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Eric A Longenhagen
12:39
The top pick, Joseph Yabbour, was sitting 96-98 at the end of the year at St. Lucie's closer. Really wild guy, but has upside if the White Sox can polish him up
12:40
Julio Rodriguez to HOU is interesting, elite spin guy.
Phil
12:41
As a Red Sox fan, I have complicated feelings about this trade. I understand that Teel was the least heralded of the Heralded Four, and of course I'm delighted to still have Anthony. But there are so few catchers around, somehow, and the Sox are already playing one who I think may be secretly a second basemen. Is Teel maybe further away than I thought? Is Narvaez somebody?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:42
I will be working on writing up the Carlos Narvaez/Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz deal once we get off here. I said out loud in the media workroom after the Crochet deal broke that the Yankees were the team with a catching surplus for Boston to siphon from but I didn't think they'd actually consummate something..
12:43
I currently have Narvaez eval'd as a power-over-hit third catcher. Will obviously take a fresh pass at him when I write the piece.
Refugee
12:45
Appreciate your insight on Over-Slot recently. Do you consider Ethan Holliday's swing flaw being identified this early something that works for (he's not even 18 yet) or against him?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:47
I'm not sure it's correctable, I think his hands just work in a way that leaves him very vulnerable to many fastballs up/away. I have him more middle of the first round. 72% contact guy on the showcase circuit, hit .240 and slugged .380 when you add up his entire multi-year showcase sample. Love the raw power potential, don't think the performance merits a top 5 pick. But the Colorado/Holliday connection and Washington's willingness to take guys like Elijah Green looms.
Nervous Flyball Pitcher
12:48
Of Baltimore's three 50 FV starters (Povich/McDermott/Young), which one are you most in on? Side note: McDermott's fastball visually looks the most impressive of his pitches but stuff models don't care for it (?)
Eric A Longenhagen
12:48
I think I'd have Young first (lock SP), then McDermott (agree with you about the FB), and then Povich who I'm worried has less precise command than he needs to thrive with pretty vanilla stuff.
Hyperart Thomasson
12:50
What are your thoughts on projecting further power production for Spencer Horwitz? Is bat speed the only glaring deficiency in his profile, and what’s your sense of players and dev groups ability or track record of improving bat speed w/o compromising contact rate and quality?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:52
That guy has definitely made himself stronger than I would have guessed and he looks absolutely ripped, but yeah the bat speed is the bat speed. Because minor league bat speed isn't an objective thing I have access to any identification of changes like you describe is dicey, right? But yeah sometimes guys like Kristian Campbell just start swinging way, way harder and there's always some amount of give to their hit tool. If the foundation was good enough that they K more but still at a workable rate, then cool.
If there's variability in projecting Horwitz it's probably coming more from whether an org think he can play 2B or not. Less to do with his offense.
Guest
12:53
Thoughts on Travis Hunter being listed as ATH as his position & whether or not he’ll get drafted by the As ?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:54
Lol, I don't know whether he's going to be able to play both ways in the NFL. I want to hear the Dane Bruglers and Connor Rogers of the world on that topic. I do think Mykell Williams is a dark horse 1.1 candidate though, I'd take him over Abdul Carter as my top edge guy.
Kate
12:55
Not a prospect anymore, but what do you think of Max Meyer at this point?  Feel like he needs to incorporate the changeup and sinker more.  The fourseam doesn't seem strong enough to be more of a two-pitch guy.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
I'm with you, it would have been foolish to think that he'd sustain the arm strength he showed pre-pandemic (up to 102 here in AZ) for a whole season but to lose like seven ticks is pretty wild.
Lord Thunder
12:57
How far away are the Nationals' duo of 6'6'' 20-year-old pitchers, Travis Sykora and Jarlin Susana, from reaching the Dollander-Chandler-Sproat tier on The Board?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:59
How ever far away from the 40-man they are, basically. Both could be back-of-the-100 types this cycle, strikes were there for both this year, Susana crested 100 innings i think. Proving it with 120+ innings and being on the cusp of the majors is basically a mandatory thing for me to put a pitching prospect in the top 30
doughboy
12:59
Leaving most likely candidates of it (Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Padres) Which mid-market team would you say has the best resources and infrastructure to legitimately have a shot at Roki Sasaki?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:02
Baltimore came to mind first. Something about Sasaki's purported grave seriousness fits with Adley and that group. That org has done well with pitching....
1:03
Hmmm, who else?
1:05
I selfishly want him to be a D'Back, Carroll would get to take a step back from the spotlight in a way that might be good for him. No Walker in the clubhouse, though.
1:06
The Rays or Las Vegas Athletics of Sacramento would be a fun fit, I wanna see a minor league park handle that media deluge.
1:07
Obviously Cleveland, Seattle, Atlanta, places that have shown they can make pitchers good, would all seem like great fits (though obviously SEA's need is not currently pitching)
Milwaukee on that list too
RAH
1:07
What role do you think Edgardo Henriquez can fill in 2025?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:08
Non-zero shot to be the set-up guy, has to be more consistent. That kid was at an AFL game like three days after they won the ship, just wanted to be around baseball.
Lord Thunder
1:08
After a pretty disappointing debut in the majors last year, is Bryan Ramos still the White Sox' 3Bman of the future?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:08
The lack of bat speed scares me but I'm still on his defense in a big, big way.
Sam
1:09
Do you think Teel will be the best prospect traded this winter?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:09
No
Mordecai and Rigby
1:09
There was so much talk of the "Golden AB" a few weeks back (I hate the idea myself), but what are your thoughts on it? I personally want ABS in place and think MLB will be better and look very different once this is implemented.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:11
Hate it, feels to far flung from a core aspect of baseball which is "take your turn". I'm pro Challenge System (it's going to be a big, big deal and everyone will love it, it's going to be super fun to be in the stadium when the crowd roasts a visiting player for being wrong) but not full ABS.
1:12
The change they're looking for it that. It adds nuance to the game. Full ABS takes nuance away.
McBain
1:14
Does Colorado not making a Rule 5 pick border on malfeasance?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:16
Eh, I just peeked at their full 40-man and I suppose one of the relievers at the bottom of the roster could have jettisoned to make room for someone with more upside. I like Herget, Bird, etc. but adding Bastardo who you can 60-day right away maybe would have been a good move.
Mordecai and Rigby
1:17
Ethan Holliday was not great during the summer circuit just like his big bro, but what are the key differences in their swings? The physical builds and actions are obviously very different, but how do their bat paths compare?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:17
Jackson was really good.
The power arrived the following day spring but the contact was always there
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