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Odds & Ends: Ibanez, Pettitte, Fontenot

By Drew Silva [May 30, 2009 at 3:40pm CST]

Your Saturday evening links, with more to come...

ESPN's Keith Law has made some significant changes to his Top 100 MLB Draft Rankings. It's subscriber-only, but a great read for those looking to catch draft fever.
Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times asks (and attempts to answer) a popular question: "What is going on with Raul Ibanez in Philadelphia?"
Benjamin Kabak of River Ave. Blues takes another look at Andy Pettitte's incentive-laden deal with the Yankees.
Cubs manager Lou Piniella is high on Mike Fontenot at third base. "Fontenot is honestly our best option there," Piniella told the Chicago Sun-Times. "When we get Aaron Miles back [from the disabled list] it will help the situation too. But we feel very comfortable with Fontenot at third, and we can use [Bobby] Scales and [Andres] Blanco at second."

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The Cajun Connection is getting the job done for the Cubs!!

Posted by: CubCrazy | May 30, 2009 at 05:24 PM

Yeah they were the double play combo at LSU together right? That is neat, to man the up the middle infield tandem in college and then eventually do it again together as pro's.

Posted by: nrmax88 | May 30, 2009 at 06:21 PM

KEITH LAW'S TOP 100
Rank Player Position School Video
1 Stephen Strasburg RHP San Diego State Watch
2 Dustin Ackley CF/1B North Carolina Watch
3 Tanner Scheppers RHP St. Paul Saints --
4 Aaron Crow RHP Fort Worth Cats --
5 Shelby Miller RHP Brownwood HS (Texas) Watch
6 Tyler Matzek LHP Capistrano Valley HS (Calif.) Watch
7 Jacob Turner RHP Westminster Christian Academy (Mo.) --
8 James Paxton LHP Kentucky --
9 Alex White RHP North Carolina --
10 Zack Wheeler RHP East Paulding HS (Ga.) Watch
11 Mike Leake RHP Arizona State Watch
12 Kyle Gibson RHP Missouri --
13 Matt Purke LHP Klein HS (Texas) Watch
14 Grant Green SS USC --
15 Matt Davidson 3B Yucaipa HS (Calif.) --
16 Max Stassi C Yuba City HS (Calif.) --
17 Donovan Tate CF Cartersville HS (Ga.) Watch
18 Jiovanni Mier SS Bonita HS (Calif.) --
19 Chad James LHP Yukon HS (Okla.) Watch
20 Matt Hobgood RHP Norco HS (Calif.) --
21 Wil Myers C/3B Wesleyan Christian Academy (N.C.) --
22 Bobby Borchering 3B Bishop Verot HS (Fla.) --
23 Tyler Skaggs LHP Santa Monica HS (Calif.) --
24 Rich Poythress 1B Georgia Watch
25 Mike Trout CF Millville HS (N.J.) Watch
26 Rex Brothers LHP Lipscomb --
27 Tommy Joseph C Horizon HS (Ariz.) Watch
28 Drew Storen RHP Stanford Watch
29 Tony Sanchez C Boston College Watch
30 Tim Wheeler CF Sacramento State Watch
31 Reymond Fuentes CF Fernando Callego HS (P.R.) --
32 Eric Arnett RHP Indiana --
33 A.J. Pollock CF/2B Notre Dame --
34 Billy Bullock RHP Florida --
35 Mychal Givens RHP/SS Plant HS (Fla.) --
36 Jared Mitchell RF LSU --
37 Alex Wilson RHP Texas A&M --
38 Mike Minor LHP Vanderbilt Watch
39 Garrett Gould RHP Maize HS (Kan.) --
40 Brooks Raley LHP/OF Texas A&M --
41 Ben Tootle RHP Jacksonville State --
42 Jake Marisnick OF Riverside Poly HS (Calif.) --
43 Kyle Heckathorn RHP Kennesaw State --
44 Sam Dyson RHP South Carolina --
45 Madison Younginer RHP Mauldin HS (S.C.) --
46 Josh Phegley C Indiana --
47 Steven Matz LHP Ward Melville HS (N.Y.) --
48 Chad Jenkins RHP Kennesaw State --
49 Everett Williams CF McCallum HS (Texas) Watch
50 Luke Bailey C Troup County HS (Ga.) --
51 Brian Goodwin CF Rocky Mount HS (N.C.) --
52 Kendal Volz RHP Baylor --
53 Brad Boxberger RHP USC --
54 Andy Oliver LHP Oklahoma State --
55 Jason Stoffel RHP Arizona Watch
56 Brian Pearl RHP Washington --
57 Brett Jackson CF California --
58 Brody Colvin RHP St. Thomas More (La.) --
59 Geno Escalante C Rodriguez HS (Calif.) Watch
60 Bryan Berglund RHP Royal HS (Calif.) --
61 Jason Kipnis CF Arizona State --
62 Victor Black RHP Dallas Baptist --
63 Angelo Songco OF Loyola Marymount --
64 Brooks Pounders RHP/OF Temecula Valley HS (Calif.) --
65 Andrew Susac C Jesuit HS (Calif.) --
66 David Holmberg LHP Port Charlotte HS (Fla.) --
67 Deven Marrero SS American Heritage HS (Fla.) --
68 Robbie Shields SS Florida Southern --
69 Chris Dwyer LHP Clemson --
70 Slade Heathcott OF/LHP Texas HS, (Texas) --
71 Chris Owings SS Gilbert HS (S.C.) --
72 Jake Eliopoulos LHP Sacred Heart Catholic (Ontario) --
73 AJ Griffin RHP San Diego --
74 Todd Glaeseman OF Midway HS (Texas) --
75 Brad Stillings SS Kent State --
76 Scott Griggs RHP San Ramon Valley HS (Calif.) --
77 Garrett Richards RHP Oklahoma --
78 Bryan Morgado RHP Tennessee --
79 Matt Graham RHP Oak Ridge HS (Texas) --
80 LeVon Washington CF Buchholz HS (Fla.) Watch
81 Sean Black RHP Seton Hall Watch
82 Marc Krauss OF Ohio --
83 Blake Smith RHP/OF California --
84 Tanner Bushue RHP Farina South Central HS (Ill.) --
85 Matt Bashore LHP Indiana --
86 Joe Gardner RHP UC Santa Barbara --
87 Ian Krol LHP Neuqua Valley HS (Ill.) --
88 Kentrail Davis LF Tennessee --
89 James Jones LHP Long Island --
90 John Ryan Murphy C Pendleton HS (Bradenton, Fla.) --
91 Mike Belfiore LHP Boston College --
92 Michael Heller RHP Cardinal Mooney HS (Fla.) Watch
93 Kyrell Hudson OF Evergreen HS (Wash.) --
94 Ben Paulsen 1B Clemson --
95 Keyvius Sampson RHP Forest HS (Fla.) --
96 David McCallum 2B Minnesota --
97 Stephen Baron C Ferguson HS (Fla.) --
98 Zach Von Rosenberg RHP Zachary HS (La.) --
99 Jordan Cooper RHP Shelbyville HS (Tenn.) --
100 Aaron Miller RHP Baylor

Posted by: Darion | May 30, 2009 at 07:17 PM

Just so people know, I posted the top 100.

Posted by: Darion | May 30, 2009 at 07:18 PM

Fontenot at third seems obvious for the Cubs. Too bad Fox can't play defense. As high as his stock is right now it's a wonder they don't look to deal him to an AL club who needs hitting. Wouldn't he be a perfect fit for the Red Sox right now? Since Fox doesn't fit any particular position for the Cubs why shouldn't they look to capitalize on they way he's hitting? Maybe they could get an impact lefty for the pen, among other things.

Posted by: pageian | May 30, 2009 at 07:54 PM

I totally agree the Cubs should trade Fox now while his stock is high. I think the Cubs are better off putting Scales at second. Aaron Miles sucks!

Posted by: bcaine | May 30, 2009 at 08:34 PM

OK, first...Drew, that's cold man... Teasing us with subscriber only stuff? Just cold.

But Darion...you rock. Thank you. Very friggin' cool of you to post that.

Posted by: milehigh78 | May 30, 2009 at 10:36 PM

Thanks for the list Darion, for those that do not have Insider.

As for Lou, what else can we expect him to say? I'm sure he'd rather play Fontenot at 2nd and have a better third baseman, but in a way, I'm glad Freel & Miles are on the DL, neither were hitting anyway.

Posted by: rememberthecoop | May 30, 2009 at 10:48 PM

As an O's fan, I'm hoping my Birds go with one of the HS arms. Turner's tops on my list, but Matzek wouldn't suck either. Hell, I like Miller too. Not as crazy about Wheeler. Strasburg may be No. 1 with a bullet, but I'm fairly convinced that this year's class of prep pitchers will turn out to be VERY good. In fact, as bad as the bats may be, the pitching this year is as good as I can remember- both HS and college. Very deep with an unusual abundance of power arms.

Posted by: milehigh78 | May 30, 2009 at 10:52 PM

Matzek reportedly up to 98 this week.

Posted by: milehigh78 | May 30, 2009 at 10:52 PM

"#38 Mike Minor LHP Vanderbilt Watch"

Best thing I've seen all week. BA has him at #35 and now this. I'm going to be so pissed if the Padres pick this loser.

This is the slowest day I've ever seen on MLBTR.

Posted by: bkoke | May 30, 2009 at 11:48 PM

I honestly don't feel that Pettite will false himself to pitch if his back isn't ready. He played thru a bad shoulder last year and sucked in the 2nd half and was ZERO help to his team. I'd like to think that winning the AL East and playing for another ring will hold more weight to a vet near the end of his career. With Wang waiting in the wings we have someone to turn to and it's not like Girardi would send Pets to the pen if all he misses is 1 or 2 starts.

As for my other team this sspring/summer...Cavs lost....that sucks. Ten years here in Cleveland and I told myself I wouldn't allow myself to be sucked into pushing for a Cleveland team..haha. Well there's always next year right? Hopefully, the Yanks will help me get over the pain and inject some triumphant joy into my sports life this Summer and thru October. Hopefully, the Yanks will get their 27th and the Cavs FO will figure out how to get their 1st. And in the meantime maybe the Knicks will get a better draft pick or not suck so much. Figures the Knicks would suck enough to make the lottery but not enough to get a top 3 pick. UGGG!!!!

Posted by: YanksFanSince78 | May 31, 2009 at 12:14 AM

YFS78... cmon man lets share the parade this year... root for us to get a championship! then you guys can have the next 5 for all i care...

And its tough rooting against cleveland, but i want lebron on the knicks, and this is a step towards that.... well maybe...

Posted by: metsknicksrutgers | May 31, 2009 at 12:37 AM

Hope that MaxStassi, or Donovan Tate falls to the 28th slot due to signability issues for some of the poor mouthing teams and Boston can grab one of them with it's pick.

Thanks Darion for posting that list of the top 100, have been trying to keep up with as many as possible of the better prospects this year in anticipation of the upcoming draft.

Posted by: johns | May 31, 2009 at 06:43 AM

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