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Ryan Flaherty from Vanderbilt.
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Of course he also said that before signing. What was he going to say, "I can only throw this hard when I come out of the bullpen once or twice a week. Put me in the rotation and I'm back down at 90."
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He could be even more valuable as a starter........ Not necessarily. And Cashner could be a starter too. Considering he wasn't much of a prospect until moving from the starting job to the bullpen, I think it's a stretch to justify his selection based on the possibility that he could start again.
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Little Schlereth has Mel Kiper's hair.
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The comp to an NFL kicker makes sense, but it's not the same thing. The thing about NFL first round picks is if they aren't really good impact players, it's a disappointment. Mid-first round MLB picks can be successful just by contributing to the major league team (or being trade bait for somebody who contributes). If all this kid ever does is turn into Bobby Howry, it's still going to be better than almost all other picks.
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TCU meal plan and nutrition plan: steroids
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Stink is one cocky SOB. "I was the one who brought the kid down to earth." I know the credit crunch has been hard, but do you have to take it whenever you find a chance?
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I had the impression that the Cubs draft the last couple years were meant to supply multiple guys who could make the majors, not necessarily star in, but make the majors. This guy certainly seems to fit the model. He seems intriguing at least.
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did I see significant movement on that last FB?
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My question is where were they on money when they failed to sign him after last year's draft? And does signability play a role here?
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Do you mean remains a reliever or starts in the minors? Wilken said they'd let this take its own course. In other words, we don't know yet. I think he was referring to both options being remain a reliever.
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I kind of really hope that Lou demanded the Cubs draft a reliever in the first to help fill the inevitable 15 man bullpen. I wouldn't be surprised if Lou didn't even know the draft was today. Probably, unless he called Jim this afternoon to complain about walks and demanding a new arm. "What do you mean he's unavailable?"
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The Cubs described him as a first round talent in the original article. That's wonderful. If they can continue winning and get quailty kids for the far east and down south as well they can continue to build their farm system. I just love that we're tapping the Pacific Rim so much now. That's what she said.
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I kind of really hope that Lou demanded the Cubs draft a reliever in the first to help fill the inevitable 15 man bullpen.
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So he wasn't that great of a prospect until impressing people out of the pen, and since he was successful enough out of the pen to draw interest in the 1st, people think he should move back to starter? What do the Cubs see him as? How much does signability play here?
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a freaking relief pitcher?
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talk to me
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are they about to talk curses?
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Gordon Beckham looks like somebody who would be named Gordon Beckham.
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That is one fat SOB.
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Maybe not as a starter, but he's still an AS at this point, don't you think? Given that Bengie Molina has a pretty good chance of being the obligatory Giants representative, there's a chance that only one of Soto and McCann will make it. I mean, it's almost certainly going to Soto because there's no way he'll lose that lead. However, I'd love to have him deserve it. Deserve? They are having extremely similar seasons to date. It's not like he's undeserving of votes.
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Yeah, 5 is a bit much. I don't know if 2 is enough to make it decent TV, but there's clearly a lot of unnecessary dead time and filler. I think they could just talk about the kid drafted a little bit (no need to interview), then talk about how he might fit into that team's system in comparison with other prospects. To do that they'd actually need to retain people that know more than a thumbnail sketch about the different systems. They'd probably have to hire some BA/BP types. Gammons, Olney et al don't pay much attention beyond the top 5. There's enough guys available that know enough to give a decent 30-45 second blurb about it.
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Outside of opening day, I'm pretty sure the Dodgers don't ever do weekday home afternoon games. They played a day game yesterday (v. the Rockies), IIRC. I would imagine they'd do quite a few day games on getaway day. Flying east from the west coast after a night game would be brutal. LA plays a day game later this month against CWS on a weekday, and another in August against Colorado. The teams that don't get the benefit of an afternoon getaway game have an off day the next day (Atlanta, Washington, SF) or stay local the next night (Philly goes to SD). SD actually looks to be the only team to get screwed, playing a night game on getaway day then travelling to Mil for a night game the next night, in early September.
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Yeah, 5 is a bit much. I don't know if 2 is enough to make it decent TV, but there's clearly a lot of unnecessary dead time and filler. I think they could just talk about the kid drafted a little bit (no need to interview), then talk about how he might fit into that team's system in comparison with other prospects.
