Mephistopheles

Yay DL moving let's not drop dead weight.

Yes. Florida HS. Thomas Aquinas HS, I think.

Low 90s FB, good curve, change and he has a slider though I believe Sean has scrapped that for now. The curve was good in the start I saw him, but he struggled with his control with it. I don't recall seeing a slider. His fastball worked in the 91-93 range, touching 94 a couple of times. If he's coming out of the pen, he might be able to dial it up a tick or two. Without a doubt, he can top out in the upper-90s (and supposedly he hit 100 once last season in the FSL). i dont trust those guns. He might hit 95-96 but anything higher is probably a juiced minor league gun for the fans. Yeah, you're probably right. When I was younger I went out to one of Billy Wagner's rehab starts in Round Rock and he touched 105. I was like ummm no.

Low 90s FB, good curve, change and he has a slider though I believe Sean has scrapped that for now. The curve was good in the start I saw him, but he struggled with his control with it. I don't recall seeing a slider. His fastball worked in the 91-93 range, touching 94 a couple of times. If he's coming out of the pen, he might be able to dial it up a tick or two. Without a doubt, he can top out in the upper-90s (and supposedly he hit 100 once last season in the FSL). i dont trust those guns. He might hit 95-96 but anything higher is probably a juiced minor league gun for the fans.

Mike Fontenot and Brian Dopirak are on the 40 still. Either one could get dropped. There's no need for Fonte

afterall, this is the Cubs -- what did you expect?

I just dont like the idea of drafting a lefty in the first round whose offspeed pitches are all projection at this point

ummmmmmm did you see this part? Sean Doolittle, 1b/lhp, Virginia (NR) Up The presence of Cubs GM Jim Hendry at Virginia's regional this weekend, and new ownership perhaps tightening the purse strings in Chicago, the Cubs could make Doolittle a signability pick at No. 3 overall, despite his talent warranting a spot at their sandwich round pick at 48.

Hey guys let's talk about who'd you rather have: Smoker or Bumgarner.

what the hell are you trying to say

yuck joey gathrights terrible. hes not wasting away in triple a. hes in triple a because he sucks.

I ranked the HS lefties and college righties. I reranked some of the HS RHPs. Rk Name Pos School 1. Andrew Brackman RHP North Carolina State 2. Casey Weathers RHP Vanderbilt 3. Chris Carpenter RHP Kent State 4. David Kopp RHP Clemson 5. Sam Demel RHP TCU 6. James Simmons RHP UC Riverside 7. Jake Arrieta RHP TCU 8. Josh Fields RHP Georgia 9. Wes Roemer RHP Cal State Fullerton 10. John Ely RHP Miami (Oh) 11. Matt Thompson RHP Santa Rosa JC 12. Travis Banwart RHP Wichita State 13. Corey Kluber RHP Stetson 14. Sean Morgan RHP Tulane 15. Eddie Kunz RHP Oregon State 16. Connor Graham RHP Miami (Oh) 17. Jordan Zimmerman RHP Wisconsin-Stevens Point 18. Jess Todd RHP Arkansas 19. Stephen Porlier RHP Oklahoma 20. Clayton Mortensen RHP Gonzaga 21. Barry Enright RHP Pepperdine 22. Tommy Hunter RHP Alabama 23. Duke Welker RHP Arkansas 24. Stephen Clyne RHP Clemson 25. Colby Shreve RHP CC of Southern NevaadaI don't understand why BA likes Barry Enright so much. He's a righty with no outstanding pitches and the only thing above average is his fastball command. They even say he profiles as a set up man. Where they have him ranked you're looking at a potential setup man in the early second round -- no thanks. I've always liked David Kopp. He's a righty with three above average pitches. Rk Name Pos School 1 Josh Smoker LHP Calhourn HS (Ga) 2 Madison Bumgarner LHP South Caldwell HS (NC) 3 Jack McGeary LHP Roxbury Latin HS (Ma) 4 Tanner Robles LHP Cottonwood HS (Ut) 5 Casey Crosby LHP Kaneland HS (Il) 6 Danny Duffy LHP Cabrillo HS (Ca) 7 Nathan Vineyard LHP Woodland HS (Ga) 8 Rob Rasmussen LHP Poly HS (Ca) 9 Scott Alexander LHP Cardinal Newman HS (Ca) 10 Forrest Moore LHP Parkview Baptist HS (La) I like Madison Bumgarner, but I think you'll see him lower than most when I put together all the pitchers. He's got a great fastball, no doubts there. Probably the best left-handed one in the draft, Price included but you have to project all of his breaking pitches. There's a lot of risk in that. We didn't have to project Pawlys offspeed pitches, look what happened. Constructive criticism is allowed. Calling a moron idiot is allowed -- just expect me to come back snapping.

its the dumb move

lol trust http://www.berkshiremuseum.org/images/pics/g_nat_muskrat.jpg

braun is a much better overall athlete.

as i said at grb that article paints a negative picture of McGilvary, Woody and him are still good friends to this day.

man this regional weekend is whack. vandys gone losing two of three to michigan when the wolverines didnt even throw their ace (Putnam) against them.

oh man i love this.

Team W L RS RA W1 L1 EQR EQRA W2 L2 AEQR AEQRA W3 L3 D1 D2 D3 Cubs 22. 31. 239 233 27.1 25.9 247 228 28.5 24.5 241 228 27.9 25.1 -5.1 -6.5 -5.9 Brewers 31. 25. 253 245 28.8 27.2 260 246 29.5 26.5 251 246 28.6 27.4 2.2 1.5 2.4 Reds 22. 35. 256 292 24.9 32.1 260 267 27.7 29.3 247 277 25.4 31.6 -2.9 -5.7 -3.4 Astros 23. 32. 221 258 23.5 31.5 224 257 24.0 31.0 217 267 22.3 32.7 -0.5 -1.0 0.7 Cardinals 23. 30. 205 261 20.6 32.4 196 240 21.7 31.3 193 247 20.7 32.3 2.4 1.3 2.3 Pirates 24. 31. 225 262 23.6 31.4 213 279 20.7 34.3 211 281 20.4 34.6 0.4 3.3 3.6 Average wins by position in NL Central: 89.2 81.7 76.3 72.2 68.2 63.1 NL Central W L Pct3 Avg W Avg L Champions Wild Card Playoffs Brewers 31 25 .507 87.0 75.0 65.47973 1.36528 66.84501 Pirates 24 31 .417 69.7 92.3 1.78123 .07960 1.86083 Cardinals 23 30 .430 71.4 90.6 3.10395 .19208 3.29603 Astros 23 32 .439 70.6 91.4 2.51288 .11235 2.62523 Cubs 22 31 .517 80.9 81.1 24.39680 1.90949 26.30629 Reds 22 35 .464 71.0 91.0 2.72542 .12337 2.84879

Bush is in danger of becoming the only #1 overall player to not make it to the majors (injured players excluded). Steve Chilcott and Brien Taylor's careers were ended by injuries and they're the only ones not to make it. In case youre wondering, four number 2 picks have never made it. 1987 Mark Merchant drafted behind Ken Griffey Jr 1982 Augie Schmidt drafted behind Shawon Dunston 1980 Gary Harris drafted behind Darryl Strawberry 1975 Mike Lentz drafted behind Danny Goodwin

i was reading the stat line he posted.

a 150 isop with a metal bat is good now?

in no order from HS Peter Kozma Justin Jackson Drew Cumberland Nick Noonan Ryan Dent Noonan, Jackson and Kozma will probably be gone in no order from College Zack Cozart Josh Horton Brandon Hicks Darwin Barney Brian Friday All of those will likely be available with the supp pick. Kozma and Jackson are probably the best overall.

hahaha the guys screen name was Cardinals31....

You don't pull the plug on Samardzija right now because he's getting lit up in the FSL. The Cubs expected that considering how raw he was. Everyone knew he was going to be a project.