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Here at "Baseball Today
and Tomorrow" we have a new format we hope you enjoy. |
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Player Impact Potential. With individual and total team score. |
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With a league average PIP of
3.12 it suggests a very strong draft. |
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Brooklyn |
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SS 737 |
Brad Miller 1 |
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5.0 |
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UC 3B |
Kris Bryant 2 |
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5.0 |
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UC SS |
Addison Russell 3 |
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3.5 |
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P-AZ |
Chad Qualls 4 |
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3.0 |
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UC P |
Carlos Rondon 5 |
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1.0 |
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P-AZ |
Chad Jenkins 6 |
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3.0 |
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2B 833 |
Jon Schoop 7 |
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3.5 |
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UC OF |
Austin Meadows 8 |
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3.0 |
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P-B |
Erik Johnson 9 |
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4.0 |
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SS 640 |
Jon Villar 10 |
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1.0 |
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3.20 |
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A LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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This is a strong
roster however with that being said there are some players I would have
parted ways with. |
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I don't think Week's
is a good fit in the clubhouse or on the field (6) |
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and
Bourjos and Alcides don't bring much to the table. I think a |
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couple of flier
picks on carded outfielders would have been worth the gamble, say a Junior
Lake or Ozuna. But the main |
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issue with this
roster is none of their starters has control and the bullpen is light on
innings. Will the pitching hold up? |
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Certainly a team
looking to take the next step and with most of the tools to do it. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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If
there is one thing Brookyln does well it is draft. With the Captain Derek
Jeter being unceremoniously |
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released the need
for depth and the future was at SS |
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and they got it in
Brad Miller the 9th pick of the draft. Buxton and Bryant were the two top UC
players |
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coming
into the draft and Brooklyn didn't hesitate with pick number two. Bryant may
move to the OF and that would help with the
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sub
par OF that the Mets now field. Russell in the third was a nice pick, Drew
and Miller will handle SS for now |
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while Russell gets a
little more seasoning in the minors. |
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Rondon was a cute
pick but that was about it. A couple of AZ relievers thrown in never hurts. |
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In
the 7th round they picked Jon Schoop who was rated fairly high in most
prospect publications, |
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but I don't see his
minor league numbers supporting that high of a grade. |
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Still for a 7th
round pick and just 22 years old who knows? Meadows was |
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next
then Johnson. I had Johnson with a good rating and to go so late in the draft
was a surprise. |
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His final pick
Villar in the 10th was their 3rd SS selected in the draft. |
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Jeter was so highly
regarded in Brooklyn that it now takes 4 SS on the roster to replace him. |
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An excellent draft
with a PIP of 3.20 |
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Amsterdam |
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PIP Grade |
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P-AZ |
Tony Watson 3 |
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4.0 |
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UC P |
Jon Gray 3 |
2.0 |
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P-AC |
David Carpenter 5 |
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3.0 |
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P-A |
Tyler Thornburg 6 |
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3.0 |
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3B 888 |
Dan Valencia 6 |
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3.0 |
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P-A |
Dane De La Rosa 7 |
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3.0 |
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1B 781 |
Josh Satin 7 |
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2.5 |
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OF 478 |
Jake Marisnick 8 |
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4.0 |
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UC P |
Andrew Heany 9 |
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4.0 |
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UT 773 |
Ramiro Pena 9 |
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3.5 |
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UC OF |
Clint Frazier 10 |
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3.5 |
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C 739 |
Gerald Laird 11 |
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0.0 |
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OF 793 |
Raul Ibanez 12 |
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4.0 |
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P-ACW |
Rex Brothers 13 |
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2.0 |
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P-B |
Charles Morton 14 |
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3.0 |
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2.97 |
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A LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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This
roster has some serious pitching lacking in only "Z" relief. They
have a solid defense. Offense is the achilles heel |
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here. McCutchen will
need a career year plus some. So you got to hope and pray the dice are with
you. |
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Forsythe and Laird
should be looking for employment somewhere else. And I would fill those
roster spots for carded players |
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like Junior Lake,
Ozuno or UC offensive players. Still with the pitching they have a playoff
spot is in the cards. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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The
Bulldogs had 2 picks in the 3rd round, with their first pick they went for
the A reliever Watson. You could make a |
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case to roll the
dice for Z relief later and take Byrd and Lind 2 players that have the at
bats and OPS numbers to make |
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a difference. But
they bypassed them both when they went with uncarded starting pitcher Gray
with their second pick |
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of the round. That
left the Bulldog fans scratching their heads. In the 5th they took A reliever
Carpenter. In the 6th |
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they had 2 picks
and chose A reliever Thonburg and hatchet card Danny Valencia with 161 at
bats. The 7th saw 2 more picks |
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an
A reliever in La Rosa and 1B Josh Satin. Marisnick and Heany in the next two
rounds are winners and Pena fills |
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a utility role but
with only 97 at bats. Clint Frazier came next in the 10th round a highly
regarded prospect but a few years |
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away from the big
show. Gerald Laird? I have no idea but Ibanez in the 12th should certainly
help. Brothers and Morton |
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finish up the draft.
A very good draft for only having your first pick come in the 3rd round with
a PIP of 2.97. |
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Sherwood |
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PIP Grade |
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SS 742 |
Chris Owings 3 |
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4.0 |
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OF 775 |
Corey Dickerson 4 |
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4.0 |
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P-AC* |
Tanner Scheppers 5 |
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3.0 |
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P-B |
Henderson Alverez 5 |
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3.5 |
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P-ACZ* |
Javier Lopez 8 |
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3.0 |
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UC OF |
Joc Pederson 9 |
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3.5 |
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UT 701 |
Jon Herrera 10 |
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2.0 |
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P-ABZ* |
Louis Coleman 11 |
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3.0 |
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3.25 |
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A
LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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Not as strong as
last year's team but solid none the less. The starting pitching is capable
enough to make it to |
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the late innings
where a strong bullpen can take over and close out the game. Tulowitzki,
Votto, Choo and |
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Longoria are in the
top tier for their positions. Ike Davis and Casey Kelly are taking up space
on this roster where |
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a
couple of UC players would have fit in nicely for their two roster spots. The
Machine and that's exactly what they are, |
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have
all the pieces to make yet another
run for a championship but Broooklyn may have something to say about that. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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The Machine picked
SS Chris Owings with their first pick of the draft which came in the 3rd
round. A starting |
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SS
that fits in nicely for this team. Next came Corey Dickerson in the 4th if he
can live up to his minor league numbers
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which sports a four
year average OPS of 980 it's a steal.
In the 5th round they had 2 picks and started it off with AC |
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reliever
Scheppers followed by starter Henderson Alvarez who helps keeps the Machine
with a four man rotation |
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of
all B pitching. In the 8th they took A-C*Z reliever Lopez and in the 9th
heavily coveted Dodger Joc Pederson. They |
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needed
a utility player to fill in for Tulo and Walker and they chose Jon Herrera a
former Machine player. They |
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ended
their draft with AZ reliever Coleman. I have to say each one of these picks
are spot on for this ball club both |
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for
the present and the future. A very strong PIP at 3.25. |
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Phildelphia |
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PIP Grade |
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UC P |
Sonny Gray 1 |
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4.0 |
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P-AZ* |
Brandon Kintzler 2 |
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3.0 |
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OF 885 |
Mike Carp 4 |
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3.5 |
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OF 759 |
Craig Gentry 4 |
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3.0 |
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1B 778 |
James Loney 5 |
3.5 |
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2B 834 |
Scotter Gennett 6 |
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3.5 |
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P- A* |
Mike Dunn 7 |
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3.0 |
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P-A* |
JP Howell 8 |
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3.0 |
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P-A* |
Blake Parker 9 |
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3.0 |
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UC - 2B |
Alex Guerrero 10 |
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2.5 |
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P-BZ* |
Boone Logan 11 |
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3.0 |
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P-CZ |
Mark Buerhle 12 |
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4.0 |
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UC-P |
Robert Stephensen 13 |
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2.0 |
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OF 760 |
Junior Lake 14 |
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3.0 |
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3.14 |
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A
LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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The
starting pitching is strong enough along with a more than a capable bullpen
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competitive.
They picked up some offense in the draft that will help the club but limited
at |
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bats
will hurt. I would have parted ways with Sabathia, Beckett and Ludwick and
use those spots for a young UC |
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catcher
or even Tony Sanchez of the Pirate's. SS is also a position that needed
attention but was not addressed. |
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Hopefully
Howard and Teixeria can come back to add some much needed offense next year.
Do they have |
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enough
offense to secure a playoff spot this year? We shall see. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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The
Sox's start off with Sonny Gray in the first round. I had Cashner and Tanaka
rated higher, Gray's minor |
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league
numbers are not impressive. But the Oakland A's know something about young
pitchers and if they |
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have
Gray as a number 1 starter who am I to argue. Reliever Kintzler AZ was picked
in the second round. |
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The
Sox's did not have a 3rd round pick but with two in the 4th they went for
offense in outfielders Mike Carp |
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an
Craig Gentry. In the 5th round they picked Loney adding more offense to a
club in desperate need of it. |
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Scotter
Gannett came next in the 6th round a nice pick. Three A relievers were picked
in the next 3 rounds you |
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can
never have enough of them for a long grueling season, just ask Woody. In the
10th they choose the Cuban LA Dodger |
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Alex
Guerrero worth a flier in my book. A
BZ reliever was next followed by Mark Buerhle with 203 innings |
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of
CZ pitching in the 12th round, I love it. As with Gee in Union Station these
kind of pitchers can be used in |
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long
relief to keep you in the ballgame. In the 13th round they took UC Cincinnati
pitcher Stephensen. In the 14th |
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round
yes the 14th, they picked Junior Lake I was surprised he was still available.
A strong draft with a PIP of 3.14. |
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Rochester |
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PIP Grade |
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P-B |
Patrick Corbin 1 |
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4.0 |
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P-BZ* |
Bruce Chen 3 |
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4.0 |
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P-ACZ* |
Caleb Thielbar 4 |
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3.0 |
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P-A |
Jim Henderson 7 |
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3.0 |
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P-BZ |
Carlos Torres 9 |
3.0 |
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2B 695 |
Migel Tejada 11 |
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0.0 |
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P-AZ |
Jenrry Mejia 12 |
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3.0 |
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3B 442 |
Paul Janish 13 |
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0.0 |
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2.50 |
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A
LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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Let's
start with starting pitching no pun intended. The starting pitching is solid
but the amount of innings in relief pitching is of |
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grave concern. The
starters with limited Z grades are going to have to go deep into games, that
combined with |
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limited
relief pitching does not bode well for the Rockers. On offense the numbers
expected by Pujlos and Hamilton just |
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aren't
there, it happens. Young, Tejada,Ellis,Pacheco and Janish bring little to the
table and need to look for |
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work
somewhere else. The Rockers manager who won co-manger of the year this past
season has a lot of work ahead of him
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and will be
hard pressed to repeat that performance. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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Patrick Corbin in
the first round certainly strengthens the starting pitching. In the third
they took Chen a BZ reliever with 121 |
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innings.
In the 4th they picked AZ reliever Thielbar followed by A reliever Jim
Henderson in the 7th. In the 9th they took BZ |
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starter Carlos
Torres who can be serviceable with 86 innings. I know there isn't a whole lot
left in the late rounds |
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but Tejada and
Janish really have no value. With Corbin being lost for next year I think
there were carded and |
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UC pitchers that
could have been drafted to help fill that loss. Mejia was sandwiched in
between those picks. It's tough when |
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you have to build a
bullpen and have only 4 picks in the first 8 rounds, it doesn't leave much on
the bone for anything else. |
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And the PIP of 2.50
attests to that fact. |
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Maine
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PIP Grade |
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P-A |
Michael Wacha 1 |
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5.0 |
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1B 839 |
Matt Adams 1 |
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4.5 |
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P-B |
Travis Wood 1 |
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3.5 |
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2B 673 |
DJ LeMahieu 3 |
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2.5 |
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P- AB Z |
Dan Otereo 5 |
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3.0 |
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P- AC |
P L. Avilan 6 |
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3.0 |
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P-A |
Paco Rodriquez 8 |
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3.0 |
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P-B |
Jenmar Gomez 8 |
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3.06 |
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A
LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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Management's
decision to keep Kratz, Snider and C reliever Belisario is not going over
well in Maui land. |
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There were players
drafted in rounds 9-11 that would have complimented this team well. Not to
mention |
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some highly regarded
UC players who should see action in 2014. Taking up 3 roster spots with the
above |
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mentioned players
will make it harder to fill the seats in Maine. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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They started out
with two building blocks in Wacha and Adams that I really like. Wood had a
solid year |
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but
is he a first round pick for a team still building a foundation ? I
personally would have liked to have seen |
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a young offensive
threat with this pick. LeMahieu in the 3rd while he maybe a solid major
league ballplayer I don't think |
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his
numbers will translate to strong APBA cards as his .673 OPS in 2013 will
attest to. But then again you can always |
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use a two bagger
graded number one with the glove. The next 3 picks I agree with to strengthen
the bullpen and |
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remain competitive.
Gomez in the 8th was overkill with eight relievers already in the pen. I
think this pick could have |
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been
put to better use. Overall a solid draft for the Maui's with a PIP of 3.00. |
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Las Vegas |
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PIP Grade |
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P-B |
Andrew Cashner 1 |
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P-AZ |
Drew Smyly 1 |
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5.0 |
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UC P |
Archie Bradley 1 |
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P-B |
Yordano Ventura 2 |
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2B 686 |
Nick Franklin 6 |
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3.0 |
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P-B* |
Tyson Ross 7 |
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UC OF |
Albert Almora 8 |
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UC 2B |
Rougned Odor 8 |
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3.5 |
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SS 612 |
Dee Gordon 9 |
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2.5 |
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OF 709 |
Josh Willingham 10 |
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1.0 |
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P-CZ |
Corey Kluber 10 |
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3.0 |
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P-B* |
Addison Reed 11 |
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OF 692 |
Jarrod Dyson 12 |
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3.0 |
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UC C |
Jorge Alforo 13 |
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3.21 |
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LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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The
pitching staff is strong and could be even stronger next year. Offense is
where improvement is needed and |
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the ball players are
here to do just that if, they can live up to their expectations. Smoak or
Alonso are at a point |
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in their career when
they need to step up for this ball club. This is a young team with a great
potential but will |
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the
youngsters make the impact needed for this club to take that next step. Not
this season but the |
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future
looks bright. They will need to trade for a catcher and Willingham is just
taking up space on this roster. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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Crazy Horse is
building one nice ball club and the addition of Cashner and Smyly can only
help. Cashner |
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was highly rated by
the experts with Mr. Zangari calling both players superb selections. You
won't get any |
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argument
here. But let's not stop there Archie Bradley came next with a pedigree all
his own and this all in |
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the first round,
outstanding! In the second they took Ventura a bit of a stumble in my opinion
but it is |
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what
it is. They didn't pick next until the 6th round where they took Nick
Franklin. If he gets the opportunity to play |
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second base in the
majors there is a good upside here. In the seventh round they took Tyson
Ross, at first glance |
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it
doesn't look like much but 125 innings of B relief never hurts. A highly
rated second base prospect comes in |
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the
8th round in the name of Rougned Odor can't pronounce his first name but then
again I'm sure not sure I'm |
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saying his last name
correctly either. Obviously second base is a concern for Vegas as they next
selected Dee Dee |
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Gordon he and
Franklin are former Sound prospects which means absolutely nothing. I know
it's the 10th round but |
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Josh Willingham
really? Kubler also selected in the 10th was worth a flier. In the 11th it
was Reed a B reliever but one that |
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may have a higher
ceiling. Dyson in the 12th had a very intriguing APBA card so what the hell.
And perhaps |
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their
long term answer at catcher, uncarded player Alforo, ended the day for Vegas.
A PIP of 3.21 suggests a very strong draft |
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for Vegas. |
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Memphis
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PIP Grade |
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P-AZ* |
Anthony Swarzak 2 |
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4.00 |
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P-ACZ* |
Mark Melancon 2 |
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3.00 |
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UC 1B |
Jose Abreu 3 |
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4.00 |
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UC 3B |
Maikel Franco 3 |
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3.50 |
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UC 2B |
Tommy La Stella 4 |
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3.50 |
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OF 734 |
Oswaldo Arcia 5 |
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2.50 |
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P-BZ* |
Vin Mazzaro 7 |
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3.00 |
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OF 730 |
AJ Pollack 8 |
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3.00 |
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UT 673 |
Marcus Semien 9 |
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3.00 |
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P-C |
Jake Odorizzi 10 |
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3.00 |
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P-D |
Kyle Gibson 11 |
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2.50 |
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OF 693 |
Marcell Ozuna 12 |
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3.13 |
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A
LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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The starting
pitching is very strong and they drafted the bullpen they coveted. Memphis
offense matches up |
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well
with the other contenders in the division. With Captain Cano, Freeman and
Puig leading the way. The |
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Sound has a
legitimate shot at their first Division Championship |
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THE
DRAFT |
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The Sounds top
priority was building a stronger bullpen and they did that in the second
round with their first two |
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picks
of the draft in AZ reliever Anthony Swarzak with 96 innings and ACZ Melancon
with 71 innings. They had two |
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selections
in the third round and chose the highly rated Cuban 1st baseman Jose Abreu
followed by UC 3rd baseman |
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Maikel
Franco. In the 4th they picked UC second basemen Tommy La Stella a Kipnis
clone in the eyes of the Sound |
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management without
the speed. In the 5th they picked outfielder Oswaldo Arcia with the jury
still out on this once promising |
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young
ballplayer. In the 7th they took BZ reliever Mazzaro who they had zeroed in
on and where a bit miffed when |
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the Neptune
management asked about his availability. And when told he was still available
bypassed him anyhow. |
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Next
came AJ Pollack in the eighth followed by UT player Semien in the 9th.
Starting pitcher Odorizzi was still |
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available
in the 10th and the Sound jumped on him. They took a flier on their next two
picks who could surprise in |
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in
starter Gibson and OF Ozuna. Overall a nice draft for the Sound with a PIP of
3.13 |
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Pensacola |
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PIP Grade |
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P-AZ* |
Tommy Hunter 2 |
4.0 |
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OF 949 |
Khris Davis 2 |
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4.5 |
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OF 901 |
Ryan Rayburn 2 |
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3.5 |
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C 856 |
Dioner Navarro 3 |
4.0 |
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SS 704 |
DiDi Gregorous 4 |
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3.0 |
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P-B |
Tyler Chatwood 5 |
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3.5 |
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P-A* |
Adam Ottavino 6 |
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3.0 |
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2B 686 |
Eric Sogard 6 |
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2.5 |
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OF 807 |
Scott Van Slyke 7 |
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3.0 |
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P-AZ |
Brandon Compton 9 |
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3.0 |
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P-A* |
Jason Frasor 10 |
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3.0 |
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SS 605 |
Chris Valaika 11 |
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0.0 |
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3.08 |
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A
LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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Pennsy
has put together a very strong ball club if not the strongest team in the
Western Division. Limited at bats |
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could
be their Achilles heel. Zobrist although not slated as a starter will play a
very important role for the club. |
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The
OF is short on defense. Sooner or later they will need to become younger as
they field the second oldest team |
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in
the league. Managing the at bats will be paramount but this team has all the
makings of a championship ball club. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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The
Piranha's had 3 pick's in the second round and used their first pick for the
AZ reliever with second most innings in |
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the
draft Tommy Hunter. Next they went for offense which they needed and added
Kris Davis and Ryan Rayburn. |
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Both
players have limited at bats but with their OPS numbers over 900 were hard to
ignore. Davis is by far the nicer |
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pick
of the two. In the 3rd they took catcher Dioner Navarro a nice pick that
certainly improves their strength at |
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that
position. Looking for a young SS for the future they picked 24 yr old DiDi
Gregorous. Next came B starter |
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Chatwood
followed by A reliever Ottavino. Looking to get younger at second base they
picked Sogard not rated |
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very
high by most scouting reports. Van Slyke in the 7th was nice. Hey anytime you can get an A starter in
the |
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9th
round even with only 30 innings it's worth a flier welcome to the ball club
Mr. Compton. In the 10th they took |
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A
reliever Frasor and that's where they should have stopped as Valaika in the
11th is a waste of one's breath. |
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A
very nice draft with a PIP score of 3.08. |
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Norfolk |
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PIP Grade |
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C 826 |
Yan Gomes 1 |
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5.0 |
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UC OF |
Byron Buxton 1 |
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4.0 |
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OF 731 |
Avasail Garcia 2 |
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4.0 |
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SS 772 |
Jordy Mercer 3 |
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2.5 |
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1B 854 |
Adam Lind 4 |
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3.5 |
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C 963 |
Josmil Pinto 4 |
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3.5 |
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OF 803 |
Charlie Blackmon 6 |
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4.0 |
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P-BZ* |
Latroy Hawkins 7 |
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3.0 |
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P-A* |
Jason Grilli 8 |
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3.0 |
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UC P |
Mark Appel 9 |
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4.0 |
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3.65 |
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A
LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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A
good starting staff, a strong bullpen and more than enough of an offense will
keep the Neptune's in the hunt. |
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This
roster is one of the strongest in the league not only built for today but for
years to come. Norfolk is not |
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afraid
to reinvent itself. Solano and Mercer don't measure up to the rest of the
players on this ball club. While |
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not
one of the Neptune's stronger teams they may not win their 5th division
championship in a |
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row
but that's to be seen. Certainly the potential is there to make the playoffs. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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After
trading away Yadier Molina a favorite in Norfolk and Joe Mauer moving to 1B,
catching was a priority for the |
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Neptune's.
They got the player they coveted with the 10th pick in Yan Gomes. They were surprised when highly
touted UC |
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OF
Buxton was still available and snatched him with the 13th pick of the draft.
This team very rarely drafts just for |
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the
upcoming season alone as there 2nd pick will attest to. In the second round
they picked outfielder Avisail Garcia who |
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I
had rated as the top carded outfielder in the draft although Kris Davis may
have something to say about that. In the 3rd |
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they
selected SS Mercer a bit high for the 3rd round but there wasn't much at the
coveted position and with Reyes short at bats |
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a
move the Neptune's were forced to make. In the fourth they took Lind who with an 854 OPS who will serve well at DH.
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They traded for a
fourth round selection and picked catcher Josmil Pinto who I was surprised to
see still be available. In the 6th |
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they
took Blackmon who could be a dark horse who just may deliver the goods. Their
next two picks went for relief |
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help
and they finished their draft in
round number nine with highly touted pitcher Mark Appel. Another strong |
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draft
for the Neptune's as their 3.65 PIP is the highest in the draft. |
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San Diego |
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PIP Grade |
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OF 831 |
Daniel Nava 1 |
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4.5 |
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OF 847 |
Marlon Byrd 2 |
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4.5 |
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P-AZ* |
Seth Maness 3 |
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3.0 |
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P-AZ* |
Nick Vincent 4 |
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3.0 |
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P-ACZ |
James Paxton 5 |
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4.0 |
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P-AB* |
Neal Cotts 6 |
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3.0 |
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UT 905 |
Jeff Baker 6 |
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3.5 |
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P-D |
Carlos Martinez 6 |
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4.0 |
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3B 691 |
Cody Asche 7 |
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3.5 |
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UC P |
Noah Syndergaard 8 |
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3.5 |
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SS 666 |
Jimmy Rollins 9 |
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0.0 |
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UC ? |
Erisbel Arruebarruena 10 |
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3.5 |
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3.33 |
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A LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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Three
BZ starters, add a solid bullpen and a strong offense and you have all the
potential of a playoff bound ball club. |
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Centered
around the mammoth season Chris Davis had and a supporting cast of Moss, Byrd
and Gomez |
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should
have the Sixer's putting some serious runs on the board. Kottaras and Joyce
take up space on the roster a UC |
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OF
and Pittsburgh's Tony Sanchez would have been nice. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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In
the 1st they took Nava followed by Byrd in the second both will start and
increased their total OPS to 832. |
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Two
AZ relievers were taken in the 3rd and 4th a good move as most San Diego
starters go no further than 6 innings |
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a
game. In the 5th they took James Paxton an excellent pick. Three picks in the
6th brought AB reliever Cotts, UT player |
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Baker
short in at bats but an OPS of 905 and Carlos Martinez. Martinez is a gem and
will be much more valuable if the Cards |
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make
him a starter. Cody Ache came in the 7th and Syndergaard in the 8th both nice
picks. Rollins in the 9th will be |
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irrelevant
for the club and their only stumble of the draft. Arruebarruena the young
Cuban SS in the Dodger's |
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organization
is their future starting SS. An excellent draft by the Sixer's with a PIP of
3.33 |
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Hartford |
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PIP Grade |
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2B 726 |
Brian Dozier 2 |
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2.50 |
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OF 809 |
Kole Calhoun 3 |
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4.00 |
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P-AZ |
Jean Machi 4 |
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3.00 |
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P-B* |
Alex Wood 5 |
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3.00 |
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3B 767 |
Matt Davidson 5 |
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3.00 |
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P-A* |
Cody Allen 6 |
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3.00 |
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3B 769 |
Juan Uribe 7 |
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3.00 |
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UC P |
Lucas Sims 8 |
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3.50 |
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1B 829 |
Tommy Medica 10 |
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3.50 |
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3.17 |
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A
LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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This
is a solid roster for the most part. Starting pitching is a strength but the
relief pitching maybe short on innings. |
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Pastornicky,Uggla
and Francisco are taking up spots on the roster that could be used for
younger players. This past |
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off
season may have been the year to move one of their catchers and I think
McCann was that catcher. McCann could |
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have
given them a nice draft pick, young outfielder or third basemen. With 8
position players in their mid 30's on the roster |
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getting
younger will need to be a priority going forward. The Hurricanes will be
competitive but the strong Western |
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Division
will make it hard to reach the playoffs. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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Harford's
first pick 2B Brian Dozer came in the 2nd round and filled one of the two
positions they had targeted coming |
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in
to this draft. They followed that up in the 3rd filling their other targeted
position with outfielder Kole Calhoun. |
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Dozier
will not start for the Canes this year so I feel the 2nd round was early for
a 27 year old who just had what |
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may
have been his career year. Polanco and Garcia I had rated much higher than
Calhoun and worthy of a 2nd round pick. |
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The
Cane's conservative approach with UC players, most come from the Braves farm
system causes them to skip over Garcia |
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my
preferred pick. Jean Machi in the 4th becomes the Hurricane's closer. I like
their next 2 picks that came in the 5th |
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round
Wood and Davidson both young with nice potential. Cody Allen an A reliever in
the 6th helps fill out the bullpen. |
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In
the 7th they pick Uribe a fielding five, 35 year old 3rd basemen but with
limited at bats. Lucas Sims a highly rated Brave |
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prospect
comes next followed by a player I liked a lot in Tommy Medica. Overall a fine
draft with a PIP of 3.17 |
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Seattle
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PIP Grade |
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P-BZ |
John Lackey 1 |
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4.50 |
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OF 791 |
Alfonso Soriano 2 |
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3.50 |
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P-ACZ* |
Luke Hochevar 3 |
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3.00 |
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P-BW |
Justin Masterson 4 |
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4.00 |
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P-B |
Jorge De La Rosa 5 |
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3.50 |
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P-AZ* |
Francisco Rodriquez 6 |
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3.00 |
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P-BW |
Jeff Locke 7 |
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3.00 |
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C 714 |
Jose Lobaton 8 |
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3.00 |
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OF 729 |
Nate McLouth 9 |
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3.00 |
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SS 611 |
Pedro Florimon 10 |
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2.50 |
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P-BW |
Francisico Liriano 11 |
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4.00 |
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P-BW |
Hector Santiago 12 |
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2.00 |
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P-B* |
Ryan Webb 13 |
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0.00 |
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P-B* |
Alfredo Simon |
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0.00 |
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2.79 |
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A
LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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The
starting pitching is not as strong as you would like going into the season
but was improved in the draft. |
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13
relievers, yes 13 takes up some roster spots that could be put to better use
but takes pressure off the starting staff.
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The
offense is lead by Cuddyer,Cruz and Dondaldson but it gets a bit thin after
that. Bourn has seen better |
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days.
As the oldest ball club in the league getting younger will need to be the
focus of management in the future. |
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Light
on starting pitching and offense it will be up to the luckiest dice roller in
the league to keep things interesting. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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John
Lackey in the first certainly helps out but I would have liked Cashner in
this slot. In the 2nd round the Scouts |
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pick
Alfonso Soriano not bad but Kris Davis is my pick here. In the 3rd AZ
Hochevar is picked followed by Masterson |
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in
the 4th. I like the Masterson pick. Next came more starting help in La Rosa
followed by AZ reliever Rodriquez. |
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In
the 7th they take starting pitcher Jeff Locke followed by catcher Jose
Labaton. Nate Mclouth gives some |
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outfield
depth that lacks in defense. A fielding 9 SS in Florimon is next ,great glove
but will he hit? The next |
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three
rounds see a starter and two B relief pitchers? I'm taking 3 younger players
for the future with those last three picks. |
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A
PIP of 2.79 |
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USMC |
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PIP Grade |
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UC P |
Mashairo Tanka 1 |
5.0 |
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C 771 |
Evan Gattis 2 |
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2.0 |
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P-AZ |
Bret Oberholtzer 2 |
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4.0 |
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UC OF |
Gregory Polanco 2 |
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4.5 |
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P-AZ |
Tanner Roark 3 |
4.0 |
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P-B |
Martin Perez 4 |
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4.0 |
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P-B |
Danny Salazar 5 |
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3.5 |
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P-A |
Brett Cecil 6 |
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3.0 |
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P-AC |
Alex Torres 7 |
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3.0 |
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UC 3B |
Joey Gallo 8 |
3.0 |
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P-CZ |
Dillon Gee 10 |
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4.0 |
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SS 674 |
Brandon Crawford 11 |
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2.0 |
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3.50 |
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A
LOOK AT THE ROSTER |
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Two
old farts in the OF an OPS of 784 and thin in pitching will make it tough for
Union Station and their fans. At 27 it's time for |
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Pedro
Alvarez to take his game up a notch or two to stay in Cowboy land. There is
some very good looking young |
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talent
that will turn the corner for this franchise if they can hang on to it. Their
penchant for wheeling and dealing is legendary. |
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With
Bogarets, Yelsch and Zunino to build around it's time to keep this up and
coming young talent in Union Station. And I'm sure |
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their
fans agree. Of the one player on this roster that should have put out to
greener pastures it is Mark Reynolds. With that being |
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said
let's move onto their draft. |
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THE
DRAFT |
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In the first round
they picked the highly touted Tanaka and with Wacha and Cashner gone a very
solid pick. In the second round they |
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had
three picks. First came Gattis, with 3 catchers already on the roster and one
being Mike Zunino I'm confused and I don't think |
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it's
the bourbon. They followed Gattis with Oberholtzer and Polanco. Pencil Kris
Davis or Avisail Garcia in for Gattis and that second |
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round
would have been a killer! Roark in the third was a great pick followed by 2
more strong picks in Martin and Salazar. Next came |
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two
A relievers in the 6th and 7th. They followed that up with another fine pick
in the 8th Joey Gallo. Let's add a little icing to the cake |
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and
pick a pitcher with 200 innings of CZ pitching in the 10th round Dillon Gee
and you have one hell of a draft. Gattis go figure? |
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A
strong PIP of 3.50 |
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The
Final PIP team numbers: |
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Norfolk |
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3.65 |
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USMC |
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3.50 |
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San
Diego |
3.33 |
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Sherwood |
3.25 |
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Las Vegas |
3.21 |
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Brooklyn |
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3.20 |
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Hartford |
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3.17 |
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Philadelphia |
3.14 |
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Memphis |
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3.13 |
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Pensacola |
3.08 |
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Maine |
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3.06 |
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Amsterdam |
2.97 |
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Seattle |
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2.79 |
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Rochester |
2.50 |
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League
Average |
3.14 |
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Disclaimer: |
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We
don't have one it is what it is. |
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EddieK |
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