Outshined_One

Wow, a Beau Mills shoutout. I wasn't expecting that.

Shut up about walks, Joe.

"Who needs steroids?" Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

I'd prefer to use her as a belt.

Jeff Samardzija is confusing the heck out of me. I thought he was supposed to suck.

An International draft would certainly be interesting. Any idea how that would work? I'm guessing MLB would require all teams to sign international prospects through the draft process and allows those prospects to declare at a certain age. MLB would implement slotting recommendations, like they do with the current draft, to help keep costs down. This would start a whole mess of problems, though. There is no high school of college system in place in much of the world that offers quality coaching and instruction to young baseball players in the same way the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico currently offer. Most teams rely on their own academies to scout and develop prospects. If an international draft is implemented, teams no longer have an incentive to support those academies since the really good players they unearth would be drafted away by other teams. Those academies offer education and a support structure for their young kids, to boot. I don't think people would be happy to see those academies abandoned. I think what will happen is a hard cap on international spending. That'd keep the current system in place, but would keep outrageous signings in check.

I'm beginning to think the Cubs backed out of Latin America because they can't get the same bang for their buck they once got. Maybe these guys getting 7 figure bonuses might be worth it; I don't know for sure. However, the idea of giving a 16 year old so much money when the kid is so far away from the major leagues that it's a bit of a head-scratcher. I can't imagine most of these bonus babies being better-developed and having a higher ceiling than their American counterparts who are 16, much less 18 and draft-eligible.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 14-8, Box Score: CF A. Torres 2/5, R, 2B (20), HR (9), 4 RBI, K 3B C. McGehee 1/4, R, BB, K, 2 E (11, throw, missed catch) 1B M. Craig 2/4, BB, K LF J. Dubois 1/5, RBI, 3 K RF J. Kroeger 1/5, R, HR (12), 2 RBI P J. Samardzija 1/3, R, 2B (1) SP J. Samardzija 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 9 K, HR, 4 GO-5 FO RP R. Wells 0+ IP, 5 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K - faced 7 batters RP C. Pinatiello 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR, 2 GO-1 FO Tennessee is off until the 16th. Daytona won 3-2 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 0/5, K SS R. Chirinos 1/4, 2B (2), K C S. Clevenger 1/3, BB 3B M. Smith 1/3, R, 2B (2), RBI, BB 1B R. Canzler 1/4, 2B (15), RBI, K SP M. Mateo 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, HBP, balk, 7 GO-5 FO RP B. Parker 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 GO-1 FO Peoria lost 10-2 Box Score SS N. Samson 2/4, 2 R, 2 2B (14), K, E (23, fielding) LF B. Guyer 1/3, BB 3B J. Rosa 0/3, BB, 2 K, E (21, fielding) 1B L. Bautista 1/4 C L. Flores 1/4 SP K. Kreier 3 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 5 GO-3 FO Boise won 8-5 Box Score 2B J. Harrison 3/5, 2 R, 2 2B (10), RBI, SB (7) 3B J. Vitters 1/4, 2B (7), RBI DH R. Flaherty 1/4, R, K C M. Brenly 2/4, 2 R SS M. Gonzalez 3/4, 2 R, RBI, E (4, fielding) SP J. Whitlock 4 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, HR, 7 GO-2 FO RP J. Belliveau 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, 5 GO-1 FO AZL Cubs lost 8-6, Box Score: CF T. Willis 2/4, BB, 2 K, E (3, throw) 1B S. Hoorelbeke 2/4, R, BB, 2 K RF N. Perez 3/5, 2 R, 2B (5), 3B (6), 2 RBI, K SS J. Lake 4/5, R, 2B (1), 2 RBI SP D. Cales 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K RP J. Antigua 1.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 GO-2 FO, E (1, fielding) RP M. Sierra 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 4 GO-3 FO RP C. Redmond 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 GO-1 FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 4-1 Box Score SP H. Mayora 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, WP, 5 GO-0 FO - 34.2 IP, 1.56 ERA, 44 K/10 BB - 19 years old RP J. Tineo 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 2 GO-2 FO - 16 IP, 3.94 ERA, 21 K/15 BB - 17 years old DSL Cubs 2 lost 5-4 Box Score SP R. Reyes 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 7 GO-4 FO - 38 IP, 0.95 ERA, 45 K/11 BB - 19 years old OVERALL: 2-5 The North won the SL All-Star game 6-1, Box Score: RF D. Deeds 1/4, R, HR (1), RBI, 2 K DNP: Nate Spears, Donnie Veal At MLB Australian Academy - Kangaroos won 7-3, Box Score: RF S. Williams 1/4, R, K SP R. Searle 4 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, HBP, 3 WP, 5 GO-0 FO

Guh. Another inch and that would have been foul.

FAIL.

That was fun. Come on Rammy!

Kidnapping is a felony, you know.

6 kids? It''s a vagina, not a clown car.

Rowand almost made that even more interesting than it was.

Bad send, nice throw.

Weird inning, all things considered.

Sometimes, it's just not your day.

Dangit Demp.

Geovany Soto.

It would have been a better interview had he asked could he touch them. "Hey guys! They're REAL!!!!!!"

Is Gary Thorne color blind?

Trevor Cahill needs to work on his interviews. He does not sound like a MENSA candidate. Then again, Erin Andrews is interviewing him. I'm impressed he didn't spend the entire time staring at her boobs.

Who promptly gets picked off.

LaPorta at 1B and Gamel at 3B? Eek.

Good to see Neifi and Jacque are doing so well in the AZL!