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Kiley McDaniel Chat - 7/24/19
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AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:25
Marte is a classic example of something like a 30 to 40 plate discipline guy that has something like 70 bat control can make it work
2:26
I wouldn't make a habit of betting on that type of player being as good as Starling Marte, especially if you're expecting it within a year or two of being called up
and Robert has a lot more raw power than Marte
Billy Beane
2:27
Kiley, do you think the prospects directing where they go is actually getting less silly with the differences in player development? If Scott Boras is your advisor and you are a pitcher, I would think he would strike a delicate balance between wanting you to get the most money possible and also wanting you to be a Yankee or an Astro.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:27
If that were the Eli Manning-style request a player made when every pick was tradable, then that would be on the team, not the market size/agent as owners were scared it would be.
2:28
You could say that a guru-type gets a kid hooked on a certain progressive approach and goes off the deep end and the kid only wants to play for teams that do this specific approach...that could be counter-productive for the kid but also this would be akin to the one good part of college recruiting where the kid can choose what fits him.
Charlie
2:29
That LuBob explanation was excellent, btw. Extremely well explained
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:29
Thanks! I don't like explaining stuff in a chat at that length but it also doesn't seem like an article per se?
jim
2:29
Do you think Kelenic or Julio Rodriguez show enough promise of becoming a top 10 type prospect that could elevate their farm system into top 3-5 amongst orgs?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:31
Julio is on the trajectory of a Jo Adell type, so that's possible, though not likely. Kelenic doesn't have a direct comp currently in the top 10 of our rankings (sorta like Lux?), but he also could.
lil jimmy
2:31
Mick Abel was not in Chicago this past weekend. where would he fit among the pitchers that did attend?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:31
He's the top HS pitcher in the class
2:32
arguably the top HS prospect, but certainly consensus top 5
James
2:32
As far as the J2 for 2020 would it at least be possible to say what teams could have the top classes?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:34
The big money deals (2M+) that we have currently are with MIN, TBR, CHC, DET, WSH, OAK, NYY. We believe 3.9M and 3.5M are the only bonuses over 3.0M at the moment. There's another one that we've heard may be over 3M but aren't sure yet about the figure.
Jeremy
2:35
There was a big bruhaha on social media about the Japanese high school pitcher in the past week. Is he eligible to sign with an MLB team as an intl FA once he graduates high school? Does he have to choose not enter the Japanese draft to be signed by an MLB team?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:37
The uneasy understood agreement among MLB and NPB is that if the NPB wants a Japanese HS kid, they get them. And if an MLB club signs one of those, there's some retribution from NPB in terms of not giving you scouts seats at their games, etc. So it's very unlikely the kid signs with MLB out of HS unless he's a real rebel that wants to thumb his nose at authority and go be on the big stage...which I'm realizing as I type it are very American qualities. Ohtani was very close to doing this and had a number agreed to with LAD out of HS but was pressured to choose NPB.
2:38
Ohtani also clearly has some if not all of those qualities and still opted to sign with NPB. I would recommend the excellent 30 for 30 podcast about Hideo Nomo for the genesis of the first player to really make it a viable choice for many NPB players to come over.
Purple Mays Haze
2:39
I think "John" is saying Bohm is better than MAIKEL Franco not WANDER Franco...not sure if that changes your calculus to his question...
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:40
That makes more sense! Wander comes up in this chat more than Maikel. Not sure I'd say he's better today but he's not that far off and that may change by the end of the year
Brandon
2:40
Do MLB teams tank for the draft. If there is a guy with a 70 FV in the draft would teams actively try to lose to get that player?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:41
If the team was already going to be bad and you knew over 12 months in advance this was a generational guy, then yes they would
some GMs are quietly rooting for their team to lose down the stretch when a 1-game difference could move them up a few spots in the top 10 of the draft
Re: Moniak
2:42
What's the deal here? Is wRC+ park adjusted or not? "Similar to OPS+, Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+) measures how a player’s wRC compares with league average after controlling for park effects."
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:42
park adjusted in MLB, not in MILB
Big Joe Mufferaw
2:42
What are Jasson Dominguez current and future grades?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
Skore
2:43
THE BOARD! Is great, good work
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:43
thanks! you should also thank Dolinar and Appelman
Kiley DcManiel
2:43
I can't believe the soup question got top billing in this chat
Important Questions Only
2:43
If you're loading your hotdog with toppings and the seam of the bun breaks, does it then become a sandwich?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:43
oh man, we're there.
SYLVESTER STALLONE
2:43
GET TO THE CHOPPER
Fangraphs Reader
2:43
Should genetically modified humans be allowed to play in the MLB, assuming they don't take steroids?
Matt Damon
2:43
MATT. DAMON.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
2:44
see you guys next week!
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