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Lowe Distribution System
4:27
Remind me what the bullseye icon means on the AFL board?
Eric A Longenhagen
4:27
my priority targets. I'll push an update now, some guys ages and bio data are gonna be goofed because i haven't filled out the spreadsheet yet.
Tully Blanchard
4:28
Seaver King...thoughts?
Eric A Longenhagen
4:29
Supreme athlete, looks the part at SS, 70 runner, swing is kinda weird but I think he'll end up being dangerous enough to play
Kate
4:29
When was your most recent look at Chase Petty?  In your end of season update, it looked like you were staying on him, but I saw a report from another outlet recently that seemed to indicate the stuff had kind of backed up other than FB velo.  Does that differ with your looks?
Eric A Longenhagen
4:30
Last in person look was Spring '25 versus Roki and Yamamoto night game at the ranch
joeesav
4:31
hello--thx for the chat--Tiger fan here--How far can Anderson n McGonigle advance this upcoming season--big leagues??
Eric A Longenhagen
4:31
I think there's a non-zero chance McGonigle breaks camp. Anderson is more a September call up possibility.
JD
4:31
James Hicks - quite a showing this fall.  Does it move the needle as to how you evaluate him?
Eric A Longenhagen
4:31
Probably some, nice sinker/slider swingman look
Rolen
4:33
What do you make of the baseball united league??? Is there any real unsigned talent in  mideast and continental asia?? Will it develop or is this kind of just fake and for show???
Eric A Longenhagen
4:34
I want to sit and watch the very young players in the league but for the most part you can ignore it
there are a couple U20s
from Asia
Evan
4:35
McGonigle or Clark. Who makes more money in the show?
Eric A Longenhagen
4:35
uhhhhh....idgaf i guess, nothing's coming to me
Okra
4:36
Is it more difficult to evaluate an old for his league but over performing prospect, or a young for league but under-performing prospect?  Which profile typically performs better in MLB?
Eric A Longenhagen
4:36
The latter is tougher to eval for me. The second question you could probably answer objectively somehow, I'm open minded about it, there are definitely examples of both.
Matt
4:37
Congrats on adding a second full time prospect writer! What’s the ETA for team prospect lists, and how will having a second writer affect them?
Eric A Longenhagen
4:37
We've started Brewers and Dodgers, the goal is for them to be completed quicker than I was able to do solo without sacrificing depth and quality.
Niall
4:38
David Hagaman is listed as a target in a previous fall writeup. Walk rates looked good during the season but are at 7 in 12 innings in the AFL. Do you have any additional info on him?
Eric A Longenhagen
4:38
Got absolutely shelled in my only look, flush his AFL as far as I'm concerned.
Jim s.
4:38
Has Parks Harbor risen to the ranks of a true prospect. He seems to hit the ball really hard and has some good plate discipline. Jim S.
Eric A Longenhagen
4:38
Yes
NPB
4:39
How much of the NPB dead all era is actually just a league-wide bad approach? I saw that the NPB had 1113 sac bunts in 2025 (560 in the MLB for reference). That’s already insane, and then you remember that they only have 12 teams… and only play 143 games… Imai was complaining about the NPB approach in a recent interview too.
Eric A Longenhagen
4:40
There's absolutely a gap in strategy and approach in both asian leagues that creates noise in the players' data.
e
4:41
see anything in Hagen Smith to add a slight bit of optimism back after most of the season was a mess? or is it still just reliever unless he can prove otherwise
Eric A Longenhagen
4:41
Feel for landing his slider in the zone has helped him get ahead or back into counts
it's a nasty enough pitch that he'll get away with it even if hitters know it's coming
Kate
4:41
Who will be the John McEnroe of MLB re: ABS challenge protestations?
Eric A Longenhagen
4:42
Harper will say something to a guy who's missed a bunch of calls
Farhandrew Zaidman
4:43
any shot Alex Freeland sticks at SS long term, or is he just Muncy's replacement after next year?
Eric A Longenhagen
4:43
If moving Mookie back to the OF helps him hit like Mookie again, just make Freeland your SS
Bog
4:43
I was surprised to see Galowski list Spencer Miles as “(maybe)” a 40-man lock. What have you seen out of him?
Eric A Longenhagen
4:44
just a heads up, pieces with notes on players get linked on their player pages: Spencer Miles - Stats - Pitching | FanGraphs Baseball
Matt
4:44
Not a question but OMG Duno yesterday!
Eric A Longenhagen
4:44
Dude, so joyous.
Matt
4:45
The more I read about Duno, the more likely it sounds that he’ll stick behind the plate. Where do you stand on that at this point?
Eric A Longenhagen
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