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Mitch
11:15
Tobias Myers had a great season in the NYPL, did you get to see him and could you slap a 50 on him?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:16
Didn't see him but have scouts' reports from the year. Was a two-way player in high school and was committed to play both ways in college. Was a 6th rounder who took an under slot deal. Has added some velo, sits comfortably in the low-90s, has some breaking ball feel, confident kid. Not very projectable body but I’m kind of intrigued by the overall package. Obviously the numbers are impressive so far. I'll take athletes with breaking ball feel all day long.
The Ghost of Wade Boggs
11:17
Assume you have to pick one to play SS and cut the other, and their offensive profiles balance each other out: A SS with the range and reaction time of a cheetah being fired out of a cannon but a horrible, ten-hopper-to-first arm, or a SS with the mobility of a statue but could throw Billy Hamilton out at first from the LF wall. Who would you choose?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:18
The answer is the guy with the arm, whose range I can at least try to hide with good defensive positioning.
Rick Sanchez
11:18
Is Acuna a transcendently good type of prospect, opposed to like, a great one? Thinking about moving him for two top specs (dynasty) and would be interested in your thoughts on if he's like, a once-in-a-generation type guy.
Eric A Longenhagen
11:18
Love him, but don't think he's Harper/Trout or anything.
Liam
11:19
Hi Eric, can Gabriel Arias overtake Tatis Jr in the spot for as the main shortstop for the Padres?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:19
Answered this last week. Yes. Not a better prospect than Tatis, but by the time he's ready I think he'll be the better SS.
Michelle
11:19
This Thanksgiving season, I'm thankful for baseball and the great content related to it found here on the electronic pages of Fangraphs.com
Eric A Longenhagen
11:20
Same
Liam
11:20
Have you seen Nelson Velazquez,OF for Cubs on your travels Eric? any strong opinions on him
Eric A Longenhagen
11:21
Yup. Like him. Has big raw power. He's a hacker, though, and had some hamstring issues during the summer. Game has some holes but he's a good prospect and was a great find where he was drafted.
GPT
11:21
I'm looking at Rule 5 eligible centerfielders for the Giants at the #2 pick, so far identified Charcer Burks and Carlos Tocci. You wrote up Burks in season, Tocci last offseason. Who do you like more?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:21
Tocci. Better defensive profile.
BK
11:21
Could Lourdes Gurriel break out next year now that he’s got a year of baseball back under his belt? Or would you expect more of Similar production to 2017?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:21
Expect more production with the bat, but he's not a very good defensive infielder and might best project in an outfield corner, so there better be A LOT more bat.
Mark
11:22
Sandy Alcantara, fast ball looks too straight. Is he a starter that should throw softer or a future closer ?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:22
Probably relief.
Mike M
11:22
On paper - I know, don't scout the stat line - it sure seems like the Astros won the Ramon Laureano for Brandon Bailey swap with Oakland. Thoughts?
Pb&Js
11:22
What happened to Ramon Laureano this year? Any chance it was a fluke and he rebounds?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:24
Bailey is a prospect. He's small, 5-10 or so, with a solid four pitch mix. Low-90s, avg slider, above avg changeup. Has skeptics due to his size but Houston and Oakland tend to (in my opinion, correctly) care less about size alone in pitchers.
11:25
When I saw Laureano here in AFL I thought he was an everyday player. Nice buy-low opp for Oakland. Not sure why he had such a down year.
Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe
11:25
Eric, time for the weekly MLB Showdown nostalgia question: Any "lucky" cards that made it onto your teams? Guys who outperformed the metrics on their cards who would come up with the big strikeout or hit at the big moment?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:25
No lucky cards, but always the same D20, which I still have and use for MTG.
Alford or Nothing
11:25
Is Anthony Alford a disappointment?  Seems like he lost some steam and now opinions are more divisive than before. Can he have an impact in 2018 or beyond?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:25
Consider the context if his season. I think he'll be fine.
Urias #2
11:26
Is Luis Urias an industry top 100 prospect?  Top 100 for you?
  ETA?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:26
He's a top 100 for me
John
11:26
Kinda new to all the scouting grades: is 50, 60, and 70 universally regarded as average, plus, and plus-plus, or do some scouts use them differently?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:27
The scouts I talk to use them like that. Main differences from org to org are in the way they put a single number (or letter and number) on a player to describe his future role. Some orgs a 30 is a bench guy, some that's a career minor leaguer.
Owen
11:27
What is the PV/FV on Amed Rosario’s power?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:28
Obviously the present power output was bad. Still think there's thunder in his hands and that he needs to change how he uses his lower half to unlock more of what I think could be 55.60 raw power.
Old timer
11:28
What do you make of Logan Shore?  AFL numbers were mixed ; great K-BB ratio but seemingly eminently hittable.
Eric A Longenhagen
11:29
Upper-80s/Low-90s, plus change, below avg breaking ball. Low arm slot (dare I say it's lower now than it was a year ago? Still need to compare video from '16 and '17). Potential backend starter.
Alec Asher Wojciechowski
11:29
After trading Teo at the deadline and now Laureano, does it seem like the Astros are selling low on some pretty solid OF prospects?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:29
Yeah, but the 40-man crunch is real. Victims of their own success.
Frank Menechino with a Funny Hat
11:30
What are your thoughts on Oakland catching prospect Sean Murphy? Is his prospect stock trending upward?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:30
Yes. Doesn't so everything but does some things very well. Receiving is fine, mobility is just okay, arm is elite.
Nils
11:31
Hi Eric, have there been any prospects you've seen that you were 100% convinced were sure fire RP but ended up working out as SP?
Eric A Longenhagen
11:32
Pomeranz. Once he found that cutter he became a different guy. Thought he was a two-pitch prospect in college and didn't think he'd ever develop a changeup (I guess I was technically right, but he had other outs I didn't consider)
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