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Kiley McDaniel Chat - 9/5/18
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AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:34
And Willy Adames. Yeah, sounds like Wenceel is a guy
Al
12:34
What do you think of the Mets farm system? Many have said that it has taken a step forward this year
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:34
There have been some steps forward, yes
Eric
12:35
Hi Kiley, thanks for the chat! I liked your post on evaluating pitchers, and am curious what "camp" you think BRUSDAR! falls into?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:35
He's somewhere between them, but closer to Manning/Cease. His delivery and strike throwing is closer to average, but still inconsistent
Grody Fusion
12:37
How do teams develop player's "eye" at the plate? I know some players say they can see the spin of the ball, and some say they don't look for that, so maybe it's a case by case basis? I always wondered if some of it is repetition on advanced pitching machines, or if a lot of it is coaching them on how to prepare/approach their ABs better.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:37
Some guys appear able to improve at this stuff and others can't. I don't think we're good enough to know which camp guys fall into, so everyone gets this sort of training to see what happens. There's a lot of theories/drills that different clubs believe in
and software
DunedinDan
12:38
Seems like Nate Pearson's lost year hasn't affected his prospect status as much as you'd think since he's still on some top 100 lists. Is this because of his velo, the nature of his injury, both, neither?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:38
Both I guess, it wasn't TJ and his stuff was getting more consistent with each outing and apparently he hit 100 last night
Grody Fusion
12:39
I've always wondered your background in scouting. Could you maybe briefly explain your route to where you are at now? Did you play in college? Was this something innate to you, or did it take you a while to feel comfortable evaluating/knowing what to look for?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:42
I started at about 18 (I'm 33 now) and have had some mentors teach me how to scout at games, then mostly ran off and did it myself with some guidance from others along the way. I've been told I picked it up a little quicker than most, but I also read a ton about it--knowing BA rankings and tool grades when you get to a game can make learning the scale easier--and was in a position to go to more games than most. Didn't play past HS and college intramurals, so I'm a little unusual in that sense. I found that I got a lot better in 2012, the year I worked for Keith at ESPN and went to a game or two every day. Mental library is key. You can't look at a swing and reliably call it stiff until you've seen thousands of swings in a short period of time and know what each of those swing were.
Shameless Cardinals Homer
12:43
Is there any way we can get combined minor league stats on player pages, the way you do partial seasons at the MLB level?  It would be nice to see a guy's AA stats combined (with partials underneath) after he's traded mid-year.  Related: any way to put a guy's level in chronologically?  If a guy starts at AA and moves back to A+, shouldn't his AA stats come first?  Sometimes it's hard to tell if a guy is progressing or regressing without checking game logs.  And while I'm casually asking for stuff that takes lots of time and energy, my yard needs mowing...
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:43
I'm pretty sure we're about to roll out something like this but it already exists in a form here https://www.fangraphs.com/minorleaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&q...
Larry
12:44
You’ve called Dylan Cease small for a starting pitcher. Is he really not 6’2”? A couple y are ago BA did an article on pitchers heights and 6’2” was the most common height.  Is 6’2” now considered small?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:45
I was under the impression he's 6'1 and the average pitcher height in the bigs is 6'3 or 6'4. I guess you could call him average, probably more fringe-average? Not tall, though.
Lanny
12:45
Who will be the GM of the Orioles next year ?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:45
Sounds like the Duke
Ozzie Ozzie Albies Free
12:45
Have you written a scouting report on Scout? Does he have plus speed? Above average fetching ability? Does he have command of his commands? Does he have any physical projection left?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:46
Only the greyhound at the dog park has been able to beat her in a race. She'll fetch but rarely returns. Moreso cute and aloof than task-focused
NYTT
12:46
Johan Camargo has really changed his profile since he was a prospect. How often do you see this big of a difference between the two?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:47
He changed between 2016 and 2017, adding a good bit of muscle and power, becoming more fringy defensively at SS after being average there. The numbers before that is a different player
Ozzie Ozzie Albies Free
12:48
So CHAR has been mentioned in the past few chats.  I suppose we need to get the 5 tools down.  I say quality of questions selected for answering (hit), quality of answers (power), # of ?’s answered per chat (speed) (Jaffe is a 20), How likeable the host is (fielding) (Sullivan and Kiley 80’s), and lastly intangibles/non baseball related Q’s and A’s (arm strength).  I feel like this needs a discussion.
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:48
Pretty sure I'm not an 80 at likability but I'm all for turning people into faceless metrics it's one of my favorite things
Dave in London
12:49
If N. Cruz leaves the Mariners through free agency, what's the likelihood that Vogelbach makes the team as a DH/1B?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:49
Odds are higher that Jerry makes 14 trades to address that position
12:50
And his favorite trading partner TB has Joe McCarthy, Nate Lowe and JiMan Choi *hmmmm emoji*
Anderson Cooper
12:50
Hello Kiley, Anderson Cooper here. I'm here of course to get a sense of what we can expect in the coming days as this breaking FortniteGate story develops. When will Congress subpoena Carlos Asuaje and Wil Myers?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:50
WHAT ABOUT HIS EMAILS
Oyster Burns
12:50
is Adames your preference in the Rays glut of middle infielders? If so, who is your second favorite in the system long term? I know they're all at different levels, but I'm thinking guys like wendle, lowe, solak, and then even fox, brujan, franco
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:51
Franco and Adames are the best. I have a soft spot for Solak and Wendle is lightning hot. I see Lowe as more of a bat that you find a spot for.
Lester Holt
12:51
Lester Holt here, good afternoon Mr. McDaniel. Can you tell us what we should make of the Trump administration's refusal to comment on the developing FortniteGate story? Are there more details here that we won't know for days, weeks, or even months?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:52
If I don't get a question from Jake Tapper, I'm going to be furious
Roger
12:52
International amateur free agents tend to get signed to large bonuses around age 16-17, while those 18+ tend to get smaller bonuses. Bobby Witt, Jr is almost a full year older than Maurice Hampton, Jr. Aside from skill set and signing eligibility, how much is age a factor in assessing domestic players?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:52
huge factor, but primarily in top 3 round prep hitters, much less important for other group
12:53
first research was done here
Oyster Burns
12:53
when you say a guy has a good feel to hit, are you referring to his ability to manipulate the barrel or his approach at the plate? which minor leaguer not named after a Hall of Famer do you think has the best feel to hit?
AvatarKiley McDaniel
12:54
Usually both qualities, we'd probably single one out if it was just one of them. Whenever he comes out of the injury nexus, it might be Nick Senzel
Bear
12:54
Well, do you have a new house now?
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