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Pinstriped Problems
12:50
Spencer Jones: people jumped on his hot streak but maybe it was just a streak? Lately he was brutal
Eric A Longenhagen
12:50
I'm so offline anymore that the only portal I have into prospect discourse is this chat.
But from my POV, the internet is way too reactionary and impatient
12:51
about liteally anything
Dan
12:51
Thanks for these chats, Eric! Always love the insights. Not exactly prospect related, but wondering if you've had a chance to see what Brett Baty has been doing lately. 109 wRC+ and more interestingly to me, he appears to be a quality 3B defender and shockingly solid at 2B. Any difference you've seen with his defense (or offense for that matter as well)?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:51
Another guy whose bat speed surprised me when I sw it
12:52
He's a piece, the way they're using him and Vientos in tandem seems to be working and part of why Baty is doing well is probably because he can have a platoon mate
Guest
12:52
Did the Padres move De Vries because:
  1. Suarez opts out, Miller becomes the new closer
  2. They keep Suarez and stretch Miller out ala Michael King (I don't believe this)
  3. They internally saw something that convinced them to "sell high"
  4. Flags Fly Forever
  5. Other
Eric A Longenhagen
12:53
I think there's a greater shot at no. 2 than you do. I think they liked De Vries but I'd be surprised if they truly thought he was a top 5 overall prospect.
mostly 4 tho
Arkansas Traveler
12:53
When there's a big discrepancy in how hitter-friendly a team's minor league pipeline is level to level, does that positively or negatively affect a hitter's development? I would imagine it's a challenge for hitters to suddenly have to adapt to hitting in the cavernous Dickey-Stephens Park after the smaller Everett stadium, but does that adaptation actually help them deal with adversity for the future?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:54
I think there are instances where it negatively impacts dev because I think it's natural for hitters to see a short porch and change their mental approach in a way that benefits them in the short term.
12:55
In some cases it isn't impacting the hitter so much as it's impacting our ability to coherently assess them. The Mariners guys are consistently in that mix.
Jeremy
12:55
I'm sure you evaluate players differently than when you first started out--weighting certain tools or traits more or less heavily than you used to. Is that because you've changed (you've learned more, etc.), or because the game has changed (pitchers throw harder now, etc.), or both?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:56
Definitely both, some of what I've changed is technical (fastball shape is the big piece between '16 and now) and some of it is more about approach (I'm offline, these evals are more true to myself and less impacted by the zeitgeist)
Izzy
12:56
Does Edward Cabrera still have ace upside?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:57
I'd say "front end" upside, maybe not "ace" in the way I define it, which is that there are only four Aces, give or take
Sir Nerdlington
12:57
Will we see more draftees coming from the D2/D3 levels in the coming years with the glut of D1 guys getting shoved down due to roster caps?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:58
It's an interesting thought, I wonder if the portal allows pro-quality talent to move fluidly enough from program to program that it'll just diffuse to smaller DI schools or JUCOs
GA Blood
12:58
No question, just wanted to say thank you for the series on SS defense. It's really great as a fan to have people who can explain the intricacies of the way the game is played, so this kind of content is super fun.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:59
Gracias, people seem stoked on it and I'll do more like it
Pokey Reese
12:59
For someone that hasn't seen Tolle pitch, how would you describe him?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:59
"F*ck you, hit my fastball, I dare you"
DL
1:00
Did you say you were at the Dbacks game
Eric A Longenhagen
1:01
I was last a Reds/Dbacks game last week, pretty sure I saw Hazen at the Brophy/Basha football game last night but I gave him space. Larry Fitzgerald's kid is good btw.
I'm gonna be at a Rangers Dbacks game with my neighbor Clark next week
Old Prospector
1:01
any thoughts on Dax Whitney, who just had a great freshman year in NCAA?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:01
First round prospect
2131, 1312
1:01
Favorite player name in the minors right now? excluding the most obvious & widely known (eg Jurrangelo Cintje)
Eric A Longenhagen
1:02
I've gotta make my fantasy football picks right now, give me 2 minutes, then I wanna check on Justin Crawford's swing, and then I need to break some news before chat ends
1:06
Okay I'm back, thanks for that indulgence
RoyalRyan
1:06
Any new thoughts on Royals young pitching, specifically Shields and Kendry Chourio? Would you have either above 40 FV at this point?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:06
Still inclined to 40 Shields right now, Chourio 40+
Have I added him, I need to if not
Lord Thunder
1:07
Who's the best bet between Roch Cholowsky and Justin Lebron to stay at SS? How much separation in the FV outlooks?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
Roch might be a 70 there
, overall grade wise probably one is a 45+ and the other a 45 at the moment
Archer
1:07
Has Max Anderson been performing long enough to earn a higher grade? Guy seems to just keep raking
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
I don't think I'll budge there unless I see a change in swing/spray
Josh Adamcdzewski
1:07
Chances I get to a 50 FV?
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