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Eric A Longenhagen
12:41
No
Isaac Newton
12:41
Amed Rosario's perceived FV has apparently fallen some in the past year.  Can you say why?  The stats seems respectable for a 21-year-old SS.  What did he fail to show scouts in 2017, tools- or performance-wise?  Thanks so much for all the work you've put in this winter.  It's much appreciated.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:42
Concerns over how poor his exit velos were in the big leagues. I think they're a little overwrought but I agree he has some mechanical adjustments to make, specifically to his base. Hand  speed to do lots of damage is there.
Phil Gurnee
12:43
Keibert Ruiz is 19, true catcher, tore up Low A, after holding his own as a 18 year-old in a tough hitting league. Just finished his first major league camp with six hits in ten at bats.  Like or love?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:43
Like. Love Will Smith.
Anonymous
12:43
Will the A’s ever be good again?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:43
Yes, bet they're competitive in 2019 or 2020.
Mike
12:44
Who do you prefer, Jordy Barley or Justin Lopez with the Padres? What are their upsides?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:44
Barley has more offensive upside, Lopez is a more polsihed defender
Mike T.
12:44
Hey Eric - I just saw that Alfords biggest weakness is his arm.  I thought he used to be a quarterback?  Obviously the motion is different but shouldn't throwing a football at quarterback translate into throwing a baseball from the outfield?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:45
It's a good question that I wouldn't mind diving into for an entire article. Bit let's say you threw Alex Smith or Chad Pennington in right field. What do you think their arm grades out as?
Ned
12:45
What can you say about Boston's big Texan Alex Scherff, given that he has yet to throw professionally?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:46
Remade his body during high school and started throwing harder. Was mid-90s with a good breaking ball for me as an amateur, delivery/command pointed to the bullpen.
John Dunn
12:46
Can Alec Bohm stick at 3B? If he could play any other position other than 1B how much higher could he go? Am I wrong to think he has the best combination of hit and power of the college players in this draft?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:47
Kiley and I have been told he was too low on our pre-season list, definitely moving up as confidence he can either stay at third or hit enough that it doesn't matter is bolstered.
Matt Damon
12:47
MATT.  DAMON.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:49
I don't know why this made me laugh, but it did. Jill and a friend watched Brothers Grimm a few weeks ago and I could hear them shredding Damon's accent in that movie from the home office as I wrote the Rangers list.
Jeff
12:49
More likely to breakout in 2018 - Aramis Ademan or Isaac Paredes?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:49
Ademan, but I like both guys
Jimmy
12:49
In terms of draft prospects, how often do guys who initially were thought of as 1st round type guys but who don't look as good in the spring regain their original status? I'm thinking about guys like Jeremiah Estrada of the cubs who apparently early on was potentially a first round guy who fell to the 5th.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:51
Good question. My summer evals typically have 5 guys who I pegged as top 50-types who just have bad springs or get hurt or kind of disappoint and end up being unsignable.
Finnegan
12:53
Do you think Nander De Sedas can stick at Shortstop in the long run, or are teams looking at him longterm at second or third?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:55
That piece was largely inspired by De Sedas. I've been thinking more about bigger shortstops and am slowly coming around to the idea that you can stick guys there who wouldn't have had a prayer of staying before batted ball data was being used. I don't like to watch baseball like that, but it's where we might be headed.
Paul
12:55
Is Kluber's curve really a 50? It's always seemed to me like one of the league's best.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:57
I think I explain in the piece that he probably throws just one breaking ball but he either manipulates its shape in a way that makes it look like there are two or it just has less two-plane movement when he throws it arm side. Either way, the breaking ball is way better when it has tilt. I threw a 7 on his slider, so I don't think we're in disagreement about anything, just using different terms for the same thing.
Solaire
12:57
I know they arent prospects anymore, but who do you see as being more valuable going forward for the Rockies, Raimel Tapia or German Marquez?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:57
Marquez
JD
12:58
Nobody's talking about Francis Martes. What do you think we'll see from him this season?
Eric A Longenhagen
Jeff
12:59
Speaking of a Zobrist type player - favorite switch hitting prospect in the minors right now?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:01
Hard not to say Mejia
Austin Hedges
1:01
Should I be worries about Luis Campusano or Blake Hunt? What is their upside?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:01
They're both good and Hunt has already shown improved raw power
Branik Best
1:02
Daylight Savings Time is still messing with me.  Thought this was posted an hour early...
Eric A Longenhagen
1:03
Arizona doesn't change clocks at all so my sleep schedule wasn't disrupted but now that we're back to three hours off of Eastern time, everything else is.
Biscuit
1:03
How would you rank the following with regard to short term MLB impact: Maikel Franco, Max Kepler, David Dahl, Brad Zimmer, Dansby Swanson.  Yes this is a thinly-veiled fantasy baseball question.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:04
Kepler, Zimmer, Swanson, Dahl, Franco. Dahl was a high-priority big league eval for me. Have seen him twice and he's swinging through a lot of pitches right now. Bat speed is still there, hasn't seen live pitching in forever, but not ready right now.
Coz
1:05
Should I be at all concerned that Luis Robert keeps injuring himself on slides?  Thant should be an easy thing to fix right?
Eric A Longenhagen
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