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Isn't it all about wins and losses, not farm system rankings? If so, I'm pretty sure that whatever the White Sox front office is doing is working for them.

Odor stinks.

Yep, great dude. Wouldn't mind seeing him as a 4th OF next year.

Aside from Woody and Byrd, who are those other guys?

Instead of comparing Wood to Wells. Compare him to Marshall, when Marshall was a starter earlier in his career. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/marshse01.shtml http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodtr01.shtml Strikiningly similar in their first two years except Wood walks fewer and has given up more runs. Marshall was not the strikeout machine that he has become as a reliever. So, best case is that Wood improves and can remain in the rotation as a #3 starter. Worst case, he becomes the LOOGY that Marshall became. Either way, the Cubs save a good chunk of money and get some additional prospects.

So, um, are we going to sign anyone? I understand Baez, Vogelbach, Dunston, and Maples may come later, but I would have expected that we had a few of the other top 15 picks signed by now.

John Smoltz?

Go Braves Go, Go Braves Go! Hey Chicago, what do you say, the Braves are gonna win today!

When did he smirk?

very nice!

Anyone know if the Cubs already won today?

Have you seen him hit? I watched a few Clemson games and his swing and build are very similar to Luis. While I was watching, I was actually thinking how much he reminded me of Luis.

well, he won the MVP because of HR and RBI. i don't think he had the best season in the NL that year, but MVP voters love RBI. for instance, he was only 10th in the NL in OPS that year. Oh okay, so you are discrediting that year's MVP award. Between your argument, VORP, and the irrelevant notion that Wade Boggs had a better year, there is a dearth of logic on these boards.

Point taken, though how then do you explain the MVP award and two other times in the top 3? To me, that shows that the entire baseball world acknowledged his dominance.

Dawson is unlike the Dave Winfield and Eddie Murray types, his greatness is not just in his numbers (though his numbers are HOF worthy), but also in his ability to play an all-around game. He was one of the best defensive RFers, and a great base runner. His all around game is what made him a dominant force in the game during his prime as evidenced by winning an MVP award for a last place team, and coming close two other times. I have never understood the magic of 3,000 hits or 500 hrs. That does not mean you were a dominant player, but instead means you were a good hitter for a long time. I think the hall should be reserved for those who have solid career numbers and also dominated the game in all facets at some point during their career. Dawson meets this criteria. As you may be able to tell, he and Sandberg were my heroes growing up. They did everything the right way and did it well.