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Brendan Gawlowski
2:21
Looking at his page, I see his extension is down this year, which is interesting. Don't know if it's relevant but seems like another thing to at least look at.
Jonathan Adelman
2:22
I'm very interested in the concept of deliberate practice (structured, goal-oriented training, requires more intense focus) as applied to various disciplines. What does deliberate practice look like in a baseball scouting context?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:22
As in, like, developing as a scout?
2:23
If yes, start with one type of player, evaluate them, and check your evals against others. Ideally you have a master scout to compare notes with.
Big Fan
2:23
Owen Murphy didn't get great results in his debut, but I thought he actually looked pretty good.  His fastball doesn't have premium velo, but seems to generate awkward swings.  Do you have any updated thoughts on him since the Braves list came out?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:24
We've talked about him a fair bit in a T100 update context. He's on the line there. The fastball should play even though the velo isn't great. The trouble is that he doesn't have a plus out pitch. Backend type seems right, could be a 3/4 at his peak, that would be the high end outcome and it wouldn't shock me.
Big Fan
2:25
Any update on how your Braves system refresh is going?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:25
Toying around with it. I reserve the right to change my mind but in my head it looks something like this at the moment:

  1. Hartman 50/55 ^
  2. Southisene 50 ^
  3. Ritchie 50
  4. Fuentes 50 (grad)
  5. Caminiti 45+
  6. McKenzie 45+ ^
  7. Murphy 45+
  8. Sinnard 45
  9. Gil 40+
  10. Essenberg 40+
  11. Guanipa 40
  12. Lodise 40 v
Sadsox
2:26
What would be the equivalent prospect to a Comp pick? a T200 guy?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:26
You're in the ballpark.
Maybe a little below that, just due to lack of proximity?
Woody1937
2:29
What do you make of Won-Bin Chos start to AA? Level up or just a hot streak?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:30
Obviously an encouraging start. Can hit a fastball -- including Kade Anderson's, he went oppo on him last week, which is very impressive -- but still struggling to adjust to secondaries. I have questions about his pitch recognition, he also looks barred in his swing, wish I had a side view to see if there was a little flexion there. Arrow up on the year.
JayGray007
2:31
When I mention the Pirates, what thoughts come to mind as far as how you'd evaluate what kind of operation they're currently running?  top third of the league?  middle? bottom?  As detailed or general an answer as you'd like.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:32
It's good. One of Ben's legacies in PIT, win or lose, will be the steps forward most/all of the departments have taken under his watch.
2:33
It's not a coincidence that they've been competitive the first time he's been allowed to run a top 20 payroll
Big Fan
2:36
I came across this Substack with a deep dive into Cam Caminiti's new arm angle (https://tinyurl.com/4muwzj74).  He seems to found his footing over the last month.  What have you heard about him this year?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:36
I'm not really seeing the step forward
I think it's in there
2:37
But coming into the year, we wanted to see similar production with more length... and he's a tiny bit more stretched out but he's not missing bats to the same degree
And I don't really think his slider looks better yet. It might get there eventually
Justin Krupp
2:37
I am intrigued by Trevor Cohen - 1:1 K/BB ratio, great speed, reports are he plays a strong CF. No pop, unheralded prospect, tell me the good news or the bad news on him from your perspective
Brendan Gawlowski
2:38
Well, the good news is that a lot of teams are apparently really intrigued. When I was doing the SFG list, it became apparent that the team gets a lot of calls on him.
2:39
I see a contact-and-defense-oriented fourth OF with a pushy swing
I'm guessing that teams see a path to get him more out front and lift to the pull side more often
2:40
Wrote this in his blurb and think it holds up: "While his raw power is below average, he isn’t totally punchless, and his feel for contact suggests he could drive the ball a little more with a different approach. I’m not quite ready to project that, but things could get a lot more interesting here with a bit of a swing tweak."
war2d2
2:40
I read your response to the Ragsdale question as “he’s got a little calzone in him” and now I want a calzone.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:40
Hungry typo
onemanwolfpack
2:41
I read somewhere that Laz Montes has very similar MiLB numbers to Nick Kurtz's. This was comparing BB & K rates, as well as contact % figures (inside and outside the zone). Montes has higher K-rates but also higher BB-rates. Is it crazy that he just might make the TTO thing work in MLB - as Kurtz clearly has?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:42
I'm projecting he'll make it work but Kurtz is the absolute ceiling of the attic for this skill set and wouldn't expect Montes to replicate that kind of production.
2:43
Kurtz's big-league contact numbers aren't good... and they're better than what Montes was doing at AA
Niels-Henning Orsted Joc Pederson
2:43
Hey, BG.  Otto Lopez: annual batting title contender for the next 4-6 years, or a guy having his age-27 semi-fluky career year that he never comes close to matching again?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:43
The latter but I still think he's good
drplantwrench
2:43
what probability Cadan Dana and Klassen ever making it to the big leagues again?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:43
Very high
2:44
Klassen might be a tease in the long run but he's going to get chances
2:45
Caden Dana is 22
Way too early to give up
rainingmozzarella
2:45
Baseball America wrote that Kayson Cunningham's exit velo data is concerning. Do you have his average, 90th, and max, by chance? I thought he'd have average or so pop. And are you concerned?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:46
90th is 100, max is 104, 27% hard hit rate. Well below average and in line where I had him in the offseason.
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