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Kiley McDaniel Chat - 6/5/19

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Phillie Phanatic

12:44

Dylan Carlson! Please please please tell me he's in store for a big jump! I can't help myself but see Carlos Beltran in him. Am I crazy?!

Kiley McDaniel

12:44

I mean sorta but he'll be moving up

Kvn

12:45

So when's the 2020 mock draft come out?

Kiley McDaniel

12:45

not even sure how to do the draft order

just make your own order and pick them in the order we have them

libre

12:46

How far ahead of *everyone* in *everything* are the Dodgers and Astros?

Kiley McDaniel

12:46

wouldn't go that far, but they are ahead of most teams in most things

they are behind in some, too

libre

12:46

How much better is the 2020 draft class than this one?

Kiley McDaniel

12:47

sounds like it'll be a good bit better, SEC heavy and lots of HS velo from pitchers but it's hard to be sure of much this far out. Will feel much better in a few months about what this class is

Chris

12:47

When can drafted players be traded? Could a team trade a ptbnl and let another team select their draft choice or would the mlb punish teams for that?

Kiley McDaniel

12:47

no ptbnl, can trade once the season ends

Chris

12:48

In what round do you stop getting draft compensation for an unsigned player? First round only or first pick for every team or something else?

Kiley McDaniel

12:48

top 3 rounds. there's a reason NYM took Allan there

libre

12:48

Which prospect most needs to have deleted his Twitter feed a la Josh Hader?

Kiley McDaniel

12:49

there is one in this draft class i was told about, but i think he deleted the tweets in question

Jeremy

12:49

Is Jarren Duran for real? What changed about his approach between college and the pros that's made him so effective?

Kiley McDaniel

12:49

mentioned in this article: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/swing-changers-the-shift-to-emphasizing-bi...

west coast college approach neutered his upside

also here: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/top-26-prospects-boston-red-sox/

Appa Yip Yip

12:51

If you could have one 80 grade tool, but not for sports purposes just for like, everyday Kiley McDaniel prospect evaluator for FanGraphs stuff, which would you choose and why?

Kiley McDaniel

12:51

seeing the future duh

Jamfan

12:51

Kiley, can you give us Cub fans some good stuff on Herz, Schlaffer, and/or Hendrie, our 8, 9, and 10th round picks?

Kiley McDaniel

12:52

touching on them in the pod. Hendrie athletic JC backstop, Schlaffer solid avg stuff popup northern prep arm, Herz showed flashes this year of top 5 rounds, also a popup guy

LioneeR

12:53

Thank you for elaborating on that Braves question at 12:10. I thought you were going to go to a perfectly reasonable "check what I've already written answer"!

Kiley McDaniel

12:53

Yeah I mean I could do that but also the concept of "I hate this draft" happens with multiple fan bases every year and is pretty silly

so felt like I should address that

Steve

12:53

Do you expect the Mets to be able to sign Allan?

Kiley McDaniel

12:53

yes

Jon G

12:53

Who is the dude reading out names for the Braves on days 2 and 3?

Kiley McDaniel

12:53

Coach Buck! he's the best

Reed

12:54

Giants draftee Simon Whiteman from Yale swiped 34/34 this year after going 9/14 his junior season. Kind of a big jump?

Kiley McDaniel

12:55

tbh the only though i had on him was the name whiteman coming from yale is kinda funny

Brad

12:55

Possible to add a draft ticker for next year?

Kiley McDaniel

12:55

what is that? we have all the picks on the board, so you're just missing the guys that aren't very good

sid bream

12:56

What's up with the Pirates taking Florida State's CF JC Flowers as a pitcher and he's only thrown 20 innings in his career there

Kiley McDaniel

12:56

also covered in the podcast. he was a 2-way guy in HS that some preferred as a pitcher then, he just mostly hit at FSU and hit 97 down the stretch so looks like the pitcher camp may have been right

Sam

12:56

The draft is so hard to evaluate right away. Are the Yankees picks underwhelming, or fine?

Kiley McDaniel

12:56

i'd even say good

Matt

12:57

Is more in depth july 2 coverage going to start soon after the draft?

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