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Eric A Longenhagen
1:02
SO yes, I like him
Big Fan
1:03
Braves fan here and I'm always lamenting that the farm system is near the bottom of MLB, while teams like the Dodgers and Mets draft late but are closer to the top.  I know the quick ascension of many prospects impacts lists, and winning games not farm system awards matters, but are there glaring ways that the Braves farm system and player dev machine needs to get better?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:03
I wish they would stop doing one big $4 million guy internationally
They haven't hit on their big money Int'l guys
millville meltdown
1:04
will a well-applied mascara save a prospect with otherwise poor makeup
Eric A Longenhagen
1:04
I could do back shaving tutorial videos
I once used part of my bike lock to reach back there myself. The pandemic was a weird time.
David
1:05
Hit tool question for Lazaro Montes. Looking at his walk rates and his contact %, is his issue mostly just missing pitches or are their also swing decisions issues as well. No one is perfect at swing decisions just wonder if it mostly 'just' missing pitches or are their other issues.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:06
In-zone miss is where his data is scariest, including fastballs right down the middle. He's near or at double the big league average.
1:07
His chase stuff is fine, at or slightly better than the big league average even as you look at his splits with two strikes, against breaking balls, what have you.
Mas Datos, Por Favor
1:07
Do teams keep track of each scouts grades on players and then later on cross reference those with actual player outcomes? If you did that, you could get a rough idea of scout x is really good at catcher D, but bad at game power eval, etc.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
Some do, some do it relative to bonus amount so there's quicker feedback.
Bryan Ramos
1:08
Very low chances a bad 3B project teams keeps me from heading to Charlotte? Red Sox and Angels like ex-White Sox (Romy and Yoan). Nationals and Rockies bad at 3B too.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:10
Who values defense most from that group? Rockies would be interesting. Milwaukee prefer him to Seigler?
Mas Datos, Por Favor
1:10
Do you also track some of your tool grades and compare later on to see where you strengths are and where you can keep improving?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:11
yes, properly valuing guys with incredible command and knowing when a guy is a good enough hitter to outperform their raw power are where I've struggled to be accurate
I'm probably best at defense and "binary no" hit tool guys.
DAVEC
1:12
Who is your pick between bat first guys Ryan Clifford or Jacob Reimer for "best" prospect?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:12
Reimer
Roch Cholowsky
1:12
(I was 36th on the FG 2023 list with a 45 FV. Have I "proven" my bat so far? Again caveat need to do it again this season)
Eric A Longenhagen
1:13
Yeah, feel for tucking your hands in and barreling stuff on the inner half is way better now than HS, when you were longer and scarier. Body hasn't trended great, though.
SCJH
1:13
The "maxed out" tag in scouting reports always fascinates me. What's the best result you can think of from a guy you considered physically maxed out at a young age?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:15
Devers, Kirk, Jean Segura, Schwarber, Joc, even guys like Adam Eaton were kinda maxed. They can be good, but you see how that group trended defensively. Kirk is amazing but catching is a different thing than playing a position.
ProsserInTorts
1:16
Franklin arias a midseason 60fv if the rumored added strength manifests itself in an ev bump, more lifting and pulling?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:16
The prospect in the current group most likely to be Maikel Garcia
ProsserInTorts
1:16
more likely to ever become a 55fv: marcus phillips or juan valera?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:16
Phillips for me, more starter-y in body and delivery. Valera it's straight gas but violent and wild.
Michael - FG since 2016
1:17
Keith law thinks jumping Konnor Griffin into majors is a ridiculous idea.   First person saw that expressed caution WRT griffin.  After Jac C I’m concerned with rushing him as well.  What say you?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:17
Think about how they handled Skenes. Late '26
Insert Witty Name Here
1:17
What’s the highest extension you’ve seen from a prospect? We know about basketball players turning into TE’s, but would someone who has freakishly long arms get enough extension where the fastball would look 105+?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:19
The only guy whose name you might not know a all is Griffin Kilander in the BoSox system. The oher guys you've heard of. Logan Gilbert, Serwinowski, Miz, Letson, Aroldis Chapman, Gervase, Glasnow
Panini Senior Bowl
1:19
Any standouts of yours from Senior Bowl practice?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:20
The kid from John Carroll who was a serious basketball player and then started playing flag football, the kid from Florida who weighs 380 and broke the grip strength tester, a bunch of O linemen, the corner from Tennessee. I just watched the first day and have the other sessions recorded
but I've been listening to mcshay and the rogers/sikkema pods
1:21
while i write top 100 blurbs
War2D2
1:21
Hi Eric! Thanks for all you do! Keith Law had his top-100 come out recently, and I was surprised that Jaxon Wiggins was nowhere to be seen (he also wasn’t on KLaw honorable mentions list). Has his stock fallen or is he one of those high-variance guys that people are all over the place on?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:21
I think having him toward the back based on injury history is fine, Keith has him about that spot
Matt
1:21
I really enjoyed Brendan's Angels list, but can you classify Samue Aldegheri's time in the Majors as a "cup of espresso" instead of a "cup of a coffee" going forward- from a fellow Italian. Grazi!
Eric A Longenhagen
1:21
An oversight from our italian-speaking prospectorino
1:22
prospectorando?
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