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  1. Willihammer
    Molitor should give him an off day, honestly. He hasn't had one yet. Gotta keep this guy healthy and feeling good and then yeah over a full season of AB's maybe he's in the MVP conversation.
  2. Willihammer
    NK tested another missile yesterday. Is that holding them in check? Its like Korea is a guy with back pain and everyone says "if they weren't taking all our Advil it would be 100x worse" but for all we know, the Advil is the cause of the back pain. In fact if you asked NK they would say that is the case. Honest question- what is the extent of our diplomatic engagement with NK? When is the last time we broached the topic of ending the Korean War and withdrawing from the Peninsula?
  3. Willihammer
    By the way if anyone does miss the game, MLB.com's "media center" has 10-minute condensed recaps that are pretty cool. Not sure if enough people know about this: http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?mp4=true#date=4/28/2017
  4. Willihammer
    Some notables from Friday night: Clemson @ UNC -Bukauskas: 7.0, 5, 1, 3, 7 Tenn @ Vandy Kendall: 1-3, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 K FL @ GA Faedo: 6.1, 6, 3, 2, 7 Toledo @ Louisville McKay: 8.0, 3, 4, 1, 12. 1-4 at the plate (no BB or K). VA @ Fl St Haseley: 1-4, no BB or K Smith: 0-3, 1 BB, 0 K. Auburn @ Miss. St Rooker: 1-4, 0BB, 1 K
  5. Willihammer
    Before the game Provus asked Molitor why he elected to grab another bullpen arm for Santiago's spot when they were going against the worst offensive team. All he had to say was, "Gibby."
  6. Willihammer
    Miss the game? Guess Gibson's line today. Go ahead guess. Did you guess 5.1 inn, 5 hits, 3ER, 3 BB, 1K. 85 pitches? You were right!
  7. Willihammer
    Danny Santana is on pace to save the Twins 75 runs over a full season worth of defense, according to DRS. But even that pales in comparison to Justin Haley, who would be worth 108 in a full time pitching role.
  8. Willihammer
    #10 on Perfect Game's board is Carlsbad HS LH pitcher Trevor Rogers. He threw a perfect game last week that included 12 K's. http://www.currentargus.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2017/04/21/cavemen-duo-shuts-out-gadsden/100758262/ Kind of an odd duck as he appears to be 19 years old (20 in November). Unsure of velo, one report says mid-90s.
  9. Willihammer
    Are you Scott Stahoviak?
  10. Willihammer
    Keston Hiura whom BA named "Best Pure Hitter" in their Big West Preview last February, should fall in the draft. Likely to need TJS in order to play the field. Other defensive question marks, but the bat appears to be legit as he is hitting .402/.534/.705 with a 14.8% k-rate. #26 on MLB.com's board. http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/make-way-college-bats-2017-mlb-draft/#MU3Bm11Sx4OtVm17.97 Burger also mentioned. He's #16 on MLB.com's board currently.
  11. Willihammer
    Wow. Adell with some really gaudy stats: http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/jordon-adell/qyMbg9fgEeS-8KA2nzwbTA/gendersport/baseball-stats.htm Pretty tantalizing power-speed combo.
  12. Willihammer
    Writeup on HS outfielder Jordan Adell at minorleagueball: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/4/28/15346772/2017-mlb-draft-jordan-adell-of-ballard-hs-louisville-kentucky
  13. Willihammer
    Haseley is far from dominant on the mound but does pitch decently well. 20% k-rate as a lefthanded starter. 90-91 from what I've been able to find with reports of a plus breaking pitch. Another two-way talent.
  14. Willihammer
    Missed this from last week. Comparison of Kendall vs. Haseley: http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/strikeout-rate-presents-contrast-between-adam-haseley-jeren-kendall-mlb-draft/#e5D1Z5LccZTDvHFf.97
  15. Willihammer
    We also don't know that the new FO will be 97% reliant on the draft for talent like TR was.
  16. Willihammer
    IMO McKay is less risk and higher ceiling. As a pitcher he has been comped to Cliff Lee. As a hitter, well, he's #2 among D1 players in OBP, 11 in slugging percentage, and strikes out at a very good 10.5%. Well below the likes of Kendall, Rooker, etc. There's plenty of ceiling in the bat. And as I've said before, there is the jackpot scenario where he develops into Cliff Lee on days he pitches and hits like Justin Morneau the other 4/5 games. Delivering 11-12 WAR/year plus opening up a roster spot. What's that guy worth in today's market, maybe $100m / year?
  17. Willihammer
    I don't think that's unanimous. He just had a 4-5 game with 4 home runs. Someone with a better memory can fill in the blank but one of the national draft pundits recently tweeted or blogged that McKay's bat might have more upside. Or am I imagining that?
  18. Willihammer
    I have done a little reading about the SK election being held next month. It sounds like the country is split roughtly 50/50 on their attitude towards US military presence on the peninsula. Obviously the north doesn't want us there. By my math that's around 75% of the damn peninsula. Perhaps we should GTFO already.
  19. Willihammer
    Have we tried?
  20. Willihammer
    I think my next buy's going to be FB. Looks like they're in great shape financially and trends are excellent. Price seems reasonable, even cheap. Is there anything I'm missing?
  21. Willihammer
    Good to hear.
  22. Willihammer
    Here's an idea- why not end the Korean war? We never did, technically. Its been 60+ years. We still have tons of military bases on the Peninsula and Japan. It is really not that hard to understand, from NK's perspective, why they feel like they're being provoked IMO. End the war, maybe withdraw to Japan. That would significantly undercut the basis for nuclearization, no?
  23. Willihammer
    Interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYeR9Yhp32c
  24. Willihammer
    Walker only had a 19.5% k-rate his junior year. Rooker is at 17.5%, down from 21.4% as a sophomore. You also need to keep in mind Rooker was redshirted so he's a bit old at 22.176 years. There is some swing and miss to his game, although his game-power is better anything Walker did. Rooker has .300 points of slg on Walker's junior season. The guy I keep thinking of is Paul Goldschmidt, who had an 1.172 OPS his junior year combined with a 10.5% k-rate. He fell all the way to the 8th round. Goldschmidt also turned into a decent base stealer which is kinda what Rooker appears to be already. I don't think Rooker falls very far. I'd bet he's gone by the time we select at 35.
  25. Willihammer
    Rooker has cooled a bit but went 2-4 with a double, home run, strikeout and 3 RBI in a 4-2 victory over Ole Miss yesterday. Still batting .403/.505/.893, with 16 steals in 20 attempts as a first baseman.
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