Transmogrified Tiger

Yeah but this guy hits for average as well. A little better than Dunn, but if his BABIP stabilizes he's only at about .275.

I think Braun is destined to become the Adam Dunn of the infield. He's on pace to commit about 40 errors over a full season.

That's also a textbook example of what Jones should've been doing. You know, being in the baseline and not in the 4th row, sliding instead of trucking into the guy catching a throw at his head, etc.

I got a hold of Wolf at GRB and he says he's in. I'll get him access to this forum and we'll be set.

Better yet, we could just tell Marquis we'll cut him if he doesn't give it up. Or even better, we could just cut him anyway. Why? Marquis eats six innings for lunch every five days. He's no Mad Dog but he gets it done for the most part. Eating six innings for lunch doesn't mean much when he craps out 5 runs in the process.

haha, Harris just took off while Valverde was on the mound and got gunned down, he's no Escobar

Anyone else see Yunel Escobar just take second after his at bat? Valverde was stretching just off the mound, the middle infielders were nowhere near the bag and Clark at 1B wasn't paying attention and he just took off and made it without a throw. And now Harris singles him in to tie the game and blow the save for Valverde.

What distinguishes him as Type A versus type B? I believe it is something along the lines of top 20% in certain statisical categories. Is there a definitive answer to this and as of right now would Linebrink fall into that category? Elias Sports decides it. Its a non-public formula so no one can say for sure. Its also based on more than just this season, he is the holds leader in baseball over the past 3 years so he would have to completely fall apart the rest of the season to not stay a type A most likely. It's just the past 2 years.

Jones rounded third base like he needed to get the baton from Lou in the dugout or something.

It appears that Lou has reverted back to early season bullpen management, aka "see how many times I can put in the wrong reliever".

farmersonly.com, ahahahaha

Al Hrabosky just said that it was commonplace for pitchers to lose 10-12 pounds sweating in one start if it's a hot day. Color me skeptical.

I can't believe I forgot Hernandez, he's my favorite pitching prospect! Anyway, Burke failed in the MWL because he went too fast too soon. And yes, while more marginal college guys like Smith and Wright may not continue their success at higher levels and therfore be "hated" by next year, the point is that they are having success, and they haven't failed yet. The same can't be said of Lansford, Adduci, Norwood, etc.

IMB said he was going to ask Wolf. Hopefully he didn't PM him here though, since he's not coming around here very much for the time being.

Sullivan didn't cite a source. Anyone? Petrick and Fox would be the obvious choices, but I don't know anything officially.

There's a chance of rain here in STL, wonder what happens if the game gets rained out. They're already playing a day-night doubleheader on Saturday, would they do it again on Sunday, or does Milwaukee come back to Busch again?

I think you'd just root for neither team to sweep.

Does anyone know if there's a maximum number of Yahoo teams you can have?

And CF Leon Johnson & SS Darwin Barney aren't real prospects? Then why did the Cubs draft them in the top 10 rounds a month ago? Johnson is 22 and Barney turns 22 in November. Johnson through 8 games: .308/.419/.462 Barney through 7 games: .269/.387/.308 - Needs to work on his power I don't know why they drafted them, they were incredible reaches. Barney looks like a slightly better version of Joe Simokaitis, and Johnson is Sam Fuld reincarnated. I dont believe that the Cubs drafted Barney because they were thinking of Simokaitis and Sam Fuld is a pretty good player who'll have a chance to play in the big leagues, thou he cant come close to running with Johnson. My next question is, do they check birth certificates in the major leagues? Of course they had something better in mind when they drafted them, just like they had something better in mind when they drafted Montanez, or Harvey, or Dopirak, or Pawelek, or Colvin. It doesn't mean that's going to happen. Fuld will be a 5th outfielder if he makes the major leagues, and his ~.750 OPS in AA at age 25 doesn't exactly put him on track to make it there. I don't really know what you're addressing with the birth certificate thing, but I suspect it has something to do with the fact that Johnson and Barney are both 22(EDIT: Barney isn't quite 22) and in Low A. I never said anything about it, and I'm not holding it against them right now, but age matters, and those two are going to have to move quickly through the system. Barney was a reach, but how can you call Leon Johnson an "incredible reach"? He was a 10th round pick.... unless you want the Cubs drafting high school guys and signing them above slot (which they didn't do much of this year), you can't call Johnson much of a reach. I know he might've been rusty from his Mormon mission, but did you see his numbers at BYU? Flat out terrible(.248/.335/.339), and the Mountain West isn't exactly a baseball power either.

They didn't mention that 14% of Lilly's fly balls are infield flies, which is top 5-10 in the NL. That's part of the reason why his HR rate is so low, and that IF/F rate has been that high his entire career, so it's an ability he's repeatedly shown.

Wasn't Max Ramirez in the Futures game this year? EDIT: Yes, yes he was.

And CF Leon Johnson & SS Darwin Barney aren't real prospects? Then why did the Cubs draft them in the top 10 rounds a month ago? Johnson is 22 and Barney turns 22 in November. Johnson through 8 games: .308/.419/.462 Barney through 7 games: .269/.387/.308 - Needs to work on his power I don't know why they drafted them, they were incredible reaches. Barney looks like a slightly better version of Joe Simokaitis, and Johnson is Sam Fuld reincarnated. I dont believe that the Cubs drafted Barney because they were thinking of Simokaitis and Sam Fuld is a pretty good player who'll have a chance to play in the big leagues, thou he cant come close to running with Johnson. My next question is, do they check birth certificates in the major leagues? Of course they had something better in mind when they drafted them, just like they had something better in mind when they drafted Montanez, or Harvey, or Dopirak, or Pawelek, or Colvin. It doesn't mean that's going to happen. Fuld will be a 5th outfielder if he makes the major leagues, and his ~.750 OPS in AA at age 25 doesn't exactly put him on track to make it there. I don't really know what you're addressing with the birth certificate thing, but I suspect it has something to do with the fact that Johnson and Barney are both 22(EDIT: Barney isn't quite 22) and in Low A. I never said anything about it, and I'm not holding it against them right now, but age matters, and those two are going to have to move quickly through the system.

BABIP is Batting Average on Balls In Play. Basically average taking out strikeouts and home runs. ISO is Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average.

It is a keeper league, but we can't keep players drafted in the 1st 2 rounds. We can keep anyone else, but we lose that pick in the next year's draft. Oh, well that changes my opinion then. What's the point of that rule, confusion? It's supposed to create better competition, so year in and year out you don't have the same team winning. Though, I don't see how that's even possible as volatile as football is. No kidding. I mean, in the keeper league we're in, it's year 3 and my keepers are completely different from my keepers from last year. And did well both years too.

And CF Leon Johnson & SS Darwin Barney aren't real prospects? Then why did the Cubs draft them in the top 10 rounds a month ago? Johnson is 22 and Barney turns 22 in November. Johnson through 8 games: .308/.419/.462 Barney through 7 games: .269/.387/.308 - Needs to work on his power I don't know why they drafted them, they were incredible reaches. Barney looks like a slightly better version of Joe Simokaitis, and Johnson is Sam Fuld reincarnated.