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Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
You'll probably see some juniors and juco players who need the $ signing, but mostly I think it'll be seniors. Teams with better dev track records are more likely to net the best UDFAs, I'd guess.
Uncle Spike
12:55
What is stopping the Rays from trading some of their prospects for a young, cost controlled MLB ready player?  They have a flush farm system and an MLB team that is only a piece or two away from having the best line-up in baseball.  They seem to have holes at 3B and catcher.  Thoughts on sending something like Vidal Brujan (I know, he's one of your faves) and Shane McClanahan to the Marlins for Brian Anderson?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:57
In my opinion they've already been doing a lot of that. Solak and Sanchez for relievers, etc. I agree with your assessment of their needs, though, and think they'll continue to cash in prospects for present big leaguers if only because the system is so flush that they have no choice.
Gumble
12:57
Kaden Polcovich needs more love, he's good
Eric A Longenhagen
12:58
I dig him. 2-year JUCO stud in Florida, looked good with the bat for Oklahoma State early this spring but not good at 2B. Might be a CF?
Keith
12:59
Would Garrett Richards be a good comp for Cade Cavalli?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:59
Nah, Richards has elite stuff, he's a unicorn.
Other Eric
1:00
Appreciate your answer. What normally makes players model friendly or not model friendly?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:02
Depends on the team, but based on how clubs who clearly take a more analytics-driven approach to the draft have operated, these are what I think are driving variables: age (younger is better), up-the-middle positions, fastball spin axis & vertical approach angle, multi-year college performance
If it's a thing you want a deeper dive on, Kiley and I have more in the book: https://www.triumphbooks.com/future-value-products-9781629377674.php
Scrap Irony
1:02
What NL Central team benefits most from having a taxi squad of (mostly) AAA players? The Cards have 18 OF but little else, the Cubs have Hoerner, Milwaukee has Corey Ray and little else. The Pirates aren't going to compete anyway. Surely, it couldn't be Cincinnati-- Schebler, Jankowski, Matt Davidson, and a whole host of NRI relief arms.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
Hmmmm, I think it probably helps teams whose 26-man wasn't built for quite as much flexibility. The Brewers and Cardinals have guys they can move around, lots of flex just on the active roster. The Reds have a bunch of big corner guys so I think the taxi squad/theoretically expanded rosters help them out and let them roster more bats?  Also gives the new pitching dev staff lots of time with two rosters worth of players rather than a whole system's worth, might accelerate some improvement there?
James
1:07
Does the Arizona Fall League happen this year?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
I guess it wouldn't surprise me if there were "a" fall league but not "The" Fall League, catch my drift?
1:09
Okay, I'm gonna split. Thanks for chatting with me today, please stick around and enjoy the live stream.
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