
Does your thinking about present value/FV change depending on the organization in which a prospect finds himself? E.g.: this raw toolsy kid is in the Angels system, and is a lot less likely to reach his potential than he would be in the Bronx, or Chavez Ravine, or the Mistake on the Lake. If not, why not?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:04
It does not, I try to be agnostic of where he's developing. There are a bunch of reasons for that, one of which is that I'm going to look pretty silly if I ding a guy for his environment and then he gets traded (or if the club overhauls its dev system in a positive way or if I've misidentified the developmental environment, etc.)
3:05
It's a little trickier for me when a player with a specific deficiency ends up in the perfect spot to address it.
Blaine Bullard's power, for instance. Maybe he grows into some, maybe he doesn't. But he's in the perfect place to do it and it's hard not to be a little bullish there.
3:06
Comparatively easy for me to project agnostically on, I don't know, Kash Mayfield or Kendry Chourio, even if their orgs don't have a great history of developing arms.
Ray Darwin
3:06
What holds back Kyler Fedko from an MLB trial?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:07
Don't think it's gonna be long now.
aviaries
3:07
Zach Root hasn't given up a run in nearly two months in A+, any idea why he might still be in Michigan and do you think he could be a major league contributor as soon as next year?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:07
Seems like he's building arm strength. Pitch count has gone up in six straight starts.
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