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Brett Smith is a good player. Also keep an eye out on Matt Anderson, I think he plays 3rd base for UCI. He's got good power potential. UCI also has a few younger playesr that are pretty talented.

Vladdy 9 RBI in one game....BADASS Too bad Washburn and Colon both got their asses clobbered.

How is Reed a local high school player for the White Sox, unless of course he lives in CHicago, but I don't think a Chicago kid would be comitting to Long Beach State.

After making my post, noticed yours basically says the same thing

You guys are all nuts. Cotts has struggled three times and all three times it just happened to cost the team the game. Despite that he has at times been one of the best relievers and no one is going to tell me that Wunsch did a better job in his stint up here. Cotts is much more versatile then Wunsch, is a better pitcher at this point, and has way more upside. However, if they wnat to make Cotts a 5th starter, then maybe they should option him down and let him pick up innings there and call him back up. I don't know if the Sox want to waste an option though.

s***, my bad, Bartfield was who I was thinking of. But didn't even look up his statts this year. I just hear the Padres announcers rave about him.

Well Jared is about as poised as it gets on the mound. Then again, his bigger brother always was pretty poised and in control when on the mound as well. I have never heard any complaints about his attitude though. I think Weaver went downhill when he joined the Tigers and just kept losing and he just couldn't handle it. Weaver is starting to look like he's coming out of his funk though. He's looked really good at times for the Dodgers. Jared will be a good pitcher though. I think at his best he'll be Tim Hudson (which says something) and at his worse he won't be bad. He'll likely fall somewhere in between and be a 2nd to 3rd guy in the rotation.

I think they have Gatreau for 2nd base and he's supposed to be a real stud. One of my best friends worked for the Lake Elsinore Storm last year and he was telling me how freaking good Gatreau is. The guy absolutely rakes the ball and is going to be up there pretty quick along side Greene.

I agree with you. I think he should undergo surgery, rehab it, and then come back next year. The one thing that makes me nervous is pitchers tend to struggle when they return from shoulder surgery. Its probably going to be his labrum that is operated on. Luckily, he didn't really depend on velocity as it was, but his slider is filthy and I hope it doesn't effect that.

Not sure who'd be interested in this, but was listenting to the local sports radio station (its the Padres station) and they were talking about how the Padres are leaning to taking J.D. Drew's younger brother and converting him into a centerfielder. Personally I'd think they would be fools to pass up on Nienemann...thats who I would take #1 overall, but I see the allure of taking Weaver because he should be pretty good. He seems like a safe pick who will be good, probably not a total star, but pretty good.

Ryan Wing Decision Close By Jason Gage June 1, 2004 FutureSox.com Ryan Wing had done nothing but dominate since joining the White Sox organization in 2001 (2nd round pick out of Riverside Community College). Unfortunately, this season has been a bit different. Wing started the season on the disabled list with soreness in his shoulder and was originally expected to come back sometime between May and June. Wing has always been less heralded then the 1st round pick that year, Kris Honel, but has pitched just as good throughout their careers (9-7, 2.98 ERA). Now Wing has a tough decision in front of him. He will be deciding whether to undergo season ending shoulder surgery or to continue to rehab it without shoulder surgery. If he rehabs, their is a remote possibility that he could make a few starts before the season ends. It is expected that he will make his decision in the next few weeks and we at FutureSox.com wish him the best of luck in a speedy, sucessful recovery.

Not necessarily an academy award movie, but last night watched Greek Week and that was a pretty damn funny movie. But some of my favorites are Gladiator, all the Lord of the Rings, Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Snatch, Major League, Office Space

Happy Bday Mac...hope its a good one

mine is: "ring ring.....ring ring"

For those type of players, I'd send whatever prospect the other team wanted. I think Anderson and Reed are more ready and are more sure things then Sweeney, but Sweeney may have the best upside in the group.

Ya to further that, if a team has a really bad record you don't get their 1st round pick. However, if they are in like 15th and above (its something like that) then if the Sox offered Maggs arb they would get that teams 1st round pick and then a sandwich pick. However, if that team signed another free agent, rated higher then Maggs, then it would shift down and we would get their 2nd round pick. IN the Angels instance, they picked too early so instead we get their 2nd round pick. In the Yankees instance, Paul Quantrill (or Sheffield, I don't remember) were rated higher then Gordon so once again they got a 2nd rounder.

University of Texas which year in and year out is one of the top few baseball programs in the country. They lost two games in the recent big 12 tourney, but I think they still are overall #1 in the country.

Its up now, someone beat me to it.

No structural damage has been found, but his velocity has been down. They have been taking it easy on him. Wing won't pitch this season, but Honel still has a chance, although a slim one, imo.

No such thing as a stupid question...always glad to help answer a question

Ya, the announcers kept saying Sowers name and then I turned and watched a few pitches and was like thats not Sowers. I can't wait to get to the Hoover. Going to be there for a game in July rex

Its because you can't start the college baseball season too early due to the fact that the weather isn't there in other places. I guess MLB could push back the draft, but then your also limiting the short season leagues and most of the players in short season come from that seasons draft. The one fun part is, you can sometimes watch a few players that were just drafted. The big risk is players in the college world series (well pitchers) sometimes get overworked because they are playing for it all.

Plus if they are going to take an outfielder, you gotta go with Szymanski...the guy is a total stud, imo.

Last season Cotts had a win as a 5th starter as did someone else. I forget who the other was. I actually think their were 3 wins by 5th starters last season.

Glavine is in his 2nd season with the Mets if I recall.