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Kiley McDaniel Chat - 1/30/19
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Finnegan
12:28
Right now is Adley Rutschman the consensus best prospect in the draft, or are other names like Bobby Witt Andrew Vaughn, Riley Greene popping up more often?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:29
We will be unveiling the new draft rankings also as part of #prospectsweek but the rankings we currently have up aren't super off, just a dozen or so names moved around, so the top 10 or so is the same names as this: https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2019-mlb-draft?sort=-1,1...
Keefths
12:29
I am looking for the answer to life.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:29
All i know is the answer needs to be in the form of a question
Turd Ferguson
12:30
What are your thoughts on Caleb Ferguson? He's not on the BIG BOARD. Is he a 45 guy with a chance of being a back end starter or do you see a higher/lower ceiling there?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:30
Yep, he graduated, I think we'd probably call it a 45, which is a setup guy, yes
Tommyboy
12:30
What grades were being placed on Zebron's pitches and command?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:30
Average to slightly above
Mr. Fister
12:30
Who is your bet for young international prospect most likely to go all Wander Franco and make a huge leap up the board? Kristian Robinson? Marco Luciano?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:31
Wouldn't predict a Franco or Soto level jump from anyone, but the Luciano buzz is strong right now
Mr. Fister
12:31
Is Blaze Jordan athletic, or just a big kid mashing homers?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:31
More big kid mashing homers, but we have him on the 2021 board for a reason, he's really good at that.
Franswag
12:32
Should we be concerned about Ian Anderson’s crazy low breaking ball spin rates? Virtually no one has had success with a breaking ball with spin rates as low as his. Could this cause him to develop into more of a fastball/change guy? Or perhaps he develops a new pitch.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:32
Seems like scouts are higher on him than analysts, but there's lots of ways to succeed as a pitcher. I mean, you'd like to have ideal TrackMan stuff on all your pitches and also have a bunch of intangible feel for sequencing and location and reading hitters, but in reality most prospects can only hope to have one and Anderson has lots of the intangible stuff
j
12:34
ETA for the Yankees' prospect list?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:34
Looking like tomorrow, but Friday if not then
Chase
12:35
I’ve seen a few places rank Spencer Howard as high the 50th best spec in all of baseball. I know he was given a 50FV, does he have a chance as a #2 or #3?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:36
Late-season the stuff jumped and the command was a little worse. So first half 2019 will give us a better sense of how those two may mesh. There's some chance for #2 but it's low right now until we learn more.
Josh
12:36
Do you really see McNeil as a possible productive outfielder for NY? What’s the point of getting Broxton in all of those trades 🙄
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:37
Some other clubs have asked that same question. It seems like Lowrie may get the Jeff McNeil AB's and some other clubs think McNeil could be Whit Merrifield...so if he isn't going to be played much I think someone gets him from NYM.
Go Twins
12:38
When is prospects week?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:38
Feb 11-15
Camden Warehouse
12:39
You have Lowther listed after Akin in the write-up but have him making his MLB Debut sooner, why is this?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:39
Akin could very well debut in 2019 as well, but as a guy who has had to watch his weight, has a higher upside and has a couple more adjustments to make, it felt like he'd come up a little later than Lowther
Ethan
12:40
Does Vidal Brujan have more than 10 HR upside?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:40
Yep. I mean everyone with plus bat speed and bat control has 15 HR upside these days, maybe even 20 in his best year
Bob
12:41
First pick in the keeper/dynasty league. Do you take Kiriloff or Franco?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:41
Franco
Heathcliff Slocumb
12:41
Why are there so many people in our damn city right now and why do they keep referring to it as Hotlanta?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:41
especially when it's so cold /dad joke
chet
12:43
i am wrong to be a little wary about whitley? the list of 6'7 pitchers who stay healthy is pretty short. i mean, most pitchers get hurt. but it seems like the really tall ones have shorter careers
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:43
I mean if you're looking for something, yeah I guess that's a thing.
Oklahomabrave
12:44
“That money will be spent” does that mean it will be spent just perhaps not this season?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:45
Or even at the deadline if things are going better than expected and there's 1-2 holes to fill and contracts are on the trade market. Also, the whole league is being kinda stingy right now, presumably in part for CBA leverage, so almost every fan base is mad about stuff like this. braves' fans outrage+ should only be like 105 right now and I feel like it's 150
Cartoons Plural
12:45
I just saw an article mention a Rays pitching prospect named Riley O'Brien. Who is he and should people keep an eye on him?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
Yusei Tomato
12:46
How does Riley Greene compare to top high school bats of the last couple years?  Is he as advanced as Kelenic was as a prep?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:46
Kelenic is a CF and Greene is a RF. The common comp for Greene is Alex Kirilloff, both are above hit/power, chance for plus at both and fine in RF.
Mountie Votto
12:46
Does India + Barnhart + lower lotto ticket get it done for JTR?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:46
Don't think it will
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