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Eric A Longenhagen
12:54
Pache was my prospect #101 LAST offseason so we had a good chuckle at the notion that Kiley was the one pounding the table for him.
Chapstick Free Since ‘93
12:55
Whatever happened to Ricky Romero? What’s that boy up to?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
Was pitching for Tijuana late in the summer.
Joe
12:55
If Ohtani  was only a pitcher or outfielder, would that have changed his rankings?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:56
Pitcher: No
Hitter: Would have been a 45 for me and a 50 for Kiley
Bird Man
12:56
ELOY JIMENEZ...WHAT SAY YOU?!?!
Eric A Longenhagen
12:56
ELOY HIT BALL FAR
WorriedCubsFan
12:56
What do you think about Tommy Pham?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:56
Never really dug into him to decide if I thought it was real. Aledmys Diaz I did, and decided it wasn't. Jose Martinez, I think it's real. Pham? No idea.
Kris
12:57
Does Garrett Hampson have the ability to be an everyday player? Average MLber?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:57
Think he's a utility guy.
Slurve
12:57
If my son was a 6'4" lefty who consistently threw 98 in high school, and was firmly on the radar for teams/scouts, should I, as a parent,  limit his innings to just his high school season?  What would summer ball prove other than better competition (which my tools might not care so much about)  Would that make a difference in "bullets in the chamber" or injury risk?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:59
You'd want to limit his workload but I don't have an exact answer as to how much. If the kid is already known to scout/teams that summer isn't as important, I agree with that premise. And I agree health should be prioritized. But I don't know exactly how much pitching is too much nor how little is too little.
Nick
12:59
Was John Aiello of Wake Forrest considered in your 2018 draft rankings?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:59
Yes but was kept off due to concerns about swing and miss
The Ghost of Wade Boggs
12:59
When looking at a catching prospect, is framing factored into the defense grade? Is that what evaluators refer to when they say something like a catcher having "soft hands"?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:00
'Framing' is more of an analytics term describing a catcher's ability to steal strikes on the edge of the zone, while 'receiving' is the scout term (soft hands, quiet receiver, etc) and they're independent of one another.
Big Joe Mufferaw
1:01
How do you chose which questions to answer?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:03
Depends on the day, actually. Open-ended premises and stuff that requires research I haven't done can be tough to answer in a way that doesn't make me look stupid later, because there may be an obvious answer that I don't have time to come to in the 10-15 seconds I have to answer your question.
Bird Man
1:03
Ortiz from the Phils...what type of monster could he be in the bank along side Rhys?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:03
Meh. He has huge power but is a big, stiff kid with zero margin for error on offense. Has a chance, but way too far away to start wondering where he fits into Philly's lineup.
Shawn
1:04
Thoughts on graduating prospect from last year Trey Mancini?  I thought for sure I'd see him listed on the article.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:05
We talked about him but ultimately got to this: r/r 1b/dh with no patience means he's probably due for regression. He's Trumbo all over again in many ways. Up to you how you value that guy, was a 45 for us.
Ryan
1:05
Not a prospect but what developmental expectations do you hope to see from German Marquez this season?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:05
More cambios, please.
Rex Manning Day
1:06
I noticed that on the FG list, Andujar's tools were graded as good or better than Gleyber's across the board. They're essentially tied in rank, but Gleyber is widely considered the better prospect. Is it just age and the positional difference that separates them, in your eyes, or is there something else that puts Gleyber ahead?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:06
You nailed it
Big Joe Mufferaw
1:06
What was the biggest question mark on Mike Trout when he was drafted? Simply the Northeast playing time thing?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:07
What I've been told, and this may be apocryphal, is that it rained a bunch and directors didn't see him as much.
Andy!
1:07
Hi Eric! Are you familiar with the prep shortstop in Kansas, Cam McMillan? I believe he's a Vandy commit. I got to see him play recently and I was wowed. He looks like an uber athlete and he was hitting 105-plus shots in BP. Curious what you think of him. Thanks!
Eric A Longenhagen
1:08
Yup, also on our list of follows. Huge 6-5 kid with power projection. 50 arm, needs a position because it isn't SS.
James
1:08
Who will the tigers go after 1-1.  You think they will take another pitcher?  Any rumblings?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:10
Just too early. With executives in FL/AZ for ST it'll be interesting to see who's where this weekend (and all month really) and who plays well in front of them. Senzel went nuts in front of everyone here in AZ two years ago and went from middle of rd 1 to top 10. If, I don't know, Luken Baker goes wild this weekend, maybe we're talking about him as an AJ Reed type in three weeks.
Okay, that's my hour. See you next week. Lots of college ball on TV and streaming this weekend so check that out.
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