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EL Chupacabra
1:18
Devin Williams to NYY
Eric A Longenhagen
1:19
Ooop, thank you for this. I've gotta run and get notes to Ben on Caleb Durbin, as he's writing up the trade. Lemme take a few rapid fire questions really quickly...
Benjamin
1:19
How much do you evaluate the malleability of skills? For example, how much do you lean on prior ability to improve say, zone contact, even contextualizing within an organization? Do you feel strongly about some skills being more innate than others, outside of things like he is 6'7 with broad shoulders type insights?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:22
Great question. I tend to think contact is less malleable and that there are certain guys who simply cannot ID offspeed stuff no matter how much they see it. I don't think the latter is universal. I think some purely physical tools can be improved through better mechanical efficiency and some teams (be it via use of tech or just scout/coach/dev personnels' eye for this sort of thing)  are better at identifying, "hey, that player could be better if he moved like this or was positioned like that"
Mordecai and Rigby
1:23
Do you ever wonder how Kyler Murray would be doing if he committed to the A's in alternate universe?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:23
Yes, often.
RyanW
1:23
Which of these guys turns into a superstar? K. Campbell, Leo Devries, Jesus Made, Sebastian Walcott
Eric A Longenhagen
1:23
Walcott
Guest
1:24
Any info on the Caleb Durbin. Prospect included in the Devin Williams trade
Eric A Longenhagen
1:26
Okay, the entire chat is just Caleb Durbin questions which I think is a sign that I should depart. TBD on chat next week because I'm traveling to Philly for a wedding and the holidays. Until then...
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