minorleagueball.com - 11/5/2008
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Some interesting players I saw in Arizona.
J.P. Arencibia, C, Toronto Blue Jays: His power is obvious, as are his issues with breaking balls. I thought his arm looked quite strong and he is mobile for a big guy. My opinion hasn't changed...like the power, worry about the batting average ...
rumorsandrants.com - 11/11/2008
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rumorsandrants.com —
The sporting world appears to have taken David
Byrne’s words to heart, because this week things have...
officially stopped making sense. We can only hope general managers in oversized suits aren’t far behind. A few noticeable items: - ...
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Sense Has Stopped Being Made
minorleagueball.com - 11/1/2008
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minorleagueball.com —
Well I'm sitting in my hotel room in
Arizona right now, getting ready to head out to...
a game this afternoon. Three points. 1) This won't come as a surprise to you, but Matt Wieters is really, really good. He is a cross between Joe Mauer and Mike ...
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Some Notes from Arizona
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Daily Farm Report 11/4/08
Future Redbirds —
John Sickels is back from his trip to the Arizona Fall League and has some thoughts on the Walrus, amongst others.
Brett Wallace, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals: Huge butt. Like Bob Hamelin type butt. But his bat is absolutely for real. Massive power potential to all fields and he should hit for average as well. On defense, he has the arm for third base. He has more range than you might expect, and I think he can be a below-average but not horrible defender at third in the short run. The problem I see is what happens when he starts, inevitably, to lose his range. ...
AFL Observations: Manship and Valencia
A Voice From Twins Territory —
... kind of tired to me, not unusual given the long season.
Danny Valencia, 3B, Minnesota Twins: His swing looked longer than I expected. Decent throwing arm, but I thought his range afield was pretty mediocre, though reports from the regular season indicate an improved glove. Has had some problems with strike zone judgment in Arizona and that could be an issue for him going forward.
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