TD Mac

I'm as big a prospect guy as most, and the idea of trading away a prospect who "could" turn into the next perennial all-star is hard to stomach for those of us that love to watch these guys develop. That being said, the great majority of these prospects never develop into all-stars, or even major league regulars. The hope is that one or two of Balazovic, Duran, Winder, Canterino, Vallimont, Sands, Woods-Richardson, etc can develop into top of rotation type pitchers at the MLB level. The best case scenario is that maybe three do. However, the reality is that there's a much more likely scenario where none of them do. The fact that almost all of the above prospects spent significant time on the IR last year shows how fragile their "potential" is. If we could flip four of these guys for two all-star candidate caliber pitchers, who wouldn't prefer that outcome?

And Ozark was a fantastic watch. Kind of from the breaking bad mold

Catastrophe on Netflix is good for a gut laugh!

Uhhh ... we drafted a college 3B from UCLA who batted .190?!?! “Over-analytics”??

Also had the opportunity to catch the A games today. I agree that Colina looked nasty out there. Couple others that caught my eye - Estamy Urema looked very comfortable at the plate and put good wood on the ball several times, including a triple to left center. It was also my first in time seeing Dashawn Keirsay live. Took several very professional at bats. Nice looking athlete. Finally, hard not to notice Gabe Snyder. Major league looking body which oozes power. Did not disappoint with a bomb to dead center in his final at bat

Solid list. To that I would add Aaron Slegers and Niko Goodrum, as well as all the Rookie League pitchers who have flashed so much potential as they move up to full season ball. Saw Slegers pitch a couple times for Indiana last year and has a really intriguing backstory which leads me to believe he could be a late bloomer. Very tall, but more or a control guy right now, though lots of angle on his pitches. Goodrum, though still very young, has been talked about for a couple years as a "breakout" type player with all the physical tools, but needs to actually start breaking out if he's to live up to that potential. Finally, Thorpe, Gonsalves and Stewart deservedly have gotten headlines, but Jorge, Rosario, Stirewalt, Romero and Ho are also very intriguing young arms that have to fire you up with their potential! Combine them with Eaves, Berrios & Slegers, and there are a ton of good looking prospects to be excited about. Can't wait to get down to Ft. Myers next week to check out the minor league side!

Tough grade for Capps, based on numbers, though based on IP due to injury, I can see it. I would disagree with Deduno, Fien,and to a lesser degree, Perdomo and even Carson. All four were essentially signed to provide competition in spring training and organizational depth. Each performed exceptionally well in the minors and the fact that they were called up to the majors and have contributed makes them B's at the least. Deduno has an outside chance to be in the rotation in 2013 (I'll grant you - that statement makes my stomach quesy), and Fien has certainly worked his way into the bullpen discussion. My grades: Willingham A+ Doumit A Burton A Carroll B- Capps incomplete Marquis F Deduno B+ Fien B+ Perdomo B Carson B- Burroughs C-