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Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 3/7/25

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Eric A Longenhagen: Hello hello, hope everyone had a good week and is enjoying Spring ball (I know I am). I’m here to talk prospects, as always, and whatever else you so desire.

12:05
Eric A Longenhagen: There are questions in the chat that can be answered via other parts of the site, and I want folks to know I’ll be point that stuff out not to be a dick but to help you understand how to better use FanGraphs and its many tools (prospect writer included). Thanks as always for stopping by. Lemme plug some stuff and then get to your questions…

12:05
Eric A Longenhagen: First, the Braves list went live this morning.

12:05
Eric A Longenhagen: Second, I went to see Roki on Tuesday

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Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 3/4/25

12:02
Avatar Jay Jaffe: Good afternoon, folks, and welcome to another edition of my weekly chat!

12:03
Avatar Jay Jaffe: My look at the impact of the wave of spring injuries that’s hit the Yankees roster, taking out DH Giancarlo Stanton, the MVP of last year’s ALCS, and starter Luis Gil, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year, just went live https://blogs.fangraphs.com/injuries-to-stanton-gil-and-lemahieu-will-…

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Avatar Jay Jaffe: Yesterday I took a look at the recent sighting of Kyle Schwarber playing first base for the Phillies https://blogs.fangraphs.com/first-sign-of-spring-kyle-schwarber-dabbli…

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sliptoad: If Altuve sticks at left for a few years before becoming a pure DH, does that meaningfully change his HoF outlook? Would it be easier staying as a bad 2B until the DH move, or even moving to DH now?

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Avatar Jay Jaffe: No, I don’t think it changes anything. Regardless of what happens throughout the remainder of his career, he’ll wind up having played more games at, and accrued more value at second base than any other position.

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Avatar Jay Jaffe: if the changes help him boost his career totals, it’s probably a net positive (barring the additional injury risk created by a move). I don’t see him doing much DHing in Houston so long as Yordan Alvarez is there, though

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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 3/3/25

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RosterResource Chat – 2/28/25

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Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 2/28/25

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Eric A Longenhagen: Hey, y’all. Howdy from Tempe, where I’ve got yesterday’s Combine rolling as we chat (Stewart and Pearce, wowzers) about the Rays, and whatever else you want. I might cut things a little short today because I have to go scoop my car from the shop before today’s games. Let’s get after it.

12:03
Jays Fan: Who’s the next team that will drop?

12:04
Eric A Longenhagen: Tigers and Braves next two, depends on whether James and I write fast together (Tigers) or I sprint on my own (Braves)

12:04
Jason: Former prospect question, do you expect Corbin Caroll to have a more normal season after last year’s rollercoaster?

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Eric A Longenhagen: Yeah

12:04
Cubs: Is 2nd base best fit for James Triantos long term? If the Shaw experiment at 3rd works out then they may already have Nico’s replacement in-house.

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Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 2/25/25

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Avatar Jay Jaffe: Good afternoon, folks, and welcome to another edition of my weekly chat. I’m back from my Salt Lake City ski trip with my daughter (now a beginning intermediate skier!).

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Avatar Jay Jaffe: Yesterday, I published a roundup of the top position players remaining on the free agent market. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/still-on-the-shelves-part-i-top-remaining-…

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Avatar Jay Jaffe: The companion piece, on pitchers, is in the editorial pipeline as we chat and should go live soon.

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Avatar Jay Jaffe: Speaking of my daughter, she spotted a new species of squirrel in our backyard this morning: the Brooklyn Pizza Squirrel https://bsky.app/profile/jayjaffe.bsky.social/post/3liyvdf5ux22l

12:03
Avatar Jay Jaffe: Pitter patter, let’s get at ‘er…

12:04
Gaijin: Well, since you mentioned it, are there any players you’re watching for in the NPB this year? Obviously Murakami, any others?

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RosterResource Chat – 2/21/25

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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 2/20/25

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Avatar Dan Szymborski: And away we go!

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Wrights_Back: What would the Mets have to give up to get Cease – if he is available?

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Avatar Dan Szymborski: I think the closer we get to the season, the more the Padres will hang onto him.

12:03
Avatar Dan Szymborski: The Mets would certainly have to give up something real. YOu can probably fatten the offer a bit with guys the Padres have more reason to like than the Mets.

12:04
Avatar Dan Szymborski: Like Clifford, who is probably more useful to San Diego, but you’re not going to land him with JUST Clifford

12:04
Avatar Dan Szymborski: I kinda get the idea that the mets are happyw ith their rotation, and not likely to meet a rich price

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2025 Top 100 Prospects Chat

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Eric A Longenhagen: Good morning from overcast Tempe, it’s Top 100 Prospects day. I hope everyone is enjoying this year’s tome. Thanks for coming to the chat. I’m going to do my best to get to as many questions as possible for about an hour…

12:04
JB: Besides Sasaki, which T100 guys without MLB experience have the best shot at making Opening Day rosters?

12:06
Eric A Longenhagen: Shaw I think is likely. Maybe the Chander, Dollander, Sproat group…

12:07
Eric A Longenhagen: I’d say non-zero chance Kurtz and Freeland. Kurtz I imagine years of control will matter to LVofSAC…

12:07
Eric A Longenhagen: One of the Guardians 2B, Brito or Bazzana…

12:07
Eric A Longenhagen: Maybe one of the ChiSox catchers…

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RosterResource Chat – 2/14/25

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