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Eric A Longenhagen
12:17
Swanson
Anthony
12:17
Does Blaine Knight start for you?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:18
Probably not
Tawnda
12:18
How special can Jesus Luzardo be? Is he more of a high floor as opposed to a high ceiling type of guy?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:19
Quick-moving high floor guy, but think he could be better than just a #4/5 or a #4 in the way Mike Leake was a quick-moving #4.
Frank Menechino
12:19
Which low-level A's prospect has the best shot at cracking the Top 100 next year: Austin Beck, Lazarito, or Nick Allen?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:20
I'll take Lazarito. He, Beck and Deichmann were on our '40s and 45s to buy for next year' list
Pat
12:20
If first round draft picks were tradable, would you expect to see many of those get traded, especially given how less likely teams seem to be willing to trade their top prospects?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:22
I do think many would be traded. Obviously there would be unintended consequences, there always are, we're living them in this FA market, but in general I think Rebuilding Team X would want that kind of asset while Competitive Team Y can trade it without their fans having grown attached to a prospect, etc.
Dave
12:22
Hi Eric. Would you ever consider doing a post where you highlight current major leaguers and grade their tools out on the 80 scale? It may help give us readers a better sense of what the future projected tools of prospects may look like if everything pans out. Thanks!
Eric A Longenhagen
12:23
I think that might soon be a part of everyone's player page? We've talked about it.
Ducklin
12:23
Is Honeywell's screwball a sideshow?I heard the explanation of you guys listing it as a splitter, but you didn't mention it at all in the blurb. I was under the impression that it was a marquee pitch for him. How often does he throw it? Would he still be ranked as high without it?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:24
When I've seen him pitch he's thrown it 3-6 times per outing. It's nasty but he uses the changeup much more.
A Boy Named Yu
12:24
Do you have any favorite Cubs prospects, not counting Ademan/Alzolay?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:25
Amaya, Caratini, Estrada, Marquez...
Derek
12:25
Albert Abreu or Justus Sheffield?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:26
One of those guys we ranked 39th overall, one we ranked 59th overall.
JP
12:26
thoughts on sam carlson? you guys had him ranked pretty high on the your pre-draft rankings, but i know they changed drastically after that. do the mariners have a promising prospect here?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:26
I love Carlson. Finishing M's list today and he's ahead of White.
Xolo
12:26
Should Josh Naylor join the launch angle revolution? He's got big raw power that he's not tapping into, he makes enough contact to survive the jump in K% and he's far from a top prospect at this point so it's not like he's got a lot to lose.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:27
I think he'd benefit from being selective and only attacking pitches he can really destroy. That might alter his launch angle without him needing to make a mechanical change. His is an approach issue, not a swing issue, in my opinion.
A Boy Named Yu
12:27
Is Blake Rutherford a prime candidate for higher launch angle swing adjustment?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:27
Saw him take BP two weeks ago and have a 45 on his raw. I don't know where the pop went but it isn't there right now.
Philip
12:29
Any hunter Harvey reports
Eric A Longenhagen
12:30
Yeah, 93-96 with a plus hook as he worked back from injury last year. Was sad he didn't come to AFL but the stuff was good when he pitched. Needs to stay healthy
Frank Menechino's Dog
12:31
Given his dominance at the position in 2017, backed up by all the defensive metrics, is Matt Chapman looking like he might be a true 80-grade defender at peak?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:31
Looks that way. I was light on him last year.
Matt
12:31
When does college baseball start
Eric A Longenhagen
12:31
JUCO ball has started but D1 basll starts this weekend
ryan
12:31
How does the 2018 draft class compare to 2017?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:31
Deeper, still waiting for a half dozen guys or so to tick into the 55 and 60 FV range
cyarbrough
12:32
Edmundo Sosa at 12 on the Cards list? Did you see something in the AFL?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:32
He's a near-ready, stone cold 45 and the best defensive infielder on their 40-man.
The good doctor
12:32
Hey Eric - An extremely divisive prospect, Kevin Maitan is seen as both a potentially generational talent, sitting near the top of some top 100 lists, as well as a guy sitting outside many other top 100 lists. Likewise, i've found his values in dynasty leagues to be all over the place. Care to shed some light on the seemingly extreme variance across the industry on Maitan?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:33
He was a talented amateur. He got heavy and was mishandled by the Braves. He might bounce back, but we don't know. The talent wasn't misevaluated.
Slurve
12:33
What do you think is the fairest way to treat young players financially in MLB?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:34
Open market. No more draft, no more hard IFA bonus caps.
Deflated M's fan
12:34
Is our system really in that bad of shape right now?

I knew coming into last week that it wasn't going to be pretty for us but I think we may have had one person on one post.
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