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Eric A Longenhagen
2:01
Howdy howdy howdy, let's do the thing...
RIP McCovey
2:01
What is your take on the Farhan Zaidi hire for the Giants and the sentiment that he could move Bumgarner?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:03
I dig the hire, Zaidi seems capable of helming a club. I'm skeptical that about Bum being good when the Giants are good again, so I think it makes sense to explore the idea of moving him.
Junction Jack
2:04
What's the buzz around JB Bukauskas in Arizona? The stuff has looked very sharp from what I have seen.
Eric A Longenhagen
2:05
He looks good. 94-96, t98, four pitch mix, everything has flashed plus. Changeup hasn't been as good nor used as heavily of late. Don't think the fastball plays like 95+ because this is a small guy who also has a short stride and I tend to think of him as a nasty multi-inning relief piece more than a true 170+ inning starter, but he is good.
Jim Leyland Palmer
2:05
Have you gotten to see much of Daz Cameron in the fall league? What do you think the Tigers have in him?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:06
Yep. Basically the same guy he was in high school, which is to say he has a bunch of 50 and 55 tools, is going to stay in CF and be a very solid everyday player.
Dingu
2:06
Julio Pablo Martinez has put up really strong numbers in the AFL. Anything different from your perspective?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:07
I'll give JP all fall before I really make up my mind, in part because he has really performed, but I think there's real 4th OF risk there.
Sharon
2:07
Thoughts on Jazz Chisholm? Does he have the skill set to jump into the top 50 this offseason?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:07
That's aggressive but not crazy.
Brew Crew
2:07
Who gets more, Paxton or Realmuto? Hiura too much for either?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:09
Realmuto does. I think there are argument on both sides of the Hiura question. If you twisted my arm I'd move him for Realmuto but not for Paxton.
FanGraph's Lurker
2:09
Now that the Rays have traded for Zunino, what will they do with all their middle infield depth? a 40man roster can only protect so many. Do you thin the rays pull off a trade? get creative with positions? a mix of both?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:10
I think it will be a combo. I expect to seesome of the MIFs to see time in the OF and, generally, for TB to be creative with usage. But I also think they'll consolidate on the fringes of the 40-man.
Scuffy Mcgee
2:10
Do you find anything interesting with the fact that Turner Ward left LA for the same job in...Cincinnati?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:11
The assumption that people act rationally would lead you to conclude that something other than $ or title drove his decision, but I don't know speifics.
Bearry
2:11
Heredia seems to have stalled, but steamer is actually projecting a higher ISO and wRC than he has ever put up. Do you see him having more to offer?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:12
.250/.330/.360 or so, maybe a little better if he faces a ton of lefties
Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes
2:12
Michael Plassmeyer: 35+ on THE BOARD, filthy results. What's the blurb on him?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:13
Toss out his stats, folks. This was a Big 12 arm in the Northwest League. He's a quick-moving middle relief candidate. Plus change, avg breaker.
Larry
2:13
Nico Hoerner >>> Nick Madrigal
Eric A Longenhagen
2:14
I think folks drawing conclusions about Madrigal based on his late-summer stats are misguided. Hoerner does look wonderful, though.
Nate
2:15
Did you get to see Evan Kruczynski play in the fall league? Can you give me a report on him?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:15
Yup. 89-92 t93, big frame, really gets down the mound, four pitch mix of mostly average stuff, locates, sequences. He's solid. Pretty easy to see some kind of big league role i the bullpen or back of rotation.
Kyle
2:16
thoughts on Jake Fraley? I see going into 2017 he was a 40 FV but he's been hurt a lot.  Seems he underwent a swing change that helped his power output.  His last posted game power grade was 20/30, what would it be now?  .407 babip obviously isnt sustainable but is a relaistic future role?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:17
No change to his gb% so I'll dispute the notion of a swing change unless there's visual evidence. I have him in as a 4th OF.
The Dude
2:17
Have you seen Austin Allen in the AFL yet?  Thoughts on whether he can stay behind the dish?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:18
I have and do not think he catches, but I will warn you that catching in the AFL (after you've been doing it all year and are now asked to catch an entire new staff) is hard and performance here can be misleading.
Sox not Saux
2:18
I'm trying to tell myself moving Carson Fulmer to the pen could turn him into a useful pitcher, but he looked SO bad as a starter.  Part of me says he might just not be that good (esp without added velocity).  Can he be saved?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:19
Yeah, that's a talented guy with desire to be good and I think he'll find a proper niche eventually.
Dylan
2:19
What does a Met package for Reamulto look like? Gimenez, Alonso+? And does that package get easily topped by another team like Houston or Atlanta?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:20
BV was taking cellphone video of Alonso's Fall Stars atbats like a proud dad watching a piano recital. Not sure they're moving that guy.
Sox not Saux
2:20
1-10 level of worry with Burdi at this point (given the velocity readings in AFL)?  Still hope for the mph to keep trending up or is he going to be stuck missing several ticks from his pre-surgery form?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:22
Typically I'd say you should chill and see what happens, but the fact that he was 93-95 when he came back during the summer and still 93-95 here in AFL, was no bueno. He's been shut down due to fatigue. I'm actually kinda worried.
Anthony
2:22
Meibrys Viloria a potential regular?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:22
Catching is so bad right now that I have to say yes
Lilith
2:23
Stephenson, Reed, Garrett and Finnegan were all once great prospects that faded once getting to AAA or to Cincinnati. What did the Reds do to them to destroy their development? And does the Derek Johnson hiring mean that there's hope that they can be fixed?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:24
I was never Stephenson guy but I was on Reed and Garrett. Yeah, I think the consistent failure to develop so many of these arms means it was time for a change. I don't know a ton about Johnson, though.
Rique
2:24
Is  Nate Pearson destined for the bullpen?  Injury history and showing that he can throw 103 in short stints seems to make it an obvious landing spot for him.
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