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Eric A Longenhagen
12:02
Howdy, all. Let's get right to it...
GPT
12:02
Hey, you saw a bunch of AZL Giants baseball last week, thoughts on Seth Corry and Diego Rincones, and anybody else who might make the next Giants prospect list?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:05
Corry is a bit of a project. Body, velocity and breaking ball all look the part but he has 30 command right now. Rincones has some feel to hit but the tools are middling, he lacks physical projection. He needs to hit a lot to profile, though I did speak with someone who thinks he will. Izzy Munguia is a fun little sparkplug who I've liked in CF and I think he has above avg bat speed. Jake Gonzalez and Heliot Ramos are obvious ones and I've written about Camilo Dovall.
Chris
12:05
Do you think Glasnow will be different this go around?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:06
He's objectively different but I don't know if he'll be much more effective. I hope so, though I've always been skeptical about the strikes ever coming. I guess we'll see. He's 24 now, I think?
Bork
12:06
Any September call ups really standing out to you so far?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:06
I like how Dillon Peters is mixing pitches.
VandyDan
12:08
How do teams determine who gets sent to instructs?  Mostly young guys or guys that missed time with injury?  How much leeway to players have in asking out if they want to train elsewhere?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:09
It's mostly comprised of young players who spent the back half of the summer at short season and rookie ball. New kids come up from Latin America, too. If upper-level guys are injured and need reps they typically go to Fall League. Then, of course, there's the random weirdo development project (like Jairo Beras continuing to learn to pitch) that bleeds onto the back fields.
mike
12:10
From 18U USA gold medal team, how would Turang, Casas, Kelenic and Gorman order for 2018 draft?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:10
Turang, Gorman, Kelenic, Casas
if you flipped 2 and 3 I'd be good with that, too
James Johnson
12:11
Do you think you underestimated matt chapman's defensive ability in your preseason ratings?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:11
I had a 60 on his glove so I guess I did. Glad to see his OBP is up over .300.
Drew
12:12
Glasnow got me thinking, what is too tall for a pitcher? When do the levers become too long, 6'6?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:13
There's a 6'8 21-year old throwing strikes for Fort Wayne right now. It's harder to repeat as you get taller but there's not a magic number for it.
Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe
12:13
Any favorite non-baseball podcasts? Favorite non-Fangraphs baseball podcasts?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:15
I like the Dana Gould Hour and You Must Remember This. I rarely do baseball pods.
Oddball Herrera
12:15
Curious to hear your thoughts on Ian Happ's rookie season - the power has been unexpectedly off the charts, but so has the K rate, where do you think he settles in?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:16
I think this is the type of player he'll be but I do think the K rate will come down into the mid-20s
Gookie Dawkins
12:16
If All Rise hits 5+ HRs and cuts his Ks below 30% AND the Yankees take the division, do you think he could win the MVP based on the narrative?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:17
Nah, I think Sale's got it.
Gary
12:19
Best systems - White Sox, Braves, Padres, Yankees?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:20
Philly, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Tampa Bay and Cincinnati are up there, too
Robert
12:21
Do you prefer Whitley or Kopech?
Eric A Longenhagen
Dan
12:21
Outside of players selected in the 1st rd, which 2017 draftee has impressed you most, so far this summer?  Thanks!
Eric A Longenhagen
12:22
MJ Melendez
Rex
12:23
Who's your favorite Padres middle infield prospect not named Tatis?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:23
Barley
Will
12:24
Why does Buck Showalter think it makes more sense to play replacement level Trumbo and Davis (Trumbo in RF yesterday!) over Austin Hays? Warped old school thinking or defensible?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:25
They're in the middle of a wild card race so I can sympathize with what looks like a desire to play a guy with whom you have familiarity instead of Hays.
Sam
12:26
Does Mackenzie Gore really have the potential to live up to the Clayton Kershaw comps? Rookie ball showing seemed pretty impressive
Eric A Longenhagen
12:27
I love Gore but this is an entirely unreasonable level of expectation
FireDrayton
12:28
What's your big-picture view of the Astros system post-Verlander trade?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:29
I still really like it. They have some potential stars up top in Tucker and Whitley, young up-the-middle talent from Latin America, depth in pitching, a bunch of likely big league role players...it's a good system.
Coz
12:29
Carson Fulmer had a good outing against SF his last start- do you think the White Sox should keep giving him starts or maybe start grooming him for the bullpen?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:31
They should keep trying him as a starter until the teams wants to compete for that division and his lack of control is actively harming that. Also, his statline from that start looks good but it was SF and was he really hitting spots with that fastball or just getting away with missing it that day?
Moltar
12:32
What level do you think Mark Vientos starts at next season? Are you bullish on him?
Eric A Longenhagen
12:33
There's precedent for them pushing guys so maybe he starts with Columbia. Sure, I like Vientos. Not super high on him but he's athletic for his size, should grow into power, could be a good defensive third baseman.
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