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Eric A Longenhagen
2:24
Yes to ? 1, though I don't know how much of it is/has been the baseballs themselves and how much is us underestimating how much quality of contact leads to game power. On throwing arms: anything with less informative input (for grades pitches we have our eyes, trackman, etc, but for arm strength we just have what we see IF we think it was a max effort throw we just saw) is going to draw grades closer to 50, it's just human nature.
Anthony
2:24
Any idea when the next podcast comes out? Are you still recording for the offseason?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:25
We're recording this weekend. Once Fall League is done and Kiley's move is complete I'd assume we'll each have a more regular schedule.
Colby
2:25
Will Gavin Lux be a top 5 ss prospect for 19 or does he have to move to 2b?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:26
2B, still like him, though.
Moose_Bolton
2:26
Do you have any opinions on Braxton Garrett? He only pitched 15 innings and is recovering from Tommy John now so it may be too soon to tell.
Eric A Longenhagen
2:27
Same as pre-draft: Low-90s, has three pitches right now, could be a good mid-rotation guy.
Ozzie Ozzie Albies Free
2:29
Say one positive thing about Kiley. Say one negative thing about Kiley. Say one indifferent thing about Kiley.
Eric A Longenhagen
2:29
He's a tireless worker. He is from Florida. He is right-handed.
Tommy
2:30
Ian Happ for Jon Gray.....Who says no?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:30
Cubs
kyle
2:30
has Jahmai Jones raised his stock during AFL/what tool or adjustment stands out? stats look great.
Eric A Longenhagen
2:31
Not really, he's the same guy. The bat isn't really a question: he's somewhat vulnerable to breaking stuff away from him, but mostly he's going to mash a ton of doubles and hit like .280. What was important to see from him here was the defense at 2B, which has only been okay.
Brodie
2:31
Is Andres Gimenez good enough to where I don't want to trade him for JT Realmuto?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:32
No, purely because of how good Realmuto is, no knock on Gimenez
Tommy Bahama Mama
2:32
Have you gotten a look at Jesus Castillo? Reports from mid-season said he was only 84-86 most of his time in Mobile.
Eric A Longenhagen
2:32
(fumbling through notes)
2:33
88-90, 40 slider/cutter in the 84-87 range.
bob villar
2:33
Mondesi or Aguilar in an OBP Dynasty?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:34
That's tough. I'd guess they're each as likely to regress as the other, the ceiling is way higher on Mondesi if he's real, so I'd take him.
James
2:34
How many innings do you think Whitley and JBB get to pitch next year?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:37
I thin Houston's approach will be more touch and feel than adherent to a predetermined number of innings.  I think each of them will end up around 90 innings, give or take 15-20 innings? The big club wants to win, so if they feel good in September and they're needed in Houston, I bet they're pitching.
Heat
2:37
Realmuto to AZ for Widener, Chisholm and Varsho. Sound about right?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:38
Oooh, that's kind of a lot for AZ to give up if they're just going to take a single-year shot at this thing while Goldy is still around. But it's not far off on talent, in a vacuum.
Dystopian Future
2:38
Is there anything to the idea that veteran presences help a young ballclub?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:40
I think it can be helpful, sure. The right vet with the right communication skills and the young players who are receptive to it. It's pretty rare. It's clear the young Dodgers drew something from Utley, for instance.
Anthony
2:41
If you took over a scouting department that was lagging analytically, how would you go about modernizing it?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:44
I'd try to hire people who have learned from well-run orgs to build the infrastructure of data and try to make it easily digestible for all parties involved, the scouts, the players, the coaches, everyone. It would take years to go from (essentially) scratch to where the best orgs are at/headed and I'd need a lot of help.
Alex
2:44
I go to Cal. Aside from Vaughn, who do we have who's worth seeing?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:44
McIlwain
Horn
Jack
2:44
Are there any teams going through big scouting philosophical changes this off-season, whether it be the Astros route, or the opposite direction in the sense of beefing up and retooling their scouting department?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:46
I don't think anyone is totally Houston'ing (Milwaukee is the teams other scouts mention as the most likely to do so) but SEA, TOR are restructuring on the pro side. CLE, MIL on the amateur side. Some teams looking to add eyes in AZ/FL/DSL
Joser
2:46
Sorry (not sorry) for a fantasy question: if you had to pick between Joey Bart, Alec Bohm, and Nolan Gorman, who do you pick?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:47
Sorry (not sorry) for just directing you to our ranking of prospects: https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board
Joser
2:47
Hot take: madrigal is drastically overrated and will never have more than a .720 OPS in the majors
Eric A Longenhagen
2:47
Who let Stephen A into the chat?
Nick
2:47
Is Connor Joe's increased power he showed in 2018 here to stay? And how is he defense at 3rd?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:48
He has Justin Turner's swing now, I'm bullish on the bat. Defense wasn't great last I saw him, though.
Nick
2:48
What would Vlad Jr be worth on the open market right now? Technically, he was worth $3.9mm as a 16-year-old.
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