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  1. Outshined_One
    After some thought, OF Matt Ciaramella (PTBNL the Cubs got from the Red Sox in the Jermaine Van Buren deal) definitely has good sleeper potential.
  2. Outshined_One
    He's always had 4 pitches, sinking action on his fastball(which is at a pretty solid velocity IIRC). He was at an age appropriate level and put up those solid numbers last year. I think it's a matter of both him being a solid prospect, and the system losing some talent. The knock on him is that while he has tremendous command of those pitches, he can't get people out with them for whatever reason. Otherwise, he would get a lot more hype.
  3. Outshined_One
    I don't know. I think Grant will like the compliment. That would be a nice nickname, wouldn't it?
  4. Outshined_One
    Man, Russ Rohlicek and Grant Johnson are going to be mad when they find out their identical twins are ranked higher than they are.
  5. Outshined_One
    There's a bit too much youth and questions about their rotation to make me think they're as much of a shoe-in to win the division as some people seem to think. They remind me a LOT of the Arizona Cardinals in terms of youth and hype they're getting. There's a ton of potential all around, especially from Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks. However, their rotation and bullpen make me wonder. Mike Maddux has been an excellent pitching coach for them, but I really don't know if their pitching is strong enough to carry them to a playoff berth yet. Sheets is terrific and Insideout-Face Turnbow both turned out well, but do they have the horses who can stay healthy, put up productive numbers, and come through when it matters? They need another ace after Sheets if they want to compete for the division. Jose Capellan is a giant question mark and Mark Rogers is too far away. I don't think any of the guys they got from the Blue Jays can step up in that way, either. If things bounce their way, I think they could make a run at the Wild Card. However, they don't have the depth to overcome slumps and injuries. They're an unknown factor, but I think their pitching needs to improve before they become a legitimate threat.
  6. Outshined_One
    BA's scouting report of him out of community college: -Running fastball that he worked with around 94 mph and touched at 97 mph. -Curve moves with decent velocity and command, but must be refined. -Main problems have been inconsistent velocity and a labrum injury that hampered his freshman season at Arizona.
  7. Outshined_One
    Much thanks!
  8. Outshined_One
    If his velocity returns to where it was this time last year, I think he'll move up the prospect charts in a hurry.
  9. Outshined_One
    Johnson and Sing are the only ones that really stick out on this list to me. Did they give reasons for why they placed the prospects where they did?
  10. Outshined_One
    Which team do you see that being?
  11. Outshined_One
    In the time that Jim Hendry has been in charge of drafting, how many college position players has he taken in the first three rounds?
  12. Outshined_One
    That's a lot of towels.
  13. Outshined_One
    Seahawks 28 Steelers 24 MVP - Darrell Jackson I was supposed to watch this at a friend's place...but he went and got food poisoning. :( I made salsa to make me happy, though.
  14. Outshined_One
    Ditto to this remark. I'd like to see Eric get significant playing time against AA/AAA pitching this season, especially considering he'll be seeing much more advanced pitchers at those levels. I'm not quite sure what to expect from Eric if he reaches the majors, to be truthful. He did a very good job against Low A pitching last season, but he was advanced for his level. Now, as memory serves me, he did pretty well during his time in AA last season, but it's hard to take those numbers and predict how well he'll do in the majors. Still, he's a legit prospect and there's plenty there to like. He'll hopefully push for the full time 2B job in 2007.
  15. 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?
  16. Outshined_One
    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.
  17. Outshined_One
    Is that Deryck or Richard Lewis?
  18. Outshined_One
    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.
  19. Outshined_One
    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.
  20. Outshined_One
    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.
  21. Outshined_One
    It IS the 13th step, you know.
  22. Outshined_One
    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.
  23. Outshined_One
    Welcome aboard! I believe the guy's name you are looking for is Alfred Joseph.
  24. 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
  25. Outshined_One
    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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