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  1. Transmogrified Tiger
    I didn't say that post was flawless, but it had content, examples, and in general made a point(also, it didn't make the "everyone is a whiner" argument, more of a "there's too much whining"). Sarcastically saying "nuh-uh" without addressing any of the content of the post doesn't really do any of those.
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    Well, you asked for the conservative estimate. He could move up quicker than that, but I think it's tough to envision him being a possibility for the Major League club before 2011. He's not a college pitcher with a lot of high level instruction and experience, he needs time to refine his repertoir. For comparison, Zambrano pitched in Low A in 1999, and aside from a September callup, he wasn't a factor in the Majors til 2002. Jae-Kuk Ryu spent part of 2002 and most of 2003 in Lansing, but didn't hit Iowa until 2006(although he had a 30 IP season, due to injury I believe).
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    Was that really necessary? If you aren't going to respond to the points he made, then there's no need to say anything. I responded to each and every point he made. They are all wrong. Then say why instead of being snide. The condesenscion(boy do I miss my auto-spellcheck when I'm at work) is unnecessary.
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    Molina was covering the entire plate, which is the main reason he got a concussion.
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    Was that really necessary? If you aren't going to respond to the points he made, then there's no need to say anything.
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    So assuming no major speed bumps, we're looking at a conservative ETA of sometime in 2010? Conservative would be 2012(2009 A+, 2010 AA, 2011 AAA). If he advances well it might be sometime in 2011.
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    Rhee is a prospect to be excited about. His short outings are mostly a function of a pitch count as he recovers from his injury. And there's no way he sees Tennessee this season.
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    Opitz with a walkoff HR in his first professional at bat! Boise wins 6-5.
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    I didn't realize Muyco was a pitcher now, he's in the game in the 8th, 5-5 the score.
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    Jay Jackson's Boise debut was not as promising. 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 1 HR
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    He doesn't play everyday because he's fragile, he doesn't play everyday because left handed pitchers make him look stupid.
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    I think the 36/15 K/BB and 4 HR in 41.7 IP is a pretty solid indicator that he's better than he's pitched right now. His BABIP's about 30 points worse than it "ought to be".
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    I liked Colin's take:
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    What a difference a year makes in attitude around this place. In a good way. :lol: As you all know, I'm a pessimistic prick. It takes a LOT for me to make a statement like that. But I really am confident that we can generate something tonight. And if we don't we'll probably do it tomorrow. Being 20 games over .500 in June gives you that type of perspective. If the Cubs go on a 7 game losing streak, I'll probably go back to negativity, just so you know :) Maybe you should go lie down for a while.
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    I agree with that statement, but our own roster is a consideration. We have a platoon that's a decent probability of putting up an .800-.850 OPS(with subpar defense) going forward. The upgrade to Beltran's .850-.900 OPS(with good defense) is probably a smaller one than using Sabathia/Burnett to replace Marquis or your best buddy Gallagher. However, Beltran would fix a problem long-term, unlike a Sabathia(and possibly Burnett), so it's still tempting. Too bad Edmonds/Johnson doesn't have the trade value Gallagher does.
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    They fired Rick Peterson too.
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    He's 3rd overall in pitches thrown in relief work. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/pitching?split=128&league=mlb&season=2008&seasonType=2&sort=pitches&type=pitch3&ageMin=17&ageMax=51&state=0&college=0&country=0&hand=a&pos=all But he doesn't average a huge number of pitches per IP at least. Not even in the top 200 @ 16.5/IP. He has a lot of quick low-stress innings. To be fair, he jumps up to 81st when you make the minimum 20 IP.
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    Yeah, the Theriot comparison especially is an awful one. He's like Ryan Theriot, except he's bigger, left handed, and can hit doubles and home runs more than once per month.
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    I think you could say Hendry is as good as Towers or Cashman. And honestly, I'm interested to see how successful Jocketty is without Dave Duncan to hold together a rotation for him. Classifying him with O'Dowd and Williams seems like a fair one though.
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    Anyone with a BP Subscription want to help us poor people out with what Goldstein had to say about the Cubs draft?
  22. Transmogrified Tiger
    If people believe it's entertaining, then it's not a myth whether you fall in that category or not. Personally, I'd rather not have the DH, but I think both leagues need to have the same rule.
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    Mota threw 194 innings the previous 4 seasons combined before throwing 201 those two seasons. Same thing with Proctor. 156 IP in '03-'04, 188 in '05-'06. Jim Brower is a journeyman who was not particularly good in his heavy use years and was 32 in 2005. Dotel had his best 3 years following his year of heaviest use, and got hurt at age 31. Villareal is the best example, but his minor league usage was such: 64 IP, 63, 141, 148, then 98 at the MLB level. And even beyond the examples, relievers gain and lose effectiveness all the time independent of injury. You can find similar fluctuations among healthy relievers if they didn't get thrown into trash heap after a poor season.
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    To clarify, that's a slightly different argument. I'm certainly not saying to send Marmol out in any and every situation, I didn't want him out there yesterday and definitely wasn't happy when he started the 8th.
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    No, because starters who aren't overworked get hurt all the time, and so do relievers who aren't overworked. I'm not saying that people who come from higher workloads are immune, I'm saying/theorizing they aren't a ticking bomb like some are making it out to be.
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