Three-Quarters Delivery

Connecticut is home to one first round pick, one lead prospect writer, and one Double-A park.

One must imagine the prospect writer happy.

Prospect List Season #1

On the heat death of the universe, corner bats, industry consensus, the inherently limited thinking of trying to tie Jazz Chisholm to a role grade, and of course catchers.

Gabriel Ynoa made the 2017 Orioles Top Ten, but only if you own a copy of the Futures Guide from that year.

Also, here his this week’s suggested reading: https://marinakittaka.com/posts/2021-02-26-Good-Ol-Charlie-B.html

Suggested Reading:

Branded to Kill by John Zorn

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/47-branded-to-kill

Tokyo Drifter by Manohla Dargis

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/54-tokyo-drifter

Unveiling the Mystery of Chablis by Eric Asimov

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/dining/your-next-lesson-chablis.html

We aren’t really sticking to one question or four minutes per team by this point.

Did not expect the Athletics to be the organization that stretched the furthest past our four-minute target.

“I swear to you that I am not quite such an ass as I like to appear sometimes, although I am rather an ass, I admit.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky (I double-checked)

We didn’t skip the Rockies, although we considered it.

Our prospect lists are done which means we have time to…uh…podcast about our prospect lists.

The senior prospect team gets together to discuss the philosophical underpinnings of this year’s national prospect list.

“In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.”

– Leo Tolstoy

This would normally be around the time when our Midseason Top 50 Podcast would be published. This is not that.

“That’s maybe the reason he does so many things, so that he will not have to think.”

– Gabriel García Márquez

Show Notes

1. There’s been no minor league baseball long enough now that yes we are talking about a 61-year-old on a prospect podcast.

2. 65 is not a grade, Craig.