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Eric A Longenhagen
12:27
And also all that winning tends to create an aura of excellence that has its own magnetism in free agency and international amateur scouting, so 30 years of winning should yield more in those spaces than it probably has for NY the last little while.
DR
12:27
How overused is “generational” to describe prospects, particularly international guys?  Read about NY being linked to a 13 year lld
Eric A Longenhagen
12:28
Way way way overused, even in the sports media I consume, which isn't as buck wild with hyperbole as the Shouty Shows or doom scrolling apps.
12:29
Like Dane Brugler isn't calling Fernando Mendoza "generational". Hell, has Bryce Harper even been "generational"? He's awesome but....
12:30
Part of what I think makes someone "generationally talented" is when it's so obvious that we can all know and agree that it's possible. Like Wemby. At 13 you can't know that
Or they prove it, like Trout.
baseballer8489
12:30
What do you have on Luis Lara's bat? He's obviously got a great glove but wondering if his bat will be good enough to be an everyday player (or is he more like Blake Perkins type)? Looked like he made some promising improvements last season.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:31
More like Perkins (though a little better), tough to see there being meaningful power there.
Jacob
12:32
At this point, what are the 90th, 50th, and 10th percentile outcomes for Daniel Espino?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:33
10th is he keeps getting hurt, the 50th is he's hurt a bunch still but is productive when healthy (Hunter Harvey type?) and the 90th is he magically is able to stay healthy because the day to day of being a reliever is magically the right fit for his body and he turns into peak Ryan Helsley.
Rodger
12:33
Who ends up with the most CF reps in STL this year? Scott, Church, Torres, free agent?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:33
Scott
Beano
12:34
What is the outlook for LA OFs - Z Hope and J De Paula? The LA OF is set for the year but will these guys get a chance as injury replacements or Sept Call ups? Is there a bright future here or a bleak dusk?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:34
Those guys are good but I don't think either of them is a realistic 2026 debut
Rodger
12:34
Is Jamie Arnold a fast track candidate this year?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:35
Yes. If he's throwing strikes with his fastball again, I think the A's are gonna be good and motivated for him to move quickly.
Homer
12:35
What happened to Didier Fuentes in the majors? A command issue or a lack of a good secondary?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:36
More the latter, and too green to succeed at that level, a bit rushed. We still like him, he's making the 100.
Cub Fan and Bud Man
12:36
How does TJ Nichols stack up is there Aceability in there?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:37
He's on my list of guys to check for top 100 consideration this weekend. Ace? Almost certainly not as I define it.
Tyler
12:37
I imagine information is limited on the new INTL guys, but is there anyone that stands out to you as someone you want to be early on?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:38
Angeibel Gomez and Randy Santana are the two guys whose reports read as stronger than their bonues.
12:39
Grades and reports here: The Board | FanGraphs Baseball
beanbong
12:39
Is Willy Adames a reasonable median outcome comp for Konnor Griffin? Better bat but worse glove than Adames?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:40
Yeah, I think this is generally fair. I think "give a f*ck Hanley Ramirez" is what I said on our call this week.
J36T
12:40
Are you worried about Kendry Chourio sticking as a starter due to his size?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:41
He's definitely a skinnier guy, but he's also too young to say definitively. He's a great prospect who is probably 3+ years away, give it time to breath.
Jim
12:41
Which farm system do you think improved the most this winter? Which system lost the most talent?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:43
Washington and Tampa, Miami got volume but I don't love the guys they got, Arizona and St. Louis.
12:44
Lost talent? Baltimore (but they had a super deep system, it's fine) Houston lost some good dudes, Texas and Seattle
Guest
12:44
Thinking about a guy like TJ Rumfield, do you ever feel the industry needs to adjust what is considered good at 1b? 10-20 years ago it felt like there were a larger number of mashers at 1b but these days it feels like there's 5. Seems like a guy like Rumfield or even Shanuel might be better to lock in rather than playing carousel with traditional types like Rowdy Tellez
Eric A Longenhagen
12:46
The thing is that the position always has a Vogelbach/Rowdy/Aguilar/Cron/Voit bunch of guys in their  productive prime, as well as the Hanley, Victor Martinez, Joe Mauer, whatever types tricking down from other positions. I agree that Rumfield is a big leaguer who could have a peak like some of those lesser names, but those guys are 40s.
40 doesn't mean "bust" it means 40
J36T
12:46
Thanks for what you guys do here.  Any player that you stuffed into the Top 100 that a year ago you never would have thought that would happen?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:47
Yeah, Sal Stewart.
A year ago I thought his hit tool would get exposed, I 40'd him.
2131, 1312
12:47
Who would you say has the most aesthetically pleasing swing of any current prospect?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:47
Benge
Mas Datos, Por Favor
12:47
Commenter Matt calculates farm value as the team lists drop, but could the FG team add a 2026 version that displays the current teams at least as they are added?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:48
Yes, after Prospect Week I will get with Meg and Dolinar to make that happen.
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