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  1. KaiserCesar
    I believe it was .788 going into Sunday.
  2. KaiserCesar
    Oh no! This pitcher who is 25 and has decent peripherals is in a starting rotation where he's only been better than 2 of the other starters!
  3. KaiserCesar
    Valbuena's been pretty great this month. It's actually brought his season numbers to a decent point.
  4. KaiserCesar
    Wow, the beginning of this halftime segment on Tice is all a big 'screw you' to Martz. Tice: 'When you have a coach who tries to cram a system down your throat and doesn't listen, frustration can build up, so I make a point to listen.' Pretty similar to what we've been hearing all camp, but it really shows how dysfunctional the offense was last year.
  5. KaiserCesar
    Podlesh comes up limping, and his lips can later be read to say 'f me'.
  6. KaiserCesar
    It'll be interesting to see the second team O in a 3 and a half minute drill.
  7. KaiserCesar
    Castro now a homer short of the cycle.
  8. KaiserCesar
    That was a great quarter. Defensive line has looked good on every possession.
  9. KaiserCesar
    That drive just got me excited for the season.
  10. KaiserCesar
    Wasn't it reported that he was experimenting with a curveball for that entire month or so? Which was what I was getting at and what makes the lack of mention of that other pitch glaring. I swear I've seen him throw curves recently (in the game against Atlanta, I didnt see the game last night). Unless the split has 12 to 6 massive loopy droping movement. if that's his split I've never seen one that moved that much. I just took a look at some of the pitch type data on fangraphs for Samardzija per start. http://www.fangraphs.com/statsd.aspx?playerid=3254&position=P&type=10&gds=&gde=&season=2012 According to this data, he thew a curveball over 5 starts, with a bunch of them coming in the 6/27 Mets game. In the 6/22 Arizona and 6/27 Mets games he barely threw his slider at all. Over these two starts, he gave up 14 runs over 9 innings. He came out the next start against Atlanta, worked in the slider and changeup a bunch more and struck out 11. It looks like neither the changeup or the curveball have been getting used lately, but whenever the curveball has been thrown, it gets crushed.
  11. KaiserCesar
    I can't remember who, but before the call-up, some analyst predicted a slash for Rizzo of like .290/.360/.480. A lot of people thought the power projection was pretty low based on his AAA numbers, but I think most said they would take that this year with some improvement expected going forward. That being said, his power hasn't dropped off a cliff when comparing it to anything but his PCL stats. I'm impressed with how he's performed considering he has changed his swing completely and nearly halved his K rate through a significant number of PA's.
  12. KaiserCesar
    He has more PA's this year than at any other level and also played in the Arizona Fall League this past year. Since the minor league seasons end after August, we also aren't really talking about that much marginal playing time. They could also be trying to bring him along in other positions besides 3B. I don't really think it's that big of a deal for Olt long-term, or his trade value.
  13. KaiserCesar
    Brett "H" Jackson
  14. KaiserCesar
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihuOrQHSjWQ&feature=fvwrel
  15. KaiserCesar
    Caleb Hanie getting booed, still bad at football.
  16. KaiserCesar
    Microanalyzing every Peyton Manning throw to assess whether he's 'truly 100%'. This is great television.
  17. KaiserCesar
    If he's on an innings cap and starting in the minors, chances are we won't see him in September. The best bet to see him with Chicago would be July sometime before he gets shut down.
  18. KaiserCesar
    He knows how to pander
  19. KaiserCesar
    Who would even be the next player to come up from the minors of any significance? Aside from Vizcaino, I don't see too much more talent coming into the big league club before 2014 without a FA acquisition or trades.
  20. KaiserCesar
    best name in baseball besides larry suarez, which i have adopted as my restaurant waiting list name. What about any of these? http://www.milb.com/milb/fans/moniker_madness/y2012/index.jsp
  21. KaiserCesar
    If only it's Al Albuquerque
  22. KaiserCesar
    I feel like Castillo could also end up being more valuable than either Vitters or Jackson. It's an interesting and young lineup now with a couple of old corner OF's who happen to be good at baseball.
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  24. KaiserCesar
    There's probably only 2 guys who would be a surprise to me if traded, Castro and Samardzija. EDIT: Also Rizzo, making 3
  25. KaiserCesar
    While starting the service time clock sooner, you are also starting the process of major league development. This indicates that the FO believes the best way to develop Vitters/Jackson here on out will be by playing in the majors. It also gives almost twice the evaluation time going into the 2013 offseason. Both these guys fit in at positions that are pretty wide open going into next year, so I don't think the importance of evaluation can be overlooked.
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