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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    Correct, last spring about Jason Dubois.
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    Does that change at all given that he hasn't been on the DL at all this year? If he completes this season healthy, I think he could easily take his place again as the top arm in the system. I completely agree. I was having a conversation with Outshined about how long it'd take before you'd say Guzman was the top minor league pitcher again. I think a healthy season puts a lot to rest (not all, of course, but definitely enough for me). In terms of potential amongst those listed in the first post, I'd say Marmol-Hill-Marshall (Gooz definitely first). Most likely to reach it: Hill, Marshall, Marmol, Guzman.
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    Err, ok MiLB.com. The White Sox called up Mateo.
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    Williams: 37/26, 1.60 WHIP Mathes: 79/25, 1.22 WHIP Perez: 72/47, 1.75 WHIP Blackford: 58/55, 1.52 WHIP Jiminez (Boise): 8/5, 0.88 WHIP Jiminez (Boise & Ft. Wayne): 62/57, 1.51 WHIP Albuquerque: 15/10, 1.58 WHIP Hernandez: 11/12, 1.57 WHIP
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    Probable Starters: Iowa: RHP Jerome Williams (3-5, 4.44 ERA, 81 IP) vs. RHP Brian Sweeney (1-0, 1.38 ERA) WT: LHP JR Mathes (8-6, 3.26 ERA, 121.1 IP) @ LHP Adam Bostick (6-7, 3.84 ERA) Daytona: LHP Carlos Perez (3-6, 4.70 ERA, 92 IP) Peoria: RHP Todd Blackford (9-5, 4.97 ERA, 117.2 IP) @ LHP Joe Piekarz (5-6, 3.38 ERA) Boise: Fabian Jiminez (0-0, 2.38 ERA, 11.1 IP; overall: 5-7, 4.20 ERA, 98.2 IP) Mesa: RHP Alberto Albuquerque (0-2, 5.68 ERA, 12.2 IP) & RHP Robert Hernandez (3-1, 2.59 ERA, 24.1 IP) *Take Mesa's probable starter with a grain of salt as they shuffle their pitchers around with frequency.
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    Dopirak: Sept. 2007 if he repeats at AA and has a good season, otherwise sometime in 2008. EPatt: Sometime next season. Harvey; I don't think he'll make it to the bigs as a hitter, even with his hot July and August. But I expect he'll be at AA next season.
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    While I won't argue the point about Neifi, I still think Izturis can improve at least some. He's shown signs the past few seasons, while healthy, of getting progressively better. Now I don't know if he'll ever become great as a hitter but I think the evidence is enough to take a chance on him for next season. The biggest key for Izturis will be staying healthy, something he hasn't done the last couple of seasons. I don't like taking a chance on him; when you have two similar players who aren't that great offensively, it's a waste of roster spots, money and a tradeable asset (Maddux). The Cubs have major holes, especially on offense, and their budget isn't infinite.
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    Boise loses 3-1. Mesa loses 2-1.
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    you threw waaaaay to many pitches in the 1st inning (36)...going full on 4 batters...you walked 2 but escaped with the bases left loaded and you lead 1-0 after 1. and i really hate the money ball philosophy...these guys take Forever between pitches when hitting and pitching....put it in perspective...Kane County has played 30 9 inning games this year of 3 hours more...The Chiefs have played 4...and 3 of those at Kane County and none of those at home!! what chapter was that in? no clue, i didnt read that crap. The whole organization (at this level over the last 3 years anyway) just takes pitches after pitches steps out to spit and grab, steps off the mound to spit and readjust over and over and over again...no one else does it... That has nothing to do with Moneyball. Apparently KC is just a more gross team than the rest. The taking pitches part has to do with the Oakland philosophy, though. Yeah.
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    Kitt Kopach with a K and 3 walks today, continuing his ridiculous strikeout-to-walk ratio at Boise (2 to 15). Boise is down 3-1 after 7. Drew Rundle is 1 for 4 (with a K) and has his BA all the way up to .225! Cliff Andersen is up to .212 with his 2 for 3 (with a K) game. Dolis has really been impressive since his rough start. Renshaw is giving up his share of runs, but the K/BB is going up.
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    you threw waaaaay to many pitches in the 1st inning (36)...going full on 4 batters...you walked 2 but escaped with the bases left loaded and you lead 1-0 after 1. and i really hate the money ball philosophy...these guys take Forever between pitches when hitting and pitching....put it in perspective...Kane County has played 30 9 inning games this year of 3 hours more...The Chiefs have played 4...and 3 of those at Kane County and none of those at home!! what chapter was that in? no clue, i didnt read that crap. The whole organization (at this level over the last 3 years anyway) just takes pitches after pitches steps out to spit and grab, steps off the mound to spit and readjust over and over and over again...no one else does it... That has nothing to do with Moneyball. Apparently KC is just a more gross team than the rest.
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    I guess in a perfect Cubbie world, the Yankees would be consumed by the signing of Barry Zito. The Mariners would sign Schmidt allowing him to come home and pitch; therefore, they are not willing to ante up for Matsuzaka. And well, since the Mets and Kaz Matsui had a bad experience together this scares Matsuzaka and his agent forcing them to look elsewhere. (If he's friends with Kaz Matsui this may help out more). Oh and of course the Cubs have to be willing to spend the big bucks for him. And the Dodgers and Angels forget that Matsuzaka is available?
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    He'll be a Yankee.
  14. CaliforniaRaisin
    SEND HIM BACK TO THE MINORS!
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    4. Quality of the product on the field at Wrigley.
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    And on the topic of the Hot Sheet, Veal was once again not mentioned! Maestri and Fox got some love though, both getting mentioned "In the Team Photo":
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    Make a thread in Baseball Discussions if you really want to pursue this. Oh, okay. All it would take is just one response, but if you think that is the way to go, that is what I'll do. As you can see from the posts that followed this one, even if just one response is needed, something about Dusty will open up a can of worms not related to Donnie Veal.
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    I'd prefer Fredi Gonzalez over Girardi.
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    Make a thread in Baseball Discussions if you really want to pursue this.
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    BA chimes in:
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    Split the Cedeno stuff into its own thread...
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    From what I had heard, it was the Yankees and the Cubs.
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    Ryu: 86/39, 1.29 WHIP Baez: 39/13, 1.05 WHIP Baez overall: 58/25, 1.22 WHIP Holliman: 98/52, 1.34 WHIP Taylor: 54/17, 1.15 WHIP Kopach: 1/12, 1.92 WHIP Kopach overall: 8/18, 1.44 WHIP Renshaw: 13/5, 1.50 WHIP Parker: 22/7, 1.22 WHIP
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    Probable Starters: Iowa: RHP Jae-Kuk Ryu (5-6, 3.72 ERA, 104 IP) vs. LHP Roger Deago (4-3, 4.71 ERA) WT: RHP Federico Baez (2-0, 2.10 ERA, 51.1 IP; overall: 2-3, 2.97 ERA, 72.2 IP) @ RHP Jose Garcia (3-5, 3.09 ERA) Daytona: RHP Mark Holliman (7-8, 4.53 ERA, 113.1 IP) Peoria: RHP Scott Taylor: (7-6, 3.31 ERA, 114.1 IP) @ RHP TJ Franco (2-1, 4.70 ERA) Boise: RHP Kitt Kopach (0-0, 5.25 ERA, 12 IP; overall: 0-0, 3.80 ERA, 23.2 IP) @ RHP Matt Buschmann (2-2, 2.90 ERA) Mesa: RHP Jake Renshaw (0-0, 5.50 ERA, 18 IP) & LHP Taylor Paker (1-1, 2.41 ERA, 33.2 IP) *Take Mesa's probable starter with a grain of salt as they shuffle their pitchers around with frequency.
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