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  1. Outshined_One
    BA thought highly enough of him to rate him the #1 prospect in the Astros organization over Troy Patton who, in my opinion, has the potential to torment the NL Central for years to come. A lefty with that kind of stuff and control who can keep the ball in the park is pretty hard to come by, ya know?
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    Come on, enough with the Norman Rockwell/George Will nostalgia crap. It's a load and to maintain otherwise is just ignorant. Players in the old days were showboats. They were jerks. They were egomaniacs. They did things on the field that, if they happened today, would send the sports media into an absolute uproar. Whether it was stealing signs, scuffing balls, corking bats, screwing around with the basepaths, or whatever, this stuff has been going on since baseball has been played as a professional sport. If anything, not much has changed since those days. With the changes that have happened, I'd maintain that baseball is better for those happening.
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    Is that Deryck or Richard Lewis?
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    The number of errors Moore had last season at 3B is what worries me the most about him. He put up good offensive numbers last season (that goes without saying), but if he is going to require a move to another position, those numbers won't look nearly as good as they do now.
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    I'm in the midst of a discussion with some people at the moment regarding what exactly saved baseball following the strike. According to most of the people involved in the argument, a large number of people in the United States grew disgusted with baseball during and following the strike due to a myriad of reasons (cancelled World Series, greed, etc). The logic that follows from this was that MLB would have basically gone under if certain things had not saved baseball. There are a couple of theories regarding what precisely was what saved baseball. A few of them are... -The resurgence of the Yankees along with the continuing Yankees/Red Sox rivalry. -The McGwire/Sosa HR chase. -Significant increases in international exposure through more and more foreign-born stars rising to prominence (Ichiro, Hideki Matsui, Sammy Sosa, etc). -Increased offensive production. So...did any of these save baseball? None of them? Did baseball even need saving to begin with? I'm curious to see what people think.
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    Phelps is also still recovering from a horrifying injury he sustained in the season prior to the draft. Early in the season, his catcher accidentally hit him in the head with a throw, fracturing his skull and causing him to miss six weeks. I'd imagine that kind of injury tends to play with a pitcher's mind. He's still a little rough around the edges, but there's a lot there to like. If he had returned to Central Missouri State and had a healthy and productive '06, he could have been drafted quite a ways higher.
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    It IS the 13th step, you know.
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    It was Carlos Zambrano, as memory serves me. Marmol was converted from catcher, so he's still relatively new to pitching. He's pretty much been exclusively a starter up to this point. I don't know if the Cubs have had him throw some bullpen sessions or what, but this past season he started all of the games he played in between Daytona and West Tenn. Marmol is a guy I'm up and down on. He gives up a touch too many HRs for my liking and needs to work on his control. However, he's still new enough to pitching that he could make further improvements to his game. I'm not sure how he'll look as a reliever, but it should be interesting to see how the Cubs put him to use.
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    Welcome aboard! I believe the guy's name you are looking for is Alfred Joseph.
  10. Outshined_One
    I like Carter's potential. If he can stick at catcher, he might be one heck of a pickup. Canzler was repeating Mesa, but the numbers he put up last season were still quite good. I think what's held him back has been his lack of an established position, but I could be wrong. On the offensive side of matters, I'm curious to see what ends up happening with 3B Elvin Puello. He put up very good numbers last season, but this season didn't seem to be at the top of his game. A couple of others to keep an eye on who were below Full Season A: C Jake Muyco C Mario Mercedes IF Dylan Johnston IF Sammy Baez RHP William Paganetti (reliever) RHP Jose Pina RHP Scott Taylor
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    I'm leery of him. He put up those numbers in one of the most pitcher-friendly leagues in baseball. He'll be facing much more advanced hitters in Spring Training and likely in AA when the Cardinals return him. Something tells me that GB/FB will hurt him.
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    His GB/FB worries me a good deal. The Cardinals will return him, but I have to wonder if his confidence will take a hit. The guy I'm looking at? RHP Justin Berg He's a touch on the older side (21) for Peoria last season, but his sinker is excellent and should be a fast mover through the system.
  13. Outshined_One
    Carlos Marmol turns 24 this season. Carlos Zambrano turns 25 this season. Let's stop and think about this statement for a moment. Terrific signing by JH, though!
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    :shock:
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    Brad Wilkerson's career line: .256/.365/.452/.817 He turns 29 next season, fyi. He doesn't have the speed to play CF, but apparently does not have the power to play a corner position.
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    You'll still do the minor league stuff though, right? Of course! :D
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    Ned Yost is a moron. You know how awesome Dusty is when it comes to bullpen overmanagement, confusing lineups, strange calls, and seemingly no understanding of the game on the field? Yost is equally awesome. The only difference is that he doesn't have much of a problem with playing young players. The hype the Brewers are getting is reminiscent of the hype the Arizona Cardinals got this past offseason in the NFL. Weak division, hungry young talent, etc. Problem is, they're becoming a chic playoff pick before the season. That's like the kiss of death.
  18. Outshined_One
    I thought the Reds would still have Dunn under control?
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    Let it be known that I will be sitting out this season in protest.
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    That's getting signatured.
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    When we had that Q&A with Fleita, I asked him some questions about some of the guys down in Mesa who made positive impressions (I believe it was Puello, Gallagher, and Andy Santana). As memory serves me, he said that Gallagher had a great curve and was going to move fast and that Puello had a nice ceiling as an IF, but needed some time to develop. Santana he didn't say much about...I think. Still, kinda fun to see how his predictions are coming about. :)
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    Lots of people on this forum wanted him to fall to the Cubs in the second round, including a couple of people who've seen him firsthand. Pawelek in the first and Veal in the second is a pretty good haul, though. Honestly, from everything I've read and heard about him, I wish him nothing but the best with Boston.
  23. Outshined_One
    I think this is the worst I've felt about a game since Hawkins' implosion against the Mets in 2004. In other words, I was confident, but I had a bad feeling that an ill wind was approaching. When they went down 10-0, I did not think that this team had what it took to come back. Strange how the offense was the unit that performed above and beyond all expectations today. Yet, the defense crumbled. It was something that I've been seeing ever since that debacle against Pittsburgh. They rallied against Atlanta, but then they went right back to sucking in Green Bay. This time around it wasn't poor tackling. Instead, it was a bad game plan. They let one guy shred them to pieces. I think this team has a much better future than the 2001 team did. They have younger players, more talent, and better coaching (although, after today, I have to wonder HOW much better). Grossman looked awesome when he shook off his early jitters. This is a team that could contend for the playoffs over the next few years on a regular basis. A few acquisitions need to be made through FA and the draft, but this team could make a Super Bowl run next season.
  24. Outshined_One
    Getting bananas shoveled down their throats. ;)
  25. Outshined_One
    Why wasn't Vasher on him? Oh man.
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