Monkeypaws

I had the opportunity to tour it some years back, but never got to see a game there. It is a jewel in a great city. San Diego is certainly one of the points of origin of the "West Coast IPA."

Too bad Dave has fallen off the face of the Earth: Cave >> Hicks.

thanks fir knowing this stuff. Buxton is still only 24. It took guys like Hunter, Koskie, Dozier longer than that to get it all straightened out. Even Morneau didn't break out until 25.

Absolutely. He is a rookie after all, no?

Watched highlights of the game - Gibson's 2 strike breaking ball is just sick. I think he has a plan, and he's sticking to it.

He puts a charge into the baseball when he connects - gets around those bases quickly as well. Thanks for posting.

That is one happy aspect of not competing this season: there will be no temptation to make a Matt Capps-like deal with a top prospect.

I reject the basis of this argument, Reusse's supposition that pitchers don't want to throw to Garver.

Watching the NESN broadcast of the Red Sox tonight, they made it sound a near certainty that Pedroia was done for the season - his recovery, if rushed , could end his career, so they are preaching patience. Nunez could return to a utility role, and Dozier could do great things in Fenway. Not sure if Boston is interested, or what they might offer, but you can be sure they want to win the division above all. A late surging, Gold Glove Dozier could help them accomplish that. Getting Gordon a shot seems the logical choice.

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Allez les Bleus!

Just saw that Pedroia will not be back anytime soon. Dozier + the Green Monster could be fun.

C - play Garver. He isn't a black hole of offense, and not a disaster on defense either. DH - Vargas has been heating up in Rochester. Bring him back.

Thanks for the summaries - saved me the trouble of reading the articles.

Amazing what a visit from by far the 2 worst teams in baseball can do for restoring the faith.

The only way anybody gets Miami to part with Realmuto is overpayment. I don't think the Twins are in any position to overpay, regardless of the return.

Last year's master draft coming through

Especially to a team that has won 5 games since the end of May.

M'Boppa? Dick really had to stretch talking about footie there.

Yep - many if not most saw this team competing with Cleveland. Incredible case of mass regression.

Not to mention catcher is one of the more demanding positions in the game. He definitely is a prospect on the rise.

Given the paucity of good defensive catching prospects with a bat in this organization, and his tender age for his league, I would be surprised if he doesn't crack top 15.

Hey AshburyJohn, how high do you think Ben will be ranked after what he's done to date this season?

Looking at his numbers, his previous cup of coffee BAs were.080, .000, and .000. He was having a career year. Exactly 0 WAR. I didn't realize he was another prodigious whiffer, 33 in 99 ABs. Hopefully we'll get to see him with the Sox. Too bad for LaMarre, but Cave looks like the best extra OF option we've seen in a while.

Both Buxton and Sano are still averaging over 1 strikeout a game.... This looks weird: http://www.milb.com/images/621439/t534/180x270/621439.jpg