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QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 10:00 PM) Here's my FS post on Jacobs. If he legitimately ran a 4.51/4.52 40 time, then he's right up there with Mitchell pre-injury in terms of football speed (don't know the conditions, on a track, with pads or without). But he hasn't shown that tool in stolen bases at the minor league level, I would guess.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 09:54 PM) Sure. Isn't Kepp making more than 3 mill a season? At the worst, Beckham is way better than Kepp. $3.5 million in 2013, $4.0 million in 2014 and $4.5 million in 2015, according to the team. Similar to the infamous Teahen deal/extension.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 10:55 AM) So...is this another Jeff Manto success story? SARCASM?

So Veal, Purcey, Moskos and Santos Rodriguez our the top 4 LH relievers at the moment.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 09:43 PM) That's what I thought. Only thing is Thompson plays a good CF, while Jacobs plays an adequate LF. That's a big difference. I agree. A 36-year-old Thornton wasn't very relevant to this team considering the standings. I think it's a very good move. After doing some reading I have Jacobs at No. 6 in the system behind Johnson, Thompson, Anderson, Hawkins and Phegley. He's clearly more advanced than a guy like Keon Barnum, who is just about a consensus top 10 prospect. We could always go to the wishbone with Dunn as QB and Walker/Jacobs at RB, Mitchell at WR, then Hawkins at OLB/SS. Trayce can be like Antonio Gates at hybrid TE/WR/h-back. We also have Kevan Smith, the former Pitt QB, haha.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 09:35 PM) I don't think anyone is burnt, but these are the players the Sox have failed miserably with since Frank Thomas. I think it does make it seem like a longer shot he is ultimately successful in Chicago. Waiting for the tweet from one of the Guillen kids about this trade.

Well, were he in our system, he'd probably be in the 4-5-6 range in terms of prospect status... At least we're improving our talent/depth. So we've got a running back in K. Walker from Utah, another in Jacobs, Joe Borchard/Fields can play QB, Brian West LB, do we have a TE? Hawkins changed from football to baseball around his sophomore season of high school. Did Trayce play football or just basketball and baseball? Ht:6'1" Wt:230 lbs 40:4.52 secs Bench Max:335 Squat Max:570 Vertical:34 inches GPA:3.1 Class:2009 (High School) So he has about the same 40 time as Mitchell...but much bigger. Actually, he looks like a lot like Courtney Hawkins physique-wise. http://rivals.yahoo.com/auburn/football/re...toViewer=141404

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 09:20 PM) Do you mean Charlotte or Winston-Salem for Mitchell? Back to AAA, probably. Would rather keep Thompson in CF, that's where he projects to have the most value at the major league level, and Walker's more of a corner guy (RF/LF). You have to defer to the idea of Thompson at the moment being the better prospect, too. It is ironic after drafting four toolsy outfielders that we needed yet another. WHO exactly made this trade? At first I thought we traded for the NY Giants' running back, haha.

Dodger rookie Yasiel Puig hasn't had many problems with opposing pitchers since being called up to the major leagues six weeks ago. Dealing with the media, however, has proved another issue. Puig joined teammate Juan Uribe in a heated confrontation with an ESPN reporter Thursday that eventually became so loud, Hanley Ramirez turned the clubhouse stereo all the way up in an effort to keep Spanish-speaking reporters from understanding what the three men were arguing about. Puig has not been shy in talking about his disdain for reporters, which apparently runs so deep the Dodgers media relations staff has adopted a special policy for him. While everyone else on the team can be approached with questions before games, Puig is off-limits. That policy was altered slightly Thursday after Puig finished second in voting for the All-Star Game, with the Dodgers arranging a pregame interview with a small group of journalists. But after a half-dozen questions Puig cut the session short and left the clubhouse for an adjoining room that is closed to the media. "For me, playing baseball is easier than anything else. Because it's what I've done all my life, play baseball," he said in Spanish. "But the press is something new for me. And it's something new and it's difficult because sometimes they put in things that I never said." Manager Don Mattingly, who dealt with a large and aggressive media contingent as a player and coach with the Yankees, said the pressure on Puig has been enormous. "It's everywhere we go, and it's every time he steps his foot in the locker room," Mattingly said. "It's like bam, bam, -bam. He just wants to go play. We have to give him a little bit of a break. We have to look at it a little bit from his side. He's coming from a different country, just gets to the big leagues and it's like 'wow.' "He may like it, the fact that he's playing here. But it's still a lot to deal with. For him, saying, 'I just want to play. I can't play my best baseball when I walk in and have to do stories every day,' I get it." ESPN had reporters following Puig on the Dodgers' recent three-city road trip, and Thursday's confrontation stemmed, in part, from an incident in San Francisco on Sunday when Uribe urged Puig to either speak to reporters or tell them to leave — an exchange reported in several outlets, including The Times. www.latimes.com/sports http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/0...ar-game-debate/ http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/los-ang...tar-team-071113 Nice to see Ken Rosenthal giving lectures about someone having to mature... The electorate has done a tremendous favor for Puig and his Los Angeles Dodgers. He’s cooled a little lately — 15 strikeouts and one home run in nine July games — but this isn’t about a statistical regression to the mean. Puig — 22 years old, born and raised in Cuba, with barely more than one month in the majors — is unprepared for the All-Star hype vortex. Puig fascinates many of us in the national media, because of his limitless tools and mysterious backstory. He provides the blend of athleticism and bravado that baseball has lacked in recent years. To the extent that Twitter is a measure of global interest in sports, @NBA’s following more than doubles that of @MLB. Puig is the type of figure who could change that — but only if he’s willing to connect with the public. And right now, he’s not ready. Veteran Dodgers beat reporter Ken Gurnick wrote recently on MLB.com that Puig “has refused virtually all interview requests.” During a series in Phoenix, Puig ignored retired five-time All-Star Luis Gonzalez when the 19-year veteran attempted to engage Puig in friendly conversation about their shared Cuban heritage, according to Dan Bickley of azcentral.com. (Puig provided a different version of the encounter with Gonzalez, telling ESPN’s Max Bretos Thursday that he “thought it went OK” and did say hello.) In a recent story on FOXSportsArizona.com, Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero said Puig is “creating a bad reputation throughout the league,” and Arizona pitcher Ian Kennedy said Puig plays with “arrogance.” (Disclaimer: Diamondbacks players aren’t entirely impartial on Puig and the Dodgers, after last month’s brawl during a game in which Kennedy hit Puig in the nose with a pitch.) None of that makes Puig a bad guy. It does, however, suggest that he’s struggling with the interpersonal aspect of playing baseball, in this country, under the spotlight that follows his current level of performance. Given the state of US-Cuban relations, Puig is not the first major leaguer to have an easier time adjusting competitively than culturally after his defection. The media should be patient with Puig — and has been, in many instances. But his apparent disinterest in the non-playing aspect of the job is mildly concerning. No one should demand that Puig enter the quotability Hall of Fame as a rookie. However, regular cooperation with the media — as a means of promoting the sport — should come standard with a $42 million contract. In fact, that’s spelled out in the collective bargaining agreement that has made Puig a very wealthy man: “It is very important to our game that ALL players are available to the media for reasonable periods and it is the player’s responsibility to cooperate.” If Puig were the 25th man on the Dodgers roster, this would be a non-story. But the reality is that he’s not the 25th man on the Dodgers roster. In some respects, he’s the first. Despite not debuting until June 3, he has the top-selling jersey of any player on the team this year. In fact, he has the 10th most popular jersey in the majors — just behind Mike Trout and ahead of reigning Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera. Marketing executives — with MLB, with the Dodgers, with potential endorsement partners — salivate over that sort of instant star power. For a sport that lacks a superstar persona on the level of LeBron James, this is “New Face of the Game” territory. So if he had been named to the All-Star team, Puig would sit at a table during All-Star Media Day ... and ... uh ... decline comment? In a Spanish interview with MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez, Puig said, “I’m not bad, I just don’t like the press and I don’t like the fame.” Puig is entitled to feel that way. If we in the media wanted to be liked, we would have chosen another vocation. But if Puig can’t get along with the Fourth Estate when he’s hitting .394, when, exactly, can we get on his good side? Some will say the language barrier is to blame. That is a factor, but only to a point. Puig has an interpreter, as is common with players from Cuba, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. If he wanted to engage more with other players, fans and media, he would put in the effort. At some point, if he is to maximize his earning and endorsement potential, he will need to do it. In the age of social media, sports icons are increasingly relatable. LeBron’s image has evolved over the past several years, humanizing him to many casual fans and expanding his popularity. Part-time Blue Jays infielder Munenori Kawasaki became an overnight sensation in Toronto after an exuberant, endearing postgame interview in which he earnestly showcased his limited (but expanding) command of English. The clip has been viewed on YouTube more than 2 million times. LeBron James and Munenori Kawasaki (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-VqBI1D980) have almost nothing in common athletically, except that they are making genuine attempts to relate to the public. Eventually, Puig must do the same. And here’s hoping that happens well before the first of what should be many All-Star appearances. Jon Paul Morosi, foxsports.com

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 04:52 PM) How come Jason is not on the voting team? where the heck is SCENARIO?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 04:53 PM) The 3-4 mph increase in his fastball year over year is a HUGE difference. Sitting 89 to 90 is vastly different than his 93-94 we see regularly this year. what does fangraphs have his "official" FB velocity increase as from 2012?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 03:55 PM) I still disagree with the premise. Our record this year is a testament to what happens when you have good pitching and no offense. Yes, the bad defense is an additional factor, but the majority of our games have still been very low scoring games -- you hear them quote all the time the high percentage of games decided by less than 3 runs. As for a hot hitter versus a hot pitcher: a 3.50 ERA is good, a 4.50 ERA is mediocre. That's a difference of 1 run per nine innings, and it includes the contributions of the defense (in terms of range, not errors). A single hot hitter can always hit at least solo homerun, which is a difference of one run over nine innings. One hot pitcher and some good defense CAN shut down the opposition -- once in five games. Unless you're Chris Sale, and you have a below .500 record despite a sub-3 ERA. Outscoring your opponent has equal parts to do with adding and preventing runs, the ratio is 1:1. If the yahoo contributor network can dream up this trade, Kuroda and Robertson (who they don't even really need at the moment)....we should get an entire minor league system for Sale/Peavy/Crain/Rios/Ramirez/Dunn/Thornton. But the big prize for the Yankees could be Joc Pederson. I wouldn't deal Pederson straight-up for Kuroda, but perhaps a package of Kuroda and, say, David Robertson for Pederson and left-hander Chris Reed could be a deal that helps both teams. To sweeten the deal, the Dodgers could add one of two flamethrowing relievers in Chris Withrow or Jose Dominguez. Both hold similar value and would provide New York with a replacement of sorts for Robertson. I'd even be OK with the Dodgers throwing in a fourth prospect if that's what it took to get the deal done. Robertson has one more year of arbitration remaining, so the Dodgers would have to give enough to convince the Yankees to move the powerful reliever. The Yankees get three players who are Major League-ready or extremely close to ML-ready. That's a valuable commodity these days. They'd also be getting a decent low-level prospect they could develop. Yes, they'd be giving up a 28-year-old who's supposed to be the heir apparent to Mariano Rivera (with only one more year of arbitration eligibility, to boot), but nabbing three of the Dodgers' Top 15 prospects for a rental in Kuroda and a quality reliever in Robertson would be a nice get for the Yanks (LOL). The Dodgers get stability in the rotation and a much-needed bullpen arm while giving the Yankees salary relief (as silly as that sound) so they can focus on retaining Cano following the season. Admittedly, this trade won't happen. The New York media would tear general manager Brian Cashman apart if such a move were made. But if the Yankees want to get back to an elite team, a move like this would be the first step. Plus, they'd help the Dodgers in the process (which is obviously their priority).

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 03:30 PM) Well, if Derrick Rose plays, I think they have a good chance at getting to the Super Bowl. Konerko=Kirk Gibson or Roy Hobbs?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 03:44 PM) I have no idea where this came from. Gillasipe has shown (albeit in a small sample size) great defensive ability at 3B Assuming I agreed with the poster (which I don't), he's still not in the league of Joe Crede or Ventura...so just saying someone is a great 3B, and, with that, having exceptional first step quickness and reaction time (Conor's decent in that area, but not amazing)...that doesn't necessarily make you Manny Machado that could play any infield position well. (or Lawrie, Brandon Inge, etc.) I'm saying I think Beckham will be Michael Young bad at SS. He has good instincts, but he lacks quickness and arm strength. He is ideally suited for 2B.

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 01:36 PM) This. Out of the tier of possible young STUD hitters...Stanton has to be the most obtainable you would think? Stanton/Eovaldi combo is a good start to a good package for Sale. Eovaldi has top of the rotation type stuff, & I have seen him live in the 98-99 mph range at times this season. Here's a big problem. Loria doesn't seem to care about anything but money. Surely, their counterargument is that Mike Stanton means a lot more to their attendance/PR/marketing than Chris Sale could possibly mean... The next problem is how likely is JR to give out a Prince Fielder-ish contract to Stanton at the end of his ARB eligibility???

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 02:22 PM) I almost walked out of Grown Ups I. It just was so f***ing boring. I agree with you on your joke about not being allowed to breed. How could anybody pay to see Grown Ups II? You MUST goeth to Pacific Rim. The most intense 3D/IMAX experience since Avatar... www.boxoffice.com Friday Update #2: Based on early grosses, it looks like Despicable Me 2 will hold on to 1st place this weekend with a sophomore haul north of $45 million. That would put Universal's animated flick at $230 million domestically after only two weekends. Pacific Rim is on pace to top Grown Ups 2. Both films are poised to open above $40 million, but Pacific Rim is looking at $43 million-$44 million and Grown Ups 2 is looking at $41 million-$42 million. With three films running this close, don't be surprised if the order switches by the time Sunday ends. Official studio estimates and updated projections will be released on Saturday morning. Pacific Rim definitely boasts better word of mouth than Grown Ups 2. Fandango users have rated the sci-fi flick as a "Must Go" option, and critics have rewarded Guillermo del Toro's effort with a 72% approval rating on RottenTomatoes.com. Grown Ups 2 is sitting at an 8% approval rating on RT, but it did receive a "Go" rating from Fandango users. Adam Sandler is one of the most critic-proof actors working today, so Sony can just shrug off the negative reviews. If anything, Grown Ups 2 could be hurt by families deciding to check out Despicable Me 2 instead. Sandler's brand of comedy is aimed partially at teens, but it's not safe for young children. Friday Update #1: Pacific Rim took in an impressive $3.6 million from Thursday evening shows, $835,000--or 23 percent--of that came from IMAX shows. That's a great start for the Warner Bros. release. The debut matches the $3.6 million that World War Z posted from Thursday previews before snagging an impressive $66.4 million opening. This doesn't guarantee that Pacific Rim will match World War Z's opening weekend, but it certainly does bode well. The tide has turned for the WB release in a big way.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 03:32 PM) I still don't think there's enough innings to go around once Peavy comes back. And yes, that includes Axelrod getting some, but even without that, Johnson would be nice to give a couple starts to once September rolls around as well.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 03:34 PM) Quintana's stuff is perfectly fine and he has great command of his stuff. Nothing to see here. Good command.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 03:28 PM) This is all assuming Beckham has the range to play SS. I personally do not believe he does and that this will all be a moot point. And Joe Crede and Ventura both had incredibly quick first step reactions....absolutely doesn't mean either one of them had the range or overall athletic ability to play 2B. The same was/is true for Mark Teahen or Gillaspie or Morel. Now, if it's Brett Lawrie, or Brandon Inge, that's a different type of player.

Blame Wrigley? No way By Adam Parkhouse Home Cookin' Published: Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:06 PM CDT Every now and then, something ridiculous hits the internet. More accurately, it happens a lot, I suppose. But this week in particular, I saw a piece on ESPN.com by the formerly great Rick Reilly with the headline, “Why haven’t the Cubs won a World Series? Blame Wrigley Field.” It took me three days to click on the link, because I knew what was contained in the column would only infuriate me. As a Cubs fan, we hear this sentiment often, that Wrigley is the cause of, not the solution to, all the North Siders’ problems. * Reilly insists that Wrigley is costing the Cubs money and goes on to throw strands of spaghetti against the wall, hoping they stick. Among other things, the Cubs don’t get a large enough split from rooftop owners, which keeps the on-field roster stuck in the mud. I’ll save you any more of Reilly’s convoluted logic. If you want to subect yourself to this misery, you know where to find it. But I want to say, unequivocally, that if you think a stadium with ivy-covered walls is to blame for the Cubs’ woes, then you probably also believe in the college football bowl system. In that case, there’s nothing I can do for you. Look, the Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908 for many reasons. I can’t necessarily speak to the first 70 years or so of that streak, but over the last 25 or 30, I can tell you that the address of the park has nothing to do with it. Mismanagement and a woefully underperforming farm system are by far the biggest culprits. For a while now, the Cubs have had among the highest payrolls in baseball, but terrible decisions from those in charge of personnel have resulted in large chunks of that cash being given to Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Zambrano and many others. So, misspent money is part of it. But the Cubs farm system is a bigger joke than The Aristocrats. Time and time again in my life, so-called “can’t miss” prospects have flopped, over and over and over. Recent legends like Ryne Sandberg and Sammy Sosa were brought up elsewhere, and Mark Grace and Greg Maddux are hardly enough to cover for the massive failings I’m about to present to you. Consider the following names: Earl Cunningham, Lance Dickson, Derek Wallace, Jay Peterson, Todd Noel, Ben Christensen, Luis Montanez, Bobby Brownlie, Ryan Harvey and Mark Pawelek. Know who any of them are? Probably not. Yet, they were all drafted in the first round ranging from 1989 to 2005. Their Major League impact for the Cubs or anyone else? Nil. OK, so how about some other guys who did make it to the majors? Remember Gary Scott? The slick-fielding third baseman was supposed to lock down the hot corner for 10-15 years. He flamed out after a season or two. How about Felix Pie or Corey Patterson? They were the center fielders of the future, remember? Patterson flamed out with the Cubs and had very brief success with the Orioles. Pie is still trying to get people to pronounce his name right. Brant Brown? Derrick May? Mike Harkey? Geovany Soto? Brooks Kieschnick? They may have had two-month spurts of good play, or in Soto’s case one season, but none of them dramatically impacted a winner. Jerome Walton won the 1989 Rookie of the Year award, not far ahead of teammate Dwight Smith. What happened to those guys afterward? Not much. Kevin Orie? Bobby Hill? Jake Fox? Hee Seop Choi? They were “can’t miss” as well, but they all missed. Badly. All these names and I haven’t even gotten to Mark Prior. And I won’t, either, because the mere mention of his name makes my stomach contents stir. I don’t know what all this means for the current crop of Cubs prospects. Guys like Josh Vitters and Brett Jackson already appear to be on the verge of flame-out, and who knows about Jorge Soler, Javy Baez or Albert Almora just yet. But make no mistake about it, the best teams get players from their own systems, and the Cubs have always failed there. But yeah, blame it on the rooftops and the ancient scoreboard if it makes you feel better. http://thenewsdispatch.com/articles/2013/0...91794948092.txt

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 03:21 PM) Is Josh Vitters still a prospect? I remember this board s***ting their pants in fear of the day he hit the majors, lol. Jon Ratliff - Twenty-Fourth Overall - 1993 Another right-handed pitcher, Ratliff spent six seasons bouncing around the Cubs' minor leagues before eventually going to the Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, and Florida Marlins. He only pitched in one major-league game and that came with the Athletics in 2000. Mark Prior - Second Overall - 2001 Believe it or not, Prior is actually one of the Cubs' best first-round draft picks, which is depressing considering Prior hasn't had (to this point) much of a career after his early success. In that regard, there are plenty of players who could be on this list before Prior. Prior makes it because of the disparity between where he started and where he ultimately ended up. In just his second season (the ill-fated 2003 campaign), Prior went 18-6 with a dominant 2.43 ERA. He would only start 21 games for the Cubs the next season (6-4, 4.02 ERA). Despite nagging injuries, Prior managed to put together a decent 2005 season -- 11-7, 3.67 ERA in 27 starts. However, he would only start nine more games in the majors going 1-6 with a 7.21 ERA. He is currently in the Cincinnati Reds' minor leagues and has not pitched in the majors since 2006. Ty Griffin - Ninth Overall - 1988 After representing the United States in the 1988 Olympics, Griffin, a second baseman, was drafted by the Cubs. He began his professional career by playing with the Peoria Chiefs -- a Single-A team that was in the Cubs' organization at the time; they are now part of the St. Louis Cardinals' organization -- in 1989. Griffin was in the Cubs' system until he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1991. He would eventually play in the independent Northern League before coming back and playing in the Cardinals' minor leagues. He never reached the majors with any team. Josh Vitters - Third Overall - 2007 Like Prior, putting Vitters on this list is a little bit unfair -- the Cubs have several other first-rounders who never made it to the majors and are more bust-worthy -- but based on the hype surrounding him and his lacking performance, Vitters makes the list. Unlike Prior, Vitters still has an opportunity to be a major contributor for the Cubs. But now into his seventh season in the minors (and a shaky debut with the Cubs in 2012), you really have to wonder if Vitters is ever going to figure things out. With the Cubs in need of a long-term answer at third base, Vitters has the opportunity. If he doesn't turn things around, he'll be right at home with the majority of the Cubs' first-round draft picks: A total bust. Don't forget Lance Dickson!!! Waits for Hammerhead to actually do some research and cringes inwardly.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 03:16 PM) I thought the same, thought about it some more, and said "well, maybe". It's really going to suck if the White Sox acquire a better prospect than him, because he's slowly developing into something that could be a useful long-term peice. He's never going to light the world on fire but 15 HR and an average in the upper .200's from 3b isn't terrible, and a mid-.700's OPS would put him in the middle of the pack in the AL if he could develop into that. (Yes, he's not there yet but he also had the kind of slump a rookie goes through). That's just a REALLY difficult transition. Juan Uribe, Vizquel...they could go back and forth, Ozuna (just not SS), Eduardo Escobar, etc. But we saw what happened when they tried Teahen there (as well as in KC)....and Morel at SS/2B is the same kind of stretch. You could see Morel POSSIBLY playing 2B. But SS, no way, except as an emergency option. It would be the equivalent of Adam Dunn running the option or wishbone/flexbone for an Arena League football team.

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 03:15 PM) That's great, but he's just not particularly talented. His stuff is very mediocre. He's not cut out to be a long term starter. At least not a good one. WHAT IN GOD'S NAME QUALIFIES YOU TO MAKE THAT OBSERVATION? You might want to compare Mr. Samardzija (who Phil Rogers preferred to Chris Sale 6 weeks ago as a future ace and star of the city) to Hector Santiago and see who has the better stats and then adjust for the weakness of the National League overall. And why is Mr. Notre Dame/Mullet Dude cut out to be a long-term starter and not a short reliever?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 03:02 PM) I know, but this is the White Sox we're talking about. They'd push a decapitated corpse up to AA if it was 22. The giraffe from Hangover III says "hello!" I sense a marketing tie-in with Toyz R Us.

QUOTE (beautox @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 03:06 PM) Agreed If we're going to match up and trade with D-Backs i would like to see a package of Eaton, Davidson and Trahan or Perez, that gives us two piece to plug into our line up right away. Going into '14 DH - Dunn or Morales C - Phegley 1B - Viciedo 2B - Gillaspie SS - Beckham 3B - Davidson LF - De Aza CF - Eaton RF - Prospect from Rios or Ramirez move Gillaspie at 2B? REALLY? I have a feeling they keep Beckham at 2B as long as he's hitting this well. He moves to SS, starts making some errors, his confidence is going to fall apart again.