Jack Parkman

Lopez's curve is a much better pitch than his slider. It looks like he's bringing the cutter/curveball combo back. I don't understand why he went away from that as it worked so well last year.

That ball will be in orbit for a decade. Moonshot.

I know, but they still might end up scratching Cease.

Then they should just keep him.

Watch to see if Cease actually pitches today. Covey to the IL.

His next 3 starts are against the Yanks, Sawx and Cubs. Huge test.

LMFAO

What's crazy is that he did this without his good heater today.

Some of those are going to drop eventually. He seems like he's been getting robbed by speedy CF lately to left center

Ricky's going to put Herrera in isn't he?

Sitting in the dugout with his thumb up his ass again. He sure likes to play switch.

That is a really good way to get them to quit shifting on him.

That was bad, but I'll take it.

Eloy!!

So why don't more HS draftees sign then? Do they just not think they're ready for pro ball?

After reading that excerpt, I want Luhnow to have Kenny's job. Excellent stuff.

I honestly don't know. We'll find out this offseason.

Balta, I actually agree with you and, IMO trading Colome and Abreu completely depends on the return. If they can get a guy in the 50-75 range on the T100 they should do it, otherwise stand pat. There are a lot of relievers on bad teams having excellent years, so I don't think that the return for either will end up being worth giving up the player. However, with Vaughn in the fold I could be convinced to trade Abreu for whatever. Something is better than nothing.

They're dumb because we think the Sox should be considered for one, because the Cubs own the lion's share of Chicago baseball fans, and MLB doesn't want to acknowledge that. Part of it has to do with the Cubs being a national brand. If they're going to do competitive balance picks, it should be for competitive balance and teams with a 5 year average under 75 wins should get one, the market size shouldn't matter, winning should. Also, teams that have missed the playoffs for a decade straight should get one until their next playoff appearance. The whole point should be to help longtime losers like the Sox, Padres and Mariners rather than small markets who have found ways to win due to being better at analytical scouting than everyone else like the Cardinals and Rays.

If that's the case, they should keep him as it's not worth trading him for a Cordell/Medeiros type.

Andrew Vaughn should wear #99 in spring training. I'd find it comical, especially when playing Cleveland That being said, there's a chance the kid has never seen that movie

Sounds like something came out of one end or the other

The crazy thing is that they may have amassed enough talent to pull it off.

Looks like he just may have needed an adjustment period. A+ to AA is the biggest jump in the minors. (Obviously AAA to MLB is bigger)

For the most part, I agree.