Yeah, I've spent a fair amount of time in Arkansas - Fayetteville is like Austin, or Norman, or Tuscaloosa, a liberal college town in a dead red state.
Well, crap - looks like it's time for a new avatar. I will miss Oswaldo - mismanaged asset to be sure. I really hope he doesn't end up on the White Sox or Tigers.
Speaking of Cody, our friend Kyle has yet to get picked - guess he made a mistake there. Baddoo looks like a nice consolation prize there. Really glad MLB gives you something for those who don't sign.
Interesting to see 2 OF, 1 C, and 1 IF in the first 4 picks, and 0 P. Looks like hitters are the priority this year, and no quck fix college bats either. Very interesting indeed.
Here's more fuel for the fires of regret, Big league shtew's all stars: NL catcher hurts ... always hated that deal. https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/roundtable--which-player-deserves-more-all-star-votes-173342031.html
I agree - he seems to be trusting his stuff and going after hitters. That's the way to start your career. He can make adjustemnts as he learns, but I like his mound presence. Umps haven't been really helping him out much yet either.
David McCarty and Willie Banks are good examples of how high national ranking doesn't always equate to big-league stardom. Baseball America allows you to look at the top 100 prospects for every year back to 1990. Very interesting to see some very highly ranked prospects flame out over the years, a la Brien Taylor or Todd Van Poppel. https://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/all-time#2015 OTOH, quite a lot make it big as well. It's not an exact science.
Oswaldo - he's putting up pretty silmilar numbers to what he had last season before getting hurt. He is whiffing a ton, but he's had some decent at bats, and is geting some clutch hits. Like his potential as a lefty power bat in this Twins ineup.
From this fan's perspective, they are clearly crapping the bed with this guy. I can't even call him a kid he's been around so long. OTOH, perhaps they know something we don't. Still, that was a half-arsed excuse of giving him a chance last night.
I think the Royals have overperformed the last season and a half. I expect WS Champion hangover this season. The chip has been knocked from their shoulder. OTOH, I don't expect them to utterly flounder in the first to last mode either.
I don't mind Nunez one bit, but I am struggling to find where this guy gets at bats this season if Santana keeps it up. Part of this is wondering also is the Twins play Sano at 3rd once in a while.