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David
12:27
Did you see this coming with Cade Horton?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:28
He's tracked almost exactly in line with projection.
Jake
12:28
Do you have updates on Jackson Baumeister? He was terrible early in the year, missed multiple months with an unreported injury, and then pitched very well the last month before heading to the AFL.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:29
Because he's an AFL guy, I don't have anything off the top since I'm just waiting to see him here.
W
12:29
Luis Matos and Marco Luciano badly need a change of scenery, wouldn't you say?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:29
For everyone
Yesavage
12:29
Permission to overreact to one start?  Awful lot of whiffs generated...
Eric A Longenhagen
12:30
Feel free, my only concern is that delivery is violent. But on stuff you can go wild.
GraphsFan
12:30
What's up with Sebastian Walcott's power #'s? 13 HRs and .131 seems low for a 70 Game, 80 Raw. I know he's doing this against much older competition, but does he need a redo at AA?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:30
At least to start next year, probably. I'm not worried about him all that much, though. He's a kid.
David
12:31
Cubs and Tucker very likely don’t work out. You going external or giving one of Caissie or Ballesteros those AB’s? Seiya can move to RF depending on who you choose obviously. Or maybe Johnny Long gets a chance…. Could platoon with either as well.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:31
I think you're thinking about it the right way. Let the young guys play, spend Tucker's money elsewhere, pick up a draft pick, etc.
Bret S
12:34
As a Cardinal fan how excited should I be for the season Joshua Baez had?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:35
you can be glad he's had a good season but I'm still skeptical about him hitting big league pitching for a sustained period of time.
I'm surprised his K% is as low as it is, guys whose hands fire from a dead stop like his do tend to K a ton.
AL Central Casting
12:37
Kyler Fedko is having himself a great season for the Twins' affiliates, but has not been considered a prospect of note. Do these kind of late breakouts raise a player's stock much, or do teams consider them "career years" in a way? Or does it depend on whether the guy made significant changes to his game?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:38
I try to stay sensitive to the older guys (Fedko is 25, did a ton of damage at AA this year) even when their age/polish might be the reason they're having success because once in a while you get a Nellie Cruz or Kerry Carpenter or something...
12:39
in Fedko's case I'd wanna know if he's viable in CF. His underlying hit data isn't nuts or anything, it's pretty average.
Eminor3rd
12:40
My gut response on the fall scouting moratorium is: sure, great idea in concept, but it seems like we're incentivizing a black market/shady business. Can this be properly policed?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:41
I think it's conceptually sound, kids should go play basketball or something rather than baseball all winter, but I agree it's going to be tough to police for numerous reasons. If I'm at an indoor facility to see a free agent pitcher throw a bullpen and the guys who throw before and after him are rising sophs at a college, what am I supposed to do? Leave? Cover my eyes?
12:42
The little corner cases can be discovered and the rules can be polished or tweaked. The "no third party" piece of the rule means I can't go see a player for my buds and send them video or whatever. The rule isn't good for scouts but is probably good for players.
GraphsFan
12:42
Do NPB minor leaguers get treated any better than the guys going through the minor league slog stateside? Thinking along the lines of like compensation, facilities, nutrition, etc. Does NPB have a draft system, similar to MLB?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:45
I actually don't know about facilities/amenities/lifestyle for the minor leaguers over there. They do have a draft that includes both high school and college players, but the rules are different, and the first round is conducted kind of like ranked choice voting.
Colton
12:46
Orelvis Martinez outright released. My assumption was potentially to pursue an opportunity in Korea or Japan because it feels odd for a former top guy in their system to just get kicked like that. Any dope you can share?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:47
I have nothing there at this time.
Chris
12:47
Dax Kilby had a very exciting debut, could we be looking at a 50 grade to start next year or is the sample still too small?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:47
More like a 45+ and Pick to Click as I'm sitting here right now. Like him a lot, though.
RVA_Empire
12:47
As the baseball year comes to a close, which prospect (or non-prospect) surprised you the most after getting up to the big leagues?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:47
Isaac Collins
Bill G
12:48
Given that the disparity between MLB and the minors is the largest we have ever seen is there really enough talent to expand by two more teams?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:50
I think it might dilute the pitching enough to curb K's in a way that's good for the aesthetic of the game. I also think when the next CBA is agreed upon that we'll see yet more reduction/changes to the minor league structure and I want more teams to offset that so we don't lose 30 more affiliates.
A Boy Named Yu
12:50
Is Ballesteros tall enough to play 1B or athletic enough to try 3B?  I'm trying to figure out how the Cubs could carry Kelly, Amaya, and Bally next year.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:51
You could live with him at 1B even though he's a squat guy.
Mickey
12:51
Is there any world where Colt Emerson should be the Mariners 2B in the playoffs?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:52
It's a tough call. I could see a scenario where he's your best option, but it's a little late in the game to find out how he'll do against big league arms.
Pinstriped Power
12:52
I feel like the vibe going in to the season on Cam Schittler was back to mid rotation starter but that you were a bit higher on him. How do you feel now that he has been in the majors for a bit? I feel like he looks like a solid second-third guy in a rotation long term no?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:52
I think that's right
More 3 than 2 for me because I'm like that, but yeah.
Old Prospector
12:53
What are your expectations for Luis Peralta next year and beyond?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:53
I liked him as third-best RP in a bullpen as a prospect but his command has tanked since that trade. I'm bummed
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