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JTrea81 Hangout Grand Counsel

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If Atlanta likes both Wheeler (confirmed elsewhere) and White, it tells me Jordan's onto something. :clap3:

I think the reasons why Atlanta likes Wheeler are because he's an easy sign, and he's local.

Ditto the easy sign part for White.

Atlanta doesn't have a ton of $ to spend. So I'm not sure of that endorsement...

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I think the reasons why Atlanta likes Wheeler are because he's an easy sign, and he's local.

Ditto the easy sign part for White.

Atlanta doesn't have a ton of $ to spend. So I'm not sure of that endorsement...

Atlanta is consistently one of the best drafting teams in the majors. If they like both of these kids, it tells me a lot about them.

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Atlanta is consistently one of the best drafting teams in the majors. If they like both of these kids, it tells me a lot about them.

You mean if the professionals who are paid to evaluate these players like them, that means they could possibly be good?

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I will put good money on the fact that the Orioles will not draft Crow with the 5th pick.

I have two extremely important points to make. ;)

1. Coming from you, and enforced by the general scuttlebutt, I think we can pretty much scratch Crow off our list of possibilities.

2. You need a new rep that only applies to you. You're running out of space for the Oriole birds.

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I will put good money on the fact that the Orioles will not draft Crow with the 5th pick.

How about Green?

I heard some conflicting reports last year about the negotiations w/ the Nats. I know Bowden was basically pantsed in the media for letting Crow slip away, but could it be that Aaron Crow is the kind of guy that doesn't have the character traits Jordan looks for?

Just curious - I'm always fascinated about the valuation of the intangibles that are evaluated along with the physical talent.

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