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Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 8/4/26
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Brendan Gawlowski
2:05
Hello everybody
Sorry for the slight delay, I was getting coffee
I'd link to all the stuff we've done lately but, well, it's a little overwhelming
2:06
So let's just get going
miggy80
2:06
Is Kane Kepleys stock increasing now that he’s showing some pop?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:07
Talked with a scout who said something along the lines of "I don't normally like this type of player... but I like him."
mrfister
2:07
I think the Tigers did great on the Skubal trade.  That is all.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:07
Seems like they got what they wanted.
Big league ready pitcher
2:08
It's unfortunate that they and Milwaukee didn't line up better
BaseballBundesliga
2:08
I was listening to a podcast where the conversation was praising a consistent organizational hitting philosophy from low minors to majors. It struck me that this could lead to simplified advanced scouting for opponents. How has your view of the individual nature of development changed over the years vs. org-wide dev goals?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:09
Interesting question, and one where the specifics matter a lot. How general is the philosophy here? If it's "we want to get better at swinging at strikes and taking balls" that's pretty applicable everywhere. If it's "we want everyone to hit the exact same way" then that's getting a little cookie cutter for my tastes.
fincampbell05
2:10
Am I wrong for thinking that Enddy Azocar is the prospect the Red Sox will miss the most? Witherspoon looks like a reliever (if that), Eyanson is good but has elevated injury risk due to his arm slot, his initial velocity gains seem to be fading, and he seems generally like the type of mid-rotation guy that they develop again and again. Azocar's profile seems super appealing, 19yo CF with a 107 mph EV90?? Sign me up! Seems like his timeline would have fit well with Rafaela's presumed decline years around age 28-30 too. But have to give to get, obviously.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:10
Highest ceiling in the group for me. I really like him.
There's hit tool risk there though, he's expansive. He doesn't have the highest floor of the group.
Pinstripe Power
2:11
Thoughts on Henry Lalane being the centerpiece of Heliot Ramos? While he's had a resurgent year, the injury history, and the need to add him to the 40 man roster, made him a tough guy for the Yanks to hold on to. Was he a 40 man keep for you were he to remain in NY?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:12
The deal made so much sense for both sides. SFG gets to run some of their young OF's out there, NYY gets a 45/50 kind of player, Lalane (probably a roster keep to answer your question) goes to a spot where there's a little less 40 man pressure.
Also, three cheers for SFG, of all the sellers I thought they really killed it
tdmoc
2:14
I've read at least one report that Boston tried to change Kyson Witherspoon's delivery. Is it considered dangerous for Baltimore to try to tweak his delivery a second time in less than a year? Is it likely Baltimore will change it back to his college delivery or go a third way?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:14
Dangerous isn't the word I'd use, particularly if you're not playing around with arm action.
Nickname (required)
2:14
With the deadline just passed, what is your gut-take sense of the top 5 farm systems at the moment?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:15
In no order, LAD, MIL, TBR, DET, BAL
And now to check that against our rankings...
BULLSEYE!
Person
2:15
why'd Detroit keep Hope at AA and why does that detract from my opinion of them making the trade?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:16
Because they thought a new level, in addition to all the other new stuff wasn't necessary at this time; because you want to see the shiny new toy in Detroit and this makes it feel like you're further away from getting to do that.
aglossman
2:17
Give me permission as a Red Sox fan to be excited about the acquisitions and not too demoralized about the cost.
Brendan Gawlowski
2:18
Feel as you like. You get a guy who was on a HOF track two years ago at a position of glaring need as you make a playoff push. Sounds pretty exciting when you put it like that.
Jonathan Adelman
2:18
It looks like some of the Yankees' prospects were updated on the Board, maybe in conjunction with Eric working on them last week/weekend? I see Yostin Pena got a 40+. Wilberson De Pena's grade hasn't moved and is still a 40 FV. Does that reflect what you guys currently think, or was the Board update only partial for the Yanks?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:19
We did some tweaks to NYY and CHC before the deadline, there was a piece to run in conjunction with that, it may still go live at some point but it got backburnered with all the deadline stuff
We both really like what Pena has done this year, that's a really intriguing guy to monitor down the stretch
De Pena we felt comfortable where he was
CC AFC
2:19
Best single trade for a selling team for me was Cards getting Frias and Ragsdale for May and Romero.  Agree/Disagree?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:19
It's certainly up there, that and the Adley deal were the ones that made me go "WHOA!"
triplesandtea
2:20
Slow week at the office for you, right? Nothing going on lately?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:20
heh
dan norman lear
2:20
Tigers' OF by end of 2027 of Greene/Clark/Hope sounds pretty fun, no?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:21
It's certainly in play.
second-pot
2:21
Big fan of Zeferjahn, but does the Cubs sending off Moises Ballesteros for a reliever say more about their view of him, or about their belief in Owen Ayers?
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