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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    four times. billingsley's the better prospect. Why because he can throw the ball harder then Marshall? Well...so can Angel Guzman. And I DO consider Angel is the same class with Billingsley. So, yeah...Billingsley is the better "prospect", but the Cubs IMO, have the better PITCHER. How do you know? Have you seen Chad pitch or know what he pitches like? I doubt it. Billingsley does throw harder (92-96 mph). But, like Marshall, he has good movement on his FB (especially when it's in the 92-94 range). His slider is phenomenal and he has a plus curve (like Marshall). His change has improved dramatically this year, giving him four solid major league pitches. Chad is a future #1 pitcher, something Sean isn't. Billingsley is one of the top pitching prospects in the game and is a better prospect and pitcher than Marshall. And this coming from probably one of the biggest Marshall fans around the board and one of the few people who was a big fan of his last season.
  2. CaliforniaRaisin
    He can play 2B.
  3. CaliforniaRaisin
    Hill has been much better down at AAA than Jerome. It'd be much smarter to leave Hill in the rotation and let him try to learn to throw strikes and improve his control at the big league level. There's not much more he can do in Iowa. Marmol has the better ceiling, but Gallagher is more likely to reach his ceiling. Marmol still needs time in the minors to work on his control, Gallagher is still in high-A (needs to work on improving his secondary pitches) and Veal is in low-A. Outshined, Marmol has recently been hitting the high 90s (97, 98 mph) in starts.
  4. CaliforniaRaisin
    Likely a blow out game. Yeah, it was a blow out.
  5. CaliforniaRaisin
    Probable Starters: Iowa: LHP Les Walrond (4-1, 2.15 ERA, 46 IP, 30/23) @ RHP James Garcia (4-1, 6.18 ERA) West Tenn: RHP Randy Wells (2-1, 1.59 ERA, 28.1 IP, 23/5) vs. RHP Jose Oyervidez (1-4, 4.86 ERA) Daytona: RHP Mark Holliman (2-3, 3.50 ERA, 43.2 IP, 45/20) vs. William Horne (2-1, 3.65 ERA) Peoria: RHP Scott Taylor: (1-2, 2.08 ERA, 21.2 IP, 13/2) vs. RHP Kyle Waldrop (3-2, 3.99 ERA)
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    Did he ever scorch that GW hit.
  7. CaliforniaRaisin
    If Barrett had the tools of Neifi Perez, Freddie Bynum, or Jose Macias, Baker would be helping him out all over the place. AJP would have killed any of those 3 with a relatiation punch.
  8. CaliforniaRaisin
    If the ball was cut off, Barrett would have stopped blocking home plate. I agree that AJP should have slid, but honestly, it's what AJP did after scoring that caused the fight (slapping home plate, taking a circutious route to his helmet via Barrett). And Barrett had every right to get pissed over what AJP did after steamrolling him.
  9. CaliforniaRaisin
    Marshall never touched Iowa. Yep, didnt he only make it to single A, there might actually come a point when too much teaching ruins a great talent Marshall was also at AA last season.
  10. CaliforniaRaisin
    I'm up for that. :D
  11. CaliforniaRaisin
    http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/prospects/features/261283.html
  12. CaliforniaRaisin
    Second 10 K-outing of the season for Veal!
  13. CaliforniaRaisin
    Who cares? The team doesn't have the heart to hit a batter.
  14. CaliforniaRaisin
    Ugh. He'd been pitching fantastic this season.
  15. CaliforniaRaisin
    Yeah, but that probably won't be a long-term thing since Raul Valdes was cut.
  16. CaliforniaRaisin
    I would. It's been a year at AA for Marmol (and his major concern is his walks) and Gallagher has shown he's ready for promotion with a half season of dominance in the FSL. If that happens, I'd send the remaining person in the rotation from Walrond/O'Malley to the pen (leaving Iowa with a rotation of Guzman/Ryu/Hill/Williams/Marmol).
  17. CaliforniaRaisin
    Iowa: LHP Ryan O'Malley (2-2, 3.51 ERA, 25.2 IP, 25/1)
  18. CaliforniaRaisin
    Probable Starters: Iowa: LHP Ryan O'Malley (2-2, 3.51 ERA, 25.2 IP, 25/1) @ RHP Matt Kinney (3-3, 4.57 ERA) West Tenn: RHP Juan Mateo (3-2, 2.23 ERA, 44.1 IP, 33/15) vs. RHP John Hudgins (1-0, 3.18 ERA) Daytona: RHP Sean Gallagher (3-0, 2.09 ERA, 47.1 IP, 50/10) vs. LHP Jeffrey Marquez (0-3, 5.30 ERA) Peoria: LHP Donnie Veal (3-2, 3.07 ERA, 41 IP, 49/29) vs. RHP Oswaldo Sosa (3-2, 3.00 ERA)
  19. CaliforniaRaisin
    Ehh, early day at the office.
  20. CaliforniaRaisin
    Thanks, TT! Was the baserunner safe at second??
  21. CaliforniaRaisin
    Hawk and DJ? Hello mute button!
  22. CaliforniaRaisin
    I'm just hoping he's hitting leadoff to get more ABs. He doesn't have the patience or plate discipline to bat leadoff and once his power arrives, he'd be better off in the middle of the lineup anyways.
  23. CaliforniaRaisin
    I have a friend who has some insider access to scouts and coaches. Apparently Stock is the clear-cut favorite to be the #1 overall pick...assuming he doesn't make insane demands. Stock is freaking awesome. Kid was throwing 90 mph at age 15.
  24. CaliforniaRaisin
    This ump sucks.
  25. CaliforniaRaisin
    I don't like the home plate ump's strike zone.
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