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  1. sneakypower
    at the minor league level, it is simply just not possible to make a valid argument that the FO inherited a remotely viable farm system; i'd make the educated guess we've received less than 5 wins total out of that group to this point Shark was a 26 year old reliever with a replacement-level performance to that point in his career, but if you want to argue he was an elite asset, continue to do so, and prove further how unwilling you're going to be to think objectively Cashner's nearly 28 and has amassed a total of 3.5 fWAR; perhaps you'll tell me next what fantastic trade assets Larry Anderson and Heathcliff Slocumb were?
  2. sneakypower
    some highlights of the '12 red sox list: xander bogaerts matt barnes will middlebrooks? ryan lavarnway? garin cecchini blake swihart henry owens jackie bradley jr brandon workman jose iglesias felix doubront junichi tazawa
  3. sneakypower
    well i'm comparing them to other teams, and not to a hypothetical situation where we waived our right to make draft selections I don't think you are. some highlights of his '12 Cardinals list: shelby miller carlos martinez kolten wong oscar taveras lance lynn trevor rosenthal matt adams matt carpenter joe kelly seth maness
  4. sneakypower
    well i'm comparing them to other teams, and not to a hypothetical situation where we waived our right to make draft selections i welcome you to total the pitcher fWAR we've received from that group, and i'd be surprised to see if it's replacement level (i'm taking the under)
  5. sneakypower
    a) Don't do that. MLB.com before Callis arrived is worse than just a random generator spitting out minor leaguers' names. b) Ignoring the 2011 draft is kinda dumb. http://www.minorleagueball.com/2012/1/6/2688854/chicago-cubs-top-20-prospects-for-2012 -an average-ish starting C -a replacement level OF -a current top-20 prospect and maybe 2-3 other guys with any chance of contributing at the end of the roster so, basically: http://www.bubblews.com/assets/images/news/1765409383_1383932685.jpg
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    korean
  7. sneakypower
    this Astros player could probably use a better nickname:
  8. sneakypower
    he's MLB-ready today, which should put a huge premium on his prospect status, but that never seems to be valued highly enough i think too often people make the assumption players will just continue their production all the way up the ladder and repeat their successes, but you get pitchers washing out with injuries, players like Maikel Franco or Raul Mondesi falling on their faces even to the point about ceiling, isn't his ceiling in the neighborhood of Reyes / Rollins offensive output? or maybe more realistically still, a Ray Durham type of career? i guess i still value something like that more than some others would who get so caught up in HRs or a singular skill
  9. sneakypower
    He was probably talking alphabetically
  10. sneakypower
    i still like him, but i hate using him in that spot
  11. sneakypower
    Speaking of BJax, why does he get less playing time in the OF than Vitters? Is he really that much less of a "prospect" than Vitters at this point? I don't have the hitting #'s but when you see them, they are not pretty. Other than last year, BJax has out OPSed Vitters at every level. Actually, 2012 too, but not by much. Plus, he's a better defender than Vitters. Vitters doesn't have the incredibly damning contact issues. If he could actually pay a position, I think he'd still be a prospect. Vitters' contact rate isn't really much better than Jackson's
  12. sneakypower
    i think i will probably forever dislike that guy now
  13. sneakypower
    20 shots to 3 seems like a problem
  14. sneakypower
    i don't think i have any idea what their keeper looks like
  15. sneakypower
    saw this earlier: upon hearing that Bolland got 5.5x5, Kane and Toews asked for $32m x 15 years or a 6% share in the Wirtz distribution business
  16. sneakypower
    recall that the FO wanted Hughes, too, and he's been top-5 in pitcher fWAR* so far *not so great superficially, though
  17. sneakypower
    wRC+ is park and league-adjusted
  18. sneakypower
    more funny business: Alcantara is younger than Oscar Taveras and has a better wRC+ in the PCL
  19. sneakypower
    Baez with 68% contact rate in June (was 56% in April, 58% in May) perhaps non-coincidentally, swing rate is 44% in June (Apr: 54%, May: 53%) this pleases me greatly
  20. sneakypower
    i honestly forgot about Braun and thought Abreu was the obvious pick
  21. sneakypower
    Arrieta has a higher K rate than Strasburg
  22. sneakypower
    Brandon McCarthy (5.11 ERA) has a lower xFIP than Johnny Cueto (1.88 ERA)
  23. sneakypower
    he's going to turn that team around 360 degrees
  24. sneakypower
    Brian Giles
  25. sneakypower
    is that a revelatory point? i'm mostly disappointed that i only got to make the same joke like three times before the Seth MacFarlane Lifetime Achievement Award recipient got all bent out of shape also unrelated, Rick Porcello threw a CG SHO last night
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