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While Greene has a larger uppercut swing than most, including Theriot, Theriot will likely never be a .300 hitter given his slow bat and desire to put the bal into play rather than drive the ball. Despite the season Greene last year, the difference of his more aggressive apporach as far as swing and misses isn't as costly as the improved defense he brings compared to Theriot as well as the added pop.

BA: http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=455 Pie: http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=11427 They're diff. players. Pie will likely hit for a higher avg., Anderson will hit for more pop, both are good defensively in CF (heck, that's why Anderson stuck around for so long in '06), Pie has more range and a better arm, but both are above avg. defensively. Anderson needs a new situation, that doghouse (which is his fault) isn't one he can get out of on the South Side. He still has to learn how to hit good breaking balls from RH'ers but he has tools to do so, just has to show if he has the desire to rather than the perception of a 1st round prima-donna.

I'm thinking Bruno or Cuse. :wink:

Unless something changes, it looks like it will be Robbie Grossman.

Besides Petey Paramore is the best name of the draft from what I've seen.

I would support that move, I've always liked Anderson, he does have some growing up to do as well as dedicating himself to the game to take that next step, but if they do platoon him, I like concept of getting him cheap with a higher ceiling than what they give up. It's worth a shot.

I already mentioned Ike Davis at ASU as far as collegiate hitters, he's not as polished as Wallace but has a higher ceiling. I was torn between him and Darnell at South Carolina as my last spot.

I already have the Twins taking Avery with Revere, Benson, Span, and Avery I figure they could have the surplus of fast OF'ers, Benson has great speed, but he's built alot different and alot stronger obviously.

He's Farnsworth on a bad day. No control with his mid 90s straight FB and overthrowing his slider.

If Figgins had the career numbers that would indicate he could consistently come close to what he did last year, I think there would be a valid case. He's more likely to fall back to his previous years than what he did last year. Given what it might take to get Figgins or sign Lofton, I'd rather see Kenny and would love to see how him Lou get along.

If you live near a college town, there's no reason for you not to.

My top 5: 1)Robbie Grossman, CF -Cypress-Fairbanks TX(HS) 2)Tanner Scheppers, RHP - Fresno St. 3)Brett Devall, LHP - Niceville FL (HS) 4)Brett Jacobsen, RHP - Vanderbilt 5)Ike Davis, 1B/OF - Arizona St.

I agree as far as a top 5... I will say that given the Cards drafting of Kozma, there's a poss. my two picks would be more liked by the Cards fans than what they actually select, of course, internet scouting reports are far from valid.

Arguing over which marginal player is less fringy is pointless, neither are or will likely be worthy of a starting position in their careers. Even though Theriot has less range than Cedeno b/c he plays a couple steps in b/c of the weak arm, he is less likely to hurt the team defensively b/c of the accuracy and better hands. I'm all for letting them battle it out from Feb. till April in Mesa, but if I was to guess, Cedeno b/c of that poor defense will end up as a utility guy with Theriot starting and the Cubs will need to insert and new body at SS to maximize their potential.

Game outside. It'll prob. be in the mid to upper 40s, I've been in worse.

Carbondale, IL (Southern Illinois University)

I have 3 weeks till I get to rock and roll, I'm not much of an indoor fan whether it be hitting drills or showcases.

1. Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Pedro Alvarez, 1B/LF - Vanderbilt 2. Pittsburgh Pirates - Tim Beckham, SS - Griffin HS (GA) 3. Kansas City Royals - Aaron Crow, RHP - Missouri 4. Baltimore Orioles - Brian Matusz, LHP - San Diego 5. San Francisco Giants - Eric Hosmer, 1B - American Heritage HS (FL) 6. Florida Marlins - Tim Melville, RHP - Holt HS (MO) 7. Cincinnati Reds- Ryan Perry, RHP - Arizona 8. Chicago White Sox - Christian Friedrich, LHP - Eastern Kentucky 9. Washington Nationals - Kyle Skipworth, C - Patriot HS (CA) 10. Houston Astros - Gerrit Cole, RHP - Orange Lutheran HS (CA) 11. Texas Rangers - Alex Meyer, RHP - Greensburg HS (IN) 12. Oakland A's - Justin Smoak, 1B - South Carolina 13. St. Louis Cardinals - Jacob Thompson, RHP - Virginia 14. Minnesota Twins - Harold Martinez, SS/3B - Braddock HS (FL) 15. Los Angeles Dodgers - Aaron Hicks, RHP - Wilson HS (CA) 16. Milwaukee Brewers - Cole St. Clair, LHP - Rice 17. Toronto Blue Jays - Yonder Alonso, 1B - Miami 18. New York Mets- Brett Hunter, RHP - Pepperdine 19. Chicago Cubs- Sonny Gray, RHP - Smyrna HS (TN) 20. Seattle Mariners - Tyson Ross, RHP - Cal 21. Detroit Tigers - Dennis Raben, RF - Miami 22. New York Mets - Isaac Galloway, OF - Los Osos HS (CA) 23. San Diego Padres - Scott Green, RHP - Kentucky 24. Philadelphia Phillies - Ethan Martin, 3B - Stephens County HS (GA) 25. Colorado Rockies - Kyle Lobstein, LHP - Coconino HS (AZ) 26. Arizona Diamondbacks - Shooter Hunt, RHP - Tulane 27. Minnesota Twins - Luke Burnett, RHP - Louisiana Tech 28. New York Yankees - Aaron Shafer, RHP - Wichita State 29. Cleveland Indians - Gordon Beckham, SS/2B - Georgia 30. Boston Red Sox - Kyle Long, LHP - St. Anne's-Belfield School (VA) 31. Minnesota Twins- Xavier Avery, CF - Cedar Grove HS (GA) 32. Milwaukee Brewers - Brandon Crawford, SS - UCLA 33. New York Mets - Buster Posey, C - FSU 34. Philadelphia Phillies - Jarret Martin, LHP - Centennial HS (CA) 35. Milwaukee Brewers - Daniel Webb, RHP - Heath HS (KY) 36. Kansas City Royals - Cody Satterwhite, RHP - Mississippi 37. St. Louis Cardinals - David Adams, 2B - Virginia How come I always draft for STL and take Cavaliers?

1. Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Pedro Alvarez, 1B/LF - Vanderbilt 2. Pittsburgh Pirates - Tim Beckham, SS - Griffin HS (GA) 3. Kansas City Royals - Aaron Crow, RHP - Missouri 4. Baltimore Orioles - Brian Matusz, LHP - San Diego 5. San Francisco Giants - Eric Hosmer, 1B - American Heritage HS (FL) 6. Florida Marlins - Tim Melville, RHP - Holt HS (MO) 7. Cincinnati Reds- Ryan Perry, RHP - Arizona 8. Chicago White Sox - Christian Friedrich, LHP - Eastern Kentucky 9. Washington Nationals - Kyle Skipworth, C - Patriot HS (CA) 10. Houston Astros - Gerrit Cole, RHP - Orange Lutheran HS (CA) 11. Texas Rangers - Alex Meyer, RHP - Greensburg HS (IN) 12. Oakland A's - Justin Smoak, 1B - South Carolina 13. St. Louis Cardinals - Jacob Thompson, RHP - Virginia 14. Minnesota Twins - Harold Martinez, SS/3B - Braddock HS (FL) 15. Los Angeles Dodgers - Aaron Hicks, RHP - Wilson HS (CA) 16. Milwaukee Brewers - Cole St. Clair, LHP - Rice 17. Toronto Blue Jays - Yonder Alonso, 1B - Miami 18. New York Mets- Brett Hunter, RHP - Pepperdine 19. Chicago Cubs- Sonny Gray, RHP - Smyrna HS (TN) 20. Seattle Mariners - Tyson Ross, RHP - Cal 21. Detroit Tigers - Dennis Raben, RF - Miami 22. New York Mets - Isaac Galloway, OF - Los Osos HS (CA) 23. San Diego Padres - Scott Green, RHP - Kentucky 24. Philadelphia Phillies - Ethan Martin, 3B - Stephens County HS (GA) 25. Colorado Rockies - Kyle Lobstein, LHP - Coconino HS (AZ) 26. Arizona Diamondbacks - Shooter Hunt, RHP - Tulane 27. Minnesota Twins - Luke Burnett, RHP - Louisiana Tech 28. New York Yankees - Aaron Shafer, RHP - Wichita State 29. Cleveland Indians - Gordon Beckham, SS/2B - Georgia 30. Boston Red Sox - Kyle Long, LHP - St. Anne's-Belfield School (VA) 31. Minnesota Twins- Xavier Avery, CF - Cedar Grove HS (GA) 32. Milwaukee Brewers - Brandon Crawford, SS - UCLA 33. New York Mets - Buster Posey, C - FSU

1. Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Pedro Alvarez, 1B/LF - Vanderbilt 2. Pittsburgh Pirates - Tim Beckham, SS - Griffin HS (GA) 3. Kansas City Royals - Aaron Crow, RHP - Missouri 4. Baltimore Orioles - Brian Matusz, LHP - San Diego 5. San Francisco Giants - Eric Hosmer, 1B - American Heritage HS (FL) 6. Florida Marlins - Tim Melville, RHP - Holt HS (MO) 7. Cincinnati Reds- Ryan Perry, RHP - Arizona 8. Chicago White Sox - Christian Friedrich, LHP - Eastern Kentucky 9. Washington Nationals - Kyle Skipworth, C - Patriot HS (CA) 10. Houston Astros - Gerrit Cole, RHP - Orange Lutheran HS (CA) 11. Texas Rangers - Alex Meyer, RHP - Greensburg HS (IN) 12. Oakland A's - Justin Smoak, 1B - South Carolina 13. St. Louis Cardinals - Jacob Thompson, RHP - Virginia 14. Minnesota Twins - Harold Martinez, SS/3B - Braddock HS (FL) 15. Los Angeles Dodgers - Aaron Hicks, RHP - Wilson HS (CA) 16. Milwaukee Brewers - Cole St. Clair, LHP - Rice 17. Toronto Blue Jays - Yonder Alonso, 1B - Miami 18. New York Mets- Brett Hunter, RHP - Pepperdine 19. Chicago Cubs- Sonny Gray, RHP - Smyrna HS (TN) 20. Seattle Mariners - Tyson Ross, RHP - Cal 21. Detroit Tigers - Dennis Raben, RF - Miami 22. New York Mets - Isaac Galloway, OF - Los Osos HS (CA) 23. San Diego Padres - Scott Green, RHP - Kentucky 24. Philadelphia Phillies - Ethan Martin, 3B - Stephens County HS (GA) 25. Colorado Rockies - Kyle Lobstein, LHP - Coconino HS (AZ) 26. Arizona Diamondbacks - Shooter Hunt, RHP - Tulane 27. Minnesota Twins - Luke Burnett, RHP - Louisiana Tech 28. New York Yankees - Aaron Shafer, RHP - Wichita State 29. Cleveland Indians - Gordon Beckham, SS/2B - Georgia 30. Boston Red Sox - Kyle Long, LHP - St. Anne's-Belfield School (VA) 31. Minnesota Twins- Xavier Avery, CF - Cedar Grove HS (GA)

Why is everyone getting excited about the P's and C's reporting, typically fluff newspaper articles and 2 minute segments on the evening news isn't enough to ease the pain of no baseball. That's assuming you're not in Mesa for it, if you are, you have my envy.

I think we could finish this draft Raisin. :) 1. Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Pedro Alvarez, 1B/LF - Vanderbilt 2. Pittsburgh Pirates - Tim Beckham, SS - Griffin HS (GA) 3. Kansas City Royals - Aaron Crow, RHP - Missouri 4. Baltimore Orioles - Brian Matusz, LHP - San Diego 5. San Francisco Giants - Eric Hosmer, 1B - American Heritage HS (FL) 6. Florida Marlins - Tim Melville, RHP - Holt HS (MO) 7. Cincinnati Reds- Ryan Perry, RHP - Arizona 8. Chicago White Sox - Christian Friedrich, LHP - Eastern Kentucky 9. Washington Nationals - Kyle Skipworth, C - Patriot HS (CA) 10. Houston Astros - Gerrit Cole, RHP - Orange Lutheran HS (CA) 11. Texas Rangers - Alex Meyer, RHP - Greensburg HS (IN) 12. Oakland A's - Justin Smoak, 1B - South Carolina 13. St. Louis Cardinals - Jacob Thompson, RHP - Virginia 14. Minnesota Twins - Harold Martinez, SS/3B - Braddock HS (FL) 15. Los Angeles Dodgers - Aaron Hicks, RHP - Wilson HS (CA) 16. Milwaukee Brewers - Cole St. Clair, LHP - Rice 17. Toronto Blue Jays - Yonder Alonso, 1B - Miami 18. New York Mets- Brett Hunter, RHP - Pepperdine 19. Chicago Cubs- Sonny Gray, RHP - Smyrna HS (TN) 20. Seattle Mariners - Tyson Ross, RHP - Cal 21. Detroit Tigers - Dennis Raben, RF - Miami 22. New York Mets - Isaac Galloway, OF - Los Osos HS (CA) 23. San Diego Padres - Scott Green, RHP - Kentucky 24. Philadelphia Phillies - Ethan Martin, 3B - Stephens County HS (GA) 25. Colorado Rockies - Kyle Lobstein, LHP - Coconino HS (AZ) 26. Arizona Diamondbacks - Shooter Hunt, RHP - Tulane 27. Minnesota Twins - Luke Burnett, RHP - Louisiana Tech 28. New York Yankees - Aaron Shafer, RHP - Wichita State 29. Cleveland Indians - Gordon Beckham, SS/2B - Georgia

Did my pick scare or amaze the masses? Let's keep the ball rolling...

1. Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Pedro Alvarez, 1B/LF - Vanderbilt 2. Pittsburgh Pirates - Tim Beckham, SS - Griffin HS (GA) 3. Kansas City Royals - Aaron Crow, RHP - Missouri 4. Baltimore Orioles - Brian Matusz, LHP - San Diego 5. San Francisco Giants - Eric Hosmer, 1B - American Heritage HS (FL) 6. Florida Marlins - Tim Melville, RHP - Holt HS (MO) 7. Cincinnati Reds- Ryan Perry, RHP - Arizona 8. Chicago White Sox - Christian Friedrich, LHP - Eastern Kentucky 9. Washington Nationals - Kyle Skipworth, C - Patriot HS (CA) 10. Houston Astros - Gerrit Cole, RHP - Orange Lutheran HS (CA) 11. Texas Rangers - Alex Meyer, RHP - Greensburg HS (IN) 12. Oakland A's - Justin Smoak, 1B - South Carolina 13. St. Louis Cardinals - Jacob Thompson, RHP - Virginia 14. Minnesota Twins - Harold Martinez, SS/3B - Braddock HS (FL) 15. Los Angeles Dodgers - Aaron Hicks, RHP - Wilson HS (CA) 16. Milwaukee Brewers - Cole St. Clair, LHP - Rice 17. Toronto Blue Jays - Yonder Alonso, 1B - Miami 18. New York Mets- Brett Hunter, RHP - Pepperdine 19. Chicago Cubs- Sonny Gray, RHP - Smyrna HS (TN) 20. Seattle Mariners - Tyson Ross, RHP - Cal 21. Detroit Tigers - Dennis Raben, RF - Miami 22. New York Mets - Isaac Galloway, OF - Los Osos HS (CA) 23. San Diego Padres - Scott Green, RHP - Kentucky 24. Philadelphia Phillies - Ethan Martin, 3B - Stephens County HS (GA) 25. Colorado Rockies - Kyle Lobstein, LHP - Coconino HS (AZ) 26. Arizona Diamondbacks - Shooter Hunt, RHP - Tulane 27. Minnesota Twins - Luke Burnett, RHP - Louisiana Tech Big, strong, ++ FB, + splitter, +slider.

1. Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Pedro Alvarez, 1B/LF - Vanderbilt 2. Pittsburgh Pirates - Tim Beckham, SS - Griffin HS (GA) 3. Kansas City Royals - Aaron Crow, RHP - Missouri 4. Baltimore Orioles - Brian Matusz, LHP - San Diego 5. San Francisco Giants - Eric Hosmer, 1B - American Heritage HS (FL) 6. Florida Marlins - Tim Melville, RHP - Holt HS (MO) 7. Cincinnati Reds- Ryan Perry, RHP - Arizona 8. Chicago White Sox - Christian Friedrich, LHP - Eastern Kentucky 9. Washington Nationals - Kyle Skipworth, C - Patriot HS (CA) 10. Houston Astros - Gerrit Cole, RHP - Orange Lutheran HS (CA) 11. Texas Rangers - Alex Meyer, RHP - Greensburg HS (IN) 12. Oakland A's - Justin Smoak, 1B - South Carolina 13. St. Louis Cardinals - Jacob Thompson, RHP - Virginia 14. Minnesota Twins - Harold Martinez, SS/3B - Braddock HS (FL) 15. Los Angeles Dodgers - Aaron Hicks, RHP - Wilson HS (CA) 16. Milwaukee Brewers - Cole St. Clair, LHP - Rice 17. Toronto Blue Jays - Yonder Alonso, 1B - Miami 18. New York Mets- Brett Hunter, RHP - Pepperdine 19. Chicago Cubs- Sonny Gray, RHP - Smyrna HS (TN) 20. Seattle Mariners - Tyson Ross, RHP - Cal 21. Detroit Tigers - Dennis Raben, RF - Miami 22. New York Mets - Isaac Galloway, OF - Los Osos HS (CA) 23. San Diego Padres - Scott Green, RHP - Kentucky