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Chicken non-tender
12:50
Thoughts on Anderson Brito?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:54
Really like him, idk if I was the high guy on him when their list ran or not but I remember being pretty aggressive ranking him considering he was DSL at the time. Little guy, like 5-10, big time arm sitting 95 with 20 inches IVB, potential plus slider but really inconsistent finish right now. Changeup is okay, love to project on it because of the athlete/arm action piece. Still a little guy in A-ball not gonna be a top 100 guy for me this offseason or anything crazy like that, been burned too many times by these A ball arms, especially the wee ones
Fish
12:54
When can we expect the Marlins top prospects list to drop?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
I'm gonna do CHC, SFG, COL next and then move to the orgs based in Florida, though whether I start in with the Gulf Coast teams or the East Coast teams is tbd.
joe
12:55
Quick thoughts on Arjun Nimmala
Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
I'm scared he won't hit.
Still.
Victoria
12:55
Do you think the Cubs plan on having Shaw and either Caissie/Alcantara on the OD roster?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:56
Maybe Alcantara because of his option year situation, probably not the others. Shaw might kick the door down, I suppose.
whiff rate
12:56
How confident are you in Kumar Rocker as a starting pitcher after last season?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:57
Smedium. He's been hurt too often for ten healthy starts to make a reasonable person confident.
Jay
12:58
Is there any intrigue in Yonathan Perlaza with his return from the KBO and a NRI deal with the Padres?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:59
Honestly, I should go watch his tape to see, idk right now. Once he fell down the defensive spectrum in the Cubs system it was kinda over for him as anything more than depth/org type but maybe something has changed.
Victoria
12:59
what were your P12 takeaways?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:00
Gotta juice Do Yeong Kim's and Hiroto Takahashi's grades, Shosei Togo was kinda meh in the finals, Chieh-Hsien Chen needs to get added
1:01
Team USA needs to find a way to get better pitching on their roster
AL Central Casting
1:01
With one team likely to blow their entire 2025 pool on Roki, it's been reported that this will cause chaos when the signing period opens. What are the biggest effects you anticipate? What kind of players are most likely to be impacted most? Will a bunch of minimum ($10K) signings just not happen, or will they end up signing for under that (since they wouldn't count against the pool limit)?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:03
Just a reminder that I wrote about this in August and I'll admit to being frustrated that I haven't gotten my electronic attention cookie for it (I'm a baby). Let’s Ballpark Roki Sasaki’s Market | FanGraphs Baseball
It depends on who he signs with. Some teams give most of their pool to a couple of guys, some spread i out.
Coach1973
1:03
Do you see Carson Williams making an impact with the Rays in 2025?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:03
Probably not. They're deep in front of him and he can't hit breaking stuff.
Scotty
1:04
Would you trade Shaw/Ballesteros/Triantos for Crochet? (which is the rumored asking price)
Eric A Longenhagen
1:04
Yeah
tumtum
1:04
How does an arm bar look, why is it detrimental, and what is the correction?
Eric A Longenhagen
Lord Thunder
1:04
Prospect showdown: Who do you got between A&M and former A&M OFers Jace Laviolette and Braden Montgomery?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:05
Monty, I'm gonna be lower than consensus on Jace, lotta swing and miss from both guys but one is just freakier than the other.
tumtum
1:05
What should I think about Xavier Isaac's increase in K%? Was there something that happened that hampered him this season or was there degradation in skills?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
It's kinda scary and long to the up/in portion of the zone, think he could cut his stride and shorten up while still producing huge power.
Buf
1:08
Does the players union care that Sasaki will get way less than he should? It seems like the current pool cap or an international draft with bonus caps lower player pay by a massive amount- what would the players have to give up to go back to the old system?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:09
A not so great thing that I think has been true about the PA for most of my life is that they don't really care about guys who aren't in the club yet.
Hence the trends in Int'l and draft bonuses
Brendan
1:10
If you were handed the keys to an amatuer draft, which team's structure/model/draft history would your draft most align with?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:11
BOS, ATL, MIL
Shirtless George Brett
1:11
Does pitch repertoire factor into evaluating pitchers? Like do some teams value specific pitches/mixes more or less? Or is the thinking more as long as its effective throw whatever.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:12
Yeah, especially when it comes to fastball shape and plane.
Farhandrew Zaidman
1:12
Hi Eric! Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope, and Kendall George are all L/L A ball OF for the Dodgers, all have different skill sets. Who are you highest on compared to industry opinion?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:12
De Paula, not close.
Guest
1:12
Any chance you’d look to go back to working for an org rather than stay in a public role?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:12
Expansion Team X, sounds fun.
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