Some links for your Sunday…
- Bryce Harper is not among the top ten on the Pirates' draft rankings currently, reports Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Jason Marquis, Ryan Zimmerman, Nyjer Morgan, and Ivan Rodriguez have all voiced their desire for the Nats to sign Orlando Hudson, tweets MLB.com's Bill Ladson. - The Phillies have talked about Chien-Ming Wang, but don't believe he's a fit, according to Scott Lauber of the News Journal.
- Brewers pitching coach Rick Peterson says it's up to Mark Mulder to decide if he wants to pitch for the Brewers, according to this tweet from Haudricourt.
- The Brewers have pulled their latest offer to Corey Hart and are preparing for an arbitration hearing with him, writes Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- Orlando Cabrera wasn't willing to move from shortstop, so he picked the Reds over the Rockies, tweets Yahoo's Tim Brown.
- Chien-Ming Wang will end up on one of the coasts, according to this tweet from Jon Heyman of SI.com.
- Melvin Mora is talking extensively with the Rockies and another club, writes Troy Renck of the Denver Post.
- The Dodgers are in the midst of talks with Garret Anderson, writes Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times.
- Tony Jackson of ESPN.com adds Reed Johnson, Gabe Gross and Brian Giles to the list of backup outfielders the team is considering.
- The Indians are talking about bringing Russell Branyan back, according to Terry Pluto of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A reunion seems unlikely unless Branyan doesn't see appealing offers elsewhere.
- The Brewers engaged Jason Marquis but backed off since they were convinced he would sign with the Mets, writes Ken Davidoff of Newsday.
Wang to the Dodgers maybe to reunite with Torre? Seattle to be the 3rd starter(doubtful since he is still out so long). Mets a long shot probably.
Is Wang still able to get out major league hitters? Maybe a sprinfg training invitee, and go from there.
There’s no chance seattle finishes last place, PECOTA predictions are a tad bit off this year.
I simply think the defense plus pitching has to award them atleast 2nd place finish, if not first.
Cliff Lee & Felix Hernandez, simply one of the best 1-2 punches. It’s epic.
I’m not a Seattle Fan, I’m a Yankee Fan. You gotta like how Jack Z is running the show though, good for them. Wish they signed Wang or someone else for more depth though.
I agree. and last year they predicted that the Indians would win the AL Central.
Finally a system that recognizes that Seattle just isn’t that good.
Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez are arguably the best 1/2 in baseball. Of course, the 3-5 guys are the worst in the AL West.
This team has no offense and significantly outplayed their expected win/loss. They are a 3rd place team at best – ending with a 500 record or possibly a few games north of 500. The Rangers and Angels will both be close to the 90 win range. The A’s are probably in the high 70’s.
No offense? I’m not saying they’re lethal but a core of Ichiro, Lopez, Gutierrez, Figgins is solid and if Bradley shuts up and plays he’ll produce. Wilson and Kotchman are nice complementary pieces. Griffey still has a little pop and Eric Byrnes has a slim shot of buncing back. Just because your not a line-up built to slug 180hrs doesn’t mean your bad. They have a good balance of speed and enough power.
No offense? I’m not saying they’re lethal but a core of Ichiro, Lopez, Gutierrez, Figgins is solid and if Bradley shuts up and plays he’ll produce. Wilson and Kotchman are nice complementary pieces. Griffey still has a little pop and Eric Byrnes has a slim shot of buncing back. Just because your not a line-up built to slug 180hrs doesn’t mean your bad. They have a good balance of speed and enough power.
No offense? I’m not saying they’re lethal but a core of Ichiro, Lopez, Gutierrez, Figgins is solid and if Bradley shuts up and plays he’ll produce. Wilson and Kotchman are nice complementary pieces. Griffey still has a little pop and Eric Byrnes has a slim shot of buncing back. Just because your not a line-up built to slug 180hrs doesn’t mean your bad. They have a good balance of speed and enough power.
No one else finds it curious that the same exact response to bjsguess’ post is from two different handles?
I just read it and found it incredibly creepy.
No offense? I’m not saying they’re lethal but a core of Ichiro, Lopez, Gutierrez, Figgins is solid and if Bradley shuts up and plays he’ll produce. Wilson and Kotchman are nice complementary pieces. Griffey still has a little pop and Eric Byrnes has a slim shot of buncing back. Just because your not a line-up built to slug 180hrs doesn’t mean your bad. They have a good balance of speed and enough power.
I think Wang would sign there but I dont think the M’s would do it because Wang is still hurt for so long and they have enough injury risk with Bradley/Byrnes already added to the team.
He wasn’t saying that Bryce Harper is ranked 10th best in their system. He was simply using it as an example that if they determine, after scouting him, that he’s 10th best, they’re not going to select him simply because other people say he’s the best. From the sounds of it, it appears that they haven’t really scouted him at all and don’t have any opinion on him.
You are absolutely right … this is really bad reporting by Kovacevic.Kovacevic: “General manager Neal Huntington made a striking pronouncement on the 2010 draft yesterday by telling the PirateFest crowd that Bryce Harper, …. is not currently among the Pirates’ top 10.”No he didn’t!Huntington: “We will scout Bryce Harper. But we’re not going to select him because somebody thinks he’s the best prospect in the history of the game and we think he’s the 10th-best.”Horrible.
Keith Law tweets the record straight:
“Neal Huntington did NOT say Bryce Harper was 10th on the #pirates’ draft board. He was speaking hypothetically about rankings.”
Nothing from Kovacevic yet, however. This is how really bad rumors start. Totally irresponsible journalism.
Keith Law tweets the record straight:
“Neal Huntington did NOT say Bryce Harper was 10th on the #pirates’ draft board. He was speaking hypothetically about rankings.”
Nothing from Kovacevic yet, however. This is how really bad rumors start. Totally irresponsible journalism.
Well, that explains why the Twins didn’t throw in for Cabrera. I heard he may be willing to move to 2B.
I think Bryce Harper is #1. Deandre Smelting should be #2.
First off, it’s smelter not smelting. Second, there’s no way he #2, he’s not even top 10. That 6’7″ pitcher out of texas that throws straight gas (Taillon) is #2 in my opinion.
Wang would fit with the dodgers as the fifth starter, as of right now the dodgers sign him get him ready while Stults or McDonald fills in that role, Wang might be ready by May or June no need to push it just as long he stays heathy and come out strong
Harper 10th best?? And this is why the Pirates lost out on Sano and are a perrenial loser. The front office is retarded.
What do you know about Harper other than what you read in an SI article?
According to the SI article, Harper is God!
And if baseball couldn’t even handle Herman Munster destroying their stadiums, how would they feel about God?
I agree with Aaron on this one. Every scouting report I have seen has Harper as the clear #1. Do you honestly think the PIRATES know something everyone else does not?!?
How old are those scouting reports? A lot of people got sucked into the Harper hype. Many at BA for example feel like he isn’t really the clear-cut #1 as people were making him out to be.
How old are those scouting reports? A lot of people got sucked into the Harper hype. Many at BA for example feel like he isn’t really the clear-cut #1 as people were making him out to be.
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If Omar had any brains, Wang would end up in Citifield. He’s a groundball pitcher, which, even with the Mets’s mediocre (at best) defense, will play well in a ballpark that already helps pitchers. The team desperately needs both starting pitching and to show that they’re actively trying to improve. Wang’s better than two, maybe four, of their current starters. And he’s a local hero; that couldn’t hurt in selling seats.
But Omar is focused on, what, John Smoltz? Feh.
I really don’t think the Pirates think that Harper is the 10th best prospect in the draft. I think it’s much more likely that this was a random number that Huntington pulled out of his head as a “for instance”.
maybe theo epstein will give Wang’s agent a call. He is coming off an injury, seems burnt out, wont project to have a lot of results. Goes nicely with the smoltz/penny signing of last year and the Cameron signing this year.
maybe theo epstein will give Wang’s agent a call. He is coming off an injury, seems burnt out, wont project to have a lot of results. Goes nicely with the smoltz/penny signing of last year and the Cameron signing this year.
Reed Johnson as the 4th outfielder would be awesome, do it Ned!
Happy birthday, you got your wish.
Happy birthday, you got your wish.
Reed Johnson as the 4th outfielder would be awesome, do it Ned!
Harper was totally overmatched at the plate in the H.S. prospect all star game seen on national TV this past August. In his two AB’s that I saw, he had hard time even making contact. His swing and mechanics are way too elaborate, time consuming and long to to even catch up to good high school pitching. I think his value took a dive after that very unimpressive performance and if he doesn’t make adjustments at the plate, it seems to me he’s going to be blown away by good pitching.
Behind the plate, however, he has cannon for arm and quick release.
As far as Wang, he would be could signing for the Mets.