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Kiley McDaniel - 12/5/18
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Koba
12:48
Some Reds fans are ready to end it all over the new Hunter Greene writeup. Any thoughts on why they should step back from that ledge, my friend?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:49
his future pitch grades are 80, 55 and 55 with 60 command
Uncreative SOB
12:49
Do prospects read their own scouting reports and look at their rankings in orgs, and if good enough, on prospect lists? It's all right there on the internet and probably hard to resist urge if I was them. If yes, do orgs really care, or would they rather they not?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:50
There was a Braves prospect that I talked to as a writer that swore he never read them, then when I joined the front office it's basically all we talked about
Amari
12:52
If you’re a GM, would you rather sign Ottavino at $10M/yr x 4 yrs, or Kimbrel at $17M/yr x 5 yrs?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:52
I might take Ottavino at the same price, so this isn't close
Dominik
12:53
You said that you have downgraded pitchers some due to the attrition risk in the top100 lists. How is this done? Just give them a grade disregarding the risk and then subtract half a grade of every pitcher? Or is it more subtle and individual?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:53
B
and now we have better data about how pitchers turn out at our various tiers to finetune that a bit
Eric and I have always talked about releasing a 3 hour podcast of us talking through the top 100
12:54
it's a lot of "pitcher x would be 15th if we weren't worried about y but then would you trade him for this hitter ranked here yeah but this makeup issue we haven't fully reported but we know what it is means z" etc.
obviously there's enough stuff we can't say publicly mixed in there so if we ever release it, it won't be quite as fun as it actually is
Billy Beane
12:55
Kiley, if I currently have an economics adjacent degree and a master's unrelated to stats or baseball, which would be better for trying to get a decent baseball job in the next year: a Master's in Data Science or a video scouting internship with one of the baseball information companies?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:55
masters will get you interviews that you wouldn't get without it
12:56
video internship is likely to not move the needle very much
in terms of interviews, but obviously there's some experience/connections that come with it
Captain Moonlight
12:56
What are frequent topics of conversation among scouts, besides baseball?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:57
Well, it's baseball, but I average at least an incoming call a day of a scout/exec asking what I'm hearing about hiring with other teams. I don't report like 90% of it since it's just not buzzy things that this crosschecker switched teams or this team is looking for a special assistant type, etc.
HugoZ
12:58
Odds that Pache makes Ender dispensable?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:58
It's heading in that direction. Ender's skillset does not age well and he could be moved before his decline for a return since he has a good contract
Captain Moonlight
12:59
Jerry DiPoto exhausts me entirely
J
12:59
Are the Mets going to alter their Scouting department (specifically their lack of complex league Scouting you and Eric mentioned) under Baird?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:59
I don't know but I would have to guess they will
Logan
12:59
The Reds seem intent on acquiring pitching. Do you see them focusing on only the FA market, or could some of their position talent end up on the trade block?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:00
I think they'll add a few free agents then let the young core/prospects marinate a bit before they have the urgency of PHI/ATL/NYM, but I think that's on the horizon
J
1:00
Is there any word on who will run the Orioles Scouting and PD departments?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:01
Haven't heard anything on that, so here's a call for anyone that knows something to be my incoming call today
Kiley
1:01
Any chance the Mariners get lucky with Julio Rodriguez making a Juan Soto-esque meteoric rise?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:01
I mean there's a chance with most prospects you've heard of but it's pretty rare. Maybe 1-2%?
Greg
1:02
Do you think the Cano (and Bruce) trade open up more time for Dom Smith?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:02
I would guess he's the odd man out and a rebuilding team with a hole takes a chance on him
Alonso 1B, Cano 2B, McNeil getting worked in at each spot is my opening day guess for NYM
and Rosario/Frazier seem locked in, Nimmo/Conforto as well
1:03
With Nimmo probably the only one with a chance to be moved
Stuafoo
1:03
Does Jerry move too fast for his own good?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:04
The Braves have finally been unseated as #1 question topic here. Haniger/Dipoto is #1 by a mile today
The Amish
1:04
Who is more exciting between Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:04
We prefer Kelenic, but Rodriguez is probably more risk/reward
v2micca
1:04
One moment I hear rumors that the Mets are open to trading Degrom or Syndergaard for a prospect haul.  Now I'm hearing they are looking to include Nimmo as the centerpiece of an offer for Realmuto?  Does anyone know what is going on in New York's front office?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:05
I think they're exploring everything, which is good
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