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He's stolen a reasonable number of bases but I think the reservations about Torreyes are related to his size. He's smaller than I was at that age and I could hide behind a light pole.

There's a...

In that same article, it says they have little if any interest in Garza.

Probably at least 3 from their top 10 as of next fall and a couple of them will have to be from the top 4. Plus other players.

I have a hard time believing the Orioles are going to give up a young promising player for a prospect who won't be a major league player until 2015.

When you consider at the money they're probably going to make starting in 2015, attendance for one season is not a big deal in the long run. They'll have completed renovations on Wrigley plus they...

I like Choo a lot but it would be shocking to see the Cubs, in line for a top 5 pick again, give up the number thirty something over-all pick and the allotted slot money for Choo or Ellsbury,...

So would everybody but that's the thing about a blind bidding process and dealing with the risk of importing Japanese talent.

I think Sappelt gets DFA'd without a claim put on him. With Jackson on the 7 day DL, they only have 3 true outfielders in Iowa if Sappelt were claimed. I could see Ha getting promoted if Sappelt were...

I voted for top talent just because I'd like to know what people think of the talent rather than trying to line up with what teams will do.

He's probably the 5th outfielder for right now. He probably won't get a lot of playing time. I'm just glad they gave up on giving Sappelt playing time over DeJesus.

When you combine the low BABIP with the terrible RISP hitting and the horrendous bullpen, you can see this team has a lot of potential to be a lot better than its record shows. I wish they would just...

I see BJax as a cautionary tale: "If this is the best player in your system, your system needs to get a lot better". We all knew the risks with him but most of us wanted to believe anyway. I think I...

Jackson's ERA is way out of line with his peripheral numbers. That strand rate should definitely get better. I expect his ERA will come down quite a bit if he just keeps throwing strikes and brings...

The saddest thing about Borbon is that he is probably legitimately a better player than most of the Cubs' other options right now.

When you consider Ellsbury will be 30 when he hits free agency and most of his value is probably tied to his legs, as he will probably never hit 25 HR again, I'd be pretty concerned about him, too.

The BABIP is pretty crazy and definitely has something to do with the team's awful OBP. If they keep doing what they're doing, their record should improve. I don't know if Valbuena and Schierholtz...

I think Baez almost has to be a slam dunk at short stop (maybe that's the wrong metaphor?) to push Castro off. Usually it really takes something to move an established big league starter off their...

I don't think Watkins was ever much of a prospect. He has a chance to be a utility guy but he was never looking like the guy you want starting. Like I've said a million times, don't take anything off...

That's not really true. Hard line drives correlate to more hits. Take a look at Joe Mauer's career BABIP. FIP was just created based on the concept that, in a large sample size, most pitcher's BABIPs...

The thing is, renovations/new stadiums usually equate to a spike in attendance on their own (even the Pirates got a spike when PNC opened but it quickly evaporated) and that, combined with a new...

Only if you believe unconfirmed sources :eyebrow:

You've just done it :). The thing is, the hit tool is made of multiple components but it's usually tied to a players ability to hit to average so as you move up the hit tool, you're changing the tier...

No way. Joe Mauer has an 80 hit tool. Ichiro was an 80 and so was/is Pujols. 80's come around once in a blue moon. Starlin Castro is a 60 or plus hit tool which is around what Altuve is. If Torreyes...

He's not really Altuve, though. He lacks the pop and his hit tool probably isn't as good.

There could definitely be a "what have you done for me lately?" aspect to Torreyes since he's a little guy who did big things and then had a rough 2012. I'm paraphrasing but Jason Parks said...