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Eric A Longenhagen
12:47
Wiemer, not close
Principessa
12:47
What’s your current take on Alex Binelas? Seems like the most significant piece in the recent JBJ/Renfroe swap. Do the Sox hang on to him with Dalbec, Casas, Jordan already in the 1B pipeline or is he highly regarded enough by other MLB teams that the Sox might flip him again?
Eric A Longenhagen
Kate
12:48
Everyone seemed certain Steve Kwan had no chance of developing real pop and then he went and seemed to hit for more pop last year.  Is he another guy with a great hit tool who has been able to level up on power in a way that many thought he couldn't?  Or was this a fluke?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:48
hit tool driving all the power out put. Max exit velo this year was like 101mph, which is a 20 on the big league scale
TomBruno23
12:48
Dru Jones, Jackson Holliday...man...as if I needed to feel any older.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:49
Right? Holliday and Crawford definitely made me feel like a new generation's kids are arriving
Holliday was playing 3 years ago!
Thad Ward's Mother
12:49
How worthwhile is it for a team to draft an injured rule-5 player and stash them on the IL for a season?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:50
worthwhile for rebuilding clubs if you love the guy, imo
John
12:50
Is Noelvi Marte, Emerson Hancock and Kyle Lewis a fair swap for Bryan Reynolds?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:50
too beaucoup
TomBruno23
12:50
Is a Nootbaar/Yepez DH platoon realistic for the Cardinals in 2022? More exciting than realistic?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:51
yes, think that'd be a pretty good pair and think you've nailed the role evaluation for both.
Kate
12:52
Jose Salas seems like a guy who could go a bunch of different ways simply depending on how his body develops.  Is this a simple sliding scale in terms of the pop and speed where as one goes up the other probably goes down?  I assume staying more lean and athletic would be conducive to hit tool development?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:53
it's typically a sliding scale but there's definitely a Goldilocks Zone where you get big and strong while staying agile enough for SS (Corrrea, Seager, etc.) and the fact that some guys even have that outcome as a possibility when they're 16-21 (Mauricio, Luciano, Witt) even if they aren't actually good (Puason, Maitan) still means you wanna value them highly.
Matt
12:54
Occasionally I'll see a prospect ranking where the overall grade is lower than the grade of each of their traits. How do I rationalize this?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:54
could be positional adjustment? Like a 1B with 50 hit and power is probably not a 50 overall.
Rodney
12:55
Surprised at all that the Jays left Samad Taylor off the 40-man? Feels like a guy who could stick on a rebuilding team as a 26th man. Long-term, too much swing and miss?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
the latter, think his stats were a mirage
Beanes
12:55
Could Kyle Manzardo be a top 10 hitter in this draft class?  Great debut, peripherals seem fantastic.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:56
here's an example that fits Matt's recent question. Manzardo has really advanced feel to hit. Does he have the punch to be a good everyday 1B? That's less certain. Yes, def a stat-driven mid-level guy who we might be sleeping on.
Farhandrew Zaidman
12:56
Over/under 32 starts next year for Tony Gonsolin and David Price combined for the Dodgers? Sure seems like they need another arm.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:58
Under, though I bet you get 20+ from Gonsolin. I like Andre Jackson, he and Grove probably make some starts. Maybe Pepiot timeline gets accelerated, too. There are some internal options but yeah, i agree, they should supplment from the FA pool
Kate
12:58
Is Brandon Nimmo a decent comp for Evan Carter?  Maybe with a bit more speed?  From what I read, he somehow sounds simultaneously exciting and yet low-ceiling / boring.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:59
Nimmo's physicality >>> than Carter's right now but I get what you're driving at regarding the plate discipline piece
Kate
12:59
Between Jose Rodriguez (CHW) and Tovar, who do you see as having the higher offensive upside?  Tovar has the larger frame, but it sounds like most aren't super hopeful that he can develop meaningful pop.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:59
Kate's questions are good.
1:00
Rodriguez has higher upside because of the bat speed/power but I'd take Tovar over him. Tovar's actually slighter of frame even though his measurables don't make it seem that way. Rodriguez more explosive rotator, bigger bat speed. Tovar is the better SS defender, has a more dynamic bat path, better feel for contact, Rodriguez's approach is scary.
Bort
1:01
Vargas's max exit velo didn't tick up this year?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:02
was 104 in 2019, 105 this year
again, he's been young but not projectable
SJ
1:03
Your last report on Tommy Romero had him as a multi-inning reliever, but he started basically all of 2021 and had really good results. Any reason to believe he can start or at least become a 5 and dive type since he's a Rays prospect?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:03
probably more likely to start during his option years, yeah
1:04
but if you had to put him on an championship caliber active roster and he had to stay there, he's a bulk mid innings guy
Matt
1:04
I'm fearful of calling Triston Casas a can't miss prospect, but it's hard to imagine him not making it atleast a solid regular, right?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:04
agreed, freaking rakes
Big Joe Mufferaw
1:04
Talk me down a big from Ken Waldichuk. I love the delivery, looseness, pop on his fastball and breaker.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:04
i will not, agree his fastball will be dominant
Tyler "SLAB" O'Neill
1:04
Are any of the Cardinals' recently drafted college arms going to bubble up and provide some sorely needed depth?
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