Grant77
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I can see both sides of the argument. One one hand, you're reducing injury risk (or so logic would suggest) and increasing consistency. On the other hand, you're messing with the pitcher's comfort zone and taking away some deception, or the 'it' factor, if you will.
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I think that the high elbow is more of a concern in regards to injury than it is in regards to consistency. If by 'herky jerky' you mean that slight pause, then I'm not too worried. It's less of a concern for me when it occurs before any arm action.
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Not a perfect comparison stuff wise, but it's a great example to show that command problems can be sorted out if the mechanics are there. It's one of the reasons I believe Sanchez has some upside left.
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SRF has a perfect pitcher's body and a clean, repeatable delivery, leading me to believe that his command problems can be sorted out. If he gets that BB/9 under 4 then all of the sudden we have a number 2 starter on our hands. Greene is a little older and a lot more polished, but I think he lacks the upside of a front of the rotation starter. There's an argument to be made for either one and that's shown in the results.
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You were the first one to send me a list. Don't be sour about it. If you participate more this year then I'll include you next time.
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If salary doesn't matter, one from each team. Taking Bryant out of the equation, (McCutchen, Votto, Carpenter, Braun) > (Heyward, Arrieta, Rizzo, Russell) in my opinion.
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Here's your final list. Thanks to everyone involved. Hopefully the results prove accurate and promote a lot of discussion. 1. Anthony Alford (unanimous #1) 2. Sean Reid-Foley 3. Conner Greene 4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 5. Rowdy Tellez 6. Jon Harris 7. Max Pentecost 8. Richard Urena 9. Clinton Hollon 10. Justin Maese https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eC9-YmsG4RXbQcwWCf-8Vv6EopIWHaYKyMm6zjuMYKc/edit?usp=sharing
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Of course he won't be. If that's your attitude then why sign international prospects at all?
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Or he is a 17 year old pitcher with an extremely small sample size. You should apply Ockham's Razor instead of jumping to conclusions in my opinion.
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I just don't think it matters much. It's not even 5 starts worth of innings.
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You can't conclude that a pitcher has bad command after 30.2 innings as a 17 year old. Scouting reports actually say that he has good command and feel for his pitches.
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I wouldn't personally put Juan Meza in my fringe category just yet. He was a top 10 international prospect in 2014 (according to BA) and we gave him a pretty substantial bonus. He's only 17 and has only thrown 30 innings, in which he's struck out 29. I'd categorize him more as high-risk, high-reward, and far away.
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Too bad Ezequiel Astacio isn't on the Jays
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I don't think they would make a trade simply for that reason, but we'll see. I think Brandon Phillips is dealt in short order, however.
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No, 'per se' is latin.
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Earthworm Jim was voiced by Dan Castalanetta, a.k.a. Homer Simpson. Not sure why I know that.
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Same
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It's not Nay or Maese. You'll have to wait until tomorrow.
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1. Jesse Chavez 2. Chad Jenkins 3. Roberto Osuna
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Almost everyone was in agreement on 2-4 in their own order, then 5-8 was another tier, followed by a huge dropoff. Three people didn't even rank the #9 prospect in their top 15.
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I saw that article and still have him 6th. There just aren't many players in the system with 2-3 WAR upside and I think the talent will shine through if he's healthy. Even if a guy like Tellez works out, you probably still have to platoon him.
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lol, sorry. Hurl ranked him 11th. I'll post the spreadsheet tomorrow.
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Props to Heyward's agent, that's a fine deal for him.
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Better than doing it the way they did in the jackass movie.
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You had said you ranked him between 10 and 12 so I mentioned it.
