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I'm away from the computer this morning for family matters, but will be back this afternoon to work on draft coverage for you. The other main thing on my list right now is the Johnson/Manzella report, so use this thread for suggestions on what kinds of things you'd like to see in the coming week.


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A Nick Punto vs Brendan Harris discussion/comp and why Punto is greater :)

In all seriousness, I’d like a Prospect Retro on Nick Markakis or Shin Soo Choo

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by punto4mvp on Apr 21, 2025 10:41 AM EDT reply actions

+1

Markakis

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by ravensfan3 on Apr 21, 2025 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Why Punto is greater? I can do that for you now.

1. Punto destroys Harris defensively
2. He’s a better baserunner
3. He doesn’t have a huge platoon split

You can pretty much just use No. 1 though. Punto’s defensive advantage makes him clearly better than Harris.

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by Satchel Price on Apr 21, 2025 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Amen brother

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by punto4mvp on Apr 21, 2025 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I both love and hate the Twins because they do so many things right

As a Chicagoan, it drives me crazy because they always smack around the White Sox and might even be the third-best team in the AL this year, but I also can’t help but appreciation how well they do what they do.

And I just can’t figure out why they opted to keep Harris around to give him $3.2M over the next two seasons. He’s useful against lefties, but those kind of players don’t cost $1.6M/year.

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by Satchel Price on Apr 21, 2025 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

the Harris move makes little sense to me also

They have a Brendon harris clone in AAA in Luke Hughes
I guess when push comes to shove Harris’ defense is the reason why the Twins gave him the deal
decent at 3rd base, pretty good at SS, and can ‘man’ 1st base as well
Hughes isn’t those things except maybe at 2nd base….

Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 21, 2025 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions

How about..

A Robinson Cano Prospect Retro, please?

by jsq1 on Apr 21, 2025 10:55 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Sidebar

Maybe a widget on the sidebar that shows your rankings of the top potential draftees, with arrows to show if they have risen or fallen in the last week? That would give readers a quick, at-a-glance idea of how you feel players stacked up.

Maybe that would cannibalize your other content too much, though,

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by kosmo99 on Apr 21, 2025 10:58 AM EDT reply actions

Jason Neighborgall Prospect Retro

You know you want to.

by seabass on Apr 21, 2025 11:26 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Garret Jones Prospect Retro

because even though I’m a Pirates fan I have no Idea where he came from from, but I have a serious mancrush on him

Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
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by WVPiratesfan on Apr 21, 2025 12:07 PM EDT reply actions

or went into the Seminary

ala Grant Desme

Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
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by WVPiratesfan on Apr 21, 2025 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions

or left baseball for personal reasons

ala Danny Duffy

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by punto4mvp on Apr 21, 2025 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Duffy will be back sometime this summer

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by keyboardwarrior on Apr 21, 2025 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd love to see something on Hechevarria.

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by Satchel Price on Apr 21, 2025 1:16 PM EDT reply actions

Something on Adam Lind?

After his monster 2009 season, things have changed for him in a big way. Obliviously most didn’t expect his breakout and there were some question marks. I’d love to see your thoughts.

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by achengy on Apr 21, 2025 1:36 PM EDT reply actions

Fist half call ups...

how about first half callups prior to the allstar break, that you expect to see(NL,AL).
who will shine and how will get sent back down…

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by 5150bosox on Apr 21, 2025 1:41 PM EDT reply actions

Prospect development

I’d still love to see something about organizations that do a good systematic job of developing hitters or pitchers.

by Ophidian on Apr 21, 2025 1:46 PM EDT reply actions

Id love to see a prospect retro

on one of the best closers in baseball. . . Jonathan Broxton

by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 21, 2025 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

I am interested in how much these guys get paid

I am talking about the career minor leaguers, maybe get a septmeber callup butnever really make thebigs.

by Rickfansince76 on Apr 21, 2025 2:23 PM EDT reply actions

I'd love to see how family background affect on prospect

Hi John, thanks for the write-up for Rick Ankiel. As you might know, Ankiel’s dad actually forced a Spartan-like baseball training on Ankiel when he was growing up. Hence it might explains that Ankiel’s meltdown in pitching is an indirect result of the fear his dad installed in him. Hence, it raise my interest in asking my next question:

How much emphasis do scouts put on evaluating prospects’ family background?

by CHY on Apr 21, 2025 2:33 PM EDT reply actions

If the stone tablets upon which the scouting reports were written still exist

I’d love a prospect retro on Jamie Moyer

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by Mets2k9 on Apr 21, 2025 2:56 PM EDT reply actions

I lol'd

http://bullpenbanter.com

by gatling on Apr 21, 2025 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't know if they exist or not

but I believe they were written in Hyoglifics(sp?)

Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
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by WVPiratesfan on Apr 21, 2025 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Who's rising and falling

Top 5 risers and fallers so far this season

by nyy601 on Apr 21, 2025 3:02 PM EDT reply actions

something on relievers

kimbrel, storen, and other future late-inning relievers.

by drewlev on Apr 21, 2025 3:03 PM EDT reply actions

Adam Loewen as a hitter

If he has any chance of becoming a serviceable OF in the majors.

by hrv1978 on Apr 21, 2025 3:36 PM EDT reply actions

And Brian Anderson as a pitcher.

Or Sergio Santos.

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by Satchel Price on Apr 22, 2025 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions

how about a weekly prospect comparion

take 10 guys (different each week), by position or just guys who are closely ranked and compare their stats and what not for the week and include their lines for the entire season if possible. Just a good way to see which guys might be out playing others who were ranked higher/lower than each other.

by Dbullsfan on Apr 21, 2025 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

Two part series

First: “I should have stuck with baseball.” A look multiple sport athletes who decided to pursue a professional sport other then baseball and either A: didn’t succeed in the other sport or B: Did succeed but you really wished they had stuck with baseball and can imagine what they may have accomplished.

The second part would be just the opposite, multi-sport athletes who chose baseball over the others but never went on to do anything, and what led to their lack of success in baseball.

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by Trenchtown on Apr 21, 2025 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

Andrew Lambo and Dee Gordon holding their own at AA

at a young age/early in development.

These are just a couple of Dodger guys.. maybe a writeup about relatively highly ranked guys who were young/inexperienced for their league and are doing well thus far.

by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 21, 2025 4:36 PM EDT reply actions

I’d be interested in a Kevin Youkilis prospect retro.

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by bestbostonsports on Apr 21, 2025 5:21 PM EDT reply actions

short pitchers

An article about whether there are inefficiencies in pitcher evaluations based on height. Could a team, whose system is completely stocked with pitchers under 6 feet, be competitve? (I would certainly include Lincecum as a sub-6-footer.)

by Palmcroft on Apr 22, 2025 10:46 AM EDT reply actions

Given the Jays bullpen

Includes Jason Frasor, and we have Tim Collins rushing through the minors i’d be very interested in such a piece.

by TtD on Apr 23, 2025 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

The Curious Case of Pat Venditte

article explaining his blossoming as a prospect. What an interesting guy!

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by punto4mvp on Apr 22, 2025 3:22 PM EDT reply actions


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