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Brendan Gawlowski
3:08
Perfectly reasonable to keep him in one spot while stretching him out
Even if he's dominating
lbowman1
3:08
What are your thoughts on Wyatt Sanford? The hit tool is still a question, but has there been a mechanical shift to cause the very low K rate over the last week or two?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:09
There was a geographical shift to Asheville -- altitude, awful pitching staff -- that seems relevant here
JasonT
3:10
Is Kayson Cunningham legit or are his stats inflated based on league/ballpark?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:10
He's a good hitter with an aggressive hit tool projection having a good year in a hitter friendly environment
Holding serve for me
jnunger
3:12
Will Berry be a prospect for the Marlins system after getting dropped off last year? Thoughts on Martorella?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:12
Berry will get an HM; Martorella got cut but wasn't in line for the list.
Phillip Denny
3:12
off the top of your head, what percentage of switch hitters would genuinely be better off just sticking with their dominant side?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:12
10-20%?
3:13
Really soft lines on that estimate
lbowman1
3:15
Is there something to be said about guys with big power who just don’t chase? It seems that archetype fits a lot of current MLB stars (Wood, Kurtz, to name a few), and getting to enough contact, regardless of the K’s, is the only question. Dean Curley is an example in the minors I see now
Brendan Gawlowski
3:15
I'd need to watch him more to have a better feel for his game. I see he has a 26% swing rate, which looks like a misprint
rhawe
3:16
Before Holliday's season ended, did you see anything to suggest that he's addressing the hit tool/long swing issues folks were concerned about?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:17
Still long, bat looked really fast. Sometimes you can get away with that but I still think he's going to hit a point in his career where he'll be forced to try to shorten up a tick.
Clearly that point is not going to be in the Cal League
yumo22
3:18
Hi Brendan, the Brendan Sorsby news has caused incredible amounts of chaos in the college football world. Have you heard of or share any concern regarding it with college baseball?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:18
I have not. I would assume any college baseball betting scandal would get sussed out pretty quickly, as with the Alabama situation a few years back.
3:19
Frustrating that we're in a moment where we just have to wait for the inevitable massive gambling scandal before we have a hope of addressing something that's pretty obviously detrimental for our society and sport.
bluejayprospectus
3:20
Wondering if you could pass along some rising names in the Jays system
Brendan Gawlowski
3:20
Nolan Perry is the big one, never could have seen this coming but still frustrated with myself that I didn't throw him onto the pile of injured pitchers in the HM section.
3:21
Someone had asked about Sean Keys several weeks ago, and as he's now ascended to Triple-A I still think this is a case of a guy being more likely to become what I projected than anything new... but it's still a very positive development.
3:22
And his odds of exceeding expectations are up
Michael Stone
3:22
If you’re the Braves, who are you willing to give up for a Skubal rental?  (Or even a Mize rental?)
Brendan Gawlowski
3:23
I'd be working furiously to determine if any of my positional player breakouts should be untouchable. My instinct is no, and that if Skubal comes back healthy I'd be willing to deal anyone in the system.
themjs
3:23
Thoughts on Juan Matheus’ season so far?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:24
Rolling along nicely from Eric's report last year, don't anticipate a major change unless I spot something defensively
rgberthelot
3:25
Anyone in the Padres system that have taken you by surprise since the list came out?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:25
Nothing jumps out. Little bummed that Mayfield's had a couple clunkers.
rgberthelot
3:25
r.e. Kruz Schoolcraft - you mentioned in his writeup that evaluators had mixed feelings on his upside - what were their lowest projections for him?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:25
Middle reliever
theman22
3:26
Kyler Murray $170m in career earnings. Safe to say football was the right choice?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:26
Ya
Always seemed like that was where his heart was anyway.
Phillip Denny
3:26
I'm gonna ask a dumb question ... do teams internally use wOBA, wRC+, OPS+, or their own proprietary blend?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:27
Can't speak for everybody but imagine most have their own wRC+ equivalent that tracks pretty closely with wRC+
leftyo
3:27
Any hesitation on Cal Raleigh returning to full strength?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:27
No, but I think his 2025 is going to be this generation's Brady Anderson
nebravesfan33
3:28
What more do you need to see from Tate Southisene to consider him a Top 100/50 FV guy?
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