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Kiley McDaniel Chat - 6/13/18
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Nicky
12:18
What prevented David Peterson from making your updated list? was a 50 FV guy preseason and his stats doesn't look bad
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:18
So it turns out he was #130 and I now notice #130 is missing from the grid. That's supposed to be him!
Mo Bamba
12:19
Can you compare and contrast the top catcher this year in Joey Bart and next year in Shea Langeliers and Adley Rutschman. Who has the higher ceiling and who is the better player right now?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:20
Haven't seen Langeliers but I will in a few weeks and I'm told it's 50 hit/power with 55 defense, 60 arm. Bart is 45 hit/55-60 power, 55-60 defense, 65 arm. Rustchman is 45-50 hit/55-60 power, more 50 defense, 55-60 arm. All slightly different, Bart is probably the best of them but it isn't a huge difference the 2019 kids can't make up.
Guest
12:20
Brendan McKay moved up a lot in your updated rankings.  Do you think he could be a two-way player, like Ohtani?  What do you realistically expect from him?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:21
I'll be seeing him tonight so I'm interested to see what it looks like. Chance to be both ways but that'll be hard to figure out exactly how that will work. Definitely good enough to do that.
Greg
12:21
Huscar Ynoa and Jasseel de la Cruz in Rome -- anything to watch there? Ynoa especially has been dominant lately.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:22
Ynoa's stuff has been the same to a little better since I saw him last summer, still on the fence of SP/RP. Interested to track down DLC this summer when I'm around Rome.
greg
12:22
Reds have some bonus pool gymnastics to do. How far under slot do you think India would sign for? Does he really have much leverage considering there's not much room to improve if he sat out until next year's draft?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:22
I'm told India had a deal before the draft for a cut rate
PDX
12:22
KMcD - How does the process of acquiring ballplayers look for an expansion team? Seems like it would take a long time to become competitive. Also, have you heard any news regarding baseball coming to Portland?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:23
No but I would LOVE to be in the group that gets to put together an org from scratch
Austin
12:23
Was everyone too quick to give up on Braxton Davidson? The dude is still young and looks like he figured something out over the last month or so
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:24
I was about to do that but now I'm interested when I get home to poke my head in and see what changed. The combo of frame/bat speed/loft/pitch recognition didn't seem like it was gonna work when I saw him a few times last month.
Sun Devil
12:24
If Spencer Torkelson was draft eligible, would be have been a 55 FV prospect? Absolutely crushed his freshman year with 25 HR.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:24
LF/1B type, so probably more 45/50 borderline. Eric has seen him a good bit and I'll see him for the first time in a few weeks.
Paul
12:24
Big jump for Drew Waters. Is he a .280 guy with 25 homers? And he can stick in center?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:25
Chance for 55 hit/power, Avg D in CF, plus run/throw. The tools aren't far from Kelenic. Tools were the same at the draft last year, but seems like everyone got fooled by the summer numbers. I think Kelenic is a better bet to hit, but not by a huge margin.
Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes
12:26
How do teams and players usually make bonus expectations known? You reported that Shane McClanahan emailed all teams with his demand, and in one of the chats I think it was stated that when Liberatore fell, teams weren't sure of signability and so they kept passing. Does an agent send an email blast, or does each team have to reach out?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:27
Team by team, player by player basis. Some agents only give some info to some teams on signability as a way to help the player to the team with the most money. Much easier to do w/a HS player since there are multiple cases I know about of a team calling the bluff with a college junior.
Justin
12:27
So when are we getting the best IFA coverage in this universe? Some of us are gnawing at our furniture waiting on it.....
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:28
A couple weeks? Don't have a specific date. Lots of video from when I was down there in February is coming soon
Rick Sanchez
12:28
Is it right to think that drew Waters is so young that there’s a wide range of outcomes on hit and power? (Like really good hit + power to, oh man that defense better remain stellar)
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:29
He could be CF or RF and could choose to emphasize hit or power more. I'd tend to lean towards RF and power over hit, if I had to guess. But if he slows down and moves to RF it usually comes with more pop, so it's not a huge difference.
jack82
12:29
Peter Alonso's numbers and counting stats are really impressive this year, and I thought You ranked him a bit higher than You did in recent review. Do You see some red flag or limit in his number and ceiling? Rhys Hoskins translated well to the bigs with similar numbers last year.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:30
Rhys is more athletic in the box and in the field, so there's more give in his profile, but it's hard to argue with what Alonso is doing, so we stopped arguing with his numbers. They never argued back and it was frustrating so we gave up.
Noel
12:30
Was Seth Beer a victim of overexposure, or is his true talent level closer to a late-first rounder
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:30
Most teams had him in the 2nd round. Really struggled with wood and vs. velo, which are pretty strong predictors. Also has no give in the profile, even less than Alonso.
Coner
12:31
Thoughts on the Jays Magnolia gambit? Seems to be a good amount of talent there.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:31
Like them both, not sure I would've done exactly that in their spot, but we haven't seen both bonuses yet and you can see our board, so you have an idea of what the options are we would've preferred when all the bonuses shake out.
john cale
12:31
hey kiley, are you guys waiting to see julio pablo martinez stateside before you slap a projection on him?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:32
He'll be a 45. Some contact concerns but 55-60 tools
Mr. Fister
12:32
Don't you love it when people say "Singer out-dueled Mize"?  I don't think it is fair to pitchers since they literally have nothing to do with the opposing pitcher's performance, not to mention that the phrase de-emphasizes the impact of the opposing hitters.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:32
And no one slapped each other in the face with a leather glove
Benjamin
12:32
BRUSDAR GRATEROL
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:33
Oh wow that came up suddenly. Well it's time to run, I'll have a lot of thoughts on the 2019 prep draft class next week if you are so interested. Thanks!
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