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Kiley McDaniel Chat - 3/21/18
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AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:07
As I mentioned in other places, have a flight today, so moved things up a bit in the day to accomodate
Tommy N.
11:07
Could Madrigal possibly move to the outfield in the future if he had to?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:08
He could probably catch too, but I can't imagine why he wouldn't play 2B or SS.
Ronnie
11:08
Hi Kiley, what do you see Willie Calhoun's hitting ceiling looking like? Is .300/.400/.500 too high for his ceiling?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:09
Maybe not quite that much, but he's one of the rare guys with a chance to do that. I would almost bet he does the .300 and .500 at least once in his career in the same year. .400 is much tougher for him with that bat control
Tigers Fan
11:09
If you are the GM of the Tigers, with the abundance of pitching prospects that they have up top, would you still take the BPA (like McClanahan or Mize) or go play the bonuses by drafting a hitter (Madrigal)?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:10
Gotta take who you think is the best guy at 1-1. If you think it's a tie, then get into bonus, time horizon, positional stuff, etc. At this point, there isn't a consensus, so it could be a year where the team picking 1-1 thinks its a tie. I would lean hitter for the base rate advantages but that's probably baked into a tie for most teams.
The Ghost of Wade Boggs
11:10
How do you think Franklin Perez's injury affects him going forward?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:10
Doesn't sound serious, just a minor setback
FH
11:11
What am I not seeing with Nolan Gorman? He looks like he'll be a chunky 1B type that will strikeout a lot.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:11
One of the opinions that's getting louder the last few weeks is his body has backed up, scouts are seeing more of a 1B long-term and he's having some trouble with spin. Very hard to rank him right now. After NHSI the whole scouting community (and me!) will get a long look at him and we'll have some sort of consensus.
Will
11:12
More bullish on Josh Lowe or Nolan Jones for this year?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:12
I prefer Lowe but they aren't that far apart
Dan410
11:12
Do you think Will Benson eventually puts it all together? Or is the hit tool just too much of a wildcard at this point to project him?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:14
If you're expecting him to have Heyward's career (which was the upside at draft time), I'll take the under on that. If you want to know if he'll be a big leaguer that hits for power, I think that will happen. The issue is if he's a Russ Branyan tons of K's part time guy or a guy with a 20-25% K rate that makes it work and becomes an everyday guy
Vinny
11:14
Better chance of turning it around, Rutherford or Moniak?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:14
Have been higher on Moniak the whole time and there's more margin for error with speed/defense, so I'll lean there
TradeDeadline
11:14
Dynasty rookie draft, I have two years before I have to keep or cut - since only offense matters, who do I want: Willie Calhoun, Nick Senzel or Bo Bichette?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:15
Bichette clear 3rd for me since he's farther away. I'd lean Senzel since I'm guessing defense doesn't matter but position does and they're both right there.
Alec Asher Wojciechowski
11:15
What happened with Anibal Sierra? How can a player who commanded over $1 million go to being virtually a non-prospect so quickly?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:15
Happens a lot more than you'd think, especially in the Cuban market
TradeDeadline
11:15
Is Gohara ready or will big league righties kill him?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:16
I think he's ready. CH is a 50 often enough and he locates the SL well enough that it works against RH when the CH is below.
Tim
11:16
Is De Sedas still a guy who can sign out of his high school despite his stock dropping, or is it more likely he heads to college at this point?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:17
Saw him take BP a few days ago but got rained out, so I'll see him in a couple weeks when I get back home. Probably 15-25 right now, has gotten bigger (in a good way) but now SS is a question. 50/55 raw from both sides and good all fields swing. Not enormous sexy upside but obviously 50-55 across the board can end up a 60 FV sometimes.
Dean
11:17
How does Will Banfield's defense compare to MJ Melendez's?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:18
Melendez is above to plus, Banfield is more average
Sir Mookleton McBetts III
11:18
it seems the consensus  on Willy Adames is that he will hit for power... eventually. Is this just a matter of filling out physically?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:19
He's been filled out for some time. The power is there, more 15-20 HR upside, so he's almost doing that.
Richard
11:19
How much power is actually in Albies's bat? Can he be a 20+ HR guy?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:20
I'd say more 15-20 upside, but he may choose to be more contact oriented and hit 10-12. Or he could go nuts and try to hit .260 with 25. He can kinda do whatever he wants.
Rick C
11:20
Would Soroka be the best pitcher in the Braves rotation were he to be promoted right now?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:21
Eh, I mean I'd probably still lean Teheran if you made me start a guy for one game. Newcomb and Folty are trending right and McCarthy is a 3/4 when he's healthy, so probably not...but for a guy with no service time he's surprisingly close to being the best.
Mac
11:21
how much of a difference in terms of FV can makeup and other intangibles make for you grading a prospect between perfect in this category and just short of criminal and major legal issues?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:21
Usually a grade up or down, like 40 to 45
Alec Asher Wojciechowski
11:21
Is there some under-exploited talent pool that you would put more emphasis on if you were charged with building a farm system?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:23
5 DSL teams, sign tons of $10K players, use Trackman to help sort them out. It's insane that no team has tried this when everyone is below the luxury tax and swimming in BAM money. If I interviewed all 30 GMs right now and asked this, they would all admit it was a good idea and I can't understand why no one is doing it. The math works out and some dept heads I know are arguing for it.
Still hoping
11:23
Thoughts on Glasnow?  Chances he gets it together and becomes a top half of the rotation starter?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
11:24
I'd hope for more Andrew Miller outcome where he takes awhile then figures it out in a bullpen role and is good enough you don't try to start him.
J
11:24
Is Florida’s pitching development program significantly ahead of their hitting development? I ask because I can’t remember the last UF hitter to go in the 1st rd but they have a great staff every year?
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