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  1. Frayed Knot
    Cleared to start throwing.
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    Anthony Seratelli (I can already hear Benigno cheering for him) is a local kid--NJ HS, Seton Hall walk-on--attempting to make the squad as the backup SS, making him a potentially good story with only a couple minor flaws: 1) Self-admitted Yanqui/Jeter fan. 2) He's now 31 y/o Article Stats Nothing mentioned specifically about his fielding in that Post article although he's played more at 2B (and 1B for that matter) than at SS in the minors. But he's got some [crossout]good[/crossout] great walk rates and SB rates that didn't fall off as he moved up through the lower levels.
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    MFS62 wrote: This is amazing when you consider that before free agency, guys were locked up by their signing team for their career, or until that team traded them. Right, except that they were "locked up" on a one year at a time basis. The teams, in those cases, got all of the certainty of a long-term commitment with none of the risk. Noting the Longoria deal mentioned above, how soon should a team realistically wait to make that kind of commitment? It's an individual call. In the Longoria case it worked out well for both sides to the point where it was extended an additional six years before the first one was over. The Rangers, last year, made the "easier" call by giving Elvis Andrus an 8-year deal after he already had 3 seasons under his belt - but then an off year in 2013 puts that deal on shaky ground practically before it started. It's not like there's a right or wrong answer here.
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    Besides, it's not like these players get into bed with Boras not knowing how he operates - especially Drew he had his older brother (maybe both of them) work with Boras as well. Hell, this whole strategy could very well be at Drew's insistence.
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    The Q&A session about BA's Top-100 list contains an Amed Rosario query Q: Josh (NJ): Amed Rosario has gotten tons of praise for his tools here and at another prospect media outlet. He probably won't jump to Savannah in 2014 but could a strong showing in Brooklyn get him on next year's Top 100? A: Matt Eddy (BA): Yes, absolutely. He�s an electric athlete with as much helium as any position player in short-season ball in 2013.
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    Edgy MD wrote: Seriously, though, is there any sort of precedent for this? Locking up so many guys so early? The Rays giving Evan Longoria a 6-year deal after he had been in the majors less than a week is the biggest example I can think of, but that's only one guy. Of course the key to doing so many at once is having so many guys on the same team who are so good while still so young. Freeman has just a bit over 3 years of ML service time under his belt while Heyward (only a two-year deal) already has four years, even though neither will turn 25 until late this upcoming season. Teheran, just turned 23, and Simmons (24) got the long-term deals with just one full season each so these are really the surprising ones. 'Old Man' Kimbrel turns 26 in May. The Braves problem has been getting their outside FAs (Uggla + older Upton) to contribute according to what they're paying them.
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    Edgy MD wrote: ... Andrelton Simmons, call your agent. BAM!! Seven year deal for Simmons. Not bad for a guy with less than a year and a half of MLB under his belt.
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    Baseball's top prospects overall heeding into 2014 based on a mash-up of the lists generated by BA, BP, Keith Law (ESPN), and Jonathan Mayo (MLB) 1Byron BuxtonOFTwins2Xander BogaertsSS/3BRed Sox3Oscar TavaresOFCardinals4Javier BaezSSCubs5Carlos CorreaSSAstros6Archie BradleyRHPDBacks7Miguel Sano3BTwins8Francisco LindorSSIndians9Addison RussellSSA's10Taijuan WalkerRHPMariners11Kris Bryant3BCubs12Jonathan GrayRHPRockies13Gregory PolancoOFPirates14Noah SyndergaardRHPMets15George SpringerOFAstros d'Arnaud = 33
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    BA's overall list is out: 16 = Snydergaard -- his secondary pitches flash above-average if not better. More consistent power on his curveball would complement his premium fastball and help him make a midseason jump to New York. 38 = d'Arnaud -- Stay. On. The. Field. His first injury-free season since 2011 would help make d�Arnaud a Rookie of the Year contender. 68 = Montero -- Few minor leaguers throw more consistent quality strikes than the smallish Montero, and as long as he maintains his command he should get his first shot in New York in 2014. 92 = Dominic Smith -- might make his full-season debut at low Class A Savannah, a decided pitcher�s park. He�ll have to focus on his hitting approach and avoid getting down if the results aren�t there this season.
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    Syndergaard himself apparently hasn't fully embraced that name either, as he's been known to write various things on his glove for inspiration but hasn't gotten around to that one yet.
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    metsmarathon wrote: the current problem is that there are players now who are, effectively, type B players who are costing their signing team type-A compensation. there's also the caution over losing a high draft pick that you mentioned, plus a new-found emphasis on the future value of those draft picks that teams are really finally coming around to realizing. Well, if teams are offering at least the qualifying minimum (top 1/6 of all salaries) to someone who is essentially a 'Type B' player then the player might be better off accepting the offer. I'm pretty sure all the players who have received the qualifying offer in the two years this system has been in place (about 10-12 each year) would have been 'Type A' under the old system, and that the old system would have produced more FAs due compensation with heavier compensation attached (two picks instead of one, higher picks, etc.) Players and agents, of course, would like to do away with the system entirely, but I think this is at least a step in that direction.
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    metsmarathon wrote: he's a victim of the current draft pick compensation. the latest CBA really fucked that shit up good. Well, two ways to look at that I suppose. 1) there are far fewer players now who cost a signing team a compensation pick, fewer signing teams that have their picks protected, and the picks that the losing team gets aren't as high as they used to be. So by that measure the latest CBA improved things from the days when situational relievers who sometimes never even made a contribution to their new team (like say Pedro Feliciano ... heh, heh, heh) involved draft picks. 2) Now that there are so few FAs that warrant compensation, the signing teams are more cautious than ever about signing one of them
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    Brydak hasn't given up hope of landing a job somewhere ... anywhere!!
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    Is Lucentio going to get his own thread too?
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    Other tid-bits from the comments section -- on a question about a Dominic Smith/Lyle Overbay comparison: lefty swing, doubles power plus 15-20 HRs, good glove, etc. ... Parks replies: Smith could have more than just an acceptable glove; he's a plus defender. But the offensive profile (Overbay) isn't far off. Smith will arrive younger and has more ceiling, but good average/OBP with big doubles pop sounds about right.
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    I still think there's a feeling that his secondary pitches need some fine-turning that'll come with the sort of repetition that he can use from a half season at AA or AAA Some used to talk about his curve being too inconsistent but more recently, and even in Syndergaard's own words in a recent Q&A I read, it's the change-up that needs some work.
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    A bit more about Molina from the Comments section from the Jason Parks who concocted BP's list: "It's about scouting not stats. Molina is an ultra-athletic arm that can already work 91-96 with the heat; flash two promising off-speed pitches; good feel for craft; high competitive fire. That's what I look for when scouting a young arm. He's more than just an arm strength pitcher." You also have to like the part where Parks opines that Syndergaard possesses an "80" fastball at the present. Not a potential 80 fastball at some point in the future, but has it right NOW!!!!
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    Baseball Prospectus chimes in: 1) RHP - Noah Syndergaard 2) C - Travis d�Arnaud 3) 3B - Wilmer Flores 4) RHP - Rafael Montero 5) SS - Amed Rosario 6) 1B - Dominic Smith 7) OF - Cesar Puello 8) C - Kevin Plawecki 9) CF - Brandon Nimmo 10) RHP - Marcos Molina Pictures, descriptions, and accounts of this list beyond just the ordinal list itself are hidden behind BP's pay wall. The name Marcos Molina was a new one on me. Looking him up: 19 in early March; RHP; 6' 3", 188. Has pitched professionally for two seasons now: 2012 in the DSL and 2013 for the Gulf Port Mets. Stats certainly don't jump up at you so there must be some scouting reports that BP got ahold of and decided they like. Plus it's probably a case of figuring that the guys beyond a point are pretty much interchangeable so why not take a flyer on the skinny teenager so you'll look smart as hell if and when he does make it.
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    G-Fafif wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Why is the flag at half-mast? I was wondering that myself. Dwight Eisenhower had died only weeks earlier (March 28). I believe a President dying warrants a 30-day flag lowering.
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    "If only Aaron Boone had done his cardio" Ten years ago today Alex Rodriguez was dealt from the Rangers to the Yanx (along with bags full of cash) in exchange for Alfonso Soriano and Joquin Arias. Joel Sherman looks back at the deal and how many ways things could have wound up differently, including the part where the Rangers would have had a double play duo of Rabinson Cano & Jose Reyes.
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    LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: NOT Mark Mulder. At least, not yet. "I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am," Mulder said by phone Tuesday. "To be honest with you, I never anticipated this five or six weeks ago. It was just a flat-out fluke that came from me trying to imitate Paco Rodriguez in my living room." No, seriously. Torn achilles tendon. Career re-boot over before it starts.
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    Kimbrel certainly - although Teheran's contract surprised me a bit as his future still seems a bit up in the air. On the hitting side they went long-term for Freeman but not (yet anyway) for Heyward (he got a two-year deal for his arg years) because he's been much less consistent than Freeman.
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    It looks like the traditionally cautious Braves are suddenly getting all aggressive with contracts for their young players. It was just a few weeks ago that they doled out the longest contract in team history with an 8 year deal for Freddie Freeman. And now this week they've gone for 6 years for pitcher Julio Teheran, and 4 for Craig Kimbrel
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    Ike's swing is in the best shape of its life.
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    If so he wouldn't be the first guy who had to settle for less by following Boras's strategy of waiting for the big deal that never arrived. He could just wind up with a one-year deal (in which case he would have been better off taking the qualifying offer from the BoSox) and then try the FA thing again next year. On the other hand, it's possible that the Jeter announcement (have you heard that Jeter is planning on retiring after this season?) makes the Yanquis suddenly more interested either now--fill in at other positions now kid and we promise to let you play SS full-time next year--or for 2015
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