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Eric A Longenhagen
12:00
Hi, everyone
12:01
Let me plug some stuff then get to your questions
12:02
okay, let's roll
Jack
12:02
Any chance we see Luzardo in the majors in 2018?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:02
I doubt it but I guess there's a small chance
Greg
12:02
Any new draft buzz in the top 10 since your updated list and mock?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:02
I think we'd mock Swaggerty #2
skwalla
12:03
Miguel Andújar is absolutely raking
Eric A Longenhagen
12:03
Indeed
Paul
12:03
I'm a Braves fan who has been extremely skeptical of Austin Riley being the starting 3B at any point. I'm starting to come around a little bit. What do you expect his batting average to be? Is he a .250-260 guy or is there more in there?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:03
Close to  you range, enough power that that's fine
Blakata
12:03
Every year there seems to be a prospect or two who just "figures it out" and blows up on the scene. Kind of like Hoskins not being a top tier guy through most of his years in the minors. Who could be some this year that are one adjustment away from All-Stardom.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:04
Franchy, but it doesn't look like he's made them
Reggie
12:04
Not necessarily asking if he'll start out as well, but is Acuna a better hitter than Bellinger?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:04
I think Bellinger's style of hitting (much like Joc's) might be subject to dry spells
Noah
12:06
What do you see differently mechanically with Corey Ray? Personally I’m gonna need to see him slump a bit and break out because that’s where he’s had trouble in the past. He’s starting to excite me though.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:08
Timing just looked better this spring but I didn't notice anything overhauled mechanically, just a better rhythm. Still swung through stuff in the zone.
Wes
12:08
Do you consider the current J-2 Draft a success? If NCAA overhauls their basketball recruiting process, should they model after baseball?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:10
I was thinking about what the NBA might do to change things since it seems they want to and I do think baseball's model has the best combination of benefits for labor (since the kids ready coming out of HS can get paid right away) and for NCAA basketball which gets kids for 3 years if they aren't.
The Man With No Name
12:11
In your preseason write-up, you said Yordan Alvarez could move his way up the Astros list this summer.  He was already at #3, behind Whitley and Tucker.  Seems like you see a high ceiling.  Is his performance so far this year as a 20-year-old in AA justifying that view?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:12
Meant up the overall 100
Big Cheese
12:12
Yennsy Diaz as a sleeper in the Jays system? Looking electric right now in A Ball.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:12
Probably a reliever but he's on the Jays list so not a 'sleeper' for us, an actual dude
Bravesy McBravesface
12:12
Which teams are the best at developing pitchers?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:12
NYY and it isn't close
LudeBurger
12:13
Sharks sharks sharks
Eric A Longenhagen
12:13
I do like sharks
Paul
12:13
What'll be the Braves approach to the draft under a new GM?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:16
Perhaps. Part of the recent approach was based on the number of selections ATL had and where they fell in the draft, so because that's different this year (only two top 50 picks) I expect the strategy to be different regardless of who's running it
Sean
12:16
Forrest Wall seems ready for AA. He fell off with injuries and stalled high-A development, but could he still make an impact in the majors?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:16
Yeah, think he hits enough to be a big leaguer of some kind
Anthony
12:17
Did you happen to catch Robinson Ortiz at extended last week?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:17
Nope, not yet
Tim
12:18
You're not Kiley
Eric A Longenhagen
12:19
Oh yeah, I should mention we swapped today so Kiley could hit a day FSL game. He'll be chatting in my time slot tomorrow
Yo-Yo
12:20
Man, Jordan Hicks looks terrible. Nobody is swinging and missing at his stuff, and he's got the lowest O-Swing% of all RP with at least 10 IP. His control is awful. He shouldn't be anywhere near the majors, right?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:21
Yeah, his peripherals aren't great. One cannot live on velo alone.
Slurve
12:22
Who has been the most exciting prospect since the last chat?  Why?
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