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  1. Outshined_One
    Yep. Teams like KC and Pittsburgh have a tendency to do it, as well. The D-Rays have been surprisingly patient with their young pitching prospects, though. The Nats are fairly notorious for rushing their guys. Cordero and Zimmerman both made their major league debuts with the Nationals the same year they were drafted.
  2. Outshined_One
    Which of those guys belong to the BBWAA? I'm pretty sure Gammons, Neyer, Stark, and Rogers are in it, but I'm not 100% sure about everyone else.
  3. Outshined_One
    How do you differentiate value to a team from how good a player is, if you do that at all? Is this an argument along the lines of, "David Ortiz doesn't deserve the MVP because he has a number of good hitters and defenders surrounding him, meaning the Red Sox could live without him" or leaning more towards, "Hanley Ramirez deserves the MVP because the Marlins would likely be the worst team in baseball if a league-average player was at SS instead of him"?
  4. Outshined_One
    Conger started out in the Arizona League after being drafted and also spent some time this past season in the AZ League (15 ABs, was he injured?). Snider started out in the Appalachian League. Both played in the full season Midwest League this past year. It's rare to see a recent draftee be immediately sent to a full season league, though.
  5. Outshined_One
    Thanks for that, Nate! It depends on the guy. They've been incredibly patient with Pie, promoting him one step at a time, one year at a time. However, they've been happy to call up guys like Murton, Greenberg, Gallagher, Marshall, and Marmol despite a relative lack of experience in the upper minor leagues. Most of the time, the Cubs tend not to challenge guys with promotions and are instead content to keep them at the same levels all season; especially if their team is in a potential playoff hunt or if it's a guy's first full season of baseball. They tend to promote relievers quickly, though.
  6. Outshined_One
    Bill Plaschke pretty much invented the love letter to crappy baseball players. That's all I need to know.
  7. Outshined_One
    FTH? He wasn't even the best shortstop in his division.
  8. Outshined_One
    Might want to edit that language a tad.
  9. Outshined_One
    I heard he's taking 1,000 grounders a day this offseason, so presumably they are going to try and keep him at third. I guess they are just going to try and bludgeon the rest of the NL Central to death. The way their defense is shaping up, I have my doubts that it'll work, but I haven't really thought about it. Interesting. I had also heard they were considering moving him to LF. Oh well, rather his defense at third. If they move Braun to LF, what the heck do they do with LaPorta? He could be a valuable trade chip and all, but I have a feeling the Brewers didn't draft him with the intent of trading him.
  10. Outshined_One
    You think the Yankees deal with A-Rod will fall apart? Seems awfully far along in the process combined with such a huge contract makes it incredibly unlikely IMO that one side would walk away now. I'm not believing a word of it until the deal becomes official.
  11. Outshined_One
    I could see this as a prelude to the Angels signing A-Rod or trading for Tejada.
  12. Outshined_One
    Ditto. I think that'd be a fair deal.
  13. Outshined_One
    And to think I voted for him to be a mod. Live in fear my verbal skills!
  14. Outshined_One
    I knew what this link was before I even clicked it. However, for whatever reason, I have grown to enjoy this song.
  15. Outshined_One
    Still got it wrong. :P Try it with... http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3369/cisforfh2.gif Nope. queue. Nope. Cue
  16. Outshined_One
    Still got it wrong. :P Try it with... http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3369/cisforfh2.gif
  17. Outshined_One
    Whoops I love sideline reporters sometimes.
  18. Outshined_One
    Are you going to have to get fired along with Banedon? There's a replacement waiting to take his place. :D
  19. Outshined_One
    The possibility of a KU/WVU national championship game makes me happy inside. Heck, a Mizzou/WVU national championship game would be equally horrifying to casual fans.
  20. Outshined_One
    The fact that Illinois is going to finish third in the Big 10 pretty much says it all.
  21. Outshined_One
    Can be waived.
  22. Outshined_One
    The problem with the idea of Bonds taking a plea doesn't seem to gel with what's been going on since this whole mess started. Bonds has been Public Enemy #1 in the steroid witch hunt. Every single talking head pretty much had Bonds as the top perpetrator in taking steroids. The vast majority of the anti-performance-enhancing drugs outcry has centered on him. Perhaps he could give up some names if he reaches a plea bargain, but it seems like the whole damn point of this thing has been to nail Bonds to the wall.
  23. Outshined_One
    Pretty much. Get that BABIP up a little and he's looking at an .850 + OPS. Given that he K'd in 35% of his big league AB's, I'm stunned he ever got his OBP up that high. Ryan Howard says "Sup?"
  24. Outshined_One
    I guess Hendry's back to being the drunk guy on eBay this offseason.
  25. Outshined_One
    What type FA is he? B Meaning no team would have to give up a draft pick in order to sign him. :D
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