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AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:57
It's not that low. The $/win in NPB is waaaaay lower
Jack
12:57
How special of a pitching prospect is sixto Sanchez?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:58
Really special? I don't know the official degrees of specialness is there a cheat sheet and can someone update me on the degrees of legit because I'm still getting a lot of those questions
Rich
12:58
Who and when will somebody decide to bring us a 6 man rotation?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:59
Problem is truly doing a 6 or 4 man means you have to homegrow all of them since free agents won't sign with you and change their career long rest patterns. And that limits your flexibility if some homegrown guys don't work out. Like 5 teams would have to agree to do it all at the same time
TKDC
12:59
So Ronald Acuna is basically Mike Trout with a better arm, right?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:00
LOL not sure when this comp became commonly accepted but no, don't expect multiple 8-10 win season from Acuna or any other carbon based life form. A *peak* of a 4-6 win season is reasonable, with an average around 3-4. Go look how many guys average 3-4 for multiple years, it's a really short list.
Big Joey
1:01
If you joined a new dynasty league, what round would you take Conforto in? Let's say the league favors OBP and SLG.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:01
I don't mind fantasy questions in the sense of this guy or that guy or rank these three but this is too detailed of a question for me to feel like I can offer a good answer
Evan
1:01
If Kevin Maitan is no longer a top-100 prospect, where do you think he ranks?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:02
We haven't finalized out top 100 yet, but I think we'll have him closer than some would expect. He may make it.
Kyle
1:02
What are your thoughts on Jordan Adel of the Angels? He looked to have a great start to his pro career. Has the outlook on his hit tool improved?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:03
I haven't seen him much and heard wildly varying opinions from top-10 for sure to 2nd-3rd round from others (at draft time). Debut was eye opening and showed the bat control/contact that many questioned, so I'm optimistic he can deliver on the tools more than I was pre-draft.
Matt Damon
1:03
MATT.  DAMON.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:03
Why don't you sit a few plays out coach
Richard, Richie for short
1:04
In the year 2056 do you see teams using gene-editing tools to build teams? Imagine raising a player from birth in ideal conditions with fantastic genes. It’d be so neat
Bryan
1:04
This is morbid but I'm curious.  What would MLB do if a team's plane went down?  Say it's a late September game with playoff implications, so you've got a full expanded roster and a bunch of coaches and front office staff on board.  Would they implement some sort of expansion draft-type remedy?  Would that apply to front office / coaching staff as well? Would other teams have sympathy and help out, or view it as an opportunity to step over an organization for several years?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:04
Gonna leave these two questions right here for the proper authorities
RVA Empire
1:04
How does high school scouting differ between the Major Leagues and Colleges/Universities? I'd imagine the ML's have much more resources but somehow top programs (Vandy, UNC, UCLA, etc.) keep finding eventual ML talent.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:06
There's more communication between the scouts and college coaches than you'd think. There's fall scout teams with HS kids of all ages where the scouts know the kid's makeup and talent and the college coaches ask them for recommendations, then those scouts get better info from the kids currently at the colleges, for example. Also, as mentioned above, the elite kids make it obvious pretty quickly who is the best. And, for colleges, elite + rich family is perfect (since they are less signable and more likely to go to school) so those get picked over first by the best colleges.
1:07
In many cases, the college coaches find the kids first as underclassmen then spend years trying to hide them from scouts, so it goes both ways
Kyle
1:07
Do you have a preference am among the three Angels outfielders. (Adel, Jones, Marsh)
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:08
Adell then Jones and Marsh pretty close, with Jones more 45-55 FV spread outcome and Marsh more 30-60 FV spread outcome that will narrow some during 2018 likely.
Claudius
1:08
Will you be resuming semi-regular podcasts with Carson? You don't even have to Analyze All Prospects anymore!
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:08
We will!
Mike
1:08
Who will be MLB pipelines 100th prospect ?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:09
Am I too old to say your mom? Yes, definitely? Okay then I'll go with I don't know.
Matt
1:09
Do you rank prospects differently when writing for fans than when working for a team? It seems fans probably care more about ceiling while teams might care more about floor or expected value.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:10
That is generally correct. Or, more specifically, when lots of guys look similar, filling a particular need or being on a certain timetable  to match what the org is trying to do.
Ken
1:10
Kiley - I was surprised to see the A's take Austin Beck last year. He's the type of low floor, high ceiling player that they stay away from. How do you rate him? Thanks.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:11
Seems like the more progressive type teams are more open to players like this since the HS kids with a chance to be a 70 FV aren't available as free agents, so taking a chance in the draft is the only way to get one. I think he's a high variance huge tools guy. Similar to Marsh, that FV spread will narrow some this year if he spends the whole year at Low-A and we get a better idea exactly where he's at.
Cody
1:11
Ki-ley Mc-Daniel grades a farm. E-I-E-I-O. Who has an 80 throwing arm? E-I-E-I-O. With a hit tool here and a leg kick there...
AvatarKiley McDaniel
1:12
Alrighty I think that's a sign to wrap things up
See you bros and lady bros next week!
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