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Eric A Longenhagen

12:54

It's a mix and it depends on the individual player in question. Execs know more about their players than scouts from other teams, scouts from other teams know more about players i a given org than scouts from that org (so, if a Montreal scout covers Portland's farm system top to bottom, the Montreal scout probably knows more about that system than the typical Portland scout who spends his time working on other teams)

hmm..

12:54

Is that your way of saying you expect everyone to read everything before asking a question?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:56

No, but you'd be shocked at how many 'Who do you like more, This guy or That guy?" when both those guys are ranked on the 100 or a team list.

Rusty

12:57

I probably shouldn't be doing this to myself. But have any of the intl players the Braves gave up made any kind of splash this spring?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:57

Of the guys I've seen (Soto, Del Rosario, Maitan), no.

RHall

12:58

Oooo, you were working on the Phillies list? When can we expect that to be posted?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:58

Probably tomorrow, Thurs at latest

Pickle Nick

12:58

Gage Canning reminds me a lot of Frank Catalanotto (small, left-handed, contact hitter, not much power, sprays ball to all fields). The guy can really rake but Catalanotto was about a 1-2 WAR player on average, due to his defense. How does Gage project in CF? Does he hit the ball enough in the air to take advantage of the new baseball's?

Eric A Longenhagen

12:59

Still a 4 bat for me but I think you can make mechanical adjustments to improve that. He's fine in CF.

Jim J

12:59

We always hear about the powerhouse colleges, like LSU and Vanderbuilt, that continually produce excellent prospects. What are some up and coming programs that could be powerhouses in the near future?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:01

'Powerhouse' might be excessive for these programs (I'd call Oregon St, UCLA, FLorida, etc the powerhouses) but Creighton, Grand Canyon and some of the forward-thinking JUCOs have a chance to separate themselves from other programs in their conference/level in a significant way.

Let’s go Red Sox

1:01

ETA on 2018 Sox prospect list?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:01

Late this week/early next week.

Jorge Lopez

1:01

Am I a solid big league reliever?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:01

Yeah, I think you find a way to get there

Gus

1:01

Who’s the next prospects outside the top 100 that you can see jumping into the top 30 next year?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:02

Seuly Matias has that kind of skillset if he hits

Fat Matt

1:02

After reading the Yankees prospect list, a huge take away for me is how many guys throw 98+. They also seem to have a track record for getting more velo for their guys. Do they have more hard throwers than most systems?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:02

Yes and I've been trying to deduce how they're doing it for going on three years.

Blue Jay Dan

1:03

Teoscar Hernandez has been raking this spring, but of course it's only spring and he still has to work on his strikeouts. Are you bearish or bullish of his chances of being at least a 50FV player?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:03

I'm bullish on him as a 50

Long John Silver

1:03

Often on scouting reports you give guys 20/55 hit tool and then say they already have advanced feel for hitting. Shouldn't their current grade be higher if that tool is developing early

Eric A Longenhagen

1:06

The current grade reflects what the player would do in the big leagues right now, so most players in the low minors are 20s or close to it. It's also kind of pointless to predict exactly what an 18-year old player would do in the big leagues so, as a shorthand, we tend to use 20 to describe a typical high school bat, 25 to describe an advanced HS bat, 30 for the average college bat, 35 for someone advanced. We think that's a better way to communicate the skillset that avoids the pretense of certainty and granularity.

John

1:06

Any personal favorite prospects/former prospects you think badly need a trade to ever get a real chance?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:06

RAY BLACK

Judge

1:07

What do you think about Ohtani's performance? Is he still the best prospect?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:08

Rowley and I saw him this week. He was still 92-95, no command, but threw some of the nastiest splits and sliders I've ever seen. This was the second time I've seen him this spring and I'm not psyched about where he's at, but still think he'll ultimately be fine.

Blue Jay Dan

1:08

What do you think of Anthony Seigler? I've read that his stock is up this spring due to his nice catching skills.

Eric A Longenhagen

1:08

Agreed, we have him near the back of the first round right now, ahead of Banfield.

Guy Person

1:09

Anyone you’ve seen recently you want to mention?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:09

Maitan. No bueno. Trent Deveaux looks tremendous.

Bob

1:09

If the Pirates tank and trade Harrison at the deadline do you see Kramer getting a shot at the regular 2B job drown the stretch? What kind of player can he be?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:10

I do. Have had a UTIL grade on him since college but they made a swing tweak last year and there might be more to the offensive profile now.

Harvey the Rabbit

1:10

Sheldon Neuse’s bat sure looked good this spring. Where is his glove and arm going to allow him to play?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:10

Does spring training matter

1:10

Was there any prospect that really impressed you this spring? Maybe you were low on someone and then was like why they might actually turn out better then I though?

Eric A Longenhagen

1:11

Dodgers OF who played both ways at BC. Donovan Casey.

Deke

1:12

Any mid-round 2018 college bats that you think could make a substantial leap in performance once they get to pro ball due to untapped tools? Thanks!

Eric A Longenhagen

1:12

Cadyn grenier

Jacob

1:12

What do you think are the odds that the Phillies regret the Kingery extension?