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Fowler also has a chance to be the 8th member of the 20-20-20 club, with a 19-19-25 pace Bryce Harper's 162-game pace right now is 35-20-25, but he won't get enough AB to be able to reach that this season

Tom Wilhelmsen breaks Alexei Ramirez's knees and other goodies: http://i.imgur.com/8hRwn.gif http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1156943/Liddi_Torrealba.gif.opt_medium.gif http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1138804/LiddiDive1.gif.opt.gif http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1157006/clip0019.gif.opt_medium.gif

Dexter Fowler's hitting .300/.400/.600 right now (well, .296/.400/.586 to be exact)

now take a look at Ernesto Frieri's numbers, especially with the Angels he's got a 18.9 K/9 all while throwing 90% fastballs (averaging 93.5 MPH); it boggles the mind

i hope Paul Sullivan gets butt cancer

John Koronka?!?

i'll be pretty damn excited if he becomes Michael Bourn

Cano's never gonna see free agency

T. Campana cf .293 S. Castro ss .310 D. DeJesus rf .287 A. Soriano lf .263 B. LaHair 1b .313 I. Stewart 3b .204 D. Barney 2b .275 S. Clevenger c .394 J. Samardzija p .158 pretty odd; our 5-8 is probably (relatively) stronger than our 1-4 in this one

And then he had a two-year stretch where he had his elbow rebuilt a billion times. what's your point

i just love reclamation projects like these; Kuo had a three-year stretch where he was one of the best relievers in baseball

P/PA isn't usually so much about taking pitches, as much as it is fouling a ton of pitches off

on a much more positive note, from 06-11, players aged <= 22 with BB-rate of 10% or better in the PCL: BB% Age PA Player Team 16.80% 21 256 Billy Butler Royals (AAA) 16.40% 22 293 Logan Morrison Marlins (AAA) 14.80% 22 237 Justin Smoak Rangers (AAA) 13.90% 22 280 Kyle Blanks Padres (AAA) 13.70% 21 204 Travis Snider Blue Jays (AAA) 13.00% 22 215 Brett Jackson Cubs (AAA) 12.90% 21 604 Daric Barton Athletics (AAA) 12.70% 21 387 Colby Rasmus Cardinals (AAA) 12.30% 22 253 Travis Denker Giants (AAA) 12.20% 22 452 Hank Conger Angels (AAA) 11.70% 22 538 Caleb Gindl Brewers (AAA) 11.60% 21 275 Bryan Anderson Cardinals (AAA) 11.40% 22 246 Luis Valbuena Mariners (AAA) 11.20% 22 466 Chris Young Diamondbacks (AAA) 11.10% 22 343 Cameron Maybin Marlins (AAA) 10.90% 22 230 Andy Laroche Dodgers (AAA) 10.40% 21 413 Anthony Rizzo Padres (AAA) 10.30% 20 233 Asdrubal Cabrera Mariners (AAA) 10.30% 22 474 Ian Stewart Rockies (AAA)

qualifying hitters in the PCL, 2006-2011 with K-rates over 23% (desc. order) Year Age PA BB% K% BABIP Name Team 2010 22 465 8.00% 36.30% 0.315 Greg Halman Mariners (AAA) 2011 24 258 5.80% 31.80% 0.434 Carlos Peguero Mariners (AAA) 2006 24 274 12.80% 31.00% 0.367 Jason Stokes Marlins (AAA) 2009 23 269 13.40% 30.90% 0.361 Matt Tuiasosopo Mariners (AAA) 2010 24 368 4.60% 30.70% 0.279 Collin Delome Astros (AAA) 2011 22 215 13.00% 29.80% 0.402 Brett Jackson Cubs (AAA) 2008 23 438 8.70% 29.70% 0.319 Chris Lubanski Royals (AAA) 2011 23 428 11.20% 29.40% 0.369 Trayvon Robinson - - - 2009 23 320 11.90% 27.80% 0.365 Mat Gamel Brewers (AAA) 2009 24 435 11.70% 27.40% 0.364 Sean Rodriguez Angels (AAA) 2008 24 218 12.80% 27.10% 0.289 Taylor Teagarden Rangers (AAA) 2009 24 386 9.60% 26.90% 0.364 Jai Miller Marlins (AAA) 2011 22 637 9.60% 26.70% 0.312 Alex Liddi Mariners (AAA) 2008 23 498 10.40% 26.70% 0.338 Jai Miller Marlins (AAA) 2009 24 320 10.90% 26.60% 0.311 Max Ramirez Rangers (AAA) 2011 24 444 11.50% 26.40% 0.291 Koby Clemens Astros (AAA) 2008 24 231 9.10% 26.40% 0.317 Richie Robnett Athletics (AAA) 2007 23 378 12.70% 26.20% 0.32 Scott Moore Cubs (AAA) 2006 24 417 10.10% 25.70% 0.308 Dave Krynzel Brewers (AAA) 2010 23 551 13.20% 25.00% 0.296 Chris Carter Athletics (AAA) 2011 24 460 4.60% 24.80% 0.37 Jeremy Moore Angels (AAA) 2011 24 344 12.20% 24.70% 0.321 Chris Carter Athletics (AAA) 2007 22 488 9.20% 24.60% 0.321 Brandon Wood Angels (AAA) 2011 24 291 17.20% 24.40% 0.384 Michael Saunders Mariners (AAA) 2007 24 442 10.20% 24.00% 0.335 Matt Brown Angels (AAA) 2010 24 444 8.30% 23.60% 0.407 Chris Davis Rangers (AAA) 2006 24 400 10.00% 23.50% 0.34 Justin Huber Royals (AAA) 2008 23 448 10.00% 23.20% 0.328 Brandon Wood Angels (AAA) 2009 21 204 13.70% 23.00% 0.395 Travis Snider Blue Jays (AAA) perhaps worth noting, the only players on this list with BB-rate > 10% and BABIP > .350: Trayvon Robinson, Sean Rodriguez, Mat Gamel, Jason Stokes, Matt Tuiasosopo, Travis Snider, Michael Saunders

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i appreciate that other teams are using more extreme methods to help us instill plate discipline into our prospects

somehow, the Dodgers have five MLB legacies in their lineup tonight

Why is Strasburg risky? Because he got Tommy John? Half the pitchers in the league have Tommy John. PS I would trade Starlin for Stanton. Dude's a legit beast, on pace for a 40 HR season with a .970 OPS and he's only 22. I've heard stuff about his delivery before and that he's injuries waiting to happen. That's all I can really recall though. That and just the young pitchers being risky in general. specifically: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7712916/tommy-john-surgery-keeps-pitchers-game-address-underlying-biomechanical-flaw-espn-magazine the thinking now is more that the inverted W isn't really the issue for pitchers; these elbow injuries are more about bad balance and timing issues putting undue strain on the ligaments

wow, i can't believe how many of the top prospects in this draft seemingly have brothers with the same names who are draft-eligible for next year

No hitter broken up in style....BRETT JACKSON BOMB to RF! well, of course he did...Montgomery's a lefty

BJ Upton, Michael Bourn, Shane Victorino, Melky Cabrera are FAs after the season as are Yuniesky Betancourt and...Ronny Cedeno? i'll keep Castro, thank you

hell, that's true for Joey Votto, Matt Kemp, Joe Mauer, David Wright, Josh Hamilton... ZIPS ROS has him as a minus fielder and still projects him to finish over 4 WAR, but since Castro's made just 2 errors in his last 35 games (7 in the first 15 prior to that), i'm inclined to emphatically take the over on the defensive projection anyway

the only thing holding him back last season was defense in the last 30 years, only five SS have reached 4 WAR in a season by age 22: Alex Rodriguez, Cal Ripken Jr., Troy Tulowitzki, Hanley Ramirez, Elvis Andrus (the first three names are the only to have reached 5 WAR)

In the accompanying chat, Kevin Goldstein had this to say: I agree with everything Aaron says about Castro offensively. Defense, not so much. I predict he'll be a third baseman during the last half of this ten year period, and the stolen bases will dwindle. I thought that was interesting given the variety of opinions on his defensive development. interesting...i'd love to hear Goldstein's explanation as to why a 22-year-old with the best speed score amongst SS and current 3rd-best range rating will inevitably need to move off the position i do like his bold prediction that Castro's 50-steal pace is probably not predictive/sustainable

(22-year-old) Castro is on pace for 5.5 WAR, so just imagine what happens when he starts walking some and hitting for more power (both are absolute certainties)