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Eric A Longenhagen
12:33
his contact rate is not all that bad against them, it's 76%
when i expand the sample to include last year....
.462 OPS
So maybe a concern
Dan in TX
12:34
Thanks for the advice. Deep league, would you rate Tyson Lewis or Rainiel Rodriguez higher as a long term speculation?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:35
Rodriguez
oh, i owe you guys video of him. I promise as soon as I log off i'll edit that together and upload it to the youtube channel
which is here btw FanGraphs - YouTube
Kate
12:36
Has Johnny King's performance at the complex so far given you any new info that would affect his FV?  Or does this basically look like what you described in his report in the Jays list?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:37
Velo is way up, waiting for him to pitch at Phillies so we can all just watch it. I think that'll be Monday if he stays on the usual schedule.
Which means aqui: PhilliesBroadcasts 2 - YouTube
Kate
12:37
Have you heard anything about what's going on with Letson?  I'm assuming it's some kind of injury.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:38
Gah, I have not. Has he been IL'd? If so I can find out. If not, like they're just skipping a start for innings/load mgmt purposes, they'd have to tell me.
Dan
12:38
Hot or iced coffee? Weather dependent?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:38
Hot first thing, maybe iced later
Matt
12:38
Hey Eric, how far up do think you have Aroon Escobar moving in updated top 100 (if at all)? Seen some places move him into the top 100 already and Keith Law has him as high as #40
Eric A Longenhagen
12:38
Probably more toward the back for me, wanna see him keep chugging down the shore in the second half
Todd
12:39
Jonathon Long has been punishing AAA pitching all year. Has his performance answered any key scouting questions or meaningfully improved his outlook?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:42
He's crushing it enough to merit re-evaluation certainly, just peeking at the spray chart it's still so inside out that off hand I'm fine with a 40 on him. Remember, a 40 is a big league grade, luke voit type performance, a useful role player just in the 20-30 range among 1B league wide.
Guest
12:42
what do you see mcgonigle's mlb eta looking like with the tigers this competitive?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:43
If he's one of your top two MIFs in the org right now, you need to test that and decide proactively. I'd juice the kid to Eerie right and give him a month there, which then gives you two week prior to the deadline to make moves with a better understanding of his readiness
12:44
Not to trade K Mac, just to know what your needs really are.
Mets SP
12:44
Of Sproat, Tidwell, Tong, McLean, any others, who do think has the highest ceiling? Do any have ace potential?  Thank you.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:44
If Tong can keep sustaining this I guess it's him, I'm not gonna throw Ace around for any of those guys, though.
Kate
12:45
I know we all hate comps, but hearing some Keaschall comps for Kyle DeBarge.  Any similarities there or just a lazy comp because they're both good hit tool guys in the same org?
Keith
12:46
Thanks Eric. How do you compare Luis Pena vs. Jesus Made, and what are the chances Pena proves to be the better prospect?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:46
Oops, DeBarge question first here...
12:47
I don't think the Keaschall comp really holds water, Jon Berti is more what I'm thinking off the top of my head. I just think the Keaschall comp comes from them being in the same org, people comparing to players they're familiar with.
12:48
Pena is more polished, Made's power ceiling is nuts
Friendship with Connor Wong Ended
12:48
I assume he'll have graduated and won't get an evaluation on your Red Sox list, but what do you make of Carlos Narvaez who you had as a 35+ last year on the Yankees list? It seems like both his defense and offense have wildly overperformed expectations. Is the clock going to strike midnight and turn him into an offensive pumpkin soon or could he hold down the starting catcher job?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:48
He's overperforming but is still pretty good
Ham Fighter
12:48
You watch StatCast fumbling around trying to ID pitches for Misio last night?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:49
I did, pretty common for the guy's first start
Bily
12:50
I'm sure suggestions like this get old, but have you considered not doing team lists and just doing weekly batch updates to the board and writing them up as you see guys or source info? The site would get weekly clicks and at least this reader would enjoy that more.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:50
Definitely wanna do team lists similar to the way they're done now with batch updates you're talking about thrown in.
12:51
It's a lot for one fella (plus a skilled freelancer, essentially) and I'm constantly adjusting.
Robert
12:52
What do you think of the White Sox approach with Grant Taylor (calling him up and putting him in the bullpen)?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:52
Maybe they know something about his health that we don't? If not, it was needlessly early to do that. What's the rush?
Oaktown Blues
12:52
Man, you weren't kidding about Denzel Clarke's defense. Game-changing. If you're the A's, do you keep starting him and hope the bat comes around?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:53
I think you let him play frequently because that might be the only way he feels through his own adjustments. Plus, at least he's impacting the game in some positive, special way. He made a play exactly like that one in last year's AFL.
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