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  1. I know it's spring and his patience could still use some work, but if lowering his hands is helping him get the bat to the ball and make hard contact more consistently, he may actually prove to be quite useful. stance & swing looks a lot like JJ Hardy now (which isn't to say i expect that level of power)
  2. basically to a man, all the guys who'll be sent north have done a good job of controlling the strike zone this spring
  3. Rizzo's HR was of the opposite-field variety
  4. yeah, i expect him to be in there April 17th
  5. swap out Hammel for Lester, and switch TLS/AA's positions and this is probably the opening day lineup
  6. they're assuming he misses 22 games http://www.predictionmachine.com/Kris-Bryant-Demoted-by-Chicago-Cubs so that's plainly wrong
  7. If by athleticism you mean "runs fast," yeah, it's been there all along. @BenBadler Matt Szczur now in CF. Guy looks like he could deadlift a school bus if he wanted to (from 7/2011)
  8. Szczur was BA's #64 prospect in '12 after a 10 HR season, but has hit just 8 in the three seasons since the (faint?) hope is basically that his swing was badly broken before and he's discovered something mechanically that works much better for him
  9. Sands & Szczur
  10. be that as it may, i was strongly hoping we'd replace him with something better than the most hittable pitcher in baseball
  11. the good kind of pain
  12. i remember all the reports of his potential as a RP, but i don't think i ever once saw his supposed arm strength really manifest itself in the OF; i was really hoping for a laser show reminiscent of Soriano's first couple seasons here
  13. http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llsirrzV1T1qaa163o1_500.gif
  14. we jettisoned Wesley Wright so we could have Phil Coke blows my fucken mind
  15. he was similarly held back, but there was no argument to be made about him being over-ripe because he was FOUR years younger than Bryant is now
  16. i'm high on our lineup but the defense has the potential to be really trashy
  17. Hector Olivera's a different situation because he was not signed at the beginning of the MLB draft (and also likely to start season in minors) pretty analogous to Aledmys Diaz last year, just obviously older there is no rule that prevents this
  18. similar situations we've had 2014 Alex Guerrero: - no previous MLB experience - selected in Roadkill MLB draft - starts the league in MLB verdict: had to stay on Roadkill main roster all year 2013 Bruce Rondon: - no previous MLB experience - selected in Roadkill MLB draft - did NOT start the year in MLB verdict: had to be removed from roster / added to FA list it seems like a person could have gambled on Kang at any point in the MLB draft (like Rondon, 2015 Micah Johnson) and risked losing him if he started in AAA, so he should fully qualify for waivers right now
  19. majorly up his contact rate
  20. 261/315/312 in aaa last year. no thanks. he homered off Greg Holland, your argument is invalid
  21. also a reminder that Hector Aloevera is in this draft, i think
  22. i think you own my first rounder, too
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