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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    Prior won it in 2004. Nice recovery inning by Sean.
  2. CaliforniaRaisin
    Something tells me the Cubs' scouting reports are written in crayon, based on the way Dusty approaches opposing hitters and pitchers... I'd be impressed if anyone besides Maddux (and maybe Prior) on this team put a lot of emphasis in scouting reports.
  3. CaliforniaRaisin
    Can you guys take a step back and calm down? EDIT: What Jon said.
  4. CaliforniaRaisin
    His spring #s still look better than Guzman, Hill or Ryu's. his AAA #'s don't. It's a definite gamble, but the Cubs really have no one else (besides Jerome, who should be the 4th starter - but I'd rather have Marshall get consistant outings as the 4 starter). my preferred course of action would be to leave williams as the #4, and send guzman, hill, and marshall to west tenn or dm and see who's pitching the best when the 15th rolls around. if a decision had to be made right now on the fifth starter, i would have went w/ hill, just b/c of the success he had last year compared to the lack of innings thrown by gooz and marshall. Don't have a problem with that, but Hill's control definitely needs to improve back to his 2005 minor league numbers. I would have preferred Marshall starting the season at AA, but of all the pitchers who could make the jump in the system with so few IP, I think Sean would be one of the best suited.
  5. CaliforniaRaisin
    His spring #s still look better than Guzman, Hill or Ryu's. his AAA #'s don't. It's a definite gamble, but the Cubs really have no one else (besides Jerome, who should be the 4th starter - but I'd rather have Marshall get consistant outings as the 4 starter). Other pitchers with the stuff of Marshall have succeeded in skipping AAA with limited number of IP above the AA level.
  6. CaliforniaRaisin
    His spring #s still look better than Guzman, Hill or Ryu's.
  7. CaliforniaRaisin
    Yes! 1 appearance will determine it!
  8. CaliforniaRaisin
    Doesn't help that Vegas is 2100' up.
  9. CaliforniaRaisin
    Meh. :(
  10. CaliforniaRaisin
    Oof. Love that strike 3 pitch.
  11. CaliforniaRaisin
    I read that too...GREAT... hey, how fast is Marshalls fastball? what are his pitches? I hoenstly know little about the kid Mostly throws a fastball 88-89, but can hit 92-93 if he needs to. Excellent curve. Throws a sweeper and a slow breaking curve. Change-up is a work in progress. From what I heard last season, the changeup is more than a work in progress.
  12. CaliforniaRaisin
    Not sure about these random qualifications, but Marshall went to college (unlike Willis). He has plus control, which is one of the reasons he'll be better suited for a quicker ascent to the big leagues than, say, a Rich Hill.
  13. CaliforniaRaisin
    I will now confirm it here.
  14. CaliforniaRaisin
    yeah remember the last CF that was a "5 tool player" and that was "special?" Yeah I figued someone was going to say it in this thread, so it might have well been me :wink: I'd do this trade right away especially if we can lock up Pierre long term. I don't see the point of using previous failures as a reason to say a current prospect will not succeed. i think there's plenty of reason to use previous failure. the cubs show little aptitude in developing position players to play in the major leagues. While that is true, each player is still different from the previous and might have a better ability to make up for deficiencies that other players could not.
  15. CaliforniaRaisin
    I'm a Cubs fan. I'll bring up that trade whenever I please. At least give me that.
  16. CaliforniaRaisin
    I didn't know that he was going back to West Tenn, but I did hear from Ron that Dopirak would be the everyday first baseman. And Sing should be the everyday first baseman in Iowa. I hope he isn't the everyday 1b. I know his defence would be rather weak, but his bat might carry him to the big leagues as a RF and he could work on his defence as he progresses there. At only 25 he's still got plenty of time to develop. Ooof, good point. He'll probably play his share of RF too.
  17. CaliforniaRaisin
    I didn't know that he was going back to West Tenn, but I did hear from Ron that Dopirak would be the everyday first baseman. And Sing should be the everyday first baseman in Iowa.
  18. CaliforniaRaisin
    Anybody know what Sisco's signing bonus was? Oops, didn't see this one. Andy received $1 million when he was drafted one round after Mark Prior in 2001.
  19. CaliforniaRaisin
    Thanks, CR. I didn't know Petrick was still recovering. Do you know when he is likely to be ready? Also, if Billek and Holliman will start in Daytona, who of Mateo, Mathes, Johnson and Weber will stay in Peoria? It is possible that Gallagher could start the season in AA, in which case Daytona's rotation would look like Johnson Holliman Billek Mateo Mathes/Weber with Peoria getting Pawelek Veal Downs Mathes/Weber Yepez? Estrada? Last summer, I heard the Cubs were hoping Petrick would be back by midseason this year. I don't know how he's doing in regards to that, though. Gallagher or Mathes are the most likely to get promoted to West Tenn, especially with an opening seemingly created with Sean Marshall making the big league squad.
  20. CaliforniaRaisin
    I don't think they're really underrating the system. The system has suffered some major setbacks from the heydays of a few years ago - lack of international signings, injuries and the promotions of players from the Prior/Zambrano days. This has thinned the system.
  21. CaliforniaRaisin
    I agree. And Dayton Moore would be wonderful, whether or not the Cubs get sold.
  22. CaliforniaRaisin
    Yay!! WGN TV!
  23. CaliforniaRaisin
    He already was added to the 40 man to avoid the Rule V Draft, as I recall. Your recollection is correct.
  24. CaliforniaRaisin
    The two games I'll be at! :D
  25. CaliforniaRaisin
    yeah remember the last CF that was a "5 tool player" and that was "special?" Yeah I figued someone was going to say it in this thread, so it might have well been me :wink: I'd do this trade right away especially if we can lock up Pierre long term. I don't see the point of using previous failures as a reason to say a current prospect will not succeed.
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