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guess. I would guess boscan before Bleier if he didn’t get hurt. Bleier is a groundball machine and crafty with his offspeed pitches. I do worry about the 86-87 fastball he was throwing down the other night. If he can’t throw his offspeed stuff for quality strikes, he’s in trouble. These low-a guys will swing at all kinds of crap but that will happen less as Bleier moves up.

Still an interesting kid.

Kirkman to FRI, maybe Gomez, but id say Kirkman.

A noun is “good”, but someone does a verb “well”. For example, “Justin Smoak is a good baseball player. He hits the ball very well.”

Also, how do you rank your prospects? Would you really trade Justin Smoak before you would trade Manny Pina, or at least value him less in trade talks? Is this just a hot sheet, in which any player can reach the top if he has a great week, and if so, what has Joe Wieland done recently to justify the top spot?

And finally, I am 98% sure you are doing a bit, but I am willing to play along a little while longer. But one of two things needs to happen…if it is a bit, your posts need to get a lot more outrageous and hilarious, and if not, they need to actually show a modicum of baseball analysis and/or writing ability.

a good start would be a simple spell check before you post something. You could also get somebody who knows what they are doing to proofread your materiral. Also, start spelling names correctly, especially the GM of the team you are covering.

With these small steps COTF will be well on their way to I don’t know what.

is to bring something different and refreshing to the table. At this point, you guys have to ask yourself what is it you do that’s different than anyone else. If the answer is nothing, you should probably quit while you’re well behind.

I want more of this from the CROP.

I also hope Weiland doesn’t have a drug problem.

Would that be Dock Ellis and Dale Berra?

Can’t see it unless he gets significant innings in BAK this year.

And there I agree with ncrangerfan…he’s got to get stretched out. Dude is still pitching 4-inning increments (that goes for last year, too).

performance demands promotion. I guess what I’m thinking is that the team is inclined to bring Martin along slow and steady, but every player has the opportunity to hijack the plan with incredible performance…see Derek Holland and N. Feliz.

Last year the Rangers rewarded feliz with a promotion to Frisco from Clinton and then rewarded him again this year with a bump to OKC. he still has alot to learn and develop, some of which probably should be done at the lowest levels of the minors, but his performance, regardless of his development, deserved a promotion.

You’re making the world a worse place.

Just. Stop. It.

that he thought Perez would be in Frisco in 2010… Im not sure that that is a stretch at all if he continues to dominate Hickory. He’s obviously young, but that doesnt mean he cant be a more polished pitcher and a more ready pitcher than someone who’s a year or two older than him. And you’d have to think that Perez’s development takes precedence over alot of other guys in this orginizations.

it sure does seem like Perez is a tiny guy, its gonna be interesting what kind of strength they develop over time. Its hard to imagine Perez will throw any harder than his already good velocity, but i bet de los santos still has a chance to develop some pop.

those box scores screw up alot

he’s just a fun guy to watch. I also loved that they put the two Sonic guys into that movie as Ferrel’s co-workers, i got a kick out of that. On MG, it was borderline for me, at times she was rather attractive, but when i go back and see her in other movies i immediately am turned off.