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Topnotch first post. Upper echelon quality.

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grid_line_regular]1[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Wander Franco[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]SS[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Dominican Republic[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]25 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgAltRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]2[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Daniel Flores[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]C[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Venezuela[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 60[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]30 / 20[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 60[/TD] [TD=class: 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grid_line_regular]Dominican Republic[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 60[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]55 / 60[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]5[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Carlos Rodriguez[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]CF[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Venezuela[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]25 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]30 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]60 / 60[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgAltRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]6[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Eric Pardinho[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]RHP[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Brazil[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]55 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 55[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]7[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Luis Garcia[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]SS[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Dominican Republic[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]25 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]55 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgAltRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]8[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]George Valera[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]OF[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Dominican Republic[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]25 / 60[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]9[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Everson Pereira[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]OF[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Venezuela[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]25 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]35 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]60 / 60[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgAltRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]10[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Kristian Robinson[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]OF[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Bahamas[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 60[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]60 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]30 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]11[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Ronny Rojas[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]2B[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Dominican Republic[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgAltRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]12[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Danny Diaz[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]3B[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Venezuela[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]55 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]13[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Aaron Bracho[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]2B[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Venezuela[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]25 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]55 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgAltRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]14[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Adrian Hernandez[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]OF[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Dominican Republic[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]55 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]15[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Jelfry Marte[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]SS[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Dominican Republic[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 30[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 60[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgAltRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]16[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Antonio Cabello[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]C[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Venezuela[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]55 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]30 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]17[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Alvaro Gonzalez[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]SS[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Venezuela[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 30[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]30 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgAltRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]18[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Miguel Hiraldo[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]OF[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Dominican Republic[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]25 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]55 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]30 / 50[/TD] 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grid_line_regular]Venezuela[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]21[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Eddyzon Moreno[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]OF[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Dominican Republic[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]50 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgAltRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]22[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Fadriel Cruz[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]3B[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Dominican Republic[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]45 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgRow] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]23[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Ynmanol Marinez[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]3B[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Dominican Republic[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 50[/TD] 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grid_line_regular]25[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Roberto Chirinos[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]SS[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]Venezuela[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break]20 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]20 / 40[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 45[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]55 / 55[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]40 / 50[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular]60 / 60[/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_regular][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

July 2 Sortable Board and Rules Primer by Eric Longenhagen - June 30, 2017 The 2017 July 2 signing period is set to begin on Sunday. Here is the 2017 J2 Sortable Board with tool grades and scouting reports for the players whom I believe to be the best in the class. The changes made to the J2 process when the last Collective Bargaining Agreement was ratified in November are significant and have impacted the way teams approach signing players; altered how a given class’s talent is distributed throughout baseball; changed players’ earning power; and, at least for now, forced prospects to consider how to best time their decision to sign. Before diving into the details pertaining to this year’s class, allow me to suggest some prerequisite reading should this be your first time navigating FanGraphs’ scouty pages. If the 20-80 scale and scouting terminology is new to you, this piece will be helpful. If you’d like more context on the previous July 2 rules as we discuss the way the new CBA has changed them in this article, I suggest this. International players who are already 16 years old, or will be by September 1 of 2017 (or the applicable year), are eligible to sign with teams. If a prospect is old enough (age 25, formerly age 23) and has the requisite pro experience (six years, previously five) in a foreign professional league, he isn’t subject to J2 rules and instead becomes an open-market free agent. These parameters include players from all foreign lands, including prospects in Japan and Korea. Players have their earning power limited by the firm bonus-pool caps to which teams are now subject. Under the former CBA, these caps were soft and teams were allowed to exceed them while paying a tax on the overage. Teams that exceeded their bonus pools were also forbidden to sign a single player for more than $300,000 during the next two signing periods. Clubs that were slated to be in this “penalty box” for 2017 and 2018 are still forced to stay there even though the rules have changed. Under the new CBA, the bonus pools are hard-capped and teams cannot exceed them. Most teams are allotted $4.75 million to spend in a given signing period, while others are given an extra $500K or $1 million to spend. The latter supplements are doled out in a manner similar to how competitive-balance picks are distributed for the draft, with smaller revenue/market teams receiving extra help. Here are the way the tiers shake out for the 2017-18 J2 period. Asterisks denote teams in the penalty box. (Two asterisks means they’re in it next year, too.) $5.75 million ARI, BAL, CLE, COL, KC*, PIT, StL**, SD** $5.25 million CIN**, MIA, MIL, MIN, OAK**, TB $4.75 million ATL**, BOS, CHC*, CHW, DET, HOU**, LAA, LAD*, NYM, NYY, PHI, SF*, SEA, TEX, TOR, WAS** Because of the hard caps, Major League Baseball will spend about $153 million, max, on international amateur talent this year. The Dodgers spent $92 million on their own during the 2015 J2 period. Great job, MLBPA! This year’s class is heavy on outfielders, which is strange for a market that is typically dominated by shortstops. Most of the sources with which I’ve spoken consider it a slightly below-average group on talent, largely because they prefer classes packed with players who have a chance to stay at shortstop. This group is far more physical than a typical J2 crop, however, with many prospects appearing closer to physical maturity than is usual. There are a few players who will be eligible to sign Sunday who are contemplating whether or not to sign during the 2017-18 period. Sources I to whom I’ve spoken speculated two potential reasons for this. First, it’s possible that the player in question had a verbal agreement with a club before the new CBA was ratified and, because of the hard cap, will now be unable to receive agreed-upon figure. Second, it’s possible that the finite amount of funds available to players under the new CBA is forcing prospects to consider if there’s an optimal time for them to sign. Regarding that second point: the international community (including trainers/agents) identifies players early and already has an idea of who the top players for the next class or two will be. That could allow a player and his trainer to realize that the player is, say, about the 25th-best player in the current class but would be closer to the 10th-best player in a weak class the next year, thus allowing that player to enter the following year with more earning power. Of course, many of these prospects come from places of poverty and don’t have the luxury to wait that long. Again, here is the sortable board with reports on the top players in the class.

Processed.

Is anybody else so far beyond sick of hearing Pat Tabler verbally fellate the f*** out of every player on the opposition?

Time for a Donaldson home run here.

Bullfrog's water-tight *******?

I probably shouldn't have lumped the trash in with the players of actual value, so let's try this again. Brett Gardner - 14 HR, 10 SB (on pace for 20/20 season), .335 OBP. 89th ranked player in our league. Brandon Maurer - 15 Sv, 18.5 K-BB%, 85 xFIP- Both players are available. I could deal them separately, or together as a unit. The other guys are available for prospects/picks/upgrades/whatever/etc. Not asking much.

Lol! Hech is THE difference-maker for Tampa being a contender this year? Really, Buck?

If he takes Goins with him.

Kershaw just struck out the side on 10 pitches (it should've been 9 - the 9th pitch was a high strike, but was called a ball by the ump). Take a shower, Clayton. You filthy!

http://mlbfarm.com/index.php?team=TOR

f*** your couch.

Sparkman is being recalled tomorrow, and Smith is being optioned to AAA.

Treat is out indefinitely with a broken right wrist upon getting hit with a 96 MPH Pedro Strop fastball. Sorry, Turner owners.

The List: Five To Watch At The Futures Game June 29, 2017 By J.J. Cooper http://www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Vladimir-Guerrero-2017-da.jpg Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is going to the Futures Game (Photo by Danny Arnold) The Futures Game rosters announced Thursday should be one of the better groups of prospects the game has seen in recent years. More than half of the rosters are filled with Top 100 Prospects–there are 26 players from our most recent May Top 100 Prospects list who will be playing in the Futures Game, including our No. 1 prospect (Yoan Moncada), four of the top 10, 10 of the top 20 and 17 of the top 50. There are a lot of reasons to look forward to the July 9 Futures Game, but here are five of the best reasons. • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Debut On The National Stage Vladimir Guerrero Sr. didn’t miss the first Futures Game (held in 1999) by all that much. He was already a big leaguer at that point, but that was Guerrero’s first all-star season for the Expos as a 24-year-old. Now Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be the most anticipated prospect at the 2017 Futures Game. The Blue Jays’ top prospect has preternatural feel for barreling the ball and his power is already coming through in flashes. Fast forward the calendar a couple of years and many of Guerrero’s current doubles will become home runs. Guerrero is already in the discussion of being the best prospect in baseball. At the game last year, Eloy Jimenez got to show why he’s a top prospect. This year Guerrero will get the same opportunity. • Yoan Moncada Gets His Final Tuneup Moncada was the No. 1 prospect on our most recent Top 100 Prospects list. He’s got speed. He’s got developing productive power and is showing continued improvement at second base. The White Sox are being patient with Moncada, giving him extensive work in Triple-A after he got a late call-up with the Red Sox last year. That’s a benefit for Futures Game watchers as we get to see one of the best prospects in the game in an environment where he can take over the game with his speed. • Mr. .400 Gets To Hit As good as Guerrero Jr. has been this year, he’s been the second-best son of a big leaguer on his own Lansing team. Fellow Blue Jays prospect Bo Bichette, son of former Rockies star Dante Bichette, is hitting .402/.461/.638, putting him halfway to one of the greatest low Class A seasons of all time. Bichette has 12 games this year with three or more hits, but only eight hitless games. Bichette’s unconventional swing has drawn skepticism from scouts going back to his high school days, but he’s proving it works swing after swing–his career minor league average is .408. • Century Club? No Problem There are a lot of hard-throwers in this game, with Tanner Scott, Domingo Acevedo, Tayron Guerrero, Diego Castillo and Yadier Alvarez all capable of touching 100 mph in short stints. But this Futures Game gets a pair of pitchers who could go well beyond that. White Sox righthander Michael Kopech and Mariners righthander Thyago Vieira can get to 103 mph or more in short stints. Both have had to work on their control, but if they want to air it out, they can reach the Chapman zone of 103+. • A.J. Puk’s Emergence Coming into the 2016 college season, Puk was considered a candidate to go 1-1. A poor finish to his junior season led Puk to slide to the sixth pick, which looks to be a steal for the A’s. The 6-foot-7 lefty has regained the feel for his plus fastball and slider, giving him a pair of true weapons. No lefthanded hitter has an extra-base hit against Puk this year. #2017 Futures Game #Bo Bichette #Futures Game #Toronto Blue Jays #Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #Yoan Moncada Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/the-list-five-to-watch-at-the-futures-game/#K5jFrwflgtzFDrxR.99 Here are the full rosters and scouting reports for both teams: World: http://http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2017-futures-game-world-rosters-and-scouting-reports/#MO7e1IcYSiUrQQlA.97 US: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/futures-game-rosters-u-s/#7WPh5YC4oamUAiI5.97

Lol this gif

Now hitting .404. This is just comical. It's time to move him up.

Right here.

What? I thought that honour belonged to Rosenthal. He's seemingly on top of everything. And I didn't mean to dismiss it entirely, just that the rumors should be taken with a grain of salt. I like Montero as a fit in Toronto. He's a significant upgrade on Maile/trash.

Nah, the ban is just for one year.

This play by Nolan Arenado really is something else: http://m.mlb.com/video/v1548858483/must-c-clips-arenado-dives-robs-blach-from-his-back/?affiliateId=clubMEGAMENU

I'm putting the following men on the trade block: Brett Gardner Brandon Maurer Brandon Crawford Matt Bowman Howie Kendrick Adrian Gonzalez Depending on the player, I would be interested in picks, prospects (or upgrades), youth, or roster upgrades. Send astute offers or nominate a player and we could make it an auction.

I could see it. I'll say more in the 70-80 range for the majority. #gentsbet