KingKat

Sometimes, players need to fail even more than they have before they adjust. I remember reading that Jake Marisnick's promotion to AA New Hampshire in 2012 was done because it was felt that he would have to faill against better competition before he would make the necessary adjustments. As has been pointed out before, there are more veterans in AAA and the level overall is probably a lot less swing happy. This could be one of those it's going to get worse before it gets better kind of scenarios. Overall, the team has to be losing a bit of patience with this guy. Every year we ask if it's the year he's going to turn it around. Last year, everyone was comparing him to Syndergaard and saying that he was the one with the bigger upside. This year, he was being compared to Stroman and again he's the one with the bigger upside. But whatever upside those other players have, at least they took the next step and look closer to realising it while Sanchez's upside remains largely theoretical. He's still pretty young, he still has good stuff but the longer it takes for him to turn it around and become a real pitcher, the least likely it seems that he will do it. Maybe he just needs to hit bottom.

I'm catching a series of FisherCats games when they'll be in Portland in July. I was hoping to catch a Sanchez start and was really looking forward to seeing the Mookie Betts in the flesh. Now they've both been promoted. I hope Norris gets the promotion to AA because both rosters are looking pretty barren right now.

1 Bye Week - Carlos Rodon 2 Bye Week - Brady Aiken 3 Insert Clever Name - Nick Gordon 4 Jurassic Kats - Alex Jackson 5 Lyon Tamer - Tyler Kolek 6 Jurassic Kats - Jeff Hoffman 7 Georgia Peach - CJ Edwards 8 We Krush Dingers - Brandon Nimmo 9 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Conforto 10 Taijuan On - Kyle Schwarber 11 Georgia Peach - Rowdy Tellez 12 War Puigs - Bradley Zimmer 13 War Puigs - Touki Toussaint 14 Jurassic Kats - Aaron Blair 15 Butt Stallions - Raimel Tapia 16 Butt Stallions - Dalton Pompey 17 Insert Clever Name - Young Beedah 18 Bye Week - Matt Olson (1B - OAK) 19 2nd Leg to Stanton - Aaron Nola 20 Insert Clever Name - Sean Newcomb 21 BALCO Pharm Team - Alexander Reyes 22 Insert Clever Name - Trea Turner 23 War Puigs - Teoscar Hernandez 24 Jurassic Kats - Ben Lively 25 Twist and Trout - Jake Lamb 26 Gryffindor - Ryan McMahon 27 Georgia Peach - Jake Thompson 28 Iso Horny - Andrew Susac 29 Taijuan On - Kyle Freeland 30 B.Inge Drinking - Rio Ruiz 31 BALCO Pharm Team - Jose Peraza 32 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Chavis 33 Taijuan On - Jacob Gatewood 34 Twist and Trout - Grant Holmes 35 2nd Leg to Stanton - Monte Harrison 36 Georgia Peach - Lewis Thorpe 37 Jurassic Kats - Carlos Asuaje 38 Butt Stallions - Michael A. Taylor (WAS) 39 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Christian Binford 40 2nd Leg to Stanton - Brandon Finnegan 41 London Slayers - Vincent Velasquez 42 Twist and Trout - Casey Gillaspie 43 Burrito Boyz - Forrest Wall 44 Burrito Boyz - AJ Reed 45 We Krush Dingers - Jake Bauers 46 Burrito Boyz - Nick Burdi 47 Lyon Tamer - Max Pentecost 48 BALCO Pharm Team - Adalberto Mejia 49 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Luke Weaver 50 London Slayers - Steven Matz 51 Insert Clever Name - Ti'Quan Forbes 52 London Slayers - Josh Hader 53 Los Osos Blancos - Michael Lorenzen 54 Twist and Trout - Luis Severino 55 Los Osos Blancos - Keith Weisenberg 56 Iso Horny - Gabriel Guerrero 57 Taijuan On 58 Georgia Peach 59 Twist and Trout 60 Twist and Trout Mejia is the guy I originally planned to draft at 37 before I decided to be really aggressive with Asuaje instead. I'm still happy with that decision even though Asuaje was a reach but I don't feel good about Gillaspie being drafted after my pick. I stopped looking at the new draftees after my 1st two picks but Gillaspie was a guy I looked at a lot when I was doing the board mock. He's one of the better college bats from the drafts and nabbing him more than 30 picks after Conforto and Schwarber looks like a steal.

I drafted and subsequently dropped Okey.

This league is like a primer on market economics.

Geez I missed the whole part where Korecky rejoined the team.

O.K. I've identified two guys I'd draft over Margot. If either gets taken, the pick is yours (assuming you still want it at that point).

Ha! Asuaje acts as Margot's interpreter. Also, I'm not sure if you're serious with the offer but if so I might get back to you depending on how the rest of this draft goes.

I really wonder Carlos Asuaje was on anyone else's radar screen. I started the draft thinking he would be there with my next pick at 95 but after my last pick I got pretty nervous that he would go before that and decided to be aggresive with him. All it takes is one other owner after all and 95 is pretty far away.

1 Bye Week - Carlos Rodon 2 Bye Week - Brady Aiken 3 Insert Clever Name - Nick Gordon 4 Jurassic Kats - Alex Jackson 5 Lyon Tamer - Tyler Kolek 6 Jurassic Kats - Jeff Hoffman 7 Georgia Peach - CJ Edwards 8 We Krush Dingers - Brandon Nimmo 9 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Conforto 10 Taijuan On - Kyle Schwarber 11 Georgia Peach - Rowdy Tellez 12 War Puigs - Bradley Zimmer 13 War Puigs - Touki Toussaint 14 Jurassic Kats - Aaron Blair 15 Butt Stallions - Raimel Tapia 16 Butt Stallions - Dalton Pompey 17 Insert Clever Name - Young Beedah 18 Bye Week - Matt Olson (1B - OAK) 19 2nd Leg to Stanton - Aaron Nola 20 Insert Clever Name - Sean Newcomb 21 BALCO Pharm Team - Alexander Reyes 22 Insert Clever Name - Trea Turner 23 War Puigs - Teoscar Hernandez 24 Jurassic Kats - Ben Lively 25 Twist and Trout - Jake Lamb 26 Gryffindor - Ryan McMahon 27 Georgia Peach - Jake Thompson 28 Iso Horny - Andrew Susac 29 Taijuan On - Kyle Freeland 30 B.Inge Drinking - Rio Ruiz 31 BALCO Pharm Team - Jose Peraza 32 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Chavis 33 Taijuan On - Jacob Gatewood 34 Twist and Trout - Grant Holmes 35 2nd Leg to Stanton - Monte Harrison 36 Georgia Peach - Lewis Thorpe 37 Jurassic Kats - Carlos Asuaje 38 Butt Stallions - Michael A. Taylor (WAS) 39 Triple Hawpe Brewed 40 2nd Leg to Stanton 41 London Slayers 42 Twist and Trout 43 Burrito Boyz 44 Burrito Boyz 45 Twist and Trout 46 Burrito Boyz 47 Lyon Tamer 48 BALCO Pharm Team 49 Triple Hawpe Brewed 50 London Slayers 51 Triple Hawpe Brewed 52 London Slayers 53 Los Osos Blancos 54 We Krush Dingers 55 Los Osos Blancos 56 Iso Horny 57 Taijuan On 58 Georgia Peach 59 We Krush Dingers 60 Twist and Trout

He made his pick and I made mine. He didn't take my guy.

Gibbers makes me nervous. Never know where he'll go with his pick.

Been dying to make my next pick. I hope Gibbers is still around.

1 Bye Week - Carlos Rodon 2 Bye Week - Brady Aiken 3 Insert Clever Name - Nick Gordon 4 Jurassic Kats - Alex Jackson 5 Lyon Tamer - Tyler Kolek 6 Jurassic Kats - Jeff Hoffman 7 Georgia Peach - CJ Edwards 8 We Krush Dingers - Brandon Nimmo 9 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Conforto 10 Taijuan On - Kyle Schwarber 11 Georgia Peach - Rowdy Tellez 12 War Puigs - Bradley Zimmer 13 War Puigs - Touki Toussaint 14 Jurassic Kats - Aaron Blair 15 Butt Stallions - Raimel Tapia 16 Butt Stallions - Dalton Pompey 17 Insert Clever Name - Young Beedah 18 Bye Week - Matt Olson (1B - OAK) 19 2nd Leg to Stanton - Aaron Nola 20 Insert Clever Name - Sean Newcomb 21 BALCO Pharm Team - Alexander Reyes 22 Insert Clever Name - Trea Turner 23 War Puigs - Teoscar Hernandez 24 Jurassic Kats - Ben Lively 25 Twist and Trout - Jake Lamb 26 Gryffindor - Ryan McMahon 27 Georgia Peach - Jake Thompson 28 Iso Horny - Andrew Susac 29 Taijuan On - Kyle Freeland 30 B.Inge Drinking - Rio Ruiz 31 BALCO Pharm Team 32 Triple Hawpe Brewed 33 Taijuan On 34 Twist and Trout 35 2nd Leg to Stanton 36 Georgia Peach 37 Jurassic Kats 38 Butt Stallions 39 Triple Hawpe Brewed 40 2nd Leg to Stanton If somehow we make it to my pick at 37 today, expect it to stay there until the late afternoon. Going to be on the road for work for most of the day.

1 Bye Week - Carlos Rodon 2 Bye Week - Brady Aiken 3 Insert Clever Name - Nick Gordon 4 Jurassic Kats - Alex Jackson 5 Lyon Tamer - Tyler Kolek 6 Jurassic Kats - Jeff Hoffman 7 Georgia Peach - CJ Edwards 8 We Krush Dingers - Brandon Nimmo 9 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Conforto 10 Taijuan On - Kyle Schwarber 11 Georgia Peach - Rowdy Tellez 12 War Puigs - Bradley Zimmer 13 War Puigs - Touki Toussaint 14 Jurassic Kats - Aaron Blair 15 Butt Stallions - Raimel Tapia 16 Butt Stallions - Dalton Pompey 17 Insert Clever Name - Young Beedah 18 Bye Week - Matt Olson (1B - OAK) 19 2nd Leg to Stanton - Aaron Nola 20 Insert Clever Name - Sean Newcomb 21 BALCO Pharm Team - Alexander Reyes 22 Insert Clever Name - Trea Turner 23 War Puigs - Teoscar Hernandez 24 Jurassic Kats - Ben Lively 25 Twist and Trout - Jake Lamb 26 Gryffindor - Ryan McMahon 27 Georgia Peach - Jake Thompson 28 Iso Horny - Andrew Susac 29 Taijuan On - Kyle Freeland 30 B.Inge Drinking 31 BALCO Pharm Team 32 Triple Hawpe Brewed 33 Taijuan On 34 Twist and Trout 35 2nd Leg to Stanton 36 Georgia Peach 37 Jurassic Kats 38 Butt Stallions 39 Triple Hawpe Brewed 40 2nd Leg to Stanton

Any sign of Spanky tonight?

1 Bye Week - Carlos Rodon 2 Bye Week - Brady Aiken 3 Insert Clever Name - Nick Gordon 4 Jurassic Kats - Alex Jackson 5 Lyon Tamer - Tyler Kolek 6 Jurassic Kats - Jeff Hoffman 7 Georgia Peach - CJ Edwards 8 We Krush Dingers - Brandon Nimmo 9 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Conforto 10 Taijuan On - Kyle Schwarber 11 Georgia Peach - Rowdy Tellez 12 War Puigs - Bradley Zimmer 13 War Puigs - Touki Toussaint 14 Jurassic Kats - Aaron Blair 15 Butt Stallions - Raimel Tapia 16 Butt Stallions - Dalton Pompey 17 Insert Clever Name - Young Beedah 18 Bye Week - Matt Olson (1B - OAK) 19 2nd Leg to Stanton - Aaron Nola 20 Insert Clever Name - Sean Newcomb 21 BALCO Pharm Team - Alexander Reyes 22 Insert Clever Name - Trea Turner 23 War Puigs - Teoscar Hernandez 24 Jurassic Kats - Ben Lively 25 Twist and Trout - Jake Lamb 26 Gryffindor - Ryan McMahon 27 Georgia Peach - Jake Thompson 28 Iso Horny - Andrew Susac 29 Taijuan On 30 B.Inge Drinking 31 BALCO Pharm Team 32 Triple Hawpe Brewed 33 Taijuan On 34 Twist and Trout 35 2nd Leg to Stanton 36 Georgia Peach 37 Jurassic Kats 38 Butt Stallions 39 Triple Hawpe Brewed 40 2nd Leg to Stanton

I guess it's just like real baseball, you can fluke your way to around .500 but that doesn't mean you're any closer to those marginal wins you'd need to be a real factor.

On a side note, how am I in 13th place? I'm not even trying.

I'm suddenly stupid nervous about a guy I thought would be there with my last pick.

My original plan was to draft Lively at 37 but I made the last minute decision to bump him up to 24. Seems like he was on a lot of radar screens so that was probably the right decision.

1 Bye Week - Carlos Rodon 2 Bye Week - Brady Aiken 3 Insert Clever Name - Nick Gordon 4 Jurassic Kats - Alex Jackson 5 Lyon Tamer - Tyler Kolek 6 Jurassic Kats - Jeff Hoffman 7 Georgia Peach - CJ Edwards 8 We Krush Dingers - Brandon Nimmo 9 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Conforto 10 Taijuan On - Kyle Schwarber 11 Georgia Peach - Rowdy Tellez 12 War Puigs - Bradley Zimmer 13 War Puigs - Touki Toussaint 14 Jurassic Kats - Aaron Blair 15 Butt Stallions - Raimel Tapia 16 Butt Stallions - Dalton Pompey 17 Insert Clever Name - Young Beedah 18 Bye Week - Matt Olson (1B - OAK) 19 2nd Leg to Stanton - Aaron Nola 20 Insert Clever Name - Sean Newcomb 21 BALCO Pharm Team - Alexander Reyes 22 Insert Clever Name - Trea Turner 23 War Puigs - Teoscar Hernandez 24 Jurassic Kats - Ben Lively 25 BALCO Pharm Team 26 Gryffindor 27 Georgia Peach 28 Iso Horny 29 Taijuan On 30 B.Inge Drinking 31 Twist and Trout 32 Triple Hawpe Brewed 33 Taijuan On 34 Twist and Trout 35 2nd Leg to Stanton 36 Georgia Peach 37 Jurassic Kats 38 Butt Stallions 39 Triple Hawpe Brewed 40 2nd Leg to Stanton Balco is up with the next pick.

1 Bye Week - Carlos Rodon 2 Bye Week - Brady Aiken 3 Insert Clever Name - Nick Gordon 4 Jurassic Kats - Alex Jackson 5 Lyon Tamer - Tyler Kolek 6 Jurassic Kats - Jeff Hoffman 7 Georgia Peach - CJ Edwards 8 We Krush Dingers - Brandon Nimmo 9 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Conforto 10 Taijuan On - Kyle Schwarber 11 Georgia Peach - Rowdy Tellez 12 War Puigs - Bradley Zimmer 13 War Puigs - Touki Toussaint 14 Jurassic Kats - Aaron Blair 15 Butt Stallions - Raimel Tapia 16 Butt Stallions - Dalton Pompey 17 Insert Clever Name - Young Beedah 18 Bye Week - Matt Olson (1B - OAK) 19 2nd Leg to Stanton - Aaron Nola 20 Insert Clever Name - Sean Newcomb 21 BALCO Pharm Team - Alexander Reyes 22 Insert Clever Name - Trea Turner 23 War Puigs 24 Jurassic Kats 25 BALCO Pharm Team 26 Gryffindor 27 Georgia Peach 28 Iso Horny 29 Taijuan On 30 B.Inge Drinking 31 Twist and Trout 32 Triple Hawpe Brewed 33 Taijuan On 34 Twist and Trout 35 2nd Leg to Stanton 36 Georgia Peach 37 Jurassic Kats 38 Butt Stallions 39 Triple Hawpe Brewed 40 2nd Leg to Stanton

If he cuts down on the walks, he'll be a True Cardinal.

1 Bye Week - Carlos Rodon 2 Bye Week - Brady Aiken 3 Insert Clever Name - Nick Gordon 4 Jurassic Kats - Alex Jackson 5 Lyon Tamer - Tyler Kolek 6 Jurassic Kats - Jeff Hoffman 7 Georgia Peach - CJ Edwards 8 We Krush Dingers - Brandon Nimmo 9 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Conforto 10 Taijuan On - Kyle Schwarber 11 Georgia Peach - Rowdy Tellez 12 War Puigs - Bradley Zimmer 13 War Puigs - Touki Toussaint 14 Jurassic Kats - Aaron Blair 15 Butt Stallions - Raimel Tapia 16 Butt Stallions - Dalton Pompey 17 Insert Clever Name - Young Beedah 18 Bye Week - Matt Olson (1B - OAK) 19 2nd Leg to Stanton - Aaron Nola 20 Insert Clever Name - Sean Newcomb 21 BALCO Pharm Team - Alexander Reyes 22 Insert Clever Name 23 War Puigs 24 Jurassic Kats 25 BALCO Pharm Team 26 Gryffindor 27 Georgia Peach 28 Iso Horny 29 Taijuan On 30 B.Inge Drinking 31 Twist and Trout 32 Triple Hawpe Brewed 33 Taijuan On 34 Twist and Trout 35 2nd Leg to Stanton 36 Georgia Peach 37 Jurassic Kats 38 Butt Stallions 39 Triple Hawpe Brewed 40 2nd Leg to Stanton