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This is the same timeframe I’ve been thinking for a few weeks now. August 1st (ish)

Carlos Gutierrez (the guy we got off waivers from MIN) is apparently up to AA Tennessee.

Arrieta got bombed last night in AAA

4 Cardinals, 3 Cubs (would be 4 if Bryant had signed last week), 3 Pirates, 2 Reds. Lotta talent in the Central.

Starling Marte is an effing dude

this was my thoughts as well. If i'm almora i'm telling them to say I had an upset stomach or something.

I assume this means exactly three right? Because we had 2 the other day.

this doesnt exactly have anything to do with today's game but i was floored when i read AJ Burnett was 36 now. Where has my youth gone?

OK. Fair enough. It was tough to tell. Well played.

For what? He didn't predict anything. Just talked in circles.

"When will we see Baez in AA?" -"maybe 2014, but a promotion could make it happen sooner" OK then.

I think its very important that this happens. It sure would be nice to have a better idea what we have with both heading into 2014, even if it is just utility guys.

my first reaction is that site is effing awesome and i want someone to make one for the Cubs just like it.

minus what we signed that C Johan Matos for (unless you guys think its 250K or lower).

or #notwant, depending on your viewpoint.

i feel like almora has had a few OF assists already. Lord knows where i'd find that stat though. absolute beautiful throw, right on the money on the fly, got him by several steps. vogelbach has these weird idiosyncrasies. he draws a v in the dirt and then covers it with dirt before stepping in the batter's box. also, he draws things in the foul lines on the infield and then wipes them out. he's constantly doing this. wouldn't sign autographs before the game, but i got Rock (who looked like he could barely walk before the game), Candelario (i asked him if it's Hymer or Jamer, and he said Jamer, forgot he was from New York, was expecting an accent), and Almora on my hat. Vogelbach looks really uncomfortable in the field, i didn't understand it until i saw it first hand. it's like he hasn't played baseball his entire life. His lack of agility may actually serve him better in the outfield as weird as that sounds. Hernandez made a fantastic play in the hole and flashed a really nice arm in the second or third. Almora looked very confident in the box, kind of reminds me of Nomar without the nose. Reggie Golden is built like a [expletive] ice box, he's as wide as he is tall. Rosario's breaking stuff looked remedial, but his fastball was low 90's. I had a buddy take his kid to a game a few weeks ago and they asked Vogelbach to sign and he walked away from him. My buddy said he kinda carried himself smugly and seemed like a prick. Why bother getting a DH with a sub 800 OPS in low A to sign something? Well I think they were just trying to get a lot of the players to sign, and to be honest I dont think his 7 yr old cares what someone's OPS, WAR, or future position on the diamond is. Just trying to get players to sign for his kid, ya know

he prayed in the outfield for a while before blowing all of us off on his way to the dugout. lol

oh for sure. Goldstein was never as good as he thought he was. I was pumped when he left BA, and then pumped when he left BP. Not a fan of his work. Badler and Parks - I like those dudes. Yeah I'm probably on this bandwagon as well. He does a pretty decent podcast as well. Fringe Average is starting to be pretty quality stuff. Yes it is! I like the hypothetical stuff they come up with. Like a couple weeks ago they did 5 minutes on "What would Miguel Cabrera's numbers in High-A ball look like right now?" Good stuff.

i feel like almora has had a few OF assists already. Lord knows where i'd find that stat though. absolute beautiful throw, right on the money on the fly, got him by several steps. vogelbach has these weird idiosyncrasies. he draws a v in the dirt and then covers it with dirt before stepping in the batter's box. also, he draws things in the foul lines on the infield and then wipes them out. he's constantly doing this. wouldn't sign autographs before the game, but i got Rock (who looked like he could barely walk before the game), Candelario (i asked him if it's Hymer or Jamer, and he said Jamer, forgot he was from New York, was expecting an accent), and Almora on my hat. Vogelbach looks really uncomfortable in the field, i didn't understand it until i saw it first hand. it's like he hasn't played baseball his entire life. His lack of agility may actually serve him better in the outfield as weird as that sounds. Hernandez made a fantastic play in the hole and flashed a really nice arm in the second or third. Almora looked very confident in the box, kind of reminds me of Nomar without the nose. Reggie Golden is built like a [expletive] ice box, he's as wide as he is tall. Rosario's breaking stuff looked remedial, but his fastball was low 90's. I had a buddy take his kid to a game a few weeks ago and they asked Vogelbach to sign and he walked away from him. My buddy said he kinda carried himself smugly and seemed like a prick.

oh for sure. Goldstein was never as good as he thought he was. I was pumped when he left BA, and then pumped when he left BP. Not a fan of his work. Badler and Parks - I like those dudes.

When's Mirotic coming over?

Good to hear. That's some serious OF speed in TN. Bijan Rademacher up to Hi-A. Haven't seen who's replacing him at KC

What does "buried" mean? And why is our "cap payroll" 6M under our actual payroll. And whats the story with the buyouts? Are they like the amnesty clause in the NBA? Sorry so many questions - i dont follow the financial side of hockey like i do baseball and the NBA. Thanks for your responses.

http://northsidebaseball.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=62147

Love it. When some of the flotsam at AAA gets cleared out, i'd like to see a few AAA starts this year for him.