Farm System

[HeadAndHeart]

 

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I can match wits with you all night, but we both know I will take it in the end.

That's what your mother just thought but I pinned her in 7 rounds.

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Just don't break her hip, she's fairly old.

 

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She moves like a ninja though.  

 

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If she really moved like a Ninja you wouldn't even known that she moved. 

[hansman]

 

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I can match wits with you all night, but we both know I will take it in the end.

That's what your mother just thought but I pinned her in 7 rounds.

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Just don't break her hip, she's fairly old.

 

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She moves like a ninja though.  

 

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If she really moved like a Ninja you wouldn't even known that she moved. 

 

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You are wise, Trebeck.  Next time, I won't give in so easily.

[Clapp]

Nice MiLB dot com Almora article after he went 3-for-5 (all hits doubles) with 4 RBI on Tuesday: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd...b&sid=milb

[Clapp]

Almora 2-run bomb after 3 doubles yesterday. Looks like he's getting back on track. Hopefully Javy is next...

[Clapp]

Baseball America released their new top 100 draft prospects list: http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2...ects-list/

 

I'll just post their top 20...

 


1. Brady Aiken

lhp

Cathedral Catholic HS San Diego

2. Tyler Kolek

rhp

Shepherd (Texas) HS

3. Carlos Rodon

lhp

North Carolina State

4. Alex Jackson

c/of

Rancho Bernardo HS Escondido

5. Kyle Freeland

lhp

Evansville

6. Jeff Hoffman

rhp

East Carolina

7. Nick Gordon

ss

Olympia HS Orlando

8. Erick Fedde

rhp

Nevada-Las Vegas

9. Brandon Finnegan

lhp

Texas Christian

10. Aaron Nola

rhp

Louisiana State

11. Michael Conforto

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Oregon State

12. Trea Turner

ss

North Carolina State

13. Touki Toussaint

rhp

Coral Springs Christian HS Miami

14. Bradley Zimmer

of

San Francisco

15. Tyler Beede

rhp

Vanderbilt

16. Grant Holmes

rhp

Conway (S.C.) HS

17. Max Pentecost

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Kennesaw State

18. Kyle Schwarber

c/1b

Indiana

19. Sean Newcomb

lhp

Hartford

20. Sean Reid-Foley

rhp

Sandalwood HS Jacksonville

[Coldneck]

Would it make any sense for the Cubs to draft Hoffman, offer him a contract under slot, and then perhaps find an overslot player later in the draft? I think it's doubtful Hoffman turns down even a decent contract since he'll be sitting out for the next year. 

[Clapp]

Would it make any sense for the Cubs to draft Hoffman, offer him a contract under slot, and then perhaps find an overslot player later in the draft? I think it's doubtful Hoffman turns down even a decent contract since he'll be sitting out for the next year. 

 

I've thought about this myself actually. As some evaluators have said, it's basically like you're drafting a high school arm now if you take him. And while the fact he's had TJS is scary... we see guys have great careers all the time now following it (and many joke that you might as well just get it out of the way early anyway because you'll probably need it at some point).

 

So, if you like him a lot and feel he is a big step ahead of the other options, I wouldn't have a problem taking him. I see why many would though of course.

[Clapp]

Tim Saunders grand slam for Daytona. 

[hansman]

Kyle Freeland up to #5? 

 

I just read a scouting report on him this morning and it was a glowing report.

 

Which means the White Sox will take him and proceed to turn him into Clayton Kershaw.

[funkster]

Almora's really starting to heat up.

 

 

Unless a pitcher gets some late helium, I'm feeling like they'll end up taking Jackson.

[hansman]

http://blogs.denverpost.com/preps/2014/0...lle/12876/

 

 

HOLY SHIT, the author of that article looks like Joe Dirt.

[Coldneck]

No, that's John Denver with lasix.

[hansman]

No, that's John Denver with lasix.

 

Mmm..

 



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Maybe the writer is Joe and John's love child.

[Jody]

He looks like Jeff Foxworthy to me.  Don't go and sully John Denver's good name!

[Coldneck]

Not the right angle, but here's John Denver with a mustache.