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PaulFolk Hangout Grand Counsel

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And the Cardinals select Barton after the Orioles. Figures...

By the way, here are Bierd's stats. Not that we really have to look, it's clear that anyone with the name Randor Bierd will be a successful ML player. It just sounds like a good baseball name, ya know?

It sort of sounds like the name of a Bond villain.

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Randor Bierd, rhp, Tigers

Signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2003, Bierd was mediocre for his first two seasons in the States and then needed Tommy John surgery midway through 2005. After pitching at short-season Oneonta in 2006, Bierd took a major step this past season, jumping to Double-A Erie where he finished 3-2, 3.35 with 52 strikeouts in 45 innings. While Bierd has a swing-and-miss 90-93 mph sinking fastball, his solid-average slider also gets a lot of ground balls. And he has the makings of a third pitch with an average changeup.

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Love that K/BB ratio. He's been old at every level, but he put up some outstanding numbers across the board last year. A K/BB ratio greater than 5 is almost unheard of.

Like the pick a lot.

Sounds like he has groundball tendencies as well. Love this pick.

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From my post in the Rule V thread:

Looks like a nice bullpen pick.

6'4", 190 lbs. Born on my birthday but 12 yrs younger (that makes him 23). Spent last year in low A for 15 games then AA for 27 games in relief.

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3-2, 3.35 era 42.1 IP with only 31 hits allowed. 52/10 k/bb. 1.97 BB/9, 10.25 k/9 .188 avg against. 0.90 whip

Looks decent for the pen. Start him in mop up situations and progress from there.

I think teams get scared off by position players somewhat due to them usually getting sporadic at bats at best most of the time. There seems to be more mop up type situations where relief pitchers can get into actual game situations and it seems that working on the side with a major league pitching coach and the things you can do there might be a little more beneficial to pitchers than working with the major league batting coach.

Aside from the great K/W ratio, it's always a good sign when you don't allow baserunners, so the 0.90 WHIP is really impressive.

And take heart about not picking Barton - it might mean that they expect to acquire someone better to play CF... hopefully.

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