Taylor Blake Ward Talks Angels Prospects and Future

I’m repeating myself a bit, but I prefer Eric’s scouting reports at FG to Mayo/Callis at MLBP, but part of that is that Longenhagen is just in the stands more often directly observing prospects, and he doesn’t pull many punches when he thinks a guy has a couple tools but swing defects that make him low probability.

The problem with Fangraphs is they are so underresourced in their MiLB coverage. It’s often just Eric and an assistant/intern, so you get capsule reviews written all the way back in fall of 2024, and then quick re-ranks on their Big Board. Five years ago you had Eric and Kiley McDaniel on the same team, with much more regular updates and depth of coverage. Now Kiley is leading ESPN’s coverage, and both publications are a little thinner as a result.

I considered canceling my sub to FG after this year’s draft cycle debacle, when they failed to publish half the features they promised and only updated the draft board hours before the actual draft, but reconsidered. Indie pubs like FG are already struggling – and subscriber flight isn’t going to make it any better.