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  1. CubsMinorLeagueReport
    BA thought highly enough of him to rate him the #1 prospect in the Astros organization over Troy Patton who, in my opinion, has the potential to torment the NL Central for years to come. A lefty with that kind of stuff and control who can keep the ball in the park is pretty hard to come by, ya know? I know about the BA rankings, I think it had a lot to do with their distance from the majors...I would take Patton over Hirsch.
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    Wow, Gallagher #1 Pitcher?
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    I am surprised that Hirsch for the Astros got an A-...Sure he is a nice prospect, but I just dont see him as the definition (as written by sickels) of an A. He would be a B range guy in my book.
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    I think psychologically it will be good for him to move to AA, he is 21 yrs old and his first 3 years were a flop for being the #8 pick. That in itself can take a toll on a young guy. Also, he was given up on by his original team, and has been given another oppurtunity to prove himself. Now that he is showing improvement he may show more confidence which was surely lacking. I think that we need to have a little patience with him at 3B considering he is a natural SS. I dont know his exact fielding stats, but I think he can only improve at 3B. He does have some issues hitting the curve but I think he is also learning the game a lot more now. In HS he was able to get away with skills alone, now he is finding that to be different. We may be on different sides about Moore, which is fine, but I still believe (call it a hunch of mine) that he is a sleeper prospect that could have a breakout year this year. Point well taken, I agree.
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    You are right, last years season is nothing to be ashamed of, but his walk rate in '04 was not a ton better than '05. His .099 IsoD in '04 is noticeably better than the .077 he put up in '05. Thats fine...I am not big on your Isolated Discipline stats (and I understand why you use them)...I see that he walked 6 more times in 75 more ABs.
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    You are right, last years season is nothing to be ashamed of, but his walk rate in '04 was not a ton better than '05.
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    Why'd you think that? He has spent the last two years in the pitcher friendly parks of the Florida State League. And he'll spend next year in the pitcher friendly parks of the Southern League, right? I never said that the SL isn't pitcher friendly. The point I was trying to make is that being in an environment like that for two full years is tough. He will see a promotion this year and that will surely help...Tim makes a good point about Von Joshua being gone however.
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    Why'd you think that? He has spent the last two years in the pitcher friendly parks of the Florida State League. Dopirak will see the same kind of improvement in the SL. Some people forget that Moore is an extreme talent and at one point in his career had a huge upside. I have seen Moore numerous times and he is a solid prospect and a huge sleeper in this system. Remember Moore was so highly thought of at one point that he was taken #8 overall in 2002. That is in front of both Hermida and Francouer.
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    I believe that our scouting and drafting of some of these players may have played a roll into some of the failures, however; it is a little premature to say that some of the players in the system right now are failures. I still think that Dopirak, Harvey and, of course Cedeno have a nice shot at contributing in the majors. Another prospect to watch is Scott Moore (from Detroit), he is coming around quite nicely. A move to AA this year will benefit him greatly. I cant wait to see what the future brings under the new regime of Tim Wilken, he is a tremendous addition to the Cubs.
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