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Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 8/4/26
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Brendan Gawlowski
3:47
They've signed a lot of free agents and done pretty well with them. Fried, Cole, Bellinger, even Rodon have all worked out to varying degrees.
I liked the Weathers trade for them too
3:48
More broadly, they never have a bad year and are almost always in the playoffs
It's not the late-90s dynasty Yanks, and the Dodgers have passed them as the sport's premier franchise. I get why that's frustrating for Yankee fans
3:49
But you don't have to look far to see how "tons of money, big market" doesn't guarantee anything resembling the success the Yanks have had over the last decade
3:50
It's a well run franchise that wins a lot of games. At the end of the day, the results are more akin to the 90s Braves than the 90s Yankees, but there are 27 or 28 other fanbases that would/should sign up for that right now
3:51
Sorry, I'm riffing
emanredsfan
3:51
Sal freakin Stewart
Brendan Gawlowski
3:51
Good player
emanredsfan
3:53
Why in the world would the Reds keep Singer, Stephenson, Burke, and Johnson? They’re out of it and all those guys are gonna walk for nothing when they all would have brought back “something”
Brendan Gawlowski
3:53
The "something" would've been pretty light
Is Brock Burke returning much more than what you got for Caleb Ferguson? Probably not.
3:54
Stephenson is the best guy there and it's tough to trade catchers at the deadline. Do you maybe get a 40 FV type for him from Texas if they win five instead of lose five right before the deadline? Maybe.
Woody1937
3:54
What was the trade deadline like on your end in Pittsburgh? All hands on deck and available for a call to discuss players, or did you have reports and targets submitted well in advance that the decision makers would draw from?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:55
Reports submitted as quickly as I could get them, off the road and home and ready to dig on guys by the last few days before the deadline
Lot of thumb twiddling, honestly
Followed by spasms of "WE NEED A VIDEO REPORT ON ___" or "can you makeup dig ___?" once or twice a day
adamakbani99
3:56
What do you and Eric need to see from Ragsdale for him to be a 45 or higher?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:56
More contact, more conviction in his glove in CF
opifijikl
3:57
How is Mickey Romero doing? He's walking a bit more than last year, striking out 7pct less than last year. Both those things seem good. But it looks like he's hitting the ball on the ground more which is causing a low WRC+?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:58
No real change for me, as you noted, lot of contact on the ground and still a big gap between the raw and game power
dgelt
3:58
How worried about Christian Oppor are you? Command was always a problem for him but this feels like a sudden end
Brendan Gawlowski
3:58
Pretty worried
wheelhouse
3:59
With how dire their farm system is, plus everything pointing to Judge not making it back this season, should the Yankees have dealt rentals like Jazz and Bednar?
Brendan Gawlowski
3:59
No
jameswoodfan
4:00
Based on where prospect writers had Ballesteros it seems like a lot for the Cubs to give up for Zeferjahn. Do you think the league was lower on Ballesteros than prospect outlets before the season or has his stock fallen that much this year?
Brendan Gawlowski
4:01
Little of column A, little of column B, maybe even more of column Z: Zeferjahn is an interesting reliever who's already good, has paths to more, and is under control forever
I still like Ballesteros, think he can hit, let's see what it looks like when he can play everyday for a while.
yumo22
4:02
Speaking of the Rangers, do you have any info about what this financial situation is about? Looks like the FO were looking to shed salary by trying to dump deGrom and Eovaldi before both invoked the no-trade
Brendan Gawlowski
4:03
I'd have liked to see them go for it one more time, but I get their approach. They have a ton of money committed to guys going down the mountain. It was worth it, they got a WS title but seeing if they can clear some of the cash while those guys still have trade value makes sense.
Darren Knowles
4:06
Thoughts on Sean Gamble? His numbers have been better the past couple of months… thanks!
Brendan Gawlowski
4:08
They've been a lot better, and credit to him, he fought through it without needing to take a step back at the complex. He's not taking as big of a stride, and maybe that's helping, he was caught in between a lot early this season and very off balance on good spin. He's still lunging at it, and the way his front hip leaks early is pulling him off the plate pretty significantly. So, to summarize, he looks more comfortable, he's making quality contact more often, but it still looks a little funky.
Darren Knowles
4:08
Thoughts on Luke Pelzer—hit pretty well in high A and starting well in AA?
Brendan Gawlowski
4:09
Might just be a hit collector type. Sources have liked, if not loved, the guy
fincampbell05
4:10
Given the choice between trading what he did for Rutschman and doing nothing, what would you have done as Craig Breslow? I think the extent to which we overpaid is probably being exaggerated, but I still might have done nothing.
Brendan Gawlowski
4:10
It just feels like a "you better be right..." kind of trade
4:12
I like Eyanson and Azocar a lot. But they know more about those two. If they think Azocar's approach is a capital P Problem, or they have compelling reasons to think Eyanson's stuff isn't going to play like more than a 3/4, well, the price isn't that bad for an all star caliber catcher.
tdmoc
4:12
Brandon Butterworth real or no real? mashing in a band box, pull-heavy, good FB rate, but he's a little guy mostly playing up the middle
Brendan Gawlowski
4:13
I did not have "getting questions about Brandon Butterworth's bat" on my bingo card coming into the year. It's totally fair, he's been good, but I tend to think the report on him from the O's list covers him well
Baseball
4:15
Will you guys still be posting the yankees farm system update?
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