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Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 8/11/26
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Brendan Gawlowski
2:06
Hello everybody
Apologies for the delay but we're here now
2:07
This will be my last chat until September, taking a few weeks off starting with the weekend
2:08
Just got back from area codes with Eric, so if you have questions about 17 year old baseball players, this is a great time
Graham Lewis
2:08
Drew Cavanaugh gonna get a lot of run the rest of the season. A cool story. Are you coming around on him as a possible regular at all?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:09
It's possible but I think others in the system are more likely to win the job in the long term.
One thing that jumps out about Cavanaugh is how busy he is as a receiver. Tons of body and glove movement. Unusual in this day and age.
Oliver
2:10
Recently read Future Value (by Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel) and was curious about how Dominican/other international scouting has changed since 2019? We still obviously don't have an int'l draft, but has the scene undergone any major shifts since? Is something major slated in the next CBA?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:11
International has changed a bit, objective measurements are a feature of the landscape there now too.
2:12
That said, it's still a lot of dice rolls on 12-14 year olds in a way that feels pretty uncomfortable
StuShea
2:12
Hi Brendan! Thanks for the chat. When you scouted, did you rate by 20-80? A team-specific metric? Or the poor-to-outstanding scale that a lot of older scouts used?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:13
We did 20-80 on the tool grades with some below/average/above on smaller components like throwing accuracy. For the topline grade, we used the A-D system.
opifijikl
2:13
What is the craziest thing you've seen happen in a game you've been scouting?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:13
I could write a book
2:14
Off the top of my head, a 0-0 game that ended on a wild pitch that ricocheted off the catcher and landed in one of the dugouts stands out
Later that very series, Josh Hood struck out and dropped an F bomb, which is pretty standard stuff
But one fan in Modesto was not having it: "HEY!!! YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH! THERE ARE KIDS HERE!!!"
2:15
The fan got a light round of applause and I don't think I've ever seen anyone stare daggers quite like Hood at the fan
David Wiers
2:15
Have you see much of Painter? Gopheritis was always in him, but now his K%-BB% is 10.6%, tied for 94th out of 134 SP with at least 80 IP.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:16
Looked really good his last couple starts. I would stay patient on this one.
Phillip Denny
2:16
When does a pro team generally start looking at high schoolers? Like I imagine the dudes draft eligible for 2027 are already scouted, but are the 2028? 2029?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:17
Sliding scale based on the talent level. The area guys are understandably focused on the upcoming draft but they're pretty on top of what's coming down the pike too. There are enough camps/showcases that it's fairly easy to see who (most of) the dudes are a couple years in advance
pfitz23
2:18
Where do you think Caden Hunter would rank in the Orioles system if FG were to do a midseason update?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:18
Pretty high.
opifijikl
2:18
I ask all writers this so excuse me if I've asked before, but what's your favorite traditional baseball stat?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:19
Batting average. Pretty good indicator of how much I'm going to enjoy watching them hit.
rossredcay
2:19
What would Enddy Azocar need to do the rest of this year to make the offseason T100?  Dude has been on a tear.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:19
He's already on it!
I shoulda put him on for the BoSox list, I chickened out
mr. underhill
2:20
Rangers farm. Anyone rising quicker than you thought? Special hitters? Rangers don't seem to have the helium hitters ever! Walcott trending for debut mid 2027? Is it at SS, 3B or RF? Keep up awesome work!
Brendan Gawlowski
rossredcay
2:21
Any idea what's going on with JD Dix since he was promoted?  The power seems to have disappeared.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:22
I wouldn't ride the roller coaster with this one. He's a long levered 20 year old switch hitter in High-A, I think he's going to be a relatively slow burn.
grover
2:22
How big of an organizational shake-up do you anticipate with the A's after Forst's "mutual" parting of ways? What would you expect the mood/temperament to be within the staff/coaching ranks during this transition?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:25
Very curious to see what they do. I don't have a feel for it, just see some challenges ahead regardless of what they do next. They've kept it steady there for a long time, lot of people who have been with that org for years, in ways good and in places stale. Even with an outside hire, changing course is going to be more like piloting an aircraft carrier than a speedboat, I think.
WarrenJ
2:26
Has Carlos Virahonda's stock gone up this season in your estimation, gone down, or stayed about the same?  He's more in my consciousness now than he was, for whatever that's worth.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:27
I still think he's a good backup catching prospect with an everyday ceiling. No real change to the projection, but some of the bad left tail outcomes are off the board now
Alexander
2:27
Thoughts on Lombard's first week?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:28
He's a good player and I'm glad we had him in our Top 20
phillyg
2:29
Briceno on a tear since he got back from surgery and now called up to AAA after only a few weeks. Anything about his outlook change since the new t100 after he's shown this out of the gate?
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