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QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 10:41 AM) He's actually still 20 and I believe is the youngest player in AAA. He has a lot of time. Yeah I knew that, but it'll be considered his age 21 season because he turns less than halfway throught he year (but barely - June 29th). If he even becomes a .300/.350/.400 type hitter, that is very valuable at 2B.

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/i-persona...arath-476421390

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 10:04 AM) Remember the Waco explosion video? You get the feeling that this coverage could end like that That would be devastating

I have to imagine his immediate future is at 2B. If he proves he can play SS too, then he can possibly be a replacement for Alexei down the road.

Well seriously, this would be a good time to GTFO and cover the story later.

This is f***ed.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 09:33 AM) Ok. I give up. I'll just accept your assertions that Grady Sizemore is not a viable option, and that he won't be a factor for any team in 2013. Please suggest someone to take Viciedo's place, if he is out for any extended length of time. Casper Wells DeWayne Wise and Jordan Danks. Also, Connor Gillaspie is still around too. It'd be nice to dealt a Royal Flush. Sometimes, you just have to roll with the cards you're dealt.

I feel like what's being lost here is that this kid is 21 years old in AAA. First and foremost, it's a big jump, but even if he doesn't fill out a lot, he's still going to fill out a bit as he ages. Tyler Kuhn and Chriz Getz were 24 and 23 respectively when they had their crazy good seasons. There's no reason to assume some power won't develop in his game.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 08:56 AM) I mentioned this last night, but the most realistic acquisition would be Casper Wells. He was DFA'd 4 days ago, and would provide a much needed righty bat in the outfield if Viciedo is out. I actually really like the idea of Casper Wells

QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 08:27 AM) That's very clever, but is it really fair? Sizemore had over 700 plate appearances in each of his first 4 years with Cleveland. In fact, he had a 382 consecutive games played streak during that time. Isn't possible that he just had a freaky spate of injuries? First he pulled a groin muscle, then he had surgery on his lower abdomen to repair a hernia that was related to the groin injury. The elbow and knee injuries were to the bones I believe. He did play with reckless abandon, and perhaps that accounted for some of the injuries. In any case, if you believe that he is not capable of staying healthy, then I understand why you wouldn't consider him as a viable solution to this team's lack of a left handed, middle of the order, hitter. And then he didn't play last year due to injury, and now he's not going to be ready until June. That's 4 and a half years of being too injured to play baseball. Beyond that, signing him and then inserting him immediately into the cleanup spot? Sizemore in his last 988 PA's - .234/.314/.413/.728, 28 homers Sizemore in his last 435 PA's - .220/.280/.379/.659, 10 homers Oh, and he hasn't played since September of 2011 - that's a full year and a half of having not played a game of baseball. There's going to be an incredibly long adjustment period before he is even close to being back. He'll be ready to play in June, but who knows how long he'll take to get back into game shape? ASSUMING 100% HEALTH, it'd be asking to much to expect him back any time before the All-Star Break. And then you have to hope he doesn't put up a .660 OPS upon getting back. No, Sizemore does not make sense and never will make sense.

Trayce Thompson, Jared Mitchell, Jordan Danks - there aren't a lot of guys I wouldn't take over Sizemore right now.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 08:13 AM) Wall Street Journal Well that is just the stupidest thing.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 08:00 AM) Of course, you're right if that is the timing. However, I read somewhere that Sizemore expects to be ready to play in June. I'm assuming that Viciedo will be out much longer. Aren't oblique pulls and tears very slow to heal? His swing is about as violent as anyone's, and I can't imagine him taking that swing any time soon, if he did indeed seriously injure his oblique. Sizemore will be ready to play in June and then ready to go back on the DL in June

The Deadspin post has a lot of good stuff. Hopefully someone seeing this stuff recognizes one of these guys http://deadspin.com/the-fbi-is-seeking-the...n-mar-476330910

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Apr 18, 2013 -> 02:11 PM) The main point is forcing LBs onto both big TEs. Rodriguez can be covered by a CB or a S. Can the same be said about a guy like Tyler Eifert who is 6'6" with solid leaping ability? Most teams nickles tend to be "undersized", lets use the Packers for example. Casey Hayword is 5'11", would he be able to cover a guy who is 7 inches taller than him? That to me would create a big mismatch over using the 6'1" Evan Rodriguez. If Trestman runs the same kind of offense he had in San Fran years ago I wouldn't be too angry to see Evan used as the FB. I know a lot of people frown upon this because they hate to see their 4th round pick relegated to the FB position, but if you look at what the FBs did in SF while Trestman was there I don't think it would be such a bad thing. In the 2 years Marc was there the FBs caught 112 passes for 802 yards. Routes are primarily about getting open. Hayward can absolutely cover someone that's 7 inches taller than him if he can follow the route the receiver is running. The most important time when height makes a difference is in jumpballs, and how often do you really see those? Otherwise, size is nice because there's generally a larger margin for error when throwing passes, but if a guy's open, he's open, and if he's covered, don't throw him the damn ball. The Bears just got rid of one of the tallest tight ends in the league because he was one of the worst players in the NFL this past season. Personally, I think the Bears drafting a tight end in the first would be a waste of a pick, especially with only 5 selections in the entire draft. If I'm the Bears, I'm looking linebacker and OLine with my first two picks. You can go BPA from there, but a CB is probably necessary in that next group of picks too because the Bears have all kinds of CBs that are free agents at the end of the year.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Apr 18, 2013 -> 12:18 PM) Damn that was a quick adjustment, what do these guys do in the offseason. Eat Cheetos

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 18, 2013 -> 11:54 AM) Did ANYONE on this board think that the NY Post was EVER correct about any reports? Any reports? I mean, not of the Boston Marathon disaster, but this one I absolutely believe http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/kim_pregna...aw2XqCzBNqJIglI

I honestly don't think height matters as much for a tight end as a pass catcher (as long as it's satisfactory, which 6'1 is just fine). It's nice to have a big target, but they are going to be bigger players to begin with and they're either going to be covered or not covered, height be damned. The reason you want your tight ends to be taller is to be punishing run blockers. If they put an effective block from a 6'5'' frame onto an oncoming linebacker, said linebacker isn't going to do anything because all of their leverage is sapped. At 5'10''-6'1'', the linebackers can move around a little bit more and they are quite a bit less helpless, allowing them to shed the blocks a bit easier. I'm not saying big tight ends aren't nice - Gronkowski is 6'6'' monster when he's healthy - but Aaron Hernandez is plenty effective at 6'2''. You just have to realize that they would get manhandled as a straight-on blocker, so they have to become jokers where you move them all over the formation to create mismatches, and if you need them to block, expecting anything more than a chip is expecting too much (unless taking on a CB). In an Ace set like you were talking about, Rodriguez would struggle, but if you were to run an Ace Strong or even lineup in the straight ace and motion it to an I, Strong, or Weak formation, you can begin to confuse defenses a bit more. Rodriguez seems to be athletic enough to handle the joker position and a team could get quite a bit of use out of him if he were to refine his route running techniques.

Well that's a bit disgusting

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 18, 2013 -> 09:44 AM) Personally, if I was the opposing manager, the only way Dunn is really going to hurt me is by hitting a homer. If he wants to bunt down the 3rd base line, that's fine by me. It wouldn't make me take away any shift. It's not like Rickey Henderson will then be on first. He's been awful, but still on pace for 20 homers. If 2011 never happened, no one, except for a game thread poster, would even consider he could be this bad for an entire season. He'll be better than he has been. It depends on what point of the game they were at. Also, the best time to do it would be against a lefty. He can't hit against them anyways, so if he can lay down a bunt or two against them, he becomes just a bit more dangerous.

May have found an opportunity overseas.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 18, 2013 -> 10:22 AM) Interesting that you are giving hosmer a break when he is performing just as bad as the rest. The guy looks like a mess at the plate There are a few of them that can turn it around, but the only one I hold out any hope for is Aaron Hicks.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 18, 2013 -> 05:38 AM) If Tyson stayed out of foul trouble and defended the rim like he did the title year with Dallas, the Knicks could take Miami to 6 or 7, but that's it. That was against the Heat in year 1 where they hadn't meshed yet. This is Heat, year 3. It's stupid how good those guys are together. LeBron just had probably the best year of his career and is playing super efficient basketball. I'd need 3:1 odds to take the field against the Heat right now.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 18, 2013 -> 09:26 AM) Don't a lot of places have similar rules for flood-prone areas, where at least the developer is supposed to tell the homeowner that they're at a flood risk or that they should look into the federal flood insurance program? I imagine so, or that it's at least widely assumed. But living in a high risk area like that, it becomes a lot more difficult and a lot more expensive to buy flood insurance as well. Think of a life insurance company insuring a smoking alcoholic. QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 18, 2013 -> 09:32 AM) I dunno, not many places are literally bombs waiting to explode if a small fire breaks out. Look at that video posted on the first page, those people are probably a good half mile away if not more and they were still rocked. I'm not going to vouch for them and say it was a smart idea, but they obviously never anticipated this even in their wildest dreams. Suffice to say, there will be increased regulations on factories, especially on those that can, uhh, you know, explode.