...are probably the most overblown I've seen in a long time.

Weight/Build? You'd think this kid was David Wells if you went by what some people write about him.  He is NOT 245lbs+ or whatever some places want to list him at.  He is 220-225lbs at most, not even fat....just naturally big/wide.  His upper body/midsection isn't even that big, he has thick legs.  Really nothing to worry about at all.

Defense/Mobility? He is an athletic 'big', he can move well, he runs the bases well and definitely isn't a base-clogger or even close to it (people seem to forget he hit something like 7+ triples in his first minor league season).  Defensively he can definitely stay in the outfield, at worst he is an average-ranged LF with a plus arm.  Any talk of him being a DH is ridiculous, he's not a plus defender by any means but he moves well enough and is better defensively at this point than Adam Lind ever was.

Strikeout issues? From what I've seen on the major league level his eye at the plate is very developed for a 20 year old.  He stays quiet at the plate and doesn't flinch/look stupid on breaking balls.  He takes pitches and knows what he wants to look for.  He's going to strike out a decent amount because he is an aggressive hitter in the sense that he's going to swing at balls in the zone, however his pure hitting ability is so good that it is hardly anything to worry about...he can swing the bat and hit the ball, you can see that immediately just by watching him at the plate.  As he matures he will only get better recognizing pitches and timing his swing.  High strikeout rate is an issue when said player is an average hitter...when you have an elite hitter (and Snider flat out is, for a 20 year old he is phenomenal) it is simply not something that is going to "bust" him.  His strikeout numbers this season in the minors were also magnified due to an elbow injury he suffered in spring training which forced him to DH exclusively for like a full month if not more...his strikeout rate during this period was incredibly high and obviously not normal.

Conclusion: Snider is going to rake, and rake big.

I seriously doubt this happens, but in today's BA Draft Tracker they mention that Cubs GM Jim Hendry was at Virginia's regional this week to check out 1B/LHP Sean Doolittle with the possibility of, get this,...drafting him 3rd overall.  They mention that new ownership could perhaps be "tightening the purse strings in Chicago" which could push them to make a signability pick at number 3 overall.

Like I said; I seriously doubt this happens, but does any Chicago fan think that this may be something to look at?  I doubt BA would just throw that in there for jokes, but the Cubs cant seriously be thinking about this...can they?  If this happened would this be possibly the biggest reach in a LONG time?  Doolittle is a fringe first rounder and this would surely trump the Padres taking Bush 1st overall a few years back (Bush was still considered a top 10 - top 15 talent).

Hit his 13th HR of the season today, AVG currently over .300

Potential GG winner with his rocket arm in the outfield, pretty good speed on the base-paths, and big-time power potential thats really starting to show.  A lot of people felt that his big-start last year was a fluke, but that doesn't appear to be the case at all.  He looks like he's quickly evolving into one of the best outfielders in baseball, his ability to completely destroy fastballs middle-in is incredible when you take into account that two years ago he couldn't seem to pull anything (the few HRs he hit were all to dead center field or opposite field).