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Eric A Longenhagen
12:50
12:51
The others: Robert Broom, Robbie Hitt, Skyler Arias.All side-armers who have performed and have a shot to be one of these "look" relievers, like late-career Sergio Romo, Joe Smith, Ziegler.
Frank
12:51
Surprise 1st rounder in two weeks is...
Eric A Longenhagen
12:52
Carson Tucker
Jared
12:52
Thoughts on pitchers with low spin fastballs (but still quality velo)? Are they the real outliers teams should be getting more of instead of high spin FB guys?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:52
It's more about the interaction of your spin rate, spin axis, and approach angle. You can have a dirty low-spin fastball if the other aspects suit it.
Eric
12:52
Which player has the most unique overall skillset in this draft and why? (For instance if a guy like Oneil Cruz was in this draft, he'd probably be the answer)
Eric A Longenhagen
12:56
I might be missing something off the top of my head, but we don't have anything really nutty this year. Like, Anthony Seigler: switch-throwing catcher who can pitch and play 3B, too. This year we have some cool two-way types (Masyn Winn, Caden Grice, Tanner Witt) but nothing really crazy
Frank
12:56
Do you see any college JR sign for 20K? Maybe older day 3 players?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:57
Yeah, I think we will and you picked the group it's more likely to come from.
Scuttle...but?
12:58
Is pitch data like what’s been referenced in Emerson Hancock’s possible slip something he can adjust? 2-3 reasonable off speed pitches, could he simply add more 4-seams/fewer sinkers and excel?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:02
There may be ways to tweak his fastball, which has a lot of sidespin right now, and get it to carry. Or he can lean into the sinker/changeup archetype. I'm optimistic the fastball will play somehow.
Petey
1:02
I know fantasy ain't your thing but I'm in an incredibly deep league and been sweating pulling the trigger on this deal: I get Chris Gittens/Yefri Del Rosario/Ryan Boldt for Tyreque Reed/Will Stewart/Ka'ai Tom
Eric A Longenhagen
1:02
Jesus.
1:04
I think the second group is better. Gittens might be in Korea soon. You have a weird stat freak in Tom, a buy-low in Stewart
thanks for justifying list length, Petey
Smiling Politely
1:04
I since Kiley left, you've been looking to add to your writing responsibilities, so I just wanted to say I really enjoy reading about how different clubs go about about assessing prospects/the draft (favoring HS vs college, bats vs pitchers, more granular and weird things, etc.), and would love to read more insight about how clubs operate idiosyncratically, you know, if you're looking for something else to do (but rly, ty!)
Eric A Longenhagen
1:06
You're gonna want to read the last chapter of Future Value, where we attempt to do exactly that. We've had quite a bit of change at the director/gm spots in the last year so the teams picking...uh.... 7 through 16 or so? have a lot of new faces making picks.
Dylan
1:06
Will team’s behavior in paying their minor leaguers during the crisis have any meaningful effect on future recruiting efforts? If I was high level, but not elite talent, the A’s might instantly go off my list.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:08
I think it's going to have massive consequences. Furloughing scouts and releasing players en masse means you have so many pissed off ex-employees that surely some of them know sensitive info and are now glad to divulge it. It's part of why things in Houston unfolded the way they did, I think.
Ryan
1:09
Out of player-development, scouting, and R&D which sector of baseball do you think will have the best job market in the future? I’m graduating from college soon and have some qualifications for all of them, but I think I want to specialize in one of them.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:11
R&D controls its own destiny, you can't run out of questions to try to answer, and if you do you make your own questions. Dev and (especially) scouting jobs are subject to the number of players in the minors and that's about to drop. Dev needs to be done in person, scouting can sometimes be done remotely, so scouting is in a precarious spot. Again, this is all in the book.
TigsforTork
1:12
What was the impetus for changing Austin Martin's FV from 55 to 50 in the latest Board update?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:13
Lack of measurable power, more continued apprehension about where he ends up playing defense than I expected.
Farm Director
1:13
Jared Jones seems to have really good stuff that progressive teams would covet (as seen in his recent bullpens). His control really needs refinement, but I believe that it is largely a product of his violent head whack. Do you believe that fixing this mechanical flaw in his delivery is feasible, and could this change improve his command in pro ball?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:15
Careful with those. Just because one slider spun 2700rpm doesn't mean they all do, feel me?
I like Jones' stuff, a lot. I've just never seen him throw strikes.
Zim
1:16
Any chance of a team punting their selection for Kumar in the future?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:16
?
Trent Hauser
1:17
What does Cade Cavalli do better than Jared Shuster? Looks?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:18
He throws like 7mph harder. What's going on, chat?
El Zilcho
1:18
Does Hancock throw a four-seamer at all?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:18
it's a four-seamer that has a sinker's axis
Kevin
1:18
What caused Drew Romo to slide ~20 spots down the BOARD?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:18
concern about the hit tool, likely going to school
1:19
okay, i've gotta split.  thanks so much for your questions again this week. See you next Friday.
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