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Stiff competition for the last three bench spots. Lots of "minor leaguers" to choose from.

some great names btw positions would help so I don't need to look them all up

:( on Dope and Harben Now someone can claim them and only needs to hold them on the 40 right? You forgot to hit the 40man tab, they are still there.

:( on Dope and Harben Now someone can claim them and only needs to hold them on the 40 right?

If the price is right and he can play CF, I'd take a chance. Just think of the comic potential if him and Lou go at it!

What exactly are the character concerns? He looks good, thats for sure.

Lookng at old draft trackers on MLB.com they have a Compensation A b/t 1st and 2nd and a Compensation C b/t 2nd and 3rd Compensation used to be: A- First Rounder and Comp A B- Second Rounder C- Comp C 2006 Didn't have any Comp C... 2005 had two, one of which was Blanco, who I remember was a C. Although now I can't remember if the type A's get only a first rounder or also the compensation. Is it only a type B compensation? If the A's and B's share a compensation you have to figure the A's go first. I'm so confused. I am confident it goes by strait record though, which is good.

I didn't know how to find finesse rules like this, but I did go back to the 2002 draft. Here is the sequence, with has the sandwich team, the team's 2001 wins and post-season success, and the player being compensated for. Dodgers 86 Park Cubs 88 Weathers Indians 91 Juan Gonzalez (lost 1st round playoffs) Braves 88 Karsay (lost 2nd round playoffs) A's 102 Giambi (lost 2nd round playoffs) Cubs (Rondell White) A's Isrinhausen Cub's Van Poppel A's Damon Giambi was clearly more highly rated than Weathers. So the sequence was not based simply on player rating. It appears that for playoff teams, the farther you got the later you drafted. So post-season survival trumps regular-season record. (That's why the INdians, who lost in first round, drafted ahead of the Braves, even though Cleveland had a better regular-season record.) If you didn't make the playoffs, the sequence most likely is based on record rather than player ranking. (The Dodgers had a worse record than Cubs.) I may be misreading this. Or, perhaps the rules have changed. But, it looks to me like the first pick would go to the non-playoff team with the worst record. Regardless of how good the lost FA being compensated for is. If so, unless I'm overlooking some A/B FA from Tampa, Pittsburgh, or KC, the Cubs are the beneficiaries. This could put the Cubs as the first pick of the sandwich round. The prospect of going 4th and 31st, that's pretty appealing. Way to go Pierre! Again, given how long the sandwich round is likely to be, the positioning within that round is pretty important, especially in what projects as a premium draft. Cubs could get somebody very talented at 31. 2006 Draft Dodgers 71 Dessens? Orioles 74 Ryan Giants 75 Eyre D-Backs 77 Worrell? Padres 82 (lost Fisrt Round) Hernandez Marlins 83 Burnett Phillies 88 Wagner Braves 90 (lost First Round) Furcal Indians 93 Howry Red Sox 95 (lost First Round) Damon Yankees 95 (lost First Round) Gordon? Cardinals 100 Grudz/Morris? Braves Farns? Red Sox Mueller? I filled in for the guys I knew, but it pretty much looks just like its based on straight record, though I think this was an all type A sandwich wasn't it? Didn't there used to be a separate sandwich for type C and type B didnt reward sandwich picks? I'm so confused, but if it is by record, even if the type B's go after the type A's we should get the first, second, or third one.

15/350

whats yall's opinion on the last name Fielder (especially for a baseball player)

Felix Pie(say it the good American way)?

Yea, I did the all R team which was unmatched hitting wise. I don't have search function though.

Angel Pagan (say it like a religion)

While discussing awesome names such as Coco Crisp over in transactions and remembering how wellpast threads such as the "All 'choose a letter of the alphabet' Team" went I had to do this... lets make a roster Coaches- Dick Pole, Razor Shines C- Yogi Berra 1B- Rusty Kuntz 2B- Stubby Clapp 3B- Albert Pujols (poo-holes) SS- Spike Owen CF- Coco Crisp RF- Milton Bradley LF- Wonderful Terrific Monds III SP- Catfish Hunter SP- Chien-Meng Wang SP- Mordecai Brown SP- Urban Shocker SP- Oil Can Boyd RP- Rocky Cherry RP- Jung Bong RP- Satchel Paige RP- Nick Bierbrodt RP- Tug McGraw RP- Goose Gossage BN/P- Babe Ruth (OF,DH) BN- Elliot Bigelow (OF) BN- Termel Sledge (OF) BN- BN BN Thats what I got so far... come on, we need a full 25 man roster Minor League Prospects: Augie Ojeda, Boog Powell, Mike Piazza, Thurmon Munson, Darryl Strawberry, Enos Slaughter, Aubrey Huff, Rusty Staub, Angel Pagan, Felix Pie(π), Richie SEXton, Tanyon Sturtze, Clay Rapada, Hiram Bocachica, Kosuke Fukudome, Honus Wagner, Heinie Manush, Boof Bonser, Gene Brabender, Josh Booty, Karl Best, Ray Blades, Tim Spoonybarger (Other good thread ideas: The All-A/B/C/etc Team or All-Alliteration Team ie-Barry Bond/Sammy Sosa)

Just got an excellent idea...

True, but at least it's something for Pierre (probably a pick @ 50 overall, I would guess), and thank god that we didn't resign him. Nolasco was a good find for us in the 4th round, the year he was drafted. Maybe we can find something with that pick that will eventually, in a strange way, make up for that loss. Well with the way we throw around money in the draft we can find a first round talet in the 8th and just throw a million bucks at him.

Crisp's name is 100x better than Rocky Cherry's and Clay Rapada's combined. Count me in. In reality, I don't really want him

In reality, we will be at the bottom of the sandwind round and our second would have been the third pick. So we will move up 10 picks maybe? Chances that 10 pick difference is worth Nolasco is small.

I'm pretty sure we can still offer it, the deadline hasn't pasted. That doesn't make sense. He's reportedly just signed a deal. Why would offer Arbiration? This is like what happened when we signed Hawkins. The Twins hadn't offered abry yet, but we signed him so early on they did it before the deadline to recieve the pick. Same with Howry/Eyre. In past years the Dodgers probably would have waited until after the deadline because they wouldn't want to lose a pick. Now with the new system they don't lose anything of their own (except $9M for a bad leadoff hitter for thenext 5 years) so they jumped at the opportunity right away.

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I'm pretty sure we can still offer it, the deadline hasn't pasted.

Appreciate it... it's a shame they don't have former athletes though. Ah, didn't see the part about former athletes... selective reading.

OPS+ breakdown from first full seasons (age 25 and 24, respectively) actually that wasn't truely Sosa first full season, but it corresponds closely age wise with Soriano and Sosa had a partial prior to that season plus couple seasons where he probably wasn't ready. Anyways: OPS+ 92 vs 108 131 vs 127 128 vs 123 98 vs 128 110 vs 99 132 vs 160 Not as close of a correlation than straight BA/OBP/SLG, but close

Yea, but the posting price was still $51M. Either way, 0 mil/0 years comes to the same problem. Players will be throwing out unreal numbers! I want the square root of negative 64 million!

if no deal gets worked out, Schmidt loses nothing by waiting he could lose the 12 year $212 million Hendry offers him tomorrow in a take it or leave it deal. Not even passing ARods contract? For shame.