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Eric A Longenhagen
1:30
Supposedly Branch Rickey and 20-80 is a better way of parsing through a normally distributed population where 50 is average and each 10 away from it is a standard deviation from the mean. These values are more communicative than they are scientifically exact, which is actually a good thing, in my opinion.
Chloe
1:31
Austin Beck - what are his best and worst tools?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:31
Best- Arm
Worst- Hit
Jake
1:33
Mitch Longo, one of the best performing bats in Class A/A+ last season. What's your take?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:36
Yeah, he's very interesting. First person to flag Longo for me was actually Mike Baumann from The Ringer, who was covering college ball out of Columbus for D1 baseball at the time. Had some premium physical ability in college. Well-built kid, above-average bat speed at the expense of some effort, swing had natural loft, runs pretty well. They've opened up his stance in pro ball, have altered his footwork in a way that I think is meaningful. Definitely has moved up, still trying to nail down exactly what kind of role he might eventually play.
Matt Chapstick
1:36
Is Matt Chapman somebody who could be an offensive force soon?  He seems to be overlooked.  He can take a walk, has always had incredibly high FB rates, and if he can get his HR/FB to a modest 20%, aren't we looking at a guy that .330+OBP, 35+ HR 3B?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:37
35 homers is a lot, but yeah he's that type of player. I was too light on Chapman last offseason by a lot. Thought he was closer to Pedro Feliz than what it appears he's going to be.
Jerry
1:38
Which core of 4-5 players would you take in the MLB right now?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:41
If I'm building a team in my image? Lindor, Ohtani, Buxton, Machado. I know Trout is the best player on the planet, I'm folding in what I consider aesthetically pleasing because I can't help it.
Big Joe Mufferaw
1:41
I heard from Kiley last week that Andujar "pounds the ball into the ground a bit too much" but his 38 doubles, 2 triples and 16 HRs in 487 AB seem to tell a different story. Can you elaborate?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:42
No, I said that. Think the swing plane leads to more grounders than average is all. Think his game power plays beneath his raw without an adjustment.
Alec Asher Wojciechowski
1:43
How many Wander Francos make the majors?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:43
1
Oden
1:43
Hey Eric,
Eric A Longenhagen
1:43
Hi, Greg.
I still have your jersey somewhere in my parents' basement...
Alec Asher Wojciechowski
1:43
Who is your favorite under the radar Astros prospect?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:44
Chuckie Robinson, but I may have a new answer next week as I start work on Houston system today.
Will
1:46
What are your recommendations for places to see, things to do, etc. in the Lehigh Valley?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:48
Those places were occasional treats. Mostly I was like any other Catasauqua townie: I liked going to one of the two major playgrounds to watch summer league hoops and to drink within walking distance of the house.
1:49
Okay everyone, I must go. Thanks to all of you for stopping by again this week and for your continued readership and support. See you next week.
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