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    • I think a small sample size is nonetheless some sample size and from a practical standpoint it is virtually impossible to completely discount it when trying to make a judgement. I believe that is likely to extend to Mike Elias as well. 
    • I know from sooooo many spring trainings that what happens during these brief few weeks of ramp-up almost never translates into what happens during the season.  And yet, I find myself relying on what happens to justify opinions on who makes the roster and who gets sent down, opinions on how far a minor leaguer is likely to go in the long run, but also more rational (in my mind) selections of who to watch in the upcoming season, especially in the minor leagues.  I see guys drafted, then they disappear from view in Sarasota or even in the lower levels, and then even when they get to the AA and then AAA level are facing competition that may or may not be challenging them enough.  So seeing them perform in Spring Training, especially when they're set up against Major League opponents, and seeing their stats over time in these situations, really does inform me a lot, to see what might really be there.  Admittedly, I may be relying more on the eye test than stats tho.
    • If Bradish returns healthy, then he jumps up to #2 in the rotation and bumps everyone else down.
    • I think it depends on what time of the year we are talking. If It's by mid-season summer, then I think McDermott (or one of the other AAA pitching prospects) gets a call. If it's before then, I think Teheran is the #6 starting option at least until Means returns to the rotation. Although, that could very well just as easily be Suarez as much as Teheran. But I think Suarez might be looked at more for the bullpen. Until June when some of the prospects might be ready at the earliest (and prior to expecting Bradish to return), I see the starting the starting rotation pecking order to look something like this... 1.Burnes 2.Means (IL, expected to return in April)  3. Rodriguez 4. Kremer 5. Wells 6. Irvin 7. Teheran 8. Squarez 9. Zimmerman   Then when we get to June, I think McDermott jumps up above Teheran unless Teheran has been showing himself to have success. Of the minor league starting prospects, I see something along these lines... 1.McDermott 2.Povich 3.Johnson 4. Armbruester 5.Stallings
    • Who say spring training stats mean nothing and then use them in an argument whether it's for or against a certain player?
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