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Eric A Longenhagen
1:21
the list is made entirely of 50s
Jabroni
1:21
Who has the highest/lowest exit velos on the list?
Eric A Longenhagen
Steven
1:23
For fantasy prospect purposes, which prospects are must have guys from this past summer's drafts?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:23
Friday is Fantasy Friday and we'll have Dynasty, FYPD and redraft rankings for you and they'll all be viewable and sortable in one place on The Board. All hail The Board.
D
1:24
Why do we never hear about the glowing leadership and clubhouse charm of latino players?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:29
There's a barrier between them and the English-speaking writers you listen to. It's hard to consider someone who you can't understand as charismatic or inspirational. Plus a lot of Latino players, especially Venezuelans and Cubans, are dealing with stuff at home or went through a lot to be here and it colors their personality in ways that ignorant people aren't willing to consider. I don't think my coverage at FG falls victim to the "grit" and "hustle" b.s.
Adam
1:29
Is the Untitled McDongenhagen Project ever coming back, even if with a new name?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:30
I'm considering sitting and speaking into a mic and recording that to release as a pod when I have something interesting to say.
Would you be into a prospect pod that is mostly just Eric talking?
Yes (91.1% | 113 votes)
 
No (8.9% | 11 votes)
 
Total Votes: 124
1:31
brb chat, i need coffee
ah dammit I realized I'm out of half and half as I typed that
1:32
ok, onward...
Adam
1:33
There was an 80 grade somewhere on the list for most tools, and (I think) at least a 65 for every single one except command. Why do you never grade command higher than a 60? Given that the scale is based on standard deviations from the mean rather than objective measurements, the best command in the game is by definition an 80, so why do we never see anything close to that, even among the very best prospects?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:33
I agree we need to use more of the scale for command. McKay is a 70
Guest
1:33
are the fielding and arm ratings relative to MLB average or to the position average? For example, would a 35 be a 35 at shortstop, left field, and first base? Or does it depend on position?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:33
MLB average.
Steven
1:33
I know this is about prospects but i would love to see a list of the best coaches in the game (who doesn't love a good list).  Like who is the best infield coach, outfield coach, baserunning coach, catcher coach, etc.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:34
That's tough. Sounds like an Eno article but whenyou write about dev, dev folks are your sources, and once you start ranking your sources....
That's Metsy
PD
1:34
What sort of scenario plays out where Wander falls in that 5% bust category?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:35
He gets hit by a meteorite a because he doesn't have a bat handy to whack it away
Sterling
1:35
Why is Graterol so low?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:36
Relief for me, plus the medical
Just curious
1:36
Royce was great in the AFL, but who would say is his most likely and slightly optimisstic comparison?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:36
yes but i feel good about my reasoning
Maximum Acostage
1:36
Why has FG consistently been lower on Huff than most other outlets? Was any thought given to Apostel or Jung being on the list?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:37
Sherten was one of the last cuts. I've been scouting Huffy since he was at Arcadia and he does have monster raw, but I think he's a 1B and then the K's become an issue
Jung still has his pre-draft grade for me. Inside out swing, not sure you can hit for the kind of power you need to in order to clear the 3B bar right now without getting him to pull the ball more
Jeter
1:38
Why is Sixto so low?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:38
heater doesn't play like it's velo suggests, body/injury concerns
Hobbs
1:38
Why do people always ask about guys who are already written up on team list that have been posted for a month?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:39
I'm starting to think I suck at marketing myself, though to be fair I did vomit in my mouth as I typed "marketing myself"
Ben
1:39
the ways with a couple very intersting low level hitters in Groshans and Martinez. Were the injuries to Groshans what has kept him from being a tier higher?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:40
He was in consideration for the 55s back when he was healthy, yeah
Oil of Zolay
1:40
Your rankings suggest you aren't too high on Brailyn Marquez.  Do you see any realistic chance he still can develop into a high impact starter (i.e. a good #3 or better)?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:41
The fact that he's on the list at all kind of refutes the notion I'm not high on him. I think it's realistic he becomes what you describe, just not likely.
I think it's really important and useful to look at current big leaguers and work backwards, and there just aren't many big league starters who are built like Marquez at this age, or who have his strike-throwing issues.
Jason
1:42
Are there any 50s who didn't make the top 120, or is everybody else 45 and below?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:42
The latter
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