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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    Yeah, they definitely do. This is the first year I've truly paid attention to the leagues and the box scores, and I'm stunned to see how many everyday big leaguers actually play there...and a lot of them don't use it just as a way to get in shape for a few weeks but play most of the winter season.
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    Don't forget 1989. :evil:
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    Wow, Pierre for Mitre-Nolasco-Pinto was not a good deal? For all this talk that Pinto is an inconsistent thrower (he definitely has control issues), he sure seemed to have good results at Albuquerque (a hitter's haven at 4500' in elevation in a hitter's league) and in the big leagues. I'm not sure how you can say Nolasco was the only valuable pitcher in the trade last season, let alone in future seasons. Just like Nolasco, Pinto's ceiling is a 3/4 pitcher and I can't see what makes you write him off like you do. And that doesn't get into the fact that Pierre is overvalued (and continues to be). EDIT: For some reason, I decided to call Albuquerque a pitcher's park. :?
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    While he's done fantastic in the AFL, he's only had 23 ABs so far.
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    But he's going from Safeco to Wrigley and the AL West (Seattle, Oakland and Anaheim are pitcher's parks) to the NL Central. He's a good guy to take a risk on. He has good stuff. But his price tag is going to be pretty expensive - I'd at least take a look at Schmidt first and fail at going after him before moving to the Meche tier of FA pitchers. I haven't looked at numbers, but isn't Safeco regarded as a pitcher's park? And I also don't really see a whole lot of difference in talent level between the AL west and the NL central outside of the DH being there. The Angels and A's have both struggled offensively the last 2 years. Aside from Meche possibly figuring it out under Rothschild, I don't see a lot of reason for optimism, especially since he averaged less than 6 IP/start last year with a nearly 1.5 whip. Yeah, that was my point...Safeco Field, McAfee Coliseum and Angel Stadium are pitcher's parks (Ballpark in Arlington obviously isn't). The NL Central doesn't have the luxury of the pitcher's parks and Wrigley certainly isn't as friendly as Safeco is to a pitcher.
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    Since very few posters gave him props for signing his own free agents (ARam, Wood, and Miller), I would think he should be ahead of the GMs that couldn't even sign their own free agents (Soriano, Drew, Schmidt, Zito, CLee, etc.). What? You want to rank him ahead of Beane because he managed to resign Ramirez but Beane didn't resign Zito? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Sure it does. I realize that the A's made the playoffs with Zito but Beane should have cashed that chip at the deadline. Zito's loss would have been overcome with the depth the A's had. Hendry's big negative is that he overpays for medocrity. Again I say whoopeedo. Medocrity is what exists in baseball. There are only so many "superstars" available. Last offseason most here were clamoring for Brian Giles. That would have equaled roughly the same as what Jones put together. The difference is that Jones has a more manageable contract and that leaves the right doors open for Hendry - Trades. There hasn't been one trade that Hendry has made that has been a poor move. If Hendry has a club of mangeable and tradeable contracts then we can be active on the trade front. I wouldn't exactly call the Maddux-for-Izturis deal a good one. Although, if he can deal Izturis as part of a package to get an impact player, I'll stop complaining about that one. Don't forget Pierre for Mitre, Nolasco, Pinto.
  7. CaliforniaRaisin
    Well, they play at Virginia this weekend. Virginia is awful. Still, don't you think it's funnier to have Miami playing in the Blue Turf Bowl, or Florida State in the Emerald Bowl, then to have them at home for the bowls? I take great joy in seeing them play in December, yes, especially against the likes of Nevada and UCLA (sorry Raisin) No need to be sorry, though I'll be really livid if we're at the same level next year with the amount of talent we'll have.
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    Not that Hank White has done too much better.
  9. CaliforniaRaisin
    Sweet! Lorenzo Mata was cleared to play today in the opener against BYU. :)
  10. CaliforniaRaisin
    I agree. For someone who thought a bowl game was impossible a week ago, it's nice to see. :)
  11. CaliforniaRaisin
    That'd be fun! Seven Pac-10 teams in bowl games, but I can't see UCLA being the Pac-10's 5th...probably 6th or 7th.
  12. CaliforniaRaisin
    It's a long season and they haven't done well early in the season before - now they have more new guys and rookies, it should be expected that they'll start slow. They aren't in the East's elite.
  13. CaliforniaRaisin
    Might as well put this here: the Boise Hawks will keep their name but change their logo. http://minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2006/11/15/u4vG65pI.jpg
  14. CaliforniaRaisin
    Lee won't be productive at Wrigley. The only reason I think Westbrook can be is that he doesn't give up flyballs. Hence the hits per 9 is less worrisome. Makes more sense to have that Izturis-DeRosa MIF with a guy like Westbrook.
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    By the way, the Cubs have 4 catchers on their 40-man roster right now and might be looking to add a fifth in Jake Fox...I hope they take Reyes off now.
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    But he's going from Safeco to Wrigley and the AL West (Seattle, Oakland and Anaheim are pitcher's parks) to the NL Central. He's a good guy to take a risk on. He has good stuff. But his price tag is going to be pretty expensive - I'd at least take a look at Schmidt first and fail at going after him before moving to the Meche tier of FA pitchers.
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    Poor Soto.
  18. CaliforniaRaisin
    Yeah, no kidding.
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    Westbrook without a doubt.
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    Who is his agent? Fern Cuza.
  21. CaliforniaRaisin
    Hanshin was supposedly waiting for the whole Matsuzaka thing to get figured out so that the teams that lost out on the Matsuzaka might also enter the bidding. So any day now?
  22. CaliforniaRaisin
    Tigres win 3-1, box: CF B. Coats 0/1 - came in the game as a defensive replacement in the 8th inning SS R. Cedeño 1/4, K (10) Leones win 5-2. box: C H. Blanco 1/3, R, BB (5) Overall: Buck Coats (Tigres): 18/77, .234/.306/.364/.670, 1 HBP, 7 BB, 11 K, 3 HR, 1/1 SB Ronny Cedeño (Tigres): 8/42, .190/.227/.214/.441, 1 HBP, 1 BB, 10 K, 0/2 SB Henry Blanco (Leones): 15/69, .217/.280/.362/.642, 1 HBP, 5 BB, 7 K, 1/1 SB
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    Mike Cameron has a career 79% SB rate and a career .090 IsoD, so you can't really say he doesn't take too many walks or steal bases at a good rate.
  24. CaliforniaRaisin
    Looks like I've found one other Cub minor leaguer who's gotten a bit of playing time down in the DR: RHP Joel Santo (Escogido): 2 G, 2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 K/1 BB, 9.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP And Jose Reyes hasn't had any ABs in about a week: 8/29, .276/.276/.414/.690, 1 2B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 2 K
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    Tigres beat the Estrellas 7-6, box: CF F. Pie 0/1, SB (4) - came in as a defensive replacement in the 8th inning Overall: 17/72, .236/.257/.292/.549, 1 HBP, 1 BB, 14 K, 4 2B, 4/4 SB
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