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  1. rawaction
    Riske could be had. And he would be great. I don't really want to mess with Wagner or Furcal. I'm starting to warm up to Raffy, but he's warmed up with the bat, probably taking his price tag above what lesser players (Renteria and Cabrera) received in a FA and SS wealthy offseason. He gets 6 years, IMO. He probably gets slightly more than $8M too. But if he does come at 4/$32, I'd welcome him with open arms. Also, I'm a big fan of Zito. For some reason, I think he could be a dominant NL starter, and especially in Wrigley. But I'd still probably go with Millwood over him because of cost in $$ and prospects. I am starting to sour on my idea to bring back Nomar and Lawton though.
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    I'm with you Rais, if Marshall hadn't got hurt....he would have had a good case. Good case for Gallagher. Decent case for Nolasco, but Gallagher's been better. I'll make a case for Eric later.
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    Couple of darkhorses that should get consideration for top 10 at least. Jermaine Van Buren Randy Wells Ryan Theriot But yeah, this is between Sing, Patterson, Murton and Cedeno. Cedeno may have spent too much time in the majors (i.e. not enough minors ABs). Murton gets points for a solid ML showing and being the most age appropriate (of the final 3) in his league. But I'd probably give it to Patterson. 1st pro season. All around game with speed, hitting, defense, power. Hill and Gallagher would be a great race for pitcher of the year.
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    Raw Dawgs Qb- Carson Palmer Rb- The Miami Boys (Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee, Ronnie Brown) WR- Muhsin Muhammad, Jerry Porter, Chad Johnson TE- K- DEF- Pittsburgh
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    Raw Dawgs select WR Muhsin Muhammad Chicago Bears!
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    Much more likely? I agree Lawton would likely have a higher OBP than Furcal, and Walker won't approach .392, however, neither Walker nor Lawton are likely to significantly out-OBP the other. The past 4 years: Lawton -.342, .343, .366, .363 Walker - .353, .333, .352, .351 Lawton is about 1.5 years older. He's slightly outperformed on 3 of the past 4 years, but he's no guarantee. Both of these guys are good, but not great OBP players, and either of them would be a competent, but not spectacular top of the order guy. I'm assuming an OF of Murton, Giles, Lawton means Giles is in center. That's a pretty bad defensive OF, and offensively still full of questions (Giles is old and has declined in recent years, Lawton is a 4th OF, Murton could be a nice cost effective weapon, but he's nobody you can count on for a full season of corner OF production). I'd say 3 years in a row of performing at a higher OBP level, is pretty close to a guarantee. Walker's OBP is largely driven by BA this year. His BB/9 of 04 seems to be an anomoly when you look at his last 5 seasons. And I seriously disagree with the fact that you think the NL's 2nd best leadoff hitter thru July is a 4th OF.
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    Thanks for answering our questions, Mr. Harvey. First, how long was it until you were 100% recovered from the knee surgery? You were eased along a lot in Mesa and didn't get a ton of playing time. How long did it take you to be able to feel confident in playing your entire game? Secondly, how much pressure is there from being such a high draft pick and getting a sizable signing bonus, in terms of getting to the majors quickly? Congrats on all your accolades this season, they are all well deserved, and there's much more to come!
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    WOO! There is gonna be an exciting finish to this season!
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    Congrats to all. Is there really any competition to Patterson for MWL MVP?
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    There usually aren't many off days that late in the season so most guys will go 3 times over the final 2 weeks (if they aren't skipped).
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    Lawton is much more likely to have a higher OBP than Furcal and Walker. Walker won't come close to a .392 OBP. Giles will get on base more than Ramirez and at a similar rate with Lee. He should be higher up. If that were my team, the lineup would be: Lawton Furcal Lee Giles Ramirez Walker Murton Barrett
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    I agree with every one of your moves, except Furcal. Christian Guzman got a ton of money. Renteria and Cabrera got $8M. Furcal is younger, faster, and a better fit for any team (i.e. leadoff hitter) than those two. Someone will pay him $10M.
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    Would you give Billy Wagner 3 years and $24M? What do you think it will take to sign Giles? I'm thinking somebody will offer him 3 years and $30 million. I wouldn't touch Wagner for that much. I'd do 3/30 for Giles. It's hard to quantify what 10M/year is worth production wise, but Giles should be right around that level of production for 2 years (probably underpaid next year) and probably play at a 7-8M level his 3rd year.
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    Damn! Duke goes out after 2 perfect innings due to a sprained ankle. The Cards didn't bring the bats at all tonight, and were down 7 after 4. I had a quality start ripe for the taking. Young gets taken out after 5 IP (100 pitches) and misses a QS. At least Capuano severely outdueled Beckett to give me an advantage there. But Peavy and bad-Zambrano are having great games. If I can hang in there pitching wise, I think my offense is slightly better than the Bulbs' and can pull it out.
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    Thanks for taking our questions, Mr. Johnson. South Bend, born and raised here! First question is, what did you do for fun in your days in "Da Bend!"? Where did you hang out? Secondly, obviously you had the shoulder injury in college. How hard has it been to shake that injury? Not only the effects of it physically, but mentally? Have you altered your mechanics or anything?
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    Thanks for answering questions Mr. Weber. Just a comment first, last season I ran a blog and had some pretty good words to say about you. One of your family members (can't remember who) read it and actually sent me an email asking when I thought you would be close to home in the MWL. My questions are: how important a role does family play in your career? i.e. do you come from a baseball background or get tips from anyone in your family? Secondly and along the same lines, you are a lot closer to home this season than you have been as a professional. What was it like being that far from home right out of HS, especially last season when you had a full year of Arizona then Boise? Congrats on a great season. You have a bright future.
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    Raw Dawgs select Pittsburgh Defense!
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    With the 25th pick, Raw Dawgs select Chad Johnson, WR Cincinnati
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    It wouldn't be worth it. The Cubs are still 5.5 games behind Houston, with several teams to pass. They are a longshot at best for the playoffs. If the Cubs aren't likely to make the playoffs anyway, I'll take my chances with Burnitz (or Murton) for the rest of the year and take my chances to get Giles in the offseason rather being stuck with Alou.
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    I can only assume you bolded names of pitchers who you believe are surprisingly on that list or are lesser pitchers. Bonderman and Lee are really good pitchers, they are among the league's elite under 25 pitchers. Francis and Chacin will only get better. Capuano, Clement, Lieber and Lopez are all good middle of the rotation guys.
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    He's never been a top prospect, and he doesn't have the stuff of say, a Wellemeyer. You may see him added this offseason, but since during the season they aren't easy to come by, a AAA reliever is low on the priority list to get put on. He's never been an elite prospect, but he's been highly thought of in his career. He was the 60th overall pick in 98. I believe he was in the Rockies top 10 as recently as 2002.
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    He will get his AB (and more) in September. I'd actually rather have him sitting the ML bench than Murton. He's the better defender, and he probably has to get used to that role to have a prolonged ML career. I'd love to see Greeny win a spot on next year's roster as the 5th OF. I'd love the OBP, baserunning, defense, and LH bat off the bench.
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    Yeah, you are crazy! :jocolor: Our own, Ronny Cedeno (Venezuelan) played there last year. Francisco Rosario from the DR was in the league last year. I don't think they're not allowed, I just think it's kinda preferred by the players to go back home and play, and may even be frowned upon if they don't, that's why you don't see all that many.
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    Why isn't Lane on the field everyday? What is gained by putting Palmeiro and Lamb out there so often? I understand they are decent players, but Lane has a future with the team unlike the other 2 who will be bench players for the rest of their lives.
  25. rawaction
    Raw Dawgs select RB- Clinton Portis- Washington
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