Talk about the Cardinals minor league baseball
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From Radbird:
It's been a while since we had an offseason tournament. And we need one to argue and debate something other than player's WAR or...
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March 15 24, 2:43 pm
AFL Report: St. Louis Cardinals
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Jocephus »
October 29 14, 4:50 pm
C.J. McElroy and Sam Tuivailala headline a strong group of prospects for the Cardinals in the Arizona Fall League
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Arizona Fall League, St....
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October 29 14, 4:50 pm
PCL Top 20
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jim »
October 3 14, 11:36 am
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4. Oscar Taveras, OF.
Taveras had 27 extra-base hits among his 76 knocks for Memphis, but some evaluators felt the bloom has come off the rose. He...
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I don't think it will be hard to juggle Grichuk and OT, mainly thanks to Grichuk being flexible. We can play anywhere in the OF, and he should be...
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October 24 14, 8:22 am
Q&A: Dan Kantrovitz, St. Louis Cardinals Scouting Director
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Jocephus »
October 8 14, 7:52 am
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Dan Kantrovitz is one of the reasons the St. Louis Cardinals are good. More so, he’s one of the reasons they promise to remain good. The 36-year-old...
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His parents are regulars where I work and about the nicest people you'll ever meet. I think he went to Parkway Central.
JB
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October 10 14, 12:58 pm
Stephen Piscotty
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Felix The Cat »
November 6 13, 1:40 pm
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Didn't see a topic for the other draft pick from #5's departure. Is he good enough to stick at CF? How much more power does he need to hold down a...
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Didn't see a topic for the other draft pick from #5's departure. Is he good enough to stick at CF? How much more power does he need to hold down a...
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October 7 14, 11:16 pm
MWL Top 20
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jim »
October 3 14, 11:18 am
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1. Alex Reyes, RHP.
This is actually from the game I was at, I was sitting probably 5 seats to the right of this.
Age: 20. B-T: R-R. Ht.:...
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Crazy to me they saw that much difference between Reyes and Kaminsky. I'd take Reyes over Kaminsky, but certainly not this large of a gap and I think...
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Last post by phins
October 3 14, 9:17 pm
Organizational Standings.
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jim »
September 9 14, 2:19 pm
Mets had the highest winning percentage of any organization in baseball - 434-330 (.568). Every single Mets affiliate finished above .500, the only...
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September 9 14, 2:19 pm
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September 9 14, 12:19 pm
Cards Top 30 - how are they doing?
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jim »
July 14 14, 6:49 pm
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Going off of the pre-season BA top 30, I wanted to take a look and see how they are doing. I'll put a +/0/- to indicate whether I think they have...
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Impact Prospect Ranking: LH Starting Pitchers
by Marc Hulet - September 5, 2014
#8 Rob Kaminsky | Cardinals | ETA: 2017 (P)
Age G GS IP H HR K/9...
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Last post by Jocephus
September 5 14, 7:33 am
Peoria Chiefs
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jim »
May 14 13, 8:49 am
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Going to see the Chiefs tonight play at Kane County. I didn't realize we had Colby Rasmus' brother catching in our system - he's at Peoria and...
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I got another chance to see the Chiefs tonight. Carson Kelly was behind the plate, my first chance to see him behind the dish (previously Beane...
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August 31 14, 10:01 pm
Aiken hurt?
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jim »
July 7 14, 6:49 pm
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Reports coming out that there were issues with the physical... the Astros and Aiken had agreed to a 6.5M bonus but something seems to have hit a...
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This whole Aiken thing is an absolute nightmare. And now it's impacting their negotiations with Nix, and it's just a big cluster [expletive]. Law suits are...
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August 8 14, 7:26 pm
Batting Practice Porn: Joey Gallo (Texas)
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jim »
July 13 14, 3:39 pm
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Take a look at this guy:
80+ power. He has 31 home runs this year (21 at Hi-A and another 10 at AA Frisco)
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I don't dislike anything in Taveras's swing. Not one thing. He has an unconventional swing that looks violent, effortful and to a casual observer out...
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July 24 14, 9:07 pm
BA Midseason Top 50
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jim »
July 9 14, 8:02 pm
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Hand typed, hopefully I got them right. I wouldn't swear to it.
1. Buxton, of (Twins)
2. Bryant, 3b (Cubs)
3. Correa, ss (Astros)
4. Gallo, 3b...
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That list seems weird.
How is Frazier (Cleveland) a top 50 prospect?
How does Piscotty make the list, but Michael Taylor (Washington) not make it?...
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July 10 14, 8:00 am
International Signings
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jim »
July 3 14, 7:44 pm
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Apparently the Yankees signed the majority of the top 15 Int'l prospects, they blew completely threw the signing limit and will be facing serious...
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The Dodgers signed 5 players on the first day too.
If I were the GM of a big money team I would probably do this every other year like clockwork....
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July 7 14, 9:26 pm
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June 26 14, 1:55 pm
Scott Blewett
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Swirls »
August 26 13, 8:42 am
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Any of the scouting guys know much about him? He's a HS Senior from the Syracuse area, and I work with his dad here at the plant. I wasn't even aware...
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I saw that he officially signed yesterday for $1.8 mil, or ~$800k over slot.
Yup. Craziness.
Baldwinsville High School pitcher Scott Blewett...
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June 18 14, 2:04 pm
2014 Draft
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go birds »
May 30 14, 9:58 am
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No discussion on this? Isn't it coming up pretty soon?
Any idea on targets?
I believe i heard that this draft is pitching heavy, which...
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For those that want to follow the signings, I've created a draft signing tracker and a draft pool tracker . All of the Cardinal picks are listed (and...
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June 10 14, 7:22 am
Oscar Taveras
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Socnorb11 »
June 9 11, 10:48 am
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Where is this guy? When will he be back on the field?
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2 for 4 last night, double and a homer. .321
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Last post by jim
April 29 14, 2:40 pm
International signing question
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jim »
February 5 14, 9:36 pm
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I saw the Jays just signed a 16 year old pitcher out of the D.R. I thought most of the signings happened on July 2, and I'm curious as to how this...
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I just read a very interesting and disturbing article in Baseball America. It turns out this July 2 date is basically b-s - that oral agreements with...
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Last post by jim
April 24 14, 7:57 pm
Analysis of Gonzales and Kaminsky
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Rieges »
December 19 13, 2:29 pm
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Kyle Boddy of the Hardball Times offers some analysis of the mechanics of the Cards' 2013 1st round selections. I don't know much about Boddy's...
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Cardinals left-handed pitching prospect Marco Gonzales struck out seven and allowed three hits in five innings for High-A Palm Beach.
Gonzales lacks...
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April 11 14, 1:07 pm
Fifth Third Ballpark Fire
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pioneer98 »
January 4 14, 1:59 pm
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Not Cards-related, but the West Michigan Whitecaps' ballpark had a bad fire yesterday. They are the Tigers' affiliate in the Midwest League.
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They got it mostly rebuilt in time for their opening day it sounds like:
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April 7 14, 12:24 pm
BA Grade by position
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jim »
March 1 14, 1:58 pm
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BA graded each position by the quality of the prospects, I thought this was kind of interesting. I listed the grade and the top three prospects
1B:...
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Yeah. Calling 3B a B when Franco is 3rd best might be a reach too.
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March 6 14, 1:36 am
BA Top 30 Cardinals
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jim »
February 23 14, 4:41 pm
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Here is BA's top 30 for the Cardinals, with their overall ranking (20-80 scale) and their risk level (Low, Medium, High, Extreme)
1. Taveras, OF...
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ahhhh thanks
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Last post by go birds
March 1 14, 5:38 pm
Taveras And Season-Ending Injuries For Elite Prospects
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33anda3rd »
January 31 14, 2:07 pm
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I just found this on BA, it's several months old but interesting.
Matt Eddy took elite prospects (not top-100 players, but top-of-the-top-100...
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Yep, another data point in this study. What a shame.
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Last post by jim
March 1 14, 12:36 pm
Organizational rankings
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jim »
February 23 14, 4:20 pm
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From the Prospect Handbook:
1. Pirates
2. Red Sox
3. Twins
4. Cubs
5. Astros
6. Padres.
7. Cardinals
8. Royals
9. Rangers
10. Mets
11. Rockies
12....
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It's interesting to see the teams that are doing well on the farm while putting winning teams on the field. That's impressive to build a system when...
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February 25 14, 3:39 pm
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February 21 14, 10:35 am
Cards top-21 (top-10 detailed)
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phins »
January 14 14, 9:36 pm
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I cut this down to an in-depth top-10 this year because honestly I didn't have time to finish, but I hope it's worth a read anyway.
This is a post I...
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From BP.com
Hit Tool
Top Hitter in the Minor Leagues: Oscar Taveras (St. Louis Cardinals)
After earning top honors in this series last year,...
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February 20 14, 11:04 am
QA with James Ramsey/Top 10 list
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Jocephus »
February 13 14, 8:33 am
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Q&A: James Ramsey, St. Louis Cardinals Outfield Prospect
by David Laurila - February 13, 2014
James Ramsey is blessed with natural talent. Pair...
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Ramsey is starting to look more interesting to me in the same way that Jon Jay interested me when he was in the high minors. He had a 123 wRC+ in his...
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February 14 14, 9:04 am
Baseball Prospectus Top 10
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ilstu24 »
February 7 14, 10:05 am
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Subscriber only info found here:
The list
CF Oscar Taveras
2B Kolten Wong
RF Stephen Piscotty
RHP Alexander Reyes
LHP Marco Gonzales
C Carson...
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Yeah, Law used to be the most upside-centric list maker, but since Parks took over when KG left I think he's surpassed Law in that regard.
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Last post by 33anda3rd
February 12 14, 2:37 pm
MLB's top 100 prospects for 2014
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Felix The Cat »
January 24 14, 4:11 pm
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Taveras at #3
Wong at #58
Piscotty at #98
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Jim not to pick nits, but marp adams and rosenthal were all picjed in 09 and as such were part of the 2nd to worst system in the minors.
I was...
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January 31 14, 8:09 am
BA's Top 10
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Fat Strat »
November 21 13, 2:52 pm
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Oscar Taveras (OF)
Carlos Martinez (RHP)
Kolten Wong (2B)
Stephen Piscotty (OF)
Marco Gonzales (LHP)
Tim Cooney (LHP)
Alex Reyes (RHP)
James...
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The Cardinals farm system isn't as strong, and I agree that after Taveras makes it to the major leagues there will not be much star potential. I...
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January 23 14, 8:53 pm
Indiana University- C/ Kyle Schwarber
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IndyCards13 »
January 21 14, 11:58 am
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Kyle is a catcher and sometimes first baseman for the Hoosiers. He led the Hoosiers in home runs and also led them to their first ever College World...
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I've heard of him, in fact I was hoping Indiana played in the Chicago area sometime this year as they have several top 100 prospects on the team....
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January 23 14, 12:04 pm
Prospects and Walks
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33anda3rd »
January 16 14, 3:25 pm
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Great job by phins with his roundup, I look forward to reading that post every year. I'm going to pick a nit with it, though, and I didn't want to...
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btw - good comments w/r/t the initial post. Insightful and well thought out.
ftfy
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Last post by Jocephus
January 23 14, 10:36 am
K.Wong Organization Player of the Year/Petrick P of year
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jim »
January 12 14, 8:59 pm
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Second baseman Kolten Wong, who hit .303/.369/.466 for Memphis and will get a shot to win the starting job in the majors next season, was named the...
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Isn't petrick a guy who didn't get drafted and as a college graduate tore thru low a bsll only to get knocked around in aa?
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January 12 14, 9:16 pm
Russell Wilson to Rangers - Rule 5.
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jim »
January 11 14, 9:33 pm
I think this is kind of interesting, and it seemed to fly under the radar. Russell Wilson, yes THE Russell Wilson, was picked up by the Rangers in...
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Last post by jim
January 11 14, 9:33 pm
2013 MLB Draft Thread
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phins »
May 12 13, 9:49 pm
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The 2013 MLB Draft is another draft in which you could say it’s a down draft. Of course, it’s all relative when it comes to comparing drafts, and...
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I kind of liked Wacha entering 2013.
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Last post by 33anda3rd
November 29 13, 12:42 pm
Miscellaneous Cardinals minor league notes
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by
JoeMcKim »
April 10 13, 3:28 pm
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Here is a thread to post news about Cardinals minor leaguer progress this season that is noteworthy but not really needing of a brand new thread just...
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Bryant drops the bat head on the ball well, but looks like he could be vulnerable up and in.
I agree mike, I think you could bust him inside and he...
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Last post by jim
November 3 13, 5:45 pm
Matt "hey remember me" Adams
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ghostrunner »
October 4 11, 9:21 pm
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For discussion of all things hopefully related to Matt Adams
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One thing Adams did incredibly well throughout the minors every time I saw him, and that he's done very well at the MLB level, is adjust. His...
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November 1 13, 11:12 am
Baby Birds Going to AFL
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33anda3rd »
August 27 13, 4:08 pm
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Anthony Ferrara
Sam Gaviglio
Dean Kiekhefer
Lee Stoppelman
Jacob Wilson
Stephen Piscotty
James Ramsey
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Anthony Ferrara
Sam Gaviglio
Dean Kiekhefer
Lee Stoppelman
Jacob Wilson
Stephen Piscotty
James Ramsey
I would have liked to see Zach Petrick, but...
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August 27 13, 4:10 pm
10 best ballparks
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pioneer98 »
August 1 13, 12:28 pm
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Can you guys do QC a favor and vote for Modern Woodmen Park for best minor league ballpark in America?
It is currently #1, but Louisville is closing...
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QC won! Edged out Louisville by 2,000 votes.
I have been in more upscale minor league ballparks than QC's. What really sets QC's apart though is...
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August 14 13, 7:58 pm
Kolten Wong
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robbotis »
June 9 11, 12:02 pm
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Per SI, one of the most most ML ready players taken. They expect him to be one of the first, if not the first, player drafted this year to make the...
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In print I'm Thomas Pynchon.
No. If that we're true I'd never finish one of your posts.
You finish my posts, ghost?
(blushes)
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July 27 13, 9:44 am
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