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Re: 2014 Draft
DIR By: davep
Date: March 17, 2014, 9:09 pm
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Work? I thought you retired.
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Re: 2014 Draft
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: March 17, 2014, 11:05 pm
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No. The state of Tennessee retired me.
Not a permanent thing.
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Re: 2014 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: March 20, 2014, 2:57 am
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Law suggests prep lefty Brady Aiken is now in the conversation
for the first pick.
HTML http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/mlb-draft/post?id=1380
Jason Mcleod watched Aiken pitch Tuesday.
HTML http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/mlb-draft-white-sox-cubs-scout-projectable-lefty
HTML http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/19/prep-sports-blog-baseball-cathedral-aiken/
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Re: 2014 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: March 20, 2014, 5:53 pm
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Mooney identifies 12 players he says multiple sources told him
the Cubs are focusing on, four new names included.
HTML http://www.csnchicago.com/cubs/mlb-draft-cubs-identifying-targets-no-4-overall-pick
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Re: 2014 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: March 21, 2014, 9:48 pm
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Turner: 0-4, 2 K
Rodon: 4-2/3 -6-8-0-4-8, 2 WP, 2 HB
Hoffman: 7-6-3-3-2-2, 2 WP, HB
Beede: 2-2/3 -6-11-5-5-2
Nola: 6-2/3 -2-0-0-4-8
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Re: 2014 Draft
DIR By: shasson
Date: March 22, 2014, 9:22 pm
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Obsessive draft follower Dan Kirby tweeted this today:
"Tyler Kolek with 13 K/0 BB last night. Now has 48 K/1 BB over
22.1 IP, allowing 2 hits. #MLBDraft"
He's got to go top 2 or 3, right? I like the Cubs' having one of
those elite college arms to pick from.
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Re: 2014 Draft
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: March 22, 2014, 9:31 pm
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Perhaps it will be worth the drive to see him next month....
About a 3 hour drive for me.
As I understand it, the problem with most of the elite college
arms is that they have not been performing up to expectations
this spring. Kolek certainly has been performing up to and
beyond expectations.
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Re: 2014 Draft
DIR By: Deeg
Date: March 22, 2014, 9:43 pm
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I don't think it's a given the Cubs won't take a HS arm, if they
truly believe Kolek or Aiken is the clear best talent on the
board. There's a case to be made that taking control of a kid
straight out of HS gives you a better chance to prevent future
injury that having to trust what their college coach did for
three years.
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Re: 2014 Draft
DIR By: shasson
Date: March 22, 2014, 9:50 pm
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Absolutely Deeg. Though, the impatient fan I am loves the idea
of Rodon dropping to 4, reverting to form over his first year in
pro ball, and being in the conversation to come up to MLB in
2016.
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Re: 2014 Draft
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: March 22, 2014, 10:14 pm
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Aiken is really interesting, lefty with power stuff. Koleck is
just overpowering HS hitters with 100 mph fastball that they
can't catch up to. His command and secondaries are iffy.
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