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Eric A Longenhagen
12:42
what's happening here today?
Oaktown Blues
12:42
Jack Perkins has acquitted himself pretty well in the A's rotation so far. Do you still have him pegged for a bullpen role long term?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:43
I think so but I do know scouts who think he can start. He's built like a starter and moves like a starter, the strikes have always been really crude in my looks.
They should certainly try it
they have nothing to lose by trying it right now, learn all you can and see what happens
Kevin C
12:43
why do people seem so low on Ty Johnson of the Rays? This guy has been dealing since he got traded to Tampa and passes the eye test as well
Eric A Longenhagen
12:43
Think the BP folks were pretty stoked on him, no?
Insert Witty Name Here
12:43
Would you put Painter in the Pen for the playoffs a la 2007 David Price?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:43
He doesn't look in position to succeed in that way right now, he's laboring.
Avery
12:44
Dalton Rushing has been just truly awful in the bigs so far, what do his chances of being the 60 FV guy he was rated at pre-season look like for you now?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:44
Tough to gauge when he's not getting regular time.
Bob Myrick
12:45
Is Pete Crow-Armstrong likely having the most valuable year ever for a position player with a sub-.300 OBP?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:46
I'm trying to think of other great up the middle defenders who've had big power seasons....
is there a Zunino year?
or a Freddy Galvis peak HR season?
Tony Batista?
12:47
Jonathan Schoop?
Javy BAez's big ones were north of .300
PCA might be
LenFuego
12:47
Jarlin Susana is looking kind of electric; e.g.,13 Ks in 5 innings a few days ago.  Can we stop worrying about that early season UCL sprain, and might he earn a rotation spot out of camp in 2026?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:48
Yep and yep, don't see him as more or less likely to break than anyone else now that he's bumping 103 again
Wood
12:48
Felix Reyes has been torching AA in a not so small sample size after being a well below average bat the rest of his career. What are your thoughts on him? I've found next to no info online
Eric A Longenhagen
12:48
Don't buy his swing will play, KBO type guy for me
Bob Myrick
12:49
Where are you on Dylan Crews at this point? Is he the hitter most thought he was?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:50
Still on him
Carson Williams
12:50
Do you buy my improved hitting / decreased K rate?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:50
This is a guy with a 3 bat who'll still be valuable because it's 7 defense and playable power
Guest
12:50
Thoughts on Caden Scarborough?  Has midrotation upside?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:50
Above-average FB/SLD combo right now with strikes and huge projection at an athletic 6-foot-5.
Seattle
12:51
Why do they refuse to bring harry ford up
Eric A Longenhagen
12:52
Because they'd have to burn a 40-man spot to do it. If Cal is catching basically every day, and will during the playoffs if they make it, the I'd prioritize depth and want to keep Garver around even though he's been bad. If you cut Mitch and bring up Ford and then he gets hurt, what do you do?
Philip
12:52
I have heard Juan Sanchez (Blue Jays DSL) has pretty absurd exit velo numbers? Is it possible for you to pass around his 90%ile exit velo? How does it compare to Made last year?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:54
Good for his age but not crazy. He has a 115 max but based on the nature of the rest of his data I'm wondering if that's a misread. Lots of folks have trumedia logins now and not all of them are great at parsing what they're seeing, which is maybe possible for your source
Okra
12:54
Pitcher age doesn't matter, right?  Obviously does for hitters, but seems pitchers only have so many bullets before they break.  You also see many pitchers be successful into mid/late 30s unlike hitters.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:54
I think pitcher projection matters but that doesn't always coincide with age
deGrom is the extreme example of this
Guest
12:55
I recently noticed in your updated 2025 list that you pretty aggressively ranked Franklin Arias 26th. While pretty much everyone from 20 down is a 50, what makes you so much more confident in Arias succeeding in the bigs as opposed to other guys with seemingly similar skillsets like Nacho Alvarez, or say Tyler Freeman in the past. He'd have to improve a lot in the power department to even be average. Are you that confident that he can pull off a major league SS with an acceptable bat, or is there something in his batting profile I'm discounting?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
This is a different level SS defender than those guys
Guest
12:55
When will Fangraphs add minor league splits?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
i'll make a note
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