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I've never heard of Prospect Digest. Is it in any way considered a legit site?
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Who do we have to offer the Rays for Price that would make any sense whatsoever on their part?
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Any update on this?
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seriously noone is good enough for some of you. you would nitpick Christ himself... and in before the "are you saying god cant hit a curveball" JoBoo jokes
Is he any real piece, no, but he provides depth, a little pop maybe, and a chance for Romine to play everyday at 3B and continue to improve.
i would bet right now that IF Freise goes down Romine gets the call to play everyday over any of Stewart/Mcdonald... but for a few at bats and innings a week i would rather see the young guys playing everyday rather than stunting their development like we have others coughCongercough.
For me Romine and some of the youth dont need to be in ANA unless its to start, but that's just me. It's a depth signing and organizational move.. nothing more, im fine with it.
And all the personality stuff everyone wants to bring up about this guy, Garza, Freise, etc... come on.. are you that perfect? live you life in the costant spotlight then pop off till then save the hypocrisy
Few notes:
- Romine isn't really a young guy. He just turned 28, and has had a least a cup of coffee in the majors in each of the last 4 seasons. He is what he is at this point, and I can't imagine you're going to see any developmental leaps if he gets more regular playing time again in AAA.
- I don't think people are making a big deal one way or another about this signing of Stewart. For me, it's more of a shoulder shrug. The dude has never come close to living up to his hype, and he has a lousy attitude, too. If he suddenly resurrects his career, great! Do I expect it to happen? Nope.
- I wouldn't even call what he provides "depth." He has been absolutely atrocious at the major league and minor league level recently.
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nice acquisition - sounds like a class act.....
http://www.csnchicago.com/cubs-talk/cubs-finally-cut-ties-ian-stewart
Yeah, he's a jackass--and he can't even back up his crappy attitude with decent production.
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Without looking it up, does anyone remember who the "Face of MLB" was last year?
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Hooray! We didn't get caught up in this insane bidding war! Onward and upward.
Agreed. I'm still not convinced we were ever really "in" it to begin with.
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A 32-page thread on a guy we were never going to get in the first place, didn't meet with, and apparently didn't make an offer on. Nice.
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A guaranteed win every 5 days seems worth it to me. It really is almost a guarantee with that Dodgers offense, Kershaw won't ever give up more than 1-2 runs a game.
The Dodgers went 19-14 in games he started last year.
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I'm confused as to why Skaggs isn't listed as the #1 prospect or even on the list. He qualifies as a prospect, no?
Nope. 50 innings is the cutoff for Rookie of the Year consideration, and generally speaking, people who do prospect lists leave off anyone who isn't ROY eligible.
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Crap, Jeppy throws really hard, I doubt too many hitters fear him.
Correct. His own teammates and fans do, but probably not opposing hitters...
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Ha...he should just give up.
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Wow.
Max penalty: BBWAA just lifetime banned me from Hall of Fame vote and won't allow me to attend a game as credentialed media for a year.
Ha. Good.
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I'm not saying he doesn't deserve to be in, or that wins should be a dominant factor in voters' analysis--but history shows that they are. That's all...I think it might take some time before he gets in, when he gets a vocal advocacy group behind him in the way that Blyleven did, for example.
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Halladay was the best, most consistent pitcher of his era; a true ace for 11 of his 16 seasons. Two Cy Young Awards, eight time all-star, five times winning 19 or more games, six seasons with an ERA under 3.00, a postseason no-hitter, 67 complete games, 20 shutouts, and a career record of 203-105.
He's in.
I don't think he's an automatic. 72 MLB pitchers (however loosely you define that term) are in the HOF. Of those, 53 have more than 203 wins. Of the remaining 19 pitchers, 5 were primarily known as relievers, 1 is Babe Ruth, 1 was elected to the HOF for his umpiring (Hank O'Day), 1 is Satchel Paige who was obviously elected more for his Negro League legacy, 1 is in because he allegedly invented the curveball (Candy Cummings), and 1 is Sandy Koufax, who is a special case, obviously.
Addie Joss died in the middle of his career, but was still elected due to how dominant he was. Monte Ward was a pitcher/infielder hybrid. Jack Chesbro is in because he won 41 games in a season. Dizzy Dean is in because he was dominant for a few short years, and then a well-known personality for a long time.
Point being, there's really not much of a history of starters getting in with "only" 203 wins, unless there are special circumstances surrounding their careers or individual accomplishments/legends. Not sure it'll be an automatic in for Halladay...
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Freaking Jimmy Wynn is in the HOF for crying out loud. If he can get in, Berkman can.
Not sure if you were just joking, but Jimmy Wynn is not in the HOF. In fact, he didn't get a single vote during the only year he was on the ballot.
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Personally, this kid is one of my favorites. I pride myself on finding a few diamonds in the rough within the Angels system about a year or two before anyone else takes notice (Pat Corbin, Tyler Chatwood, Kole Calhoun and last year Alex Yarbrough)
Man, you crack me up sometimes. "Diamonds in the rough," like Corbin (2nd round pick), Chatwood (2nd round pick), and Yarbrough (4th round pick)? Yep, no one noticed them at all...
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Terry Smith seemed to be a little off his game last night. They had Bobby Grich on after Scioscia, and Terry's first question to Grich was "what was it like facing Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine." Grich retired in 1986, when Maddux was 20 years old and had just debuted (in the NL), and Glavine didn't debut until the next year...
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. I think the Angels played considerably worse than their pythagorean record was last season.
Not really. Their actual record was 78-84. Pythagorean was 81-81, so only a 3 game swing. They were outscored by 4 runs over the course of the season.
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Yet another example of why the HOF has become as meaningless as the Gold Gloves award.... Clowns like this guy get to vote and do crap like this,
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Wow. Time to surrender your ballot, Ken. “@RedSoxFannnn: @kengurnick only voted for Jack Morris on his HOF ballot. What a disgrace!â€
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KEN GURNICK, Dodgers beat reporter
Morris
Morris has flaws -- a 3.90 ERA, for example. But he gets my vote for more than a decade of ace performance that included three 20-win seasons, Cy Young Award votes in seven seasons and Most Valuable Players votes in five. As for those who played during the period of PED use, I won't vote for any of them.
I was just about to create a separate post for this. Unbelievable. That guy's voting privileges should be pulled immediately.
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That's the big news?
No. I just meant that he's up and coherent. Previous post made a joke about him still being hungover.
Keith Law: Brewers have Worst Farm System
in LA Angels | MLB Daily
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"29. Los Angeles Angels
An awful system after years of lost first-round picks and trades to bulk up the major league team, it improved marginally in 2013 with some new arms, but regression from most of the top position player prospects in the system was a huge disappointment.
30. Milwaukee Brewers
There may not be a player in this system who projects as an above-average player in the majors; the best bets are all teenagers who played in low Class A or below in 2013, and none is close to a lock to get there.
The system lacks ceiling and it lacks depth beyond reliever candidates and likely fourth outfielders, with nothing in the middle of the diamond and no starting pitching of note."