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On 12/9/2017 at 10:31 PM, RZNJ said:

Gotta draft Nestor Cortes just on the numbers and give him a chance.   Only 50K to lose.

Turns 23 tomorrow.

6 starts in AAA -   30 IP, 23  H,  7 BB, 40 SO

4 home runs in 104 IP across three levels.   0 home runs in 48 AAA innings.     He might stink but I'd put out 100K to find out.    

Well, you have 2 more wishes - assuming the genie hasn't gone back into the bottle.  

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33 minutes ago, backwardsk said:

That's what I was wondering.  Why was he suspended?  It seemed to be hush hush and gave the impression that he was a bad person.  It sounded like his bat could progress even if you had to make a position change.

It was for some "in house" stuff. They aren't going to make things "public knowledge," but handled it internally. They didn't release him, so it wasn't something extremely horrible.

The bat could have progressed if he made adjustments. His swing was more powerful and wild this season than last, so there were adjustments...Just in the "sellout for power" way.

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It bears repeating - great job by PhillyO's in calling attention to a lot of the players that ended up being drafted.  Just from reading about the draft and some of the other players picked, I think a lot of teams could have used his help.  

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I only had half of the eventual picks so that was kind of disappointing but to see 4 of my top 6 guys go was encouraging. Especially Luke Bard who I never heard on any other list of possible selections although JJ Cooper probably had him somewhere on his 90 person list but that was behind a paywall.

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1 hour ago, RZNJ said:

Mercedes is going to be 25 years old soon and hasn't had more than a cup of coffee at AA.   He has no position and OPS'd .800 in high A ball.   He's not a prospect.

This is how I feel about Stewart, although he did have a decent year at AA. 

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3 hours ago, Enjoy Terror said:

Can someone with Rule V knowledge tell me how Albert Suarez was taken from the draft when he was non-tendered by the Giants two weeks ago? I can't figure out what happened. As far as I knew he was a free agent.

Doesn’t make any sense to me.

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40 minutes ago, interloper said:

This is how I feel about Stewart, although he did have a decent year at AA. 

Stewart and Mercedes aren’t comparable. Stewart is younger, performed at a higher level, better runner, better fielder, generally much more fit and athletic, better swing, better plate discipline, better pedigree of course.

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DD on his new rotation piece, Nestor Cortes (it sounds like he got his review from phillyos119 and RZNJ ;-) ):

“Nestor Cortes is a very versatile left-handed pitcher,” Duquette said. “He’s got good breaking stuff, excellent control, very good competitor. His role model is Gio Gonzalez and he’s from South Florida, a very competitive environment. He did a nice job with the Yankees. He’s advanced. He pitched well at Double-A, he’s pitched well at Triple-A and we think he may be able to compete as a spot starter with the big league club

“This is a guy who has very good pitching instincts. He knows how to change speeds, he knows how to locate his pitches, he knows how to field his position and combat the running game. This kid has a lot of skills, very unique skills. Look at his record of success at every step of the way.

“The critics will say he doesn’t throw hard and that’s true. He is not a hard thrower. But he can do a lot of other things that count in getting the hitters out.”

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2017/12/duquette-not-expecting-immediate-resolution-to-machado-talks.html

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