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baseballprospectus.com - 3/26/2008
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central by Kevin Goldstein
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A few premier prospects aren`t enough to save the generally barren systems of the NL Central.

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Daily Prospect Report 3/26/08
Future Redbirds — ... Kevin Goldstein looks at the state of the NL Central systems. He names both Memphis and Springfield as the team to watch this summer, given Rasmus and Perez will be in Memphis and Springfield looks to have a stout rotation. He rips a bit on Kozma, yet he also ranked him the club’s 8th best prospect, which I don’t quite follow his logic. He also does some prognosticating, giving odds to who will be the Card’s #1 prospect next year. Rasmus is the odds on favorite, followed by Perez and Ottavino. He had Mortensen at 30 to 1 odds, which doesn’t quite jive with me. It’s ...

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