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Emilio Bonifacio
12:33
Feel like Dean Curley is being underrated in this class a little as someone who seems like a high probability bat professionally - is the defensive projection on him THAT bad where he may be 1B only?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:34
It is a problem, yeah. I don't think it'll get *that* far where he's a 1B, but I do think he's more likely a 1B than a SS.
He's more like a late 1st guy
Dan in TX
12:34
Otto Kemp up for Bohm this year?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:35
I think Kemp could have some big league utility but he's not remotely as talented as Bohm.
Hopeful Person
12:35
Do you think Noah Schultz gets a cup of coffee this year?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:35
No, they have zero incentive to do that
Some kinda Mook
12:37
If Meidroth’s hit tool is a 60/65, then what is Baumann’s article-titling tool?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:37
80, so glad that guy's on our team
Kevin
12:37
Dakota Jordan has started off strong in A ball. For someone so toolsy, what signs do you want to see in his development this year?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:38
I wanna see him not strike out a ton throughout a second half at Eugene, and during a cup of coffee in Richmond at the end of the year
12:39
A ball is beneath all SEC guys, get him out of there unless you're scared he'll flop
Guest
12:39
Zebby Matthews upside worth stashing now?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:39
Yeah, he's good
idk the structure of your league, i'm streaming guys Luis Ortiz and Edward Cabrera in mine, I don't need to stash hm
Rick
12:40
Is the start to the A+ season for Laz Montes something to be excited about - or just SSS? Has improved all his numbers at the plate thus far and is really young...
Eric A Longenhagen
12:42
Whiffing as much as he's put balls in play, contact rate a little south of 70%... folks needs to stop putting stock into surface level stats at Everett, please please please for everyone's (my) sanity
and he *might* be good, it's just that the only thing in Everett smaller than their ballpark is their airport
Ryan
12:43
if Lawlar gets the call while Marte is out do you think he sticks and worth rostering?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:43
Wouldn't be a priority for me
Bob
12:43
Yophery Rodriguez is continuing his nice start as a 19 yr old in Hi-A with Boston. Do you think he can be a guy whose sum of all parts is greater than you’d think guy with a bit more ceiling than you might think from the individual tools?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:43
More of a part time look for me
Jay
12:44
Will Bleis ever be able to harness that bat speed and be a big impact player or is he more of a defense first 4th OF type at this point in his evaluation?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:44
He's frustrating in most facets and it bums me out
Austin
12:45
You had Gilberto Batista in your prospects of note section with mediocre stuff. Last night he touched 96 and has yet to allow a run this season. Any improvements?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:48
He touched 96 but he's sitting 92-93 and his fastball has generated one swing and miss in three starts. MLB average fastball velocity is 94.4. His cutter/slider is playing pretty well, though. He's a prospect, but let's try to properly understand MLB average.
Steve
12:48
How soon would you call up Horton at this point? Was 96/97 again. Walks look bad on paper but he was around the zone. Maybe 1 or 2 more starts and see how he holds up at 80+ pitches?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:51
Still early enough that you have to prioritize tour pitching depth. Adding Horton to the 40 means you lose someone else. Feels okay to give the guys already on the roster some time to get their footing. If a guy ends up on the 60-day and it frees up a spot, go for it while Horton is healthy.
Chris
12:51
Do you think Jurrangelo Cijntje will end up starting right-handed every 5 days and also throw another 40-50 innings per year left-handed out of the bullpen? Will he even be good enough from both sides to do it at the MLB level?
Eric A Longenhagen
Colt Keith
12:52
You seeing anything in Keith's work at the plate that's preventing him from tapping into the plus-plus raw power grade you gave him? Anything mechanically and/or approach-wise that's contributing to his negative launch angles on breaking & offspeed stuff this year?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:52
Swing cuts downward, has been this way for a while.
BJ
12:53
With the complex league starting in half a month, who are some of your favourite sleeper prospects to monitor at the level
Eric A Longenhagen
12:53
Gabriel Rodriguez
GA Blood
12:54
I've been giving some thought to the term "Ace". I would never expect a prospect to be accurately described as a future ace (even Skenes had some question marks to cross that barrier, I think), but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. But given how unlikely I think it is I wonder if I would recognize it in a prospect when I see it. Are there certain criteria where if you'd check them all off you end up thinking a guy has a medium outcome of acehood? Stamina obviously. Command has to be a plus plus? Multiple plus plus pitches? More regular plus pitches?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:54
Let's look at the guys I'd consider present-day Aces:
12:57
Stuff wise, he has I'd say three 60s and a 70, elite durability with 200 ish innings three of last four years, walk rate in the 5-6% area
12:59
Healthy Gerrit Cole is like 80 slider, everything else plus...walks rates around 6%
1:00
If you wanted to argue for Cease up here I'd be okay with that. Skenes and Hunter Greene are encroaching
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