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Will
12:49
What prompted Bobby Miller's rise up the BOARD after the cancellation of games? Was he that impressive in his four starts?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:49
Yeah. 94-97 with above slider and change, delivery is just weird bu not unlike Ryan Jensen's last year
Breakouts
12:51
Who are you top three breakout candidates to watch once the season finally kicks off?
12:52
Duuuuuudde....breakout candidates, shed some light
Come on Eric, BREAKOUT CANDIDATES
Eric A Longenhagen
12:52
Just go to my Picks to Click, guy.
The West is Wild
12:53
Have seen Mick Abel mocked in the late teens. What's driving his stock down? Isn't he kind of the prototypical advanced HS arm?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:53
any mock you see right now is clickbait, not analysis
Johnny
12:54
Is it Shane Baz's walk rate and stuff that makes you believe a move to the pen is likely? I feel like a team would try to hold off on that move as much as possible given his age and ability.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
More that the fastball needs to big velo to really play and the most likely way the happens is in the bullpen
Theo
12:55
How can we take down the NCAA? What's the overlap on sports teams owners and NCAA figureheads?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:57
I have great distaste for the NCAA, too, but what makes you think I have a plan intricate enough to 'take it down' that is also concise enough to answer in a chat?
SotoforMayor
1:00
Does the expected switch to robot umps make your job grading Catchers different? Do you foresee catcher becoming a much more bat-first position in the future? Does that change the grades you put on any catchers right now?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:01
Yup, there's some Robo-ump anticipation baked into the work already. I don't know how it'll impact certain pitchers (guys with deeper curveballs, I think, will benefit) and hitters, but I have thought about a world without framing....
1:02
before we could quantify framing the league average wRC+ at catcher was 95, and I think that's about where we'll end up once it becomes obsolete. So I'm looking at catchers through tht offensive lens now.
Brian
1:02
Can you share the link to the Vidal Brujan video you posted?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:03
Uncle Spike
1:05
What is your definition of 'hit tool?'
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
I take a reductionist approach and break it into components (written about at length in the book), which I define as Pitch Selection, Bat Control (or plate coverage) and quality of contact (which is partially driven by strength/power).
Jason N
1:07
Wander Franco that good?  For context, how would you stack rank these guys if they were all entering there Age-22 seasons and contracts were exactly the same:  Franco, Tatis Jr, Vlad Jr, Acuna Jr, Soto
Eric A Longenhagen
1:08
That's exactly the question I asked myself before 80'ing Franco and it's why I 80'd him. Defensive profile >Acuna/Soto/Vlad by a huge margin, hit tool >Tatis
Matt Klentak
1:09
Would the Padres been better off keeping Austin Allen instead of Profar? Dozier & Garcia could handle 2B & Allen could help their major league catching situation which doesnt look promising offensively
Eric A Longenhagen
1:10
I think Pro is better than Garcia and Dozier at this point, and they had a catching logjam with Allen, Mejia, Torrens, Hedges with Campy on the way. I thought it made sense.
DJ Tanner
1:10
Do you play OOTP? If so, any prospects you know will over achieve in their AI. Just downloaded the game to satisfy my baseball fix.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:11
I play Diamond Mind (which I might stream?)
omar
1:11
Why is Brady Singer ranked so differently among the different lists. A sturdy arm, with good minor league numbers, plus command and secondaries, should be a top 100 prospect, no? Interested to hear your thoughts and what you see as his ceiling
Eric A Longenhagen
1:11
I have him as a 4/5 and assume other pubs have him as a no. 4, not a huge diff.
Padres458
1:11
Is that implying Tatis has abetter hit tool then Acuna/Soto/vlad?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:12
no
Guest
1:12
Scouting report (at his best) on new FG contributor Jon Perrin ?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:14
Saw him at Oklahoma State and then  again while he was with MIL. Best I saw him was 2017 (i think?) Fall League. Velo was up above college range (90-94, up from 88-92) and he was dotting his slider. Had four pitches, all were 45/50ish, above command. Upper-level depth guy. Had a good pro career for how late he was drafted.
27th man
1:15
Should Carter Stewart have just signed with the Braves for less money?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:16
Nah, that relationship deteriorated pretty quickly frlom what I've heard. Both sides were better off for that breakup, though I do think Stewart was treated poorly by what I think was a overly cold, strategic thinking by Atlanta.
#1 Flan
1:16
Hey Eric--can you recommend a good scorecard for scoring MLB games?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:17
I cannot but I bet Chat can help. Anyone wanna dump some suggestions in quickly?
1:18
I'll drop suggestions in as they arise
Guest
1:20
Who has best hit tool in MLB right now?  Where would Wander rank among MLB hit tools?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:21
I think you can take your pick from Mookie, Brantley, Ketel Marte and maybe Luis Arraez and Astudillo types who make contact at elite rates but have less pop?
1:22
I put a 6 hit on Wander right now, so he's in that bucket of big leaguers.
Guest
1:25
Any MLBers with 8 field 8 throw right now?
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