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Eric A Longenhagen
12:56
Looks like they did after he came back toward the end of the year.
Junior Marin
12:57
Is there any specific data/trait from DSL prospects that you believe to be a decent predictor of success once the prospects come stateside?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:58
Way more noise than signal for DSL data due to competition quality. I think you can identify red flags in chase and contact rates, but big DSL exit velos are often a product of physical maturity rather than skill.
GraphsFan
12:58
Do you continue to follow prospect graduates, or tend to follow / scout ballplayers less closely the further they get from graduating from prospectdom?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:59
I watch and follow the big leagues closely
You've gotta, I feel like
Kate
12:59
Made gonna go straight to A ball this year, following the recent Brewers' tradition?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:00
That's a great and terrifying question that just made Bill Mitchell do a spit take for fear of not getting to photograph him next spring.
Jacob
1:01
Do you like the AFL triple headers? Or does it just make for a very long day?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:02
Depends on the traffic, honestly. I love trying to force myself to keep focusing halfway thru game 3 or whatever, amid 15 combined walks. It isn't great for writing and actually making stuff for the site, though.
Ben Schneider
1:03
Did any of the 40-man additions really surprise you?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:05
Some of the really young arms like Juan Carela, Joe Elbis and Jean Cabrera. A big league deal for Justin Hagenman wasn't on my radar, either.
Kate
1:06
Michael Arroyo's 2024 bring you around at all?  Or was that mostly a product of a super hitter friendly park?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
Just peeking at his spray chart (and maybe I put on a few swings of him facing stuff on the inner third of the plate while I've been chatting, who's to say?) this is not as red-flaggy. Had a complete inability to pull fastballs, thought he'd get worked up around his hands, at first glance this is better.
Jacob
1:07
What would be your biggest updates to the book if you edited it today?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:09
I'd wanna write about language modeling, minor league contraction's knock-on effects, the transfer portal's knock-on effects
Ben Schneider
1:10
When you say you're looking at stuff on the inner third, do you have a way to quickly filter pitch types and location to watch video?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:12
(Smiling and nodding devilishly)
1:14
Okay, time for me to split. No chat next week because of Turkey Day (go Roughs). Thanks for chatting, please consider a sub to the site or at least ditch your ad blocker, all of us appreciate your support so very much. Deuces
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