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Eric A Longenhagen
9:00
They have the dough, not sure what his number is
Dave
9:00
I went to an official NFL draft event at a stadium.  But that was more to stand on the field go through the lockerrooms
Eric A Longenhagen
9:00
I was at the Anthony Davis draft in Newark
Mo Harkless baby!
Braves Fan
9:00
Any intel on the Braves pick?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:01
Sounds like they're shopping around. Working it
Wilson
9:01
Where are you in the building?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:01
I'm the handsome one
9:02
Third row from the back, red shirt, 80 grade head of hair
zurzles
9:03
Seems like as good a time as any for the O's to take a SP. Are they really just allergic to drafting them high?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:03
told yall honeycutt right?
lol maybe i didn't post that in here, my bad
Kellon Linsdey next to Dodgers
Steven
9:05
You did
Eric A Longenhagen
9:05
lol okay
Alfredo Garcia
9:05
Any info on what the Dodgers see/like in Lindsey?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:05
Elite speed, more body projection than generally assumed
Karl
9:07
Why do none of my messages get posted after moderation?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:07
I put the questions into the post here
RK
9:07
Is Rainer at worst a low batting average/good power solid fielding shortstop (or third baseman) for the Tigers? They have McGonigle at shortstop, but maybe McGonigle to second, Keith to first base with some fans giving up on Torkelson at first
Eric A Longenhagen
9:07
Yes
RJABraves
9:08
Sloan to the Braves?  They seem to like Illinois guys
Eric A Longenhagen
9:08
Caminiti to the Braves, multiple sources
Brian
9:08
What are you hearing (if anything) in regards to HOU?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:09
Nothing yet, will obviously try to get it
Karl
9:10
lol, ok, so that one gets posted.  :P
I was wondering what your thoughts were on Trey Yesavage (Jays first rounder)?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:10
Yesavage was an eastern PA high schooler (Boyertown, James Develin and A.J. Bogucki's alma mater) who matriculated to ECU and carved. He ran a sub-3.00 ERA as a sophomore and junior and had a top five ERA in college baseball this season. He also struck out 145 batters in 93.1 innings as a junior, a 17-inning increase from his prior season. It would have been more, but Yesavage dealt with a partially collapsed lung late in May. He was back for the college postseason and while his fastball velocity was down slightly during his duel with Chase Burns (he averaged 92 rather than his usual 94), Yesavage looked fine and then flew to the Combine (which he couldn't have done without a healthy lung).
Yesavage has a super vertical release point, nearly seven feet high at release, and is somewhat similar to Oliver Drake in that some of his breaking balls have arm-side action. He's able to command a mid-80s slider/cutter that looks and plays like either of those two pitches depending on the vertical location (the higher o
Beavis
9:10
Sloan or White to Yankees?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:10
Sloan's number was big, like 4 mil (heard this today) so I'm not sure anyone will take him unless it's MIL in the comp
Farhandrew Zaidman
9:11
Lindsey feels a lot like Kendall George from 2023
Eric A Longenhagen
9:11
Bigger power ceiling, imo
George was under slot, they had their pocket picked by Seattle with Farmelo
Pinstripe Perry
9:11
SD finally going to take a college guy in the 1st? Also anything on NYY?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:12
Some Janek buzz with NYY but nothing firm, and i just had someone picking behind them say they thought NYY was gonna be a college arm
Well-Beered Englishman
9:13
What was your phone battery level at the start of the draft and what is it now?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:13
85ih to 45
Jake Mintz
9:13
Can you grab me a water
Eric A Longenhagen
9:14
I'm out and about to use one of my empty bottles to pee
Alex
9:14
Sd taking caminiti?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:14
nah bro said ATL a few minutes ago
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