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Eric A Longenhagen

12:26

I like the defensive instincts and contact skills, don't think he hits for enough power to be a first division regular type

Joe Ryan

12:26

Am I doomed to end up in the bullpen?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:27

You and Tarik Skubal are the "can a starter use his fastball this much and get away with it?" guinea pigs

Seattle

12:27

long term who do you like more? Kelenic or Waters?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:27

Kelenic

cavebird

12:28

Looking at the numbers and having seen them, it looks to me like recent prospect graduates Tyler O'Neil and Austin Riley are more or less the same player with the same strengths and same (perhaps fatal) flaws. Is there any reason to expect one to do better than the other going forward?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:29

Riley's plate discipline is a little better and he can play the infield?

Guest

12:30

Wander > Vladito?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:30

im0, yeah

Guest

12:30

A. Gimenez tracking to be a disappointment? Seems like all the shine has rubbed off

Eric A Longenhagen

12:32

Still think he's a 50, has basically been so for a couple years at this site, unless I'm misremembering. Solid regular. If you were anticipating a star, than you were overprojecting on the power, probably.

A's Fan

12:33

You still in on Daulton Jefferies?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:33

mhmm, but the injury track record definitely impacts his value

Bob

12:33

What do you think of the Cubs catching in their system behind Amaya? Quintero, Hearn, Guerra, Soto, etc

Eric A Longenhagen

12:34

I'm in on Quintero and Hear, not in on Guerra despite the offensive ability due to long term concerns about his build/athleticism. Soto i haven't given much thought to.

JacobM

12:35

Anything on Royals pitcher Yohanse Morel? Decent peripherals as a teenager in A-ball. Low LOB% isn't anything to worry about, right?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:36

Velo, nasty split/change, relatively unprojectable build. 40 FV, maybe he's a 40+ if you really like him and think a better breaking ball develops.

Dee Arby

12:36

Asked this question to both you and Klaw, if its too personal let me know but do you two have any side bets on whose book will sell more copies?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:37

not yet but that's a fine idea. Maybe we'll discuss.

Josiah Gray

12:37

Any major concerns with my development?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:37

nope

Dee Arby

12:39

Bird in hand or two in the bush? Thinking Spencer Howard and Bohm for Arenado as the framework. Is it better to hope both pan out instead of getting the guarenteed superstar?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:39

considering what kind of $ Philly has committed elsewhere, I imagine they're more inclined to hold onto those two, but man Arenado is so incredible that you'd probably have to do it.

Not an awkward question

12:40

What was the most impressive prep school physique you've ever seen?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:42

Moncada at that age, but he wasn't a HS'er. Jo Adell and Jordyn Adams are on the list for sure, Ben Rortvedt too

Timmy

12:42

Eric, I hear good reports about Maximo Acosta of Texas. Is there any way to measure whether he's leapfrogged Roberto Puason as the top SS signing this J2, or have neither gotten enough reps to change your priors? Thanks!

Eric A Longenhagen

12:42

Acosta is okay, no way has he lept over Puason

Wheat

12:43

How likely is it at this point that Jose Soriano becomes a middle of the rotation guy

Eric A Longenhagen

12:43

but still a good pitching prospect

chet

12:44

what happened to Luis Garcia (PHI) last year? thought he was going to be a breakthrough guy

Eric A Longenhagen

12:44

just think they pushed him too fast

Damian

12:44

What’s the worst season you’ve seen a prospect have that still wasn’t bad enough to make you change your projection on them?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:46

maybe Royce Lewis this year?

12:46

What are some general trends you’ve noticed about differences in how different sites (MLB pipeline/Baseball America/etc) prioritize or de-prioritize certain skills or characteristics on their top 100 lists and how it affects the rankings?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:48

It's a great question but to protect from things like groupthink, i don't read any other prospect content. I'd love for an independent source to do a study on stuff like this, see whose lists best predict the following years' lists, etc., but every major publication has a conflict of interest because they typically have a prospect writer/staff

Scottie

12:48

When you discount a guy's value because he's not close to the bigs -- that's because it makes for a riskier profile, or because in your estimation a win five years from now is worth less than a win two years from now?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:49

combo of both

Sodo Mojo

12:49

For the Mariners who has the higher ceiling Rodriguez or Kelenic?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:49

Julio

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