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  1. Hairyducked Idiot
    It's easy to point to Cole and Taillon right now, but from 2001-2007, the Pirates spent five top-8 picks on pitchers. They got Paul Maholm and four guys who never put up more than 0.6 career bWAR.
  2. Hairyducked Idiot
    unfortunately our divisional opponents have no qualms about it, and we'll have the fun task of dealing with Gerrit Cole, Michael Wacha, Jameson Taillon, Homer Bailey, Shelby Miller, Robert Stephenson, etc. for a very long time Fully half of the pitchers you listed were taken way too far back to be of relevance to this discussion.
  3. Hairyducked Idiot
    Sure I can. Not an exact match here, but assuming Turner winds up the top bat in the draft, are you taking him or Rodon, if both are there? I'd consider that a *really* tough call. I hate taking pitchers this high that much.
  4. Hairyducked Idiot
    Sure I can.
  5. Hairyducked Idiot
    bah. I type equally well with both hands. I can chew food in both sides of my mouth equally. I can only smile with one side of my face is that weird? I totally have a weak side of my face, and I didn't notice it until a few years ago. It makes my smile look creepy, which a lot about the last decade or so of my social life.
  6. Hairyducked Idiot
    Then I give up completely. Never draft a high school pitcher.
  7. Hairyducked Idiot
    I'm going to pretend like we're actually voting for him to be No. 2 and No. 1 at the same time rather than 21. Because he's just that good.
  8. Hairyducked Idiot
    Starting to feel really good about what choices the Cubs will have at this very moment. Too bad it's February. I know sometimes they turn into Verlander, but I always assume we'll get a Wood at best.
  9. Hairyducked Idiot
    He had back problems in 2009 and was pulled in at least one start in 2011 with issues: http://www.talkingchop.com/2011/4/26/2134504/braves-pitching-prospect-arodys-vizcaino-battling-injury-and-timidity
  10. Hairyducked Idiot
    He's been a pro for six years and has only been healthy for one of them (and he didn't even through 50 innings in that one, it was his 17-year-old rookie ball year). I think that's pretty Guzmanesque.
  11. Hairyducked Idiot
    He also had back problems, and there were questions about his durability because of his size. Between the incredibly high correlation between past arm problems and present, and the fact that he's already missed all those key years in building up arm strength, I just don't see any reason to give in to the fantasy that he can be a starter.
  12. Hairyducked Idiot
    I'd seen a few places that Rivero might be stretched out as a starter? He's already 26, I'd rather just see him in the pen dominating again as fast as possible.
  13. Hairyducked Idiot
    I'll be glad if we get 50 innings out of him, ever. I don't want him sent to AAA, either, just because why waste whatever innings he may be able to give you? It feels like Arrieta's minor setback being the only injury so far is relatively good news. Although it helps that we have very few pitchers that I would care if they got hurt.
  14. Hairyducked Idiot
    Meanwhile, I was looking forward to NC State on ESPN3 and it's on rain delay. Rain delays are the worst. Therefore, baseball is the worst. QED.
  15. Hairyducked Idiot
    NO REMORSE!
  16. Hairyducked Idiot
    As always, reading the home team's fans' take on this sort of thing is hiarious. http://www.thegoodphight.com/2014/2/20/5429180/report-phillies-turn-in-former-draft-pick-to-ncaa
  17. Hairyducked Idiot
    As delicious as that wrong sandwich you vomit out of your mouth every time you speak? No, if that were actually a thing, it wouldn't be very delicious. There you go being wrong again. A vomitted wrong sandwich would be delicious? Eww
  18. Hairyducked Idiot
    It's irrelevant to me. Especially after 7 years in the system. How long dose he get to live on his pedigree? Until the physical tools and abilities that made him a first-round pick disappear. Meanwhile, he's actually performed really well on the field the last two years outside of a very small MLB sample.
  19. Hairyducked Idiot
    The fact that he was a first-round pick isn't irrelevant.
  20. Hairyducked Idiot
    And another 24 strikeouts in 117 PA last season, which were the only PA he had last season. I can more easily excuse an injury season for a player that really showed something special, but I see Vitters about the same as Szczur now, a serviceable filler that could break into the major league roster and fill a bench role possibly. 24 strikeouts in 117 PAs is knock now? It doesn't point towards an exceptionally good hit tool. Then you must *love* his batting eye. 15 walks in those 117 PAs.
  21. Hairyducked Idiot
    Both of his career HRs are on Youtube. Put them on a loop for a few hours and see how you feel then.
  22. Hairyducked Idiot
    And another 24 strikeouts in 117 PA last season, which were the only PA he had last season. I can more easily excuse an injury season for a player that really showed something special, but I see Vitters about the same as Szczur now, a serviceable filler that could break into the major league roster and fill a bench role possibly. 24 strikeouts in 117 PAs is knock now?
  23. Hairyducked Idiot
    That's one fewer than Anthony Rizzo struck out in his first 109 MLB PAs.
  24. Hairyducked Idiot
    Decent hit, decent power for a middle infielder, possibly good plate discipline, good arm, not amazing range.
  25. Hairyducked Idiot
    Hit baseballs pitched at him.
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