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Eric A Longenhagen

12:44

If you combien the best parts of each of them you'd have a 70 runner who plays a good CF with 70 power and like a 5 bat. That's what like, Bellinger?

RR Steverson

12:44

Do you read Kiley's chats?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:44

i read no chats

from here or elsewhere

Joe Joe

12:45

Have you heard anything about the consistency of Bukauskas's change-up this spring? Any time someone from Astros talks about him, they talk about how great it has been this spring, though I take that with a grain of salt.

Eric A Longenhagen

12:45

It's really good, it was great in the fall, I 6'd it: https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=sa829263&position=P

Oliver

12:46

Rookie pitchers you think would excel in a closer or high-leverage role? Would you be disappointed to see Alex Reyes or Josh James wind up there for fear immediate success might derail their long-term starter potential?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:46

The answer to your first Q is at the bottom of this post: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/picks-to-click-who-we-expect-to-make-the-2...

12:47

On high-profile guys ending up in the 'pen: I wouldn't say I'd be disappointed, I get HOU and STL are competitive clubs and it might be best for them to throw guys like that in the 'pen for various reasons.

12:48

A couple of days ago I heard a Rodney Rogers comp for Zion. Zion is probably better but it's the best one I've heard so far.

Eric A Longenhagen

12:48

Yeah but just comping the body, I get it. Give Glen Davis Nate Robinson's athleticism and it's Zion, he's truly one of a kind

Duchess

12:49

Does Adley just look a little like Posey or does he LOOK a little like Posey?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:49

He kinda looks like him in the face, yeah.

MeDeKe

12:49

Giants dealt for Connor Joe (CI, Reds) last night. Think he makes the opening 25 for SFO?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:49

yeah, I do

Duchess

12:50

Is there a path to MLB for Arroyo in TB or is he basically passed by all the MI talent there

Eric A Longenhagen

12:50

hmm, yeah I guess it might be the latter.

12:51

There might be an expiring deal or someone TB becomes motivated to move (Robertson?) that Arroyo fills in behind, but yeah.

Tony

12:51

More likely to be a #2 or #3 level starter: Joe Palumbo or Brock Burke?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:51

Palumbo's secondaries are better so I'll say him

Justin

12:51

If you had to choose between covering pro prospects or covering draft prospects and Kiley had to do the other, who would pick which one?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:52

Kiley would pick the draft and I'd quit because I'd be furious that I wouldn't be doing all of it

Mark

12:52

Thoughts on Kikuchi's start yesterday?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:53

Too few splits, he needed another look late in the start and didn't have one.

Doug

12:54

any word on how Espinoza and Gore have looked so far?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:54

Gore has been a lot of 92-95 t97, Espinoza has been 93-96 but the other stuff is spotty

Mike G

12:54

Will player pages eventually say when they are set to reach FA? If someone is in arb it just says their current year's contract

Eric A Longenhagen

12:54

we might could swing that, yeah

Smith > Vogelbach?

12:55

Have you ever had a player's spring training significantly affect your view of them (positively or negatively)?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:56

Sure, if a guy's velo is very different or if a swing change has been made. Some types of assessment are meaningful this time of year, but using a 40 PA sample of data is not

Alek Thomas

12:56

Are there any Astudillo's currently in the minors?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:57

If you mean literal Astudillos, then yes Wilfred is in the Mets system and he's Willians' brother. If you mean skillset wise? Yohel Pozo is kinds close.

Walter Sobchak

12:58

How often does feel to hit improve?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:59

scarcely, but it happens. (points to George Springer again)

Trent

12:59

So, players like Vlad and Eloy are easy choices for ROY, but which prospect will have the biggest impact on the *playoff* race? Could it be some relatively unheralded--say a Darwinzon Hernandez type who ends up pitching high-leverage innings for a contender down the stretch?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:59

yes and I think you pulled one heck of a name who might do something like that

Not Wander Franco

1:00

What are some realistic predictions for Michael Brantley this year?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:00

I think he's going to rake. ASG, batting title.

Tommy Hunter Bishop

1:01

Why are Greg and Spencer Jones dropping?