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FanGraphs 2022 Day One Draft Chat
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Eric A Longenhagen
6:59
Hello from sunny LA and the MLB Draft. Here I am to chat. It's quite full of people here, I'm sitting between the two sets. I won't be tweeting out picks before they happen this year, instead I'll be Woj'ing here. May presence may be variable as Meg and I have a bunch of site-related tech stuff to juggle with regard to adding picks to The Board.
7:00
If you're here I'm guessing you know how to navigate over to The Board to see rankings and reports.
7:02
let's get to some questions before festivities start. If other folks are breaking picks on Twitter and you guys feel like posting it in the chat queue, that'd be cool and would mean I get to be in this space more consistently. I'm off there for reasons I'm sure are obvious to most of you.
Oddball Herrera
7:02
Starting to hear some "Twins should go with Rocker so he can whiz to the major league bullpen".  Is that realistic at all or just click bait?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:02
I haven't heard that at all, think they're in position to scoop someone who falls unexpectedly or cut with a college bat they like
Ethan
7:02
Any small college guys you like?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:04
Depends what you think of "small", I love Zach Neto from Campbell, and Tyler Cleveland from Central Arkansas, an athletic side-armer who only sits in the mid-80s but has plus command and two good secondary pitches
Pinstripe Perry
7:04
Thanks so much for all the content this spring. Know it couldn't have been easy being the last man standing on the prospect side for the time being. Any notable takeaways from the futures game that you've heard or seen?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:04
Not sure anyone moved the needle for me. Eury Perez was the individual standout for me but I feel like he's ranked appropriately. American League infield/outfield was lethargic, Francisco ALvarez and Jhonkensy Noel had ridiculous BPs
David
7:05
Eric, any buzz on any Cubs targets after the 1st round?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:05
I don't have anything more than what was in the mock draft this morning
RAndoM
7:05
Which player(s) do you think will be the toughest to sign?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:07
There are some players who are priced in the 2.5-3mil range who probably won't get that, some of the Vandy and LSU commits like Sal Stewart, Ryan Clifford, Gavin Guidry
Matt
7:07
Besides Rocker, you mentioned in the mock that you mostly heard HS Pitchers with the Angels at 13– but do you buy that they’d go that route after drafting 18/20 college pitchers last year?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:08
I'm not sure if I think last year was a sign of things to come, an indication of their new style or just a way to get an influx of pitching in the system one time, to try to build depth behind the big league roster as fast as possible while Shohei and Trout are still there
7:10
Have one source putting BAL with Jackson Holliday...not a thing I'd tweet without multiple sources but that's where I'm at
7:12
LOL now it's officially all over the place here
Had a front office person tell me "They don't know who it is yet:
zurzles
7:12
I really hope you got some time off scheduled soon, or at least a good nap.
Eric A Longenhagen
7:13
maybe after the deadline
Guest
7:13
How far does Rocker fall?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:13
hearing him mid rd 1, LAA, SD
but that might depend on Justin Crawford
he might actually be SD target
7:14
and we're off
zurzles
7:16
Do you know any more about 1.1 than you did 24 hours ago?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:16
nope, "we're gonna find out on TV" just before
Mike
7:16
I would like to hear outlandish optimism about Kevin Parada. Do you have any of that? Is he our future mvp in DC?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:17
High-confidence bat, dont think he can catch, if I'm wrong he's a star
if I'm right he's still a solid everyday guy, I think
JT
7:17
So much of the Collier hype stems from youth / performance in JUCO being model friendly, but many public scouting evals describe swing issues. For a non-up-the-middle prospect that’s clearly bat first, it just seems concerning to hear such consistent swing critiques. Thoughts?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:18
Agreed. I like him, agree the swing isn't dialed in, but it's also impressive what he did from a performance standpoint with a weird swing. That's why it's important to have your dev group in the room, to gauge their comfort with a guy you know you wanna change
sadtrombone
7:18
Welcome! I love the draft prospect reports. Very thorough, strong analysis. Worth the wait.
Eric A Longenhagen
7:18
thank you
J
7:18
How do Ivan Melendez and Sonny D compare to Niko Kavadas from last year?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:19
Melendez's build is built to last, but the RHH vs LHH thing is important
Mordecai and Rigby
7:19
Well, there goes Jackson Holliday at 1-1 to Bal. Any early take/opinion on his younger brother Ethan Holliday? I've heard he is even better than his big bro.
Eric A Longenhagen
7:20
Saw them take BP back to back this spring, and Ethan isn't there yet but his frame is WAY more projectable than Jackson, and it wouldn't surprise me if the Hollidays Upton
Air Yordan
7:21
Does the possibility of robo umps this decade increase Parada’s value at all?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:21
Perhaps, not like he has an impact arm tho
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