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Kiley McDaniel Chat - 9/4/19

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RVA_Empire

1:39

Odd question(s) - but how does healthcare work for minor leaguers? If someone has TJ and is then cut from the team, does the team still have to pay for rehab, etc.?

Kiley McDaniel

1:39

I believe they cut a check to the player to cover the rest of the injury rehab of the injury that happened on their watch

Danny

1:40

Vargas and Medina were already 45s right? They are just higher within the 45 tier right?

Kiley McDaniel

1:40

Vargas was 40+, Medina was moved down to 40 earlier this year

Mike

1:41

In a last chat last week, Eric opined that CJ Abrams is a better fantasy prospect than Andrew Vaughn but didn't elaborate as to why (I asked). It caught me off guard because it was the first time I've read someone say that - around draft time, Vaughn was the top consensus fantasy prospect in the class with Rutschman usually at 2. Are people a little concerned about Vaughn's decent but not exactly overwhelming pro debut?

Kiley McDaniel

1:41

We don't do fantasy stuff so we didn't even know someone was consensus anything

Vaughn is limited and has to rake to have value and not be CJ Cron

Abrams is doing even better than we expected and can succeed all kinds of ways

John

1:42

Just curious, why the drop for Winn? While his season as a whole hasn't been stellar, he had seemingly been pitching better the last several weeks.

Kiley McDaniel

1:42

Compare him to the other top HS arms in that class by stuff/performance. He fits with the 45+ types (SWR, Weathers) more than the 50's (Liberatore, Grayson Rod)

Thomas

1:43

Hey! New to Fan Graphs here. A friend and I came across stat cast data about how Matt Chapman of the A's plays the furthest back in the league at 3rd base (~10 ft) becuase of his strong arm and this gives him more range which in turn lessens the need for range at SS. We deduced that this could have saved the club big money when determining their requirement for defense in their SS and possibly allowed them to sign one with a better bat and weaker defense. Do you think there's any truth in our theory or are we crazy?

Kiley McDaniel

1:43

Sounds true

Chapman has an 80 arm and Marcus Semien was seen as a limited defensive SS when they acquired him

he's better now

Luke Hochevar

1:43

M. Escort had tremendous production this year in the DSL, is it too early to get hyped?

Kiley McDaniel

1:44

I assume you mean Maikol Escotto of NYY? We've been pretty aggressive with him this year. Martin Prado-ish.

1:44

How on earth do you keep track of all these prospects in your head? I know it's your job but it seems unbelievably difficult merely to remember names. Do you know most guys on the BOARD offhand or do you need to refresh yourself on the lower FV guys?

Kiley McDaniel

1:45

the Arizona-based org, non-bonus international guys are my weakest spot but I know all the 45s and up off the top of my head, most of the other guys on THE BOARD

I've probably seen almost every notable domestic HS player the last 8 years or so at least once due to the showcase circuit, so that helps a lot with a baseline for guys I don't see as much in the minors

Garm

1:46

If memory serves, didn't Luis Robert negotiate the ability to stay in Cuba an extra year or something for tax reasons, i.e., so he could save money? If players are going to do that, how am I supposed to feel bad for them when owners manipulate service time? Everyone wants to get ahead and they are just using the tools of the system in place to do so. But won't someone think of the poor millionaires!

Kiley McDaniel

1:47

Yes, I believe his deal was to play only in the DSL (levels below where he belonged) so his bonus wouldn't get taxed. So it's a solid point that this held him back some, but it was also only 28 games.

1:48

So Robert is a rare case where the player got over on the team (signed right before the int'l bonuses were capped, didn't get taxed on $26M) before the team has a chance to hold him back a bit

But that is the only instance I can think of other than a high draft pick doing the GCL/FSL after signing to stay in FL and avoid taxation

1:49

Most J2 players get this same thing, but at 16, they shouldn't be above the DSL, so it isn't seen as manipulation. Robert probably should've gone straight to Low-A or High-A, so this aspect was negotiated

1:50

So while you point is accurate, your general POV is still kinda gross for a number of reasons

Sammy Sooser

1:50

The only reason people keep asking you to rank players already on THE BOARD is because of the shoddy work you and Eric did. I mean, really? No Tebow?

Kiley McDaniel

1:50

I think this is a sign to end things

Chat Mapman

1:51

Just wanted to say that you and Eric really hit the nail on the head with Darwinzon Hernandez in your profile of him.

Kiley McDaniel

1:51

Always time for a compliment!

Jacob

1:51

Do you think Drew Waters and/or Christian Pache get called up after the MILB playoffs?

Kiley McDaniel

1:52

2% chance? It would be 0% but I guess the whole team could get injured?

NoNicknameYet

1:52

Would you consider yourself more of an ass hole or an ass hat?

Kiley McDaniel

1:52

don't wear hats that much so probably A

JUAN SOTO

1:52

JUAN. SOTO.

NoNicknameYet

1:52

I HAVE NO FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS

First rule of Kiley chat?

1:52

We don't talk about Kiley chat.

Second rule of Kiley chat?

M.A.T.T. D.A.M.O.N.

Kiley McDaniel

1:52

see you guys next week

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