Outshined_One

Pfeh! :P

Oh, I agree. I think a fan who throws something at a fan should be banned from that ballpark, permenantly. Especially if it's a Super Twinkie thrown down to Lance Berkman, who proceeds to hit a homerun the inning after consuming said Super Twinkie.

I've been wondering what the heck happened to Zoomer. He pretty much fell off the face of the planet after the Padres returned him.

Those lazy bums!!! :lol:

Anyone know where we can get our hands on a copy? I'm guessing the rotation is going to look something like... Gallagher Berg Shaver Holliman Weber

GO LUCKY!

Bob Brenly seemed really excited about the fact that Tony Womack was starting.

Ciaramella in the OF? Hm, thought he'd be starting up at Daytona. Also, who is Sotolongo?

What else do the Cards have to offer beyond Reyes? They're farm system is even more shallow than ours is. We've got some arms and a few really good position prospects. Aside from Reyes and Wainright, all of them are a few years away, but guys like Chris Lambert, Mark McCormick, Colby Rasmus, Tyler Greene, Stuart Pomeranz could be considered potential star prospects. Unfortunately, any trade for Cabrera would almost certainly completely deplete our system which is just now starting to become respectable. The Cards have some interesting guys however they don't have the talent to get a guy like Cabrera. As it has been said, Reyes is about it. The Cardinals cannot trade any of the players they drafted until a year after they signed them (which would be around June 11th for Rasmus and July 1st for Greene). Rasmus has nice potential, but he should be down in Low A for most of the season unless he mashes. He has a ways to go before he's ready, especially given the fact that he needs to get some meat on his bones and learn to cut down on the Ks. Greene, on the other hand, is an effective defensive player at SS, but a question mark at the plate. He should be starting at High A/AA and likely will need at least another year down in the minors before he's ready to be called up. In other words, I don't think they'd be all that tempting to the Marlins. I have a feeling that if they trade Cabrera, it'll be for guys who are close to the majors or have already accumulated a short amount of time in the majors. If the Dodgers want to make a run at him, they've got the prospects and depth to nab him in a trade. Billingsley, Martin, and LaRoche would definitely be a nice package.

I'm going to take issue with this statement, although I do believe there is some credence to it. It comes down to a matter of preference. In essence, it boils down to this: Would you rather have a large pool of pitchers who are all fairly talented, but are likely to end up as middle of the rotation guys, or would you have a significantly smaller number of elite pitching prospects who could end up as front of the rotation guys? In the best of all worlds, your farm system would be a combination of the two...but that rarely happens. The Marlins' system appears to be more on the side of things with a large pool of potential middle/back end of the rotation guys (although I like Volstad's and Olsen's respective potential). We have all seen a number of future aces not live up to their potential, be it because of injuries or otherwise. Yes, some guys can live up to the hype, but it's just so rare when you look at how many prospects are out there. At least with that larger pool, there is a greater chance that some guys will be able to step up and contribute at the major league level. Occasionally, guys can seemingly come out of nowhere and do an incredible job (Dontrelle Willis is a good example of this). It gives a team more options and flexibility. Heck, if the Marlins weren't so bleeping cheap, they would have undeniably great ammo to use at the trade deadline if they were still in the hunt. They could easily assemble a tempting package for almost any player with the pitching they have.

One of the saving graces of having Pierre in the lineup is that Dusty will never EVER be tempted to lead off with Neifi or Mabry as long as he's starting.

Fun fact: Cleveland thinks Cabrera is their closer of the future.

bubonic plague? or perhaps Hanta Virus? Super AIDS? :?

Don't groundhogs carry some disease that the media went incredibly hyper over a few years ago?

Word Up Thome, imo. That was CRUSHED.

Nice catch by Michaels.

Cabrera's pulling an Andy Pratt. We'll see who wins this battle of the wills.

More rain!

Cabrera isn't looking all that hot. I think Peter Gammons is liquored up.

Considering Pujols is a veteran of the Spanish-American War, I wouldn't exactly call him "young".

I'm so thankful Dusty is not going Lee-Jones-Ramirez 3-4-5. That would just drive me insane.

I never trust anything that comes out of the NY rags. 99% of the time, it's BS.

I think a large part of that bemoaning centered on the way Dusty handles his bench. Neifi Perez is the perfect example. As a guy who can come off the bench and be a defensive replacement, he actually is pretty good. He plays good defense and is a switch hitter, so he can pinch hit when called upon. He's a very good bench guy. Yet, thanks to Dusty, Neifi is not limited to being a bench guy. We know that if Cedeno hits a bad slump, he might never be the starting SS again. Heck, the way Dusty plays his rookies, if Cedeno gets bumped from his starting role, he might see incredibly limited action from there on out. He wouldn't get the regular playing time and ABs he'd need to develop. I think that was part of the reason why everyone is so solidly against certain bench moves this organization makes. I don't think Cleveland has to worry about Todd Hollandsworth taking over a starting position in the OF.

Shapiro did a really smart thing when he traded Crisp away. Coco is not a leadoff hitter, nor is he a center fielder. He got pretty darn good value for the guy, all things considered. Also, I have a huge man crush on Brad Snyder. I think he's going to be a monster.

BEIS BOL!!!!