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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    The scouting report read on Pawelek was disappointing. He was 92-94 mph with the FB, topping out at 95 but didn't always have command of it (not shocking, given the BBs and WPs in the Mesa box scores). Apparently the Cubs limited Mark to his FB, curve and ("spotty") change and didn't allow him to throw his splitter or slider. His mechanics are still a work in progress. Baez sounds intriguing.
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    No one else on the offense stood out? From the scouting report, Veal was in the 88-91 mph range (down from topping out at 97 at Pima in the spring), but his FB had good movement. He had good control of his FB (and kept it down), good poise and his curve is above-average. The scouting report had good things to say about Reed's defense. He has good bat speed but has holes in his swing which were exploited during the season.
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    Heh, I think burnt will enjoy that top of the lineup (he's at Wrigley).
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    The way I see it, Todd Walker's offensive game far outweighs his defense. I think this is a no-brainer, but it sounds like the Cubs want to improve defense (at the expense of offense, I doubt you can find a better offensive player than Walker at 2B this offseason). I hope that if the Cubs don't bring back Todd, they at least pick his option up and get a good trade.
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    That's cool, Ryan better have started his recruiting. Meh. I think that's overpaying. If this report is true, it sounds like the Cubs are going to improve their defense at the expense of their already bad offense. The Cubs aren't going to go far with that strategy. And I really don't want an OF of Jacque Jones, Craig Monroe and some CF. Oh, I would like a Bob Howry-signing.
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    Why is SLG a bad thing in a leadoff hitter? Why aren't we allowed to count Corey's best asset in 2003 (and the biggest asset of his batting position, the 3 slot)?
  7. CaliforniaRaisin
    Rekindle that hot streak you had before your last outing, Jerome. Go Bears!!
  8. CaliforniaRaisin
    :D Freaking yeah. I note that your sig has changed, though Tsk tsk, lawyers who steal sigs.
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    What impressed me the most was the MWL's top 10 prospect list from 5 years ago. Wow:
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    :lol:
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    Besides, they'd have to kill Zambrano to make him miss a start. I've liked your idea for a while; too bad there's no one in place to implement such a common-sense approach. I would just be happy to see Prior not have to labor to 120 pitches in his final 2 starts.
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    Man, I really want Rich Hill to get a start.
  13. CaliforniaRaisin
    No clue as of now. Remember, Clement wasn't (:x).
  14. CaliforniaRaisin
    From the ensuing chat: Other Boise-related chat stuff: Oh, and the East Coast bias must stop:
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    Yay, a WGN game and I don't have work to get in the way of most of the game! Hopefully Murton is starting.
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    Haha, Aaron Rowand is pathetic in CF. I could play better CF defense than him. Good job, Indians and Twins! :)
  17. CaliforniaRaisin
    ESPN talked about this yesterday. They said that Ozzie received over 500 e-mails after the game 1 loss to the Indians and that he said the messages were messages of support. That's a big lie and there is no way it was true... Well, Jay Mariotti said it on ESPN...
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    How many pitches did Prior throw?
  19. CaliforniaRaisin
    Both Prior and Wood havent been the same since the dreaded 2003 season. Yup.
  20. CaliforniaRaisin
    Seriously, WGN pisses me off. They play all sorts of stupid White Sox games that I don't care about, but don't air any of these three on the Superstation? Boo.
  21. CaliforniaRaisin
    But he can hit.
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    Any other information first-timers should know?
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    1954.
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    He's being accurate by using hindsight? There's no chance in hell that Murton is hitting as well as he is b/c of his playing time compared to you know his actual hitting talents and approach at the plate. There's no reason for Dusty to try and incorporate the way he handled Murton into the logic of Murton hitting so well unless he trying to stroke his own ego (pun intentional for my last post) or pat himself on the back for a job well done while Hollandsworth stunk it up after they unloaded Lawton to the Yanks. Great job Dusty, I wish I could give him as much credit as he gives to himself and then I could accept mediocrity as "not my fault" when I screw up, but I believe in accountability. I've never seen UK more terse than in this thread. I like it. Agreed.
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