Jim Callis Chat Rangers related 1-21-09
by laxtonto on Jan 21, 2009 11:49 PM CST
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PrintArnie New York: Jim, who reaches the majors first and do you think it will be this year. Justin Smoak, Gordon Beckham or Matt LaPorta? Thanks for taking my question. 
Jim Callis: LaPorta, because he's further along. I think he'll be in Cleveland before the all-star break.
Matt (DC): Can you help me rank some minor league pitchers who are fairly close to the majors? How do Chris Tillman, Justin Holland, Jordan Zimmermann and Carlos Carrasco compare? Jim Callis: On my personal Top 50 list for the Handbook, I put Holland at No. 28, Tillman at No. 31 and Zimmermann at No. 35. I didn't rank Carrasco, who would fall in the 51-70 range for me.
Mike(Charlotte): Hey Jim, love your work. Tell me about Elvis Andrus, will he start att SS from opeing day, what can we expect this year and in the future from him? .280-10hrs-30sb and great defense? Jim Callis: I talked about Andrus a lot in the last Ask BA column I wrote, which I will link to here. I like Andrus, but I'd let him spend half the year in Triple-A because he's just 20. He doesn't have that kind of power yet and I wouldn't expect him to hit a ton in his first year int he majors.
No Coke (Pepsi): AL East over AL West in divisional farm system strength? Jim Callis: The Rangers and A's are dragged down by the Angels and Mariners.
Kevin (Las Vegas): If you blend your AL & NL Top 10s posted on BA.com, where do Bumgarner, Feliz, Hanson, Anderson, Cahill rank? Jim Callis: My top five minor league pitchers and their rankings on my personal Top 50: Bumgarner No. 4, Anderson No. 7, Cahill No. 8, Feliz No. 9, Hanson No. 10.
Brett (Mount Prospect, IL): Justin Smoak or Chris Davis? Jim Callis: Like them both a lot, I'll go with Smoak.
Nothing earth shattering, but decent info regardless
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Just wait until you see Professor Parks's 2700-word Q&A tomorrow
Good grief.
by Joey Matschulat on Jan 21, 2009 11:59 PM CST reply actions
My awesome-meter is detecting some impending greatness...
That Gold Glove for Young was the worst thing that could have happened to Texas - now the guy really believes he's good at short. - Keith Law
That's what she said.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"There are no weak opinions with the dirkatron, it’s all scream-across-the-parking-lot echelon." -hightowersmith
by thedirkatron on Jan 22, 2009 5:14 AM CST up reply actions
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Yeah
Lots of good information in there
by Brett Perryman on Jan 22, 2009 8:24 AM CST up reply actions
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