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Eric A Longenhagen
1:08
My notetaking has changed a lot over the course of (checks calendar) jesus the 13 years I've done this. I used to chart every pitch (this was when I was in PA and seeing a lot of double- and triple-a), then I used to take rough notes in a notebook and transcribe them into a cleaner report on a template sheet. Now I just give each player a couple lines in the notebook and try to fill it out, my transcription process just makes its way to the site now.
Adam
1:08
It’s too soon to read into any stat lines, but how has Ha-Seong Kim looked at the plate to you? Seems a little lost at times, but is he about where you expected at this point or more behind?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:09
Saw him four times during the spring and struggled with velo every time. This is the thing that was scary about him coming over from Korea is you can't recreate big league velo over there. He deserves time to adjust, he's also been asked to play all over the place at the same time he's thrust into a new culture and seeing monster stuff
Brad
1:10
What are your thoughts on ACC catchers Mat Nelson of FSU and Luca Tresh of NC State?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:12
Nelson has bug boy pop. Need to do video work on his defense, really don't have an opinion on that this second. Tresh: Better body/athlete than Nelson for sure, think he tracks fastballs great and can hit them, kinda worried about him vs breaking balls
Buff
1:13
For a guy with 60 command, Nick Neidert sure has a curious K/BB ratio (6/9) to start off the season. What gives? Afraid he’ll get pounded if he throws the ball over the plate?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:13
super small sample. watch how often he locates where the catcher wants, he definitely needs to nibble
BettsBellingerCaruso
1:14
Thoughts on Dustin May also throwing more 4seamers & getting more whiffs so far this season?

And on Lux - still too early but he's getting better contact than last year but the xwOBA is still subpar compared to his expectations - would you still grade him 70 FV?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:14
Good for May, makes sense to have two diff fastballs. No, I'd prob just 60 Lux at this point.
Doug
1:15
With many teams having let go of a lot of scouts during covid, do you think that teams like the Royals that committed to retaining most/all of their scouting workforce will have a tangible leg up as soon as this year's draft? And do you think any of those lost scouting jobs could come back now that the economic impact of the pandemic is retreating?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:18
Great question and it'll be the last one for today. I do think teams who retained the bulk of their staff have an advantage over ones who furloughed them, and that as use of current data becomes more uniform through baseball (via data sharing and the industry's asymptotic rate of understanding and parsing it) that having lots of good scouts will still be how you get an edge. Their thoughts are certainly imperfect, but as we gain more and more objective understanding of things like stuff and bat speed, perhaps one day vision and cognitive function, it's the subtle visual and intangible stuff that will separate players from one another.
1:19
thanks to everyone for coming this week. Have a great weekend, please consider hitting a college game near you once you're vax'd. bye bye
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