Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat
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Alex Remington
1:15
Atlanta has had a nice year on the farm – arguably one of their best from top to bottom in quite a while. Is it just one of those things that can happen, or have they made any systemic changes that are bearing fruit?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:16
They're good at drafting and have tended to so aggressively promote players that they don't hang around the minors long enough to make their farm system look good. They've also been competitive often enough that they rarely make sellers' trades for prospects. Even though their system has historically not ranked highly, it's clear the spice is flowing.
Jonathan Adelman
1:17
My biased two cents is that a draft model is wonderful in theory but it risks being "garbage in, garbage out" unless the model is strong at the biomechanical level. Are there any teams still rigidly adhering to their draft models when those models aren't able to leverage joint position data? Are those teams less likely to retain top-tier amateur scouts?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:18
There are definitely teams who are better utilizing biomech data in their models than others and some, among the users, who are better at collecting it in the field than others. My intuition is that most teams who are objectively assessing aspects of athleticism rather than doing so visually are the ones more likely to fire scouts.
kphan34
1:19
Thanks Eric! Given the buzz around Angeibel Gomez's start, how likely do you think the Royals bump him up later this summer to the complex league?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:19
Most of the big bonus kids stay in DSL the whole first year for tax purposes. Maybe during instructs but not ACL.
1:20
Okay friends, gonna keep it to 50 minutes today as I have some life stuff to tend to at 11 and need to get ready. Fun list cycle, glad to be done and work on other things.
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