JotCast | Kiley McDaniel Chat - 1/16/19

Kiley McDaniel Chat - 1/16/19

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Kiley McDaniel

1:17

The guy that gets to decide who is right is the one that hired the Driveline guy to a higher spot and more recently. Coaches that create conflict in that situation are very expendable.

1:18

There's room to disagree and find solutions and whatnot, but antagonizing is not the way to win a battle like that

on either side, really

Tommy N.

1:19

If the Padres asked for Senzel and were offering up Paddack how much more would the Padres need to add to get Senzel?

Kiley McDaniel

1:19

Our asset value work says another mid-top 100 prospect

Lyle

1:20

Thoughts on Blast Motion? Worth an investment for my son heading into high school ball this year?

Kiley McDaniel

1:20

Reach out to Jason Ochart on twitter, he's much more up on that than I am

Draymond

1:20

What percentage of amateur prospects would you say use PEDs?

Kiley McDaniel

1:21

Single digit %, maybe just 1-2%. There's pockets where its happened a good bit in the past and I'd say it happens very rarely outside of those programs/levels. Scouts know where it's more common than 1-2%.

Zion

1:21

How bad is the strike going to be once the CBA expires? What leverage do the players have after giving up so much last time around...

Kiley McDaniel

1:22

I mean...other than the games not happening?

Richarlison

1:22

If the opener becomes a thing for realzees will teams begin to incorporate that approach on the Player Development side?

Kiley McDaniel

1:23

Well it started w/TB as more of making the most of what they had...but I would bet some team does this in the next year or two

Evan Roberts

1:23

Is Pete Alonso just a right handed Luke Duda?

Kiley McDaniel

1:23

Better hitter

1:25

Duda put up 6.9 WAR in his controlled years, so not like that isn't close to Alonso's mean projection right now, but I'd guess Alonso hits the ground running sooner than Duda and the peak should be the same if not a bit higher

Uncle Mike

1:25

That Red Sox bullpen is disgusting. Are there any arms in the minors that can make an impact for them?

Kiley McDaniel

1:25

take it easy, Mike

Torii

1:26

Who was the better baseball prospect: Patty Mahomes or Thomas Brady? Thanks!

Kiley McDaniel

1:26

Mahomes

Ben Jammin

1:26

If his diminished velocity (89-91mph) is here to stay, can Alex Faedo even be an effect late-innings bullpen piece?

Kiley McDaniel

1:26

Sure

Victor

1:27

How would you compare the offensive upsides of 45+ FV guys Khalil Lee, Tirso Ornelas, and Shervyen Newton?

Kiley McDaniel

1:28

Newton is another guy that could be adjusted quickly in the season. I'll likely see him in April. Lee is power corner guy that you hope gets to the contact, Ornelas is hit/raw power but hasn't quite done it in games yet

offensively Ornelas is probably highest upside

Greg

1:29

Is there an MLB rule that mandates that front offices must fully disclose payroll info to the public? Sans the Braves, they're not publically traded, so there isn't any legal obligation. Seems like it could benefit teams like A's/TB to hide how little they're actually spending.

Kiley McDaniel

1:30

Well we know how much each player is making, so they can't hide that much. And ATL is literally traded via a tracking stock symbol BATRA

M's fan

1:30

Is Logan Gilbert a top 100 prospect if he regains his velocity?

Kiley McDaniel

1:30

Yes

Mike

1:31

Though it may be for naught, it was refreshing to see the MLB quickly apply some common sense to the Kyler Murray situation, and allow the A's to offer him more $$. Conversely, what are the chances they will also grant the A's a comp pick if he bolts for the NFL? Officially, they arent entitled to one, but seems like it would be more than reasonable to give them a comp pick. Situation is so unique that it wouldnt set a precedent

Kiley McDaniel

1:32

There will be no comp pick if he leaves. The A's will be out some fraction of whatever money he keeps (1/7 of the $1.5M if he leaves now) and the opportunity cost of taking like Logan Gilbert or Travis Swaggerty or whomever

The risk of him leaving was baked in the decision to take the player

1:33

Also, it's not a coincidence that MLB has underpaid coaches forever and once there competition via the SEC, they start paying more when they need to, to keep the talent. If Ohtani wanted to go to MLB or some other competing league with the same amount of money, MLB would've figured out a way to offer him more than their rules allowed.

1:34

But there's no competition with almost anything that MLB or the 30 franchises do, so they can keep paying minor leaguers nothing, low level employees nothing, etc.

Now the NFL becomes a substitution for one player and all of a sudden the rules can be changed and MLB snaps into action

1:35

It's sadly how things work and a bunch of billionaries in a pissing match over who can win the news cycle with Kyler as the prize

Pete

1:35

Do you think that the increase in popularity in your area of baseball expertise - prospects - is the main thrust behind the conversations of potential future labor stoppages? In other words, do you feel as though the increase in attention paid to farm systems and rebuilding, both by fans and front offices, is the main driver of the back-to-back slow off-seasons?

Kiley McDaniel

1:35

It's a definite contributor

LScott

1:37

Could any of these 3 low-payroll teams be the surprise team for Machado: Rays, Pirates, Orioles

Kiley McDaniel

1:37

lol no

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