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Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat

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James

3:00

Is Taylor Ward the 3B of the future for the Angels? Started raking when they moved him from behind the plate?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:01

Tough call. Those peripherals are really good but scouts just do not buy it.

Judge

3:01

What do you think about Loaisiga's peformance?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:01

Probable reliever. Saw him last week, he was 94-97 with a plus slider and power sinking change but that delivery and his injury history are very relievery

Nick

3:01

You're probably familiar with JJ Matijevic from his time at Arizona. I see he is now an outfielder. Is the bat good enough to play there?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:01

Power is but I'm skeptical about the rest

Frank

3:02

I don’t think I can recall ever seeing a prospect grade with more game power than raw power. If you were to grade Jose Ramirez, current superstar, as a prospect, would he be an example of someone with more game power than raw power? Ditto Ozzie Albies.

Eric A Longenhagen

3:03

Yeah this makes sense if you consider that raw power (how far/hard you hit the ball) and game power (what you SLG, ISO, HR, etc) are measuring two very different things that only overlap a little bit, you can see why this happens pretty often.

Russ

3:03

you guys were high on sean murphy. are you even higher now?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:03

He's shaded up a few spots bit this is basically what we thought he was.

Coz

3:03

Care to discuss baseball and its accouterments?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:03

Yerp

Amarillo

3:03

Hi, Eric. Thanks for the chat. Any Angels 2017 draftee to keep an eye on except for Adell and Canning?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:04

Jerryell Rivera

NYTT

3:04

Is this Sean Newcomb the version that most people thought would come to fruition out of the draft?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:05

Yes and it feels so amazing to finally see it happening. People were uttering 'Roger Clemens' under their breath when he was in college. Mostly they were talking about his lower half, but still.

NYTT

3:05

How different/similar are Liberatore and Allard as pre-draft prospects?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:05

Libby > size, velo, health

Jake

3:05

Any concern about Ryan Vilade struggle so far ?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:05

Yes, he looked physically weak/thin in the spring

Norman

3:06

What’s wrong with Rooker and Hays ?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:06

Rooker has poor breaking ball recog, Hays just has a bad approach and will always be streaky.

mike sixel

3:06

At this point, is it safe to assume the Twins and KC have no top prospects?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:07

Nick Gordon is hitting but probably 2B for him. Royce Lewis is great. KC has Seuly and Lee and I loved their draft class, plus they have like 4 more guys coming in a month. Think both orgs have some premium talent that just needs time.

WesleyC.

3:07

Any early reports on Julio Pablo Martinez?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:08

Nope, was told I probably won't see him in the states this year until very late.

Parts + Gleyber

3:08

Former Fringe Fiver Guillermo Heredia might be in line for more PT. OBP's been strong. Think he capitalizes?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:08

Yes, love Heredia as a platoon CF.

Jason

3:08

Do you or Kiley ever have people, like average fans, recognize you when you are out scouting? If yes, does it annoy you if they try to talk to you, even if it's briefly?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:08

It's rare but you're welcome to say hi if you see me. Kiley, too, I guess but why would anyone wanna talk to him?

Anon

3:09

Which teams treat their players best in terms of pay/benefits? Does it have a positive impact on development?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:09

They all do an insufficient job.

3:10

Some put more into it than others (Toronto does okay, Cubs, Dbacks, Seattle is trying new things) but mostly all the kids are underpaid.

Columbus

3:10

If Logan Gilbert recovers his velocity, is he a legitimate top 10 pick?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:10

Yes

Osiris Johnson

3:10

Do you guys know about me?

Eric A Longenhagen

3:11

Super young and twitchy, out of control style of play, serious questions about if you'll hit and your positions but teams who look at age/upside are probably on you.

Anthony

3:11

Do you ever get asked about or criticized for your reports from scouts for teams, or do they not pay much attention to public lists

Eric A Longenhagen

3:11

Every day

Jorge Mateo

3:11

Is he a legit .280/12/50 guy?

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