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Philz
12:31
Moniak's promotion seemed pretty out of nowhere, have you heard much about how good he might have looked at the alt site?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:32
I've seen Philly campsite video and Mickey Mo came in to camp without a leg kick and then reintroduced it pretty quickly and was hitting liners into the gaps against Philly's campsite arms (Enyel De Los Santos, Garrett Cleavinger types). Thought he looked pretty good considering the layoff.
J.D. Martin
12:32
One more question RE: Adell, his tool grades look the same from preseason except for fielding got lowered by a half grade, so is his FV dropping from 65 to 60 more heavily influenced by needing a longer adjustment phase than first thought -> he won't contribute as much WAR for his 6-7 years of team control? Or does the fielding grade have that much of an impact?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:33
The former, great question.
Dave
12:33
your thoughts on Corbin Burnes’ future?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:33
He seems to finally be doing what I'd hoped he would.
Appa Yip Yip
12:34
Do you think Julian Merryweather could start, or does his injury history make it more likely he just stays in the bullpen?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:34
bullpen, but perhaps high leverage
Billy G
12:34
Saw someone praising Matt McLain's bat to ball skills and saying he's similar to Madrigal...I'm obv scouting the stat line here, but those BB/K %s don't scream awesome hitter. What am I missing?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:35
A madrigal contact comp is excessive (Nicky had the lowest swinging strike rate in all of the minors last year) but I do think the bat is what's driving his profile.
Bobby Bonilla
12:36
I know you didn’t end up retroactively changing the FV on Evan White in your recent piece, but what are your thoughts on his bat this year? He’s hitting everything hard but the K% is so far above what I expected it to be.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:36
Me, too. Looked to me like he was trying too hard to hit for power. Head flying all over the place, etc. I think it'll get dialed in.
Rodney
12:36
What are your early impressions of Daulton Varsho? Think he's ready for a full-time or platoon role next year?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:37
Same here except I'm a little more worried about Varsho's ability to cover the whole plate than I am White's. Still think Varsho is a valuable everyday player (LF/C mostly) but probably more valuable to a real baseball team than to the fantasy owners asking about him in chat.
Dave
12:38
Any concern with Luis Patino’s debut? What does a team do when the results aren’t there in the bullpen-as-break-in dev model?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:38
Not concerned. He's 20, he's a child.
Deathclaw
12:38
Can Alex Reyes still make it as a starter in the future or is he a bullpen only guy now?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:39
I think he can start, or at least I think he has the best chance of starting as he's ever had. Looks great, body is the best it's ever been.
Jackson
12:40
How have you viewed Brady Singer's recent dominance using only the fastball and slider?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:41
It's pretty rare for someone with two pitches to keep dominating like he has the last two starts. Still have Bubic ahead of him because Bubic has three weapons. Though, Singer's fastball has added movement in his last couple outings...
Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes
12:41
What do you make of Josh Fleming's adequacy?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:41
I love me some sinker/slider pitch execution guys.
I think he's suited for the role he's in
Jason
12:42
What makes Keegan Akin’s fastball so effective? The velocity is average and it doesn’t seem to move much but Braves’ hitters looked visibly uncomfortable against it this week. A lot of awkward, late swing at fastballs in the zone from guys who are generally very good fastball hitters
Eric A Longenhagen
12:42
He's on the list of debutantes I shamefully haven't watched yet, so bug me next week.
Tristan
12:43
Nate Lowe doesn't have rookie eligibility anymore. But he's still young and looks like he might be ready to be a quality option. Is there a bit of Rhys Hoskins in there? Maybe more? No obvious platoon split in the minors.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:44
I'd have Lowe and Hoskins valued the same
Ryan
12:44
What FV would you put on Lewis Bronson? Are you buying his improved numbers this year?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:44
Well, I 60'd him but that was clearly wrong. He'd be a 45+ now.
Brad
12:44
Triston McKenzie - any chance he's a 55 in the offseason, or do you think he's a 50 due to injury history, size, etc
Eric A Longenhagen
12:44
just a 50. velo has been falling in each start
Quarantino Martinez
12:45
Another potential campsite problem: pitchers not challenging their teammates up and in?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:46
hadn't thought about that but yeah, I could see that sort of thing being true
Chris
12:46
How will you evaluate possible changes in prospect rankings this offseason without any minor league games to see the players?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:47
campsite video + data + whatever is learned during fall instruction should be enough to do some stuff. I'll have to dig on players in other ways, I'm sure.
Luke
12:48
Do you have any hope that Alford can become a good player with regular at bats? Seemed as if he was starting to put things together in Pittsburgh
Eric A Longenhagen
12:48
I'm skeptical but he's in the right situation since they have the opportunity to give him the reps he needs to improve.
JayA
12:49
Anxious/cautious Mets fan here..  How "real" is Dom Smith? Middling exit velocity (88) and babip around .400 are the only major blips I see. How much should we factor in his prospect narrative (great hit tool/fears of no power)?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:50
I'm in on Dom same as ever: 50. Still think it's mostly doubles power, though.
David
12:51
Not sure if you covered this before; but if Luis Torrens hadn't lost Prospect eligibility due to being a rule 5 stash, what would his FV grade be? 40-45?
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