Kiley McDaniel Chat – 11/13/19
November 13, 2019
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Archive for Prospects
Kiley McDaniel Chat – 11/6/19
November 6, 2019
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: As a recent home purchaser whose kitchen could use a slight face lift, I’d love to see the pictures of your new backsplash! Did you install yourself? |
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Kiley McDaniel Chat – 10/16/19
October 16, 2019
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: Hello from ATL! I think we’re about a week away from announcing more about the project that Eric and I have been hinting at over the last few weeks…because it should be done soon. |
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: And for those asking about the podcast project we’ve mentioned…that also will be disclosed in the coming weeks |
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: Scout is eating lunch and I’m hopped up on caffeine, so let’s see what you guys have for me today |
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: Looking at The Board, I see 14 60 FV prospects. If I’m trading Kris Bryant, could I realistically expect to get someone from that group in return? |
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: We can tackle this in a broad way using surplus value calculations: |
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: and my internet is getting wonky, hold on a second |
Kiley McDaniel Chat – 10/2/19
October 2, 2019
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: Hello from ATL! Scout is asleep sunbathing on the back porch, so I’m left to field your questions. |
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: First day time chat this week and it’s you, blah! |
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: thanks for coming by, mom |
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: Is it fairly clear that Hancock, Martin, and Tork are going in the top 3 and then what happens next is not clear? If you were in the 4-10 range and needed a bat, who would you prefer? Hassel? PCA? |
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: Good chance her to plug THE BOARD, which is our personal opinions of who to take amongst minor leaguers, draft and July 2 folks. It’s always being updated and the 2020 draft stuff has one more set of tweaks left before we announce “hey guys, come look at this, it’s new” but there’s over 500 guys on there, so you could say we’re pretty well informed |
Prospect Dispatch: Cuban Right-Hander Norge Carlos Vera
September 30, 2019
On Saturday, I joined upwards of 20 scouts gathered behind the plate at Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey to watch RHP Norge Carlos Vera throw live against 12 batters. The 19-year-old Cuban was originally on the list of players who would have been eligible to sign with a major league club on July 2 before the Trump administration reversed the Obama-era United States-Cuba détente.
Vera’s father, Norge Luis Vera, is a former Cuban National Series star who pitched for Santiago de Cuba. He was a member of three Cuban Olympic teams, winning two silver medals (2000 in Sydney and 2008 in Beijing) and a gold medal (2004 in Athens) and holds the all-time Cuban National Series record for postseason wins, with 32. He also got the win in an exhibition game against the Orioles on May 3, 1999 at Camden Yards, going seven innings in a contest that also featured José Contreras pitching for Cuba.
The younger Vera debuted in the Cuban National Series – Cuba’s highest level of professional baseball – as a freshly-turned 18-year-old in August 2018, throwing seven scoreless innings against Granma, a team that had a cumulative wOBA of .372 heading into the outing. He was the second youngest member of the 2019 Cuban National Team that came to the northeast part of the United States to play against independent Can-Am League teams this summer. He defected while in New Jersey in late June or early July, shortly after striking out seven New Jersey Jackals hitters in four innings.
Kiley spoke with an international scout that was one of a relatively few at that start and Vera was 91-94, hitting 96 or 97 mph depending on the gun, mixing four average or better pitches for a starter look. He has since been training in northern New Jersey with former minor league pitcher Doug Cinnella. Read the rest of this entry »
Kiley McDaniel Chat – 9/26/19
September 26, 2019
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: Hello from ATL! Swapped chats with Craig and am juggling calls scheduled for today that have been shifting a bit. |
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: this may be slightly abbreviated, but to your questions, as Scout sleeps in the other room: |
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: Assuming the Rays have the money available, who says no: Diego Castillo, Liberatore, and Honeywell for Kris Bryant. |
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: for 2 years of Bryant? Cubs turn that down pretty easily |
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: Is it fair to consider Vladito’s rookie season a disappointment? This isn’t to say his star has dimmed going forward, just that more was expected in 2019 |
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: i guess? the projection systems have him as true talent level north of what he’s done so far this year…but he’s also a college sophomore aged player that’s better than league average with the bat, so hard to say it’s been more than a slight disappointment |
Kiley McDaniel Chat – 9/18/19
September 18, 2019
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: Hello from ATL! Scout is napping and I’m sipping a protein shake. |
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: We’ve added some high-speed video to the @FG_Prospects twitter account, @fangraphs instagram and @fangraphs YouTube. Trevor Bauer, Ian Anderson, Justin Dunn, Nate Pearson the most recent. |
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: We’ve continued to pull prospects off the lists that have graduated and Nate Lowe and Jonathan Loaisiga graduated today, so they’ll get taken off shortly. Look at the farm rankings before they change again: https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2019-in-season-prospect-… |
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: Okay, sorry for the delay, I just took both of them off the lists |
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: to your questions: |
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: If you were in charge would you change the rules to allow draft pick trading in mlb? Maybe with some restrictions in place like the nba who don’t allow consecutive first round picks to be traded? |
Kiley McDaniel Chat – 9/11/19
September 11, 2019
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: Hello from ATL. Scout is eating lunch and I’ll get to that after I’m done with you people |
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: We’ve done some board adjusting and video on the usual FG_Prospects twitter and fangraphs instagram but are mostly doing behind the scenes work now that you’ll be aware of in the coming weeks |
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: some reading, if you’re so inclined: |
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: Rosenthal on the Rockies and trading Arenado?: https://theathletic.com/1202375/2019/09/11/rosenthal-after-the-teams-s… |
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: Sawchik on if the minor leagues are necessary: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/do-we-even-need-minor-league-base… |
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A Dispatch From the WBSC U-18 World Cup: RHP Yasunobu Okugawa
I’ve spent the past 10 days in Busan covering the WBSC U-18 World Cup. You can check out some of my write-ups here, here and here. I was going to write up on several prospects in this post, but I felt like Japanese right-handed pitcher Yasunobu Okugawa, who struck out 18 Canadian hitters in seven innings in his September 5 start, warranted his own article.
Yasunobu Okugawa (Japan), RHP
If I had to choose the best prospect of the tournament, there’s no doubt it would be Okugawa. The 18-year-old righty made headlines earlier this season by leading his high school to the Koshien finals and hitting 95.7 mph. Along with Roki Sasaki, Okugawa was one of the players most sought after by major league scouts on the Japan team. He pitched against Canada on the first day of the Super Rounds on September 5, and he delivered on the hype, and then some.
Okugawa has long legs and a slightly skinny frame that also has an athletic look. He is not maxed out yet, but I don’t see him adding too much to his frame. He has a high, three-quarter arm slot and does an excellent job repeating the same arm action on different pitches. His arm speed is basically identical on his fastballs and offspeed pitches. He has a long stride and keeps his body in line into landing. From leg kick to foot strike, Okugawa does not have much wasted movement – he lines his body well directly to the home plate. Unlike many young pitchers at the tournament, Okugawa was consistent in finding his release point and was not prone to opening his shoulders too early. There’s a bit of effort to his release, but it’s not much of a concern for me. He does not have much of a leg kick when pitching out of the stretch, but the rest of the delivery looked consistent with his usual windup. Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Longenhagen Chat: 9/6/19
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: Good morning from AZ, where we’re waiting for the heat to start to break.
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: A few weeks back in a chat you said you didn’t really trust pitchers stats in the Texas League. Any reason?
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: did I phrase it like that? and did I say Texas or Southern? If I said Texas, I meant Southern. It’s just been a putrid offensive season in the Southern League, most team ERA’s are below 4 and the ones that aren’t are just barely above it. So what I meant, more specifically, is that pitcher’s stats should be viewed through that lens
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: Over/under on Yermin Mercedes career homers: 19.5
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: under, but the wager is void if an electronic strike zone gets implemented
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: What do you make of the Yankees trading for international slot money right after missing out on Diaz? Also does reneging on that deal affect their ability to sign J2 prospects in the future?
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