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Eppler should be targeting Marwin Gonzalez.  He can offer versatility with a switch hitting bat.  He could be the starter at 3B, as well as being the backup at SS, 2B, 1B, and the OF Corners.  He would be of help now as well as the future when the kids start making an impact.

Eppler should be targeting Marwin Gonzalez.  He can offer versatility with a switch hitting bat.  He could be the starter at 3B, as well as being the backup at SS, 2B, 1B, and the OF Corners.  He would be of help now as well as the future when the kids start making an impact.

I remember discussing his poor performance with someone on this board back when he was in AAA. Whoever it was (IP perhaps), seemed to think the light air made it so his splitter would float in like a change up or slow fastball, and didn't drop at all. This was pre-humidifier. It matches up pretty well. 
I also remember a large contingent of AW fans, myself included, believing Shoemaker had earned a spot in 2014. 
So no, he didn't really come out of nowhere. He was on our radar since AA. Did we know he'd be this good? No, at least I didn't. But then again, most people didn't know Trout, Richards and Calhoun would all be this good. 

Yeah, Nate has looked pro ready for a couple years now. There's no hype because of the 90 mph fastball, plus he didn't go to a major college and to top it off, he comes from the Angels organization where prospects are largely ignored.
Smith is going to break into the majors and at some point he's going to be a solid #3/4 starter and everyone will say the same thing they did with Calhoun and Shoemaker: "This kid came out of nowhere."
It wasn't true with any of those guys and it won't be true with Smith. We knew, the rest of baseball was too busy ignoring the Angels minor league system to notice.

Thanks for reminding me I just forgot Daniel Wright in my spring training preview story while listing the 36 starter candidates. 

Wow.  That's cool.  Well glad to see it's starting up again.

Temporarily on hold due to a combination of injury and selling his house and moving. Returning very soon.

What happened to Scott Allen's prospect articles?

If your League has a draft, try to look for the ones that can catch and throw first.  After that, you need to evaluate the kids parents pot luck ability.

If your League has a draft, try to look for the ones that can catch and throw first.  After that, you need to evaluate the kids parents pot luck ability.

considering we were 40th out of 30 last year, that's a pretty good jump.  Yes, the other teams got worse and we got better.