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Eric A Longenhagen
12:19
Not that I haven't already seen, though they have a big group here and I haven't seen everyone yet. Santos was good, Fabian has been good. I got a good Garrett WIlliams report and Joe Marciano has an above average breaking ball right now, he just sits 90-91. Commands it, though.
Matt
12:19
With Fowler likely manning CF for the A's next season, it appears Jorge Mateo is likely their future SS. How much do you trust him at that position?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:20
Like a 40% he stays there for me but I wouldn't evaluate Semien as a SS and yet...
Jeff
12:20
Rosario & Smith: Growing pains or red flags?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:20
The former.
Ryan
12:20
Both Alzolay and Sixto Sanchez are average height SP with big stuff and some helium going into this winter.  Similar projections?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:20
Sixto is the better athlete and strike thrower
Joe
12:21
Did Jomar Reyes impress you this year? Any chance he makes it to AA next season?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:21
It was nice to finally see him have a successful year when he played but he also missed a few months with injury.
LegallyEagle
12:22
Are any of the Dodgers' catching prospects going to be MLB-ready soon? Should the Dodgers consider trading any of those catching prospects, or perhaps trading one of their MLB-level ones?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:23
I think one of Will Smith, Connor Wong or Keibert Ruiz will be ready by 2019 and one will be traded. Austin Barnes probably sticks around.
Cameron
12:23
Will Jo Adell be playing in AFL? What are you hearing from scouts about him?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:24
No, not advanced enough for that. He's back playing the field and throwing poorly as he did this spring. I saw him last week. Had a 70 on his outfield arm last summer, it's a 30 now. But scouts love the bat and he's running well enough to be hopeful he stays in CF.
John
12:25
Who's your favorite prospect in instructs this year?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:25
Cristopher Navarro
Pablo
12:27
Should White Sox fans be concerned with Eloy Jimenz's defense? Is Luis Robert the front runner for CF in the future?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:28
Maybe. He's a LF-only guy for me anyway but has had some lower body injuries that could limit his mobility if they persist. All the value is in the bat there. Robert is probably the front runner for CF of the future, yes.
Sammy
12:28
Is Luis Guillorme possibly an underrated prospect? Does he get picked in the rule V if not put on 40 this offseason?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:29
I think his glove could help a team right now, yeah.
Pablo
12:30
Anyone in particular you're interested in seeing in the Brewers' intrasquad game?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:30
Larry Ernesto, Antonio Rivero, Jean Carmona, Carlos Rodriguez
AJ
12:30
Did you see any change in Jordan Hicks approach/stuff that would explain his jump in performance at the end of the season - including the promotion to A+? Or is it SSS?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:31
Just seemed like a kid harnessing monster stuff. He was sitting upper-90s in the spring.
Tim
12:31
Is Stephen Gonsalves ready to join the Twins rotation? It's pretty darn thin...
Eric A Longenhagen
12:31
I think so
greg
12:31
Why did the Reds choose to send who they did to the AFL?  Seems kind of "meh" relative to their system.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:32
You reward guys for good years or sometimes get positional assignments you can't fill with a big name prospect.
Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe
12:33
Let's pretend that the Arizona League decided to move for monetary reasons. They all played indoor baseball (however that would work) in Downtown Manhattan (again, totally hypothetical). How much of your ability to cover these athletes is based on the relative cost-of-living and traffic ease of Arizona?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:33
It's huge. I'll be at three games today.
Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe
12:33
When is the last time you thought about Scott Elarton?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:34
Last week when the early 2000s Astros came up as a topic of discussion on a back field.
And then Rickey Henderson walked by complaining about the sun
GPT
12:34
A year later, any real change in your opinion of Sandro Fabian? His last six weeks in SAL, where teenagers usually fall apart, was very encouraging.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:36
More info now, right? We have a better idea of how aggressive he is now, which is "really, really, probably too aggressive" and so I think he has some work to do in that area, but I haven't given up on him or anything. He's really talented, very gifted bat-to-ball skills.
Dunt
12:36
Should I be excited about any of these White Sox fall league guys? I think Zavala is the only one that actually contributes at the major league level someday.
Eric A Longenhagen
12:37
Polo is a tough eval because he does some good things but is small. Mendick had a big year on paper so he's a priority to see if I missed anything there last year.
Dooduh
12:37
who dat?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:37
Th Saints?
Pinstripe Wizard
12:38
Do you see any benefit for rebuilding teams to sign a decent amount of org filler types (think Crash Davis) and pay them a little more to accelerate their rebuild process by having "extra coaches" available at the minor league levels?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:38
Yeah, I think that can be valuable. Or at least bringing on guys at the upper levels who are okay with the light burning out. Guys that aren't can be toxic.
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