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Wexlerrules
2:54
What has happened to Ryan Clifford? Are you "out" on him?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:54
Didn't love it at the Futures Game, looks like a power hitting bench bat
Maybe he's nursing something
Uncle Spike
2:54
Jaxon Wiggins has been pretty awful.  9.41 BB/9 in AAA this year.  Stay patient or is it time to move him down a tier?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:54
Another one where I'm the low man
2:55
He's a big guy, it may just take him a while to hone in on the zone, but I'd project him as a reliever
rossredcay
2:55
Saw Albert Fermin jumped up to a 45+ in the update.  What have you all seen there in terms of progression that justified bumping him up?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:55
Great question for Eric, he handled that one
PC1970
2:55
Bryce Rainier- Is he arrow up or arrow down?  Feels like A LOT of swing & miss but when he does connect, it's loud. Also, feels like his swing has really undergone some changes this year, losing a pretty big hitch.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:56
Holding steady from a valuation perspective, at least for me. Remains an uber toolsy but volatile prospect
Wexlerrules
3:02
What's your take on why Kevin Parada was such a major "miss"? It seemed like the consensus was the kid could hit and the glove/arm was the ??
Brendan Gawlowski
3:03
Trying to put this delicately... The intangibles are not great there
abravesfan25
3:04
Owen Carey is the latest Braves prospect to inhale some helium.  The main knock on him coming into the season seemed to be concerns about if he had enough power for a corner OF, anything in his profile this year suggest he's made progress there?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:04
The framing of your question makes me wonder if you've heard him speak with an unusually squeaky voice lately
3:05
Raw power not any different
Resolution
3:05
While scouting, did you ever get insight into prospects who were blocked? How palpable is that frustration on the part of the players? The FO? Is it just accepted as part of the business/journey?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:06
Obviously they'd rather be in the big leagues than AAA. Most are pros about it. Asked around about Ryan Ward in particular last summer and by all accounts he handled it like a champ.
Fangraphs Man
3:07
Should I be more encouraged by Braden Montgomery keeping his contact rate up above his minor league numbers (73% compared to 69% in aaa), or worried about him running a sky high gb rate and not getting to much power and overall having pretty poor bat speed?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:08
Why not a little bit of both?
rgberthelot
3:08
Hi Brendan, thanks for the tip about the BBQ at the Rainier's game a few weeks ago. Both Tacoma and Seattle didn't disappoint with their food selections.
Brendan Gawlowski
3:08
I'm glad you liked it!
tdmoc
3:08
re: Caden Hunter, are we talking 40+/45 or even higher? what's your command grade on him?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:09
There must be a Caden Hunter bat signal out somewhere, there are a dozen questions on the guy today... This is a really hard question to answer in a chat, particularly the command part, which, for a guy I haven't evaluated, requires watching a bunch of video to have any kind of opinion.
I'd say check back next week but... check back September!
fincampbell05
3:11
Eyanson has gotten Yesavage comps because of the arm angle, but he lacks the outlier splitter (good) and seemingly the outlier command (bad). Yesavage has been encouraging in terms of his top-line ERA, but his deeper peripherals are pretty ugly. Are you more encouraged or discouraged by their similarities?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:11
I would read that comp more as "Eyanson's delivery and stuff is pretty unusual, and if you want a frame of reference, it looks a little bit like this guy"
3:12
And less as "Yesavage is having x, y, and z problems, so Eyanson might too"
weekapaug09
3:12
I'm sure you've answered this before but what am I missing with fading Bonemer so hard? Rocking a 137 wRC+ as a 20 year old in AA and it doesn't appear to be a BABIP fluke.
Brendan Gawlowski
3:12
He's tracking like a first baseman
rgberthelot
3:13
The glove is what's holding Parks Harber back from a call-up, right?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:14
I don't know if I'd phrase it quite like that.
3:15
The glove isn't a strength but there could be a lot of reasons why he's still in AAA. One of which is that he's only had 100 PA's there, why rush
rgoule
3:15
As of today, is De Paulas defense playable in LF for the Dodgers?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:16
You could stick him out there and he'd catch (most) routine fly balls but you wouldn't want him on the field close and late
Charles Bengal Tiger
3:16
What is most likely to keep Jonny Farmelo from ever having an all-star caliber season in the majors ... injuries or strikeouts?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:17
potrebbe essere entrambe
jgcrocke
3:17
Veen is currently looking very good, but he’s doing so in Albuquerque. AAA/PCL mirage or is he destined for stardom? Bonus: some fans have suggested that the Rockies are keeping him down for a few extra days in hopes that he retains prospect eligibility so he can crack enough top 100 lists and then go win ROY next year and earn them an extra draft pick. That’s insane and they just don’t believe in him, right?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:18
Speaking of bat signals, tons of Veen today too
3:19
The raw power is real and I'm curious how it plays... I think the fans are overthinking that but I too wonder when Condon/Veen get a look and am not real sure why it hasn't happened yet
rgberthelot
3:19
Have there been any prospects where you just felt like the last scout still "buying" so to speak?
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