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Oh yeah, that Wakefield show would be awesome (despite his former status as member of Red Sox...ugh)
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But he should first teach John Lackey the knuckler, because he doesn't have another pitch...
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Is that true about Wakefield? If so, that's awesome.
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You cut Montero, so you left him with no other options but to use PED's. It's your fault.
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Who cares about the top 25, the real value is to be found in prospects 90-100.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 6, 2013 8:58 AM
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Glad to see Braun caught up in the Miami PED storm. Not as happy about my man-crush, Jesus Montero.
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Apparently MLB is airing a "reality" show wherein Tim Wakefield teaches 5 ex-NFL QBs how to throw the knuckleball, and they compete to win a chance to pitch for Arizona in Spring Training.
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Very interesting that two teams going in opposite directions own over half of the top 50 prospects and 70%+ of the top 25
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As a diehard Cubs fan, that basically crushed my soul even more.
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I don't like to wish bad things on people and I am not happy that injuries have probably forced Carpenter into retirment....but I will state firmly that I WILL NOT MISS WATCHING HIM PITCH IN THE PLAYOFFS!!
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whoops, I misspoke: its been done by one person: http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/i1n13
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not "prospect", unrealistic for any "human"
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I would love to see Hamilton have a .400 OBP and steal 100+ bases, but that just seems like an unrealistic bar to set on any prospect.
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On Billy Hamilton: "If he can be a .400 OBP guy with even average defense in center, his legs will make him a 4-5 WAR player..." .400 OBP? Huge "if". How many players can claim that?
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Cowart @ 23 is significantly higher than anywhere else I've seen him. That said, it's common knowledge that "top 100" lists is a poor way to evaluate prospects anyway. But some of Law's comments are a little suspect to me:
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Yeah I'm fine with his rankings really. In any list, 50-100 is basically dart-throwing.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 5, 2013 4:22 PM
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Although I think even Mike Newman said that he wouldn't bother owning a prospect in his teens.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 5, 2013 4:20 PM
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Keith Law certainly seems like someone I would not want to spend any time with. But as far as his rankings go, he seems reasonably good
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The number of unowned top 100 prospects is ridiculously lower in my other two ottoneu leagues. Not sure if they're slow on the uptake or if we're just unusually prospect-crazy.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 5, 2013 4:19 PM
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I actually didn't realize Cowart was that young, I feel like I've been reading about him for five years.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 5, 2013 4:17 PM
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There's a lot of swing and miss in his game for that level, but he's young and think he has a bright future in real life and otto.
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Like "Chris Sale's mechanics will prevent him from being a MLB starter." Ummm...OK.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 5, 2013 4:15 PM
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I don't really disagree with many of his rankings, I just think he gets some pretty capricious ideas in his head that don't seem to be based on live observation.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 5, 2013 4:15 PM
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Why all the anti-love for Cowart? Switch hitting 3B who projects to stay there who just put up good numbers at age 20 in full season A ball?
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I may agree with parts of your argument (or I may not) but citing the BBWAA as good authority for anything strikes me as a bad idea, they've been pretty goofy with respect to good young writers across the board
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DeShields and Kolten Wong seem really low.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 5, 2013 4:08 PM
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There aren't that many big surprises though.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 5, 2013 4:07 PM
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Kaleb Cowart at 23 I find particularly baffling.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 5, 2013 4:06 PM
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Keith Law, the man who was denied access to the BBWA because he didn't attend enough baseball games.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 5, 2013 4:02 PM
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Anyone disappointed in Cingrani and Syndergaard ranks should read this: http://www.southsidesox.com/2011/12/1/2603257/keith-law-still-cannot-admit-he-was-wrong-about-chris-sale
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 5, 2013 4:02 PM
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From what I read the MI thing will depend on whether guys like Boegarts can stick at SS
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I don't think it's surprising to see few 1b, monster bats who outgrow other positions wind up there
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Re: prospects - It's amazing how many middle infield prospects with "plus" power there are in the minors right next. This next wave could be exceptional. Equally surprising at how thin the future is at 1B
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I'm in another 5x5 Otto league that is about 5% as fun as this one...
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As much as I'd like to, I probably should stick to one otto league. Doing a full, start from scratch auction sounds like a hell of a lot of fun though.
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Anyone interested in doing a 5x5 league? Want to be in one, not sure whether to start a new one or join an open one.
Caimans 🐊 on
February 5, 2013 2:57 PM
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bummer...
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ouch
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Poor Shoeless Joes. HAHA! Carpenter will be a dead $5 cap penalty this season. Oh well.
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Awesome, thanks. On first scan, I think there are 8 of the top 50 available and 27 of the top 100.
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ok try this for all of them in one place: http://tiny.cc/knn1rw
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got it, thanks
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EP - google doc settings are either PUBLIC (open & searchable on the web), "public" (anyone can theoretically access, but you need the exact link), or user-based (list of emails). I usually find the second option is fine, personally.
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Wow - A. Russel at 10? K. Cowart also seems much higher than expected.
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Yes, thanks. Another Cingrani meltdown in 3...2...1...
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Sweet. Thanks
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Let me know if that works for everyone.
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1-25: http://imgur.com/BmfijNL
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26-50: http://imgur.com/WlDarhi
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51-75: http://imgur.com/YT71kua
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