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Eric A Longenhagen
12:01
Morning from Tempe. I'm gonna keep it tight to the hour today so I can, among other things, watch Kiley on today's ESPN spring training broadcast.
Brendon
12:03
Looking forward to the Jays list! What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned after making calls about the system?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:04
That aside from Pearson, Roither Hernandez is the hardest-throwing dude in the system.
Vslyke
12:04
Curious why Nick Green didn't make the Yankees list? Not a great 2019, but he was a guy FG had been fairly high on at one time.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:04
Could've been a 35. Like the ground ball-getting stuff, but two years of command regression on a 24y/o isn't great
Alan
12:04
Likelihood that Franklin Perez debuts in DET this season?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:05
If he's healthy they should push him, so I'll say yes
Honky
12:05
Do you know if Chris Paddack has ever tried using a cutter or slider during his career?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:05
I've never seen one, even on the backfields.
Tom
12:05
How do you compare a prospect who has ideal pitch characteristics and puts up impressive numbers (e.g Ethan Small) versus another prospect who might have better velocity and a more typical delivery/approach but lacks ideal pitch characteristics (say, someone like Daniel Lynch)?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:07
This is a thing I'm still trying to decide. Is poor spin efficiency actually a good thing because it's so easy to change? Should I be projecting on Charez Butcher to fix his?
12:08
Or should I prefer someone like Small, who throws less hard but it's perfectly uniform seams and backspin?
I still don't know, that's something I hope to have a better answer to after year two of high speed video
BarryBondsJuicedForOurSins
12:08
Who do you think is the Indians next great pitcher development success: Torres, Morgan, someone else?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:08
Eli Morgan. Not that I dislike Lenny, just think Morgan is the scouting/dev success story because of where he was drafted
JJ Bleday
12:09
35 current grade on hit tool is just because I have not played above AA, correct? Cuz you know me ain't nothing but hit.

_everyday is Bleday_
Eric A Longenhagen
12:10
Right. Hit tool grades are standardized because I think it's ridiculous to think one could accurately gauge how well a hitter in college or Low-A or whatever would hit in the big leagues. So...
Teenager with poor/neutral feel to hit: 20
Teen with advanced feel to hit: 25
College-aged hitter w poor/neutral: 30
Advanced college-aged bat: 35
Hitters at Double-A and up get what I actually think their hit tool is
BarryBondsJuicedForOurSins
12:10
Can you describe what you mean by "pitchability"?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:11
Locating stuff with intent, in places where it makes sense to locate it. Lots to do with breaking ball command
Jabroni
12:12
What have you been hearing on Mlodzinski?  I've watched a couple of his games and it seems pitch calling is an issue.  They want him to keep pumping that 2 seamer in there and generate weak contact even in 2 strike counts when he should be using one of his put away pitches. It's very frustrating.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:12
Def heavy on the cutter and 2sm usage, guess I'd like to see more curveballs but (shrug) the stuff is what's important right now
Tom
12:12
Are there any 2020 draft prospects who have particularly impressive trackman/rapsodo profiles?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:13
Teams guard that stuff from me more closely than the pro data, so I don't have anything beyond what I took down at some showcase stuff last summer
Jack
12:13
Mitch Keller has been ranked high on prospect lists but he got shelled last year and now this spring. What's your thoughts on him? Bad luck or deeper problems?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:13
I'm still in
Jabroni
12:13
Does Cade Cavelli profile as a starter or will he end up a high leverage reliever?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:14
I'm on the fence. Spoke with a trusted source yesterday who believes he starts.
Jeff
12:14
What made cj van eyk jump in your rankings, his control looks terrible?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:15
He didn't jump so much as a couple guys in that tier dropped due to injury
PatEdMartin
12:15
Do spring training games where MLB teams play college teams ever amount to more than just reps?  Are guys discovered/scouted in those matchups?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:16
College teams tend to throw inconsequential pitchers in those games since they don't count, so they're not often great to scout. The Canadian Jr. National Team vs Toronto is a good look, though.
Mitch
12:17
Going down to FL for a ST trip next week and I'm way more interested in the backfields than the big league games. I know they are mostly open to the public, but where are they located usually? Or are they even open to the public?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:21
They're typically on the same property as the big league field but each facility has its own rules and level of security oversight. You can probably dig online to see where exactly the backfields are (they're easy to see on Google maps if there aren't explicit directions somewhere) at any facility. Game times tend to be the same every day (they're 1pm in AZ, times can change on weekends or toward end of schedule)
There's gonna be trial and error unless you can get a schedule, which some places have at an info desk on site
Pip
12:21
Luis Garcia (WAS) looks like he has filled out a lot more this spring, and hit a pretty impressive homerun in a game. It feels like a more important factor in his success will be learning to walk though. If the power is closer to 20HR than 10 and pitchers start being more careful with him rather than just attacking the zone and he adjusts well, is a prime candidate to be top 50-25 by next year?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:22
Think his approach will make it so he hits for less power in games than the raw. It's 50 raw but he swings at stuff he can't really damage, lotta oppo contact. It's still a good skillset ,though.
Guest
12:23
Sam McWilliams was up to 98 consistently out of the BP the other day from a 6’7” frame. Is there any real upside there as a reliever or short stint swing guy?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:23
Def frame/arm strength interest but consistency/secondary stuff is middling.
Narvain
12:24
Seems like no prospect analysts like Jorge Ona anymore.  He's had some good times over the last year even though he was out for injury for a while.  Do you see a path to him being productive in the majors?
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