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When I read the title to this thread, the first thing that came to mind was this was an aggregate evaluation of the just concluded draft by the Cubs. The individual players alone are not the focus,...

Ty Skulina signed well above slot with the Cubs.. His slot value was supposed to be around $ 475K. He signed for nearly $ 300K more. The talent is there..the Cubs got a good one with him..

W/R to Ty Skulina.. I've seen him pitch in person about four times.. This kid has a LOT of arm strength and the kind of frame to make good a career in baseball.. There are some other reports that...

Of that group.. only Ty Skulina, the Golden Flash has an outside chance to be a middle/back of the rotation starter.. the rest are.. questionable.. The shotgun approach hardly ever works.. It' all...

W/R to Stubbs and his wheels.. absolutely game changing.. When Stubbs isn't in the starting lineup.. he should be ready to be put into the pinch running/defensive replacement role. That man can flat...

PITCHING!!.. the Cubs position player prospects are plentiful.. it's impact PITCHING they lack!!.. That's why the selection of Kris Bryant over Jonathan Gray was so troubling.. The guy signed for...

I'd say your argument would be well founded & would make a lot of sense.. The only question I'd bring up is the need for the Cubs farm system.. They are so devoid of impact arms that they needed to...

No no no.. Bryant wasn't the better pick over the guys mentioned.. The two stud SP's easily surpass Bryant as far as their current status as prospects go.. fwiw & imho, what they will become as they...

Pedroia, Ellsbury, Lester, Bucholz, Papelbon are with the Red Sox... and have done very well.. The front office, scouts, crosscheckers, and player personnel evaluators concurred these guys would have...

What does it mean to you? or does it have meaning in general for anyone.. The comment comes from a very simple perspective: How a team hypes their prospects.. It's clear that the Cubs have put Josh...

Musings on the close to the Texas series and long roadie..

The Indians have to be upbeat with the way they finished off the roadie.. 2-7 is not what they had in mind, however, winning the last two...

If it was easy, then Eric Wedge would still be here...

Posted this in the MLB Thread.. it's appropriate here....

If you're M's manager Eric Wedge.. and you look at the catching situation.. you know that you have Kelly Shoppach who's had 9 hits in the...

If you're M's manager Eric Wedge.. and you look at the catching situation.. you know that you have Kelly Shoppach who's had 9 hits in the last month and a half (over 60 AB's) and is your only catcher...

Baseball is a results oriented business...

Building a winner like Jed and Theo are attempting to do, at present, is just that.. an attempt. The best resumes by front office types in the business...

Interesting note about the approaching trading deadline from a Cincinnati area writer at Yahoo Sports:
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Here was the list that was presented a day or three before the draft.. Only one of these guys were drafted by the Indians while I was hoping for as many as half :-)... Of the names on this list, both...

Even though Johnny Mac's best days are behind him... he can still play a little defense in the middle infield..and that's why the Indians wanted him..The current squad has utility player Mike Aviles...

The more you look at this draft.. the worse it becomes.. The Indians didn't go out of their way to sign a bunch of guys with big upsides.. 6 foot nothing 170 pound pitchers (lefties and...

A qualifying offer for Kendrys is almost assured IF (and it's a realistic IF) the M's don't become sellers at the trading deadline. Morales would be one of the M's most marketable trade chips.....

You're entirely welcome...

Mayo has Dominic Smith at # 16 now.. that was a listing from the article prior to Mayo's latest mock(s). At the end of the day, it's still a ranking/rating that has...

There are lots of rankings/ratings.. Here's a compilation of what has been said w/r to his ranking/rating:

Baseball America: #8 (2/1/2013)
Jonathan Mayo: #35 (11/20/2012)
Keith Law: #11...

DJ Peterson out of New Mexico has been mentioned by several "storied prognosticators" and would fit the Mariners needs. Peterson would be the BPA for the M's picking at # 12. Other players that...

Well.. right now, w/ the oblique thing, Smoak won't be a trade candidate any time soon.. If nothing else, Smoak will have a chance to step back and review what he's done well and poorly this season....

Roo's comments like your's or otto's or arch's or whoever's are more than welcome.. Censure of commentary because you don't like the message or point of view is weak & cowardly.. If you disagree,...