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Eric A Longenhagen
12:46
That feels right, three good players where two of them have a ton of risk.
ED44
12:46
Sad days in Cincy. Hard to envision them getting much by way of trade unless they decide to part with Hunter Greene, in which case LAD seems like a fit. What kind of prospect haul would he likely get from the Dodgers? Can't say the Reds have shown much of an ability to identify/develop prospects of late, but they're staring down yet another rebuild, and unfortunately, it's not likely to be a rebuild of the ownership group/FO.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:48
Yeah, Hunter to LA seems like an eventual thing because of how strongly I associate him with LA. It'd be weird for them to reacquire Sirota. I'd ask for Zazueta, one of the outfielders, Leiter, and then probably one of Arias or Melburne because I can't help myself.
Jonathan Adelman
12:48
Assuming there isn't a revised Yankees prospect list before the deadline, what FV would you guys slap into Wilberson De Pena?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:49
He's atop my list, I rolled through the DSL guys last night and then got caught up trying to gather details on Yostin Pena's voided deal with the Cardinals because that guy is pretty freaky.
cwood41
12:49
When the angels looked at arredondo, what could they possibly see in him to think hes a top 10 guy in their system?  Do they think he's like, an elian pena type, since they've got similar slash lines and body types?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:50
Good defender and contact hitter, yeah he's a softer bodied kid but he moves well. Below avg bat speed. I like him some, remember Mo just got done running a Cardinals team that loved Thomas Saggese, Jose Fermin, Tommy Edman, etc. He's comfortable tracking in these guys and I think it's fine, but I wish they'd have gotten back a second piece because it's rarely a good idea to be the team trading multiple pieces to get back one. IDK how the talks went, obvs.
broeygallo
12:50
How do we tie out our traditional scouting view of left handedness being more valuable than right handedness in hitters, with what is obviously a current scarcity (thus excess value) of right handed hitting?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:51
Counterpoint: The good teams are good in part because they're more left-handed and that's why they need complimentary righties?
Hazmat Corntail
12:51
Any prospects you’d like to see be traded over the next few days? Guys who are badly blocked, or could benefit from an org change?
warpath
12:51
The Twins have to finally give Emmanuel Rodriguez an MLB shot before the end of this season and see what's inside the box, right? He's currently rehabbing and he's in his last option year.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:52
These are kidn of related: I'd really like the Twins to buy and sell simultaneously. Move a catcher, then trade a bunch of prospects for a better one with years of team control. Part of this is because I'd like to see some of their younger OFs get big league run asap. But I'm more interested in seeing Hendry and Jenkins than E-Rod or Gonzalez.
eandy
12:52
I find it shocking that other teams haven't been able to raid the Dodgers front office. Are they paying these guys more than a promotion in another org would provide?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:53
Yeah. Plus, would you wanna leave the Dodgers? Should we put a cap on baseball ops department salaries so they can't hire great people? My "polling" says that's what fans want.
richwp01
12:54
"Bonemer (68% contact rate, 23 degrees of launch on average) might not be a third baseman, which is a big part of why he falls from the top of the 50 FV tier to the back of it." The defense is what dropped him, or the contact rate/K% matter more in the drop?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:54
Both
Robert
12:54
It is 2030. Aaron Judge retired. Does Florentino, Montes or Ethan Holliday lead the MLB in home runs?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:54
You picked a group I'm scared of.
Cami, obvs
kleborp
12:54
Yostin Pena putting up big exit velos in his brief Low A stint. Guy to get excited about yet?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
Yes, he's freaky, gonna be stuffed on this Yankees update I'm working on.
Beano
12:55
Is Jim Jarvis the answer at SS for the Braves? Or is a trade in the works?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
He's a nice stopgap because of the defense, which is so so good.
topanga jeff
12:55
Thanks for sharing hitter data on your recent top 100 update. It was interesting to see how similar Rainiel and Ralphy were. Are they the same hitter?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:56
I think Rainiel will be a better contact hitter when all is said and done.
dan norman lear
12:57
Who is the best prospect/recent grad who gets dealt? Hope? Painter? Jesus Montero?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:58
I think Lombard gets moved.
dan norman lear
12:58
As we muddle through a weird trade deadline, I'd like to say they should really make draft picks tradable in whatever weird deal they make next June.  I think it would actually help loosen things up and make big deals much more likely IMHO.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:00
I agree about pick tradability (within reason, I don't want an NBA situation where we have to keep track of years and years worth of swaps) but I'm also not sure how much weight they carry. Bryan Baker (who is damn good) for a comp pick gives as a pretty good idea of how teams value those picks: like a controllable reliever.
fincampbell05
1:01
By "someone so good you might feel otherwise after it's done," I assume you're not referring to the Goodman, Neto, Lopez tier of players that are being connected to the Red Sox? More like an EDLC?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:02
Yeah, like if Arias moves it'll have been for some deal none of us saw coming
zabadoey
1:03
Like Adams could be a trade candidate. He has seemed to always put up solid numbers with the bat, and projection systems love his combo of low Ks, high BBs, good power. From a hitting POV, are there warts that the stat line is hiding?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:05
It's entirely about whether you think Adams' super duper hardline, pull-heavy approach is actually sustainable, and if that's enough for him to profile at 1B (where he belongs on defense)
nebravesfan33
1:05
Not a prospect question but has happened to Austin Riley?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
This is how hard it is to predict this stuff. A guy can prove to you that he's awesome and it can just end without a real explanation.
djtofu
1:08
Do we know what caused Carson Bolemon's velo to be down this year?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:08
I think it can be as simple as, "This is what it looks like when he goes six innings ratehr than one or two on the showcase circuit"
scai
1:08
Does Kristian Campbell need a change of scenery?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:08
Yeah, I'd be interested in seeing that.
rickdugo3000
1:09
eyanson for skubal makes a ton of sense for everyone, right?
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