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  1. bluechipper
    Keith Law ranked the Braves #1 in his midseason farm system rankings.
  2. bluechipper
    Regarding defense, I would have to assume Palka is better, given the reports that we've seen from Walker and his awful throwing arm. Palka also stole 24 bases last year, so he must have some speed and athleticism.
  3. bluechipper
    We're making a huge deal out of Phil Hughes 1.6 MPH dip from 92 in 2014 to 90.4 this year. So 0.8 for Miller seems pretty significant.
  4. bluechipper
    I called him a mediocre pitcher back then and thought giving up a top 50 prospect was ridiculous. Score.
  5. bluechipper
    Miller's upside makes it a consideration, but he has been a little underwhelming in his career so far. He had an 8.8 K/9 in 2013, then 6.2, 7.5, and back down to 6.5 this year. How does that translate to the AL? And him being absolutely awful this year is worrisome too.
  6. bluechipper
    I probably wouldn't do that. Shelby Miller is a mess right now, and that's with the luxury of pitching in the NL. Also he's got a career 4.02 FIP, compared to Gibson's 4.07.
  7. bluechipper
    Someone should write a book about the brilliance of Billy Beane.
  8. bluechipper
    I'm guessing Billy McKinney falls off most lists this offseason. He's hitting .252 with 1 HR and 2 stolen bases in 88 games at AA this year. He's still only 21 though and is coming off a strong season.
  9. bluechipper
    "Rumors or Predictions" in the title would be helpful. I'm glad Dave Cameron thinks Nolasco is movable.
  10. bluechipper
    Fangraphs WAR has Naquin at 2.2 and Fulmer at 1.8. I'm not saying WAR is the final answer, but if it's close, I'm usually going to lean towards the position player. They have Kepler at only .5 WAR.
  11. bluechipper
    Justin Morneau has gotten into 5 games so far with the Sox. He's hitting .231 in 15 AB's.
  12. bluechipper
    I was trying to figure out that term when I made my post, but I couldn't remember what it was called. Thanks for reminding me.
  13. bluechipper
    3rd or 4th place at this moment isn't even considered close?
  14. bluechipper
    Tyler Naquin is far and away the leader right now. He's been great. What I'm saying is Kepler is right there with every other rookie hitter, and that's with a really low number of his hits falling in. There's still 70 or so games to go.
  15. bluechipper
    I think it's alright. He's not a good shooter (he still likes to shoot midrange shots), but he looks like a good rebounder and ok defensive player. As the roster stands right now, he's barely in the rotation. The domestic violence in his past is terrible though.
  16. bluechipper
    Naquin: .417 BABIP Kim: .370 BABIP Moya: .353 BABIP and 35% K rate Anderson: .383 BABIP Kepler: .241 BABIP If/when these normalize, Kepler should pass these guys in stat lines, and he's already pretty close.
  17. bluechipper
    I've seen a lot of posters saying that Boshers and Chargois were equally deserving to get recalled, and that's probably true. My question is why do the Twins seem to always troll us by choosing the more "meh" player to get the call?
  18. bluechipper
    10th rounder Brandon Lopez is off to a good start, although that is what you would hope for/expect from a college draftee. He's at .340/.492/.404 (.896). He's shown good plate discipline, but not really any power.
  19. bluechipper
    Yeah a 21 year old in E-Town who has been over 10 BB/9 in both years there is pretty concerning. On the bright side, the 12.4 K/9 is nice.
  20. bluechipper
    I also think it's worth mentioning that Max Kepler was my Adopt-A-Prospect during his breakout season last year.
  21. bluechipper
    Tyler Naquin is the clear front-runner. He's hitting .324/.387/.636 (1.023) with 12 HR and 29 RBI. Nomar Mazara is up there too. He's at .278/.331/.410 (.742) with 11 HR and 37 RBI, although I think Kepler would be ahead of him, and third overall behind Naquin and Fulmer.
  22. bluechipper
    Next year's bench possibilities right now look like: Escobar, Santana, Grossman, Polanco, and then one of Vargas/Park, plus the catcher. Santana looks like the easy DFA candidate, and I'd be on board with trading one of Dozier/Nunez, preferably before the deadline in oreder to get Polanco some playing time. So basically what I'm saying is some moves need to be made.
  23. bluechipper
    They had Tyus bring the ball up and initiate the offense almost every time. Even when Dunn got a rebound he would pass the ball to Tyus to get everything set up. I think Dunn will get a lot of minutes at the 2 playing alongside Rubio and mostly with Jones on the second unit.
  24. bluechipper
    And just when he was starting to show some life with the bat too. Over his last 10 games, he hit .357.
  25. bluechipper
    Kris Dunn sure did look good in the SG role. I could see those two playing together a lot on the second unit. And like you said, put Dunn on the bigger or better scoring threat. And Tyus is just a gamer. You can never have too many of those on your team.
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