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6 months ago: Cleveland Indians' Luis Valbuena watches hix three-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Here is a look at Luis Valbuena, Cleveland Indians infielder.

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Hit-And-Run, February 11, 2010

Random thoughts for a Thursday morning.

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Pitcher Smackdown: Scott Elbert vs. Franklin Morales

    Per reader request, here is a comparison of Dodgers lefty Scott Elbert against Rockies lefty Franklin Morales. Elbert is still a rookie; Morales no longer is, but isn't exactly a fully established major league pitcher yet.

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The Rockies and the Marlins entered the National League together back in 1993. The Rockies have Ubaldo Jimenez as a possible Cy Young contender in the coming years, and the Marlins have Josh Johnson.

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**I'll be Jeff Erickson's guest on Rotowire's BlogTalkRadio show starting at 12 noon central time today.

**This week's Rotowire prospect piece will revolve around 2010 sleepers for major league success.

**I haven't had time to work much on the larger pieces planned for this week. Later today I'll get one of the Not a Rookies posted, then tomorrow the larger pieces should start up with the Morales/Elbert comparison.

**80's musical interlude after the jump.

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Here is a look at Colorado Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez, who I feel is one of the underrated talents of the National League.

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Circumstances have already forced me to shuffle the schedule around a bit. Ubaldo Jimenez will come up later this afternoon, and I probably won't get a chance to do the Braves thing until Wednesday or Thursday. The Twins thing is moving up the schedule.

 
Do NOT jump to any conclusions about this, but I want to gauge interest on something.

If I was to do something like a weekly podcast, how many of you would listen in?

I'm told that there is some sort of non-baseball sporting event that is attracting some attention this evening.

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Not a Rookie: Marc Rzepczynski

Here's a look at Blue Jays lefty Marc Rzepczynski, one of the more successful rookie pitchers in baseball last year.

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