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Eric A Longenhagen
1:44
Dan wrote about it recently. It's the same concept as fewer possessions in football or hoops = more variation in outcome. Why not try to take advantage of that?
Cole
1:46
Eric, hope you are doing well. Any information on Manuel Urias deep in the Phillie's system? Thanks :)
Eric A Longenhagen
1:46
huge 6-foot-6 kid who threw strikes last year, heater sat 86-89
RAH RAH
1:47
Just wanted to say thank you for continuing to crank out prospect lists. They are an eagerly welcomed respite from the baseball content we are otherwise left with; writers speculative drivel of what could change with a shortened season, and Twitter videos of big leaguers homering off their toddlers.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:49
different strokes for different folks. I wouldn't expect big leaguers (anyone, really) to be more creative or interesting during this time. Understand baseball sites are hurting and people are searching hard for what to discuss with more desperation and less precision than usual. I'm taking wiffle balls and the high speed camera to a park later today so it's not as if you're getting 100% serious Eric, either.
1:50
but also, thanks. I'm working the Royals and Padres lists right now so look for those next week
Ryan
1:50
Do you anticipate that less HS players will be selected in the first round of the draft due to the lost HS season?  How much do you see this impacting the stock of a guy like Howard?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:53
Great question and one that I'd like to have shoehorned (does anyone still use shoehorns?) into last night's post if I had room. I think there's probably a different answer for each player whose varsity season hadn't yet begun. For Howard, most of what we needed to know about him we learned last spring. How he does against prep pitching in Illinois is less telling than how he did against elite guys last year. As long as his body hasn't changed dramatically, a lot of the performance-based evals are done.
But for others, like Nick Bitsko, it's tougher for teams to have a real idea and their stock may be hurt by a lack of confidence.
1:54
That was supposed to be the case with Tre Fletcher last year but the Cardinals were one of few teams who felt really comfortable with their look at him, so they popped him. ALl it takes is one.
Chris
1:56
Why didn't the league allow trading of draft picks for one year only as a test since there are only 5 rounds?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:57
Ooooh that is a great idea. Sadly, the recent alterations to the draft process have sucked nuance and creativity out of the process and at this point I think MLB prioritizes simplicity over things that might stir public interest in the process.
Brandon
1:57
Are there significant hit tool concerns with Austin Hendrick and Jordan Walker? Or are you fairly confident in their hit tools?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:57
Hendrick is scary to me. He'll slide when I update the rankings.
Cole
1:58
Does Davis Wendzel remind you of Youk in any ways?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:58
Not really because Youk was such a unicorm from a skills and style perspective. But I do like Wendzel a lot.
Ryan
1:58
Do you think Hancock could fall out of the top 5 after his mediocre start to the season?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:58
Meh, that's about the floor. His stuff was fine in his last few starts and he has a more traditional mechanical look than Lacy, whose stuff is better.
Brandon
1:59
How much of an impact will the lost season have on a guy like Garrett Crochet who has yet to prove he can start?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:59
Yup, that's another total wild card. Crazy stuff, was hurt.
Ryan
1:59
Does Max Meyer have enough command/durability to make it as a starter or is he a likely reliever for you?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:00
I lean reliever based on my look this spring, but it was his first start of the year and it might be wrong of me to expect him to hold stuff/command for five+ innings at that point. I was low on Lodolo last year based on my Feb look, recuerdan.
Jeff
2:00
Pete Crow-Armstrong - is he more Moniak as a prospect or does he have the power to be an elite? How does he compare to Kelenic coming out beyond less power?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:00
I think there's some Rutherford swing similarities that are scary but he's also a better defender than Blake
RAH RAH
2:01
One of my 1st thoughts after reading your article on draft changes... funneling more players through college athletics is going to punish players without the money to go to college. Scholarships are not the answer so long as partial scholarships are the norm in college ball.
Eric A Longenhagen
2:01
Agreed, baseball players should have full scholarships
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Cove Dweller
2:02
Will the shortened draft this year and/or the smaller drqft bonuses lead to more guys going overseas like Carter Stewart?
Brandon
2:02
Is there any chance of an mlb combine this year? Maybe even a small tournament to evaluate the top prospects?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:02
I mention both as possibilities in my piece that ran this morning
Jim
2:02
My question now is why move the draft back?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:03
So that it's not taking place at the same time a lot of people around us have just been sick or died and that's all we're talking about.
JV
2:03
Bracho. No position but the cat can hit. Taking defense out of the equation, what do we have with him?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:03
He'll be a 40+ on the CLE list
Will
2:03
If I pointed at Brice Turang at the 2016 Area Code games and read you the most recent prospect report you wrote, how would you react?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:04
I'd say it meant he was the exact same player, which is semi-disappointing.
Keith
2:04
First hs arm of the board?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:04
Abel
Keith
2:05
You are higher on crews than most publications. What sticks out about him for you? Do you view him as risky?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:06
Hitting posture. This is totally anecdotal but I think guys who are bent at the waist and hang over the hitting zone (Trout is a great example) have natural plane through the zone that enables power without sacrificing contact. Crews has other issues and the other pubs are reasonable to be lower than him if they indeed are, but I think he has rare talent and bug upside.
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