Baseball America writer and former MLB team consultant Eli Ben-Porat was a guest on Glenn Clark Radio Tuesday.
Among the topics he discussed were:
-Why he’s so enamored with what Statcast tells us about Samuel Basallo’s performance with the AAA Norfolk Tides
-Basallo not having a “flawless profile” but why his power production is “not fluky”
-Tony Mansolino’s recent comments that he wants to see Basallo “absolutely knock the door down” before getting called up
-The specific development he still needs behind the plate being something he’s better off getting in the minors
-Are MLB teams disincentivized from calling up players in the middle of the season because they’re unlikely to get into Rookie of the Year conversation and they can’t hold on to their rookie status?
If you missed the conversation, click play below to listen.
Photo courtesy of the Baltimore Orioles
