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How exited are you now? This poll is closed. |
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| Really excited |
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76 | 46.34% |
| Kind of excited |
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16 | 9.76% |
| Not really excited |
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6 | 3.66% |
| My team sucks, why bother |
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6 | 3.66% |
| My team sucks, this is going to rule |
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51 | 31.10% |
| Which teams will be good, I need to know who to root for |
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9 | 5.49% |
| Total: | 164 votes | ||
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The Nationals sent down Bryce Harper...to work on his CF defense, because they've decided that's where his future lies. Okay.
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| # ? Mar 18, 2012 20:59 |
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Mr.Showtime posted:
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| # ? Mar 18, 2012 21:32 |
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They've been planning to send him down for awhile, this is just an excuse. He'll be in the majors by mis-season and will probably stay there, since the Nats have few options
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| # ? Mar 18, 2012 22:36 |
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Bryce Harper will miss the entire season after taking a 97 mph fastball....to the teeth.
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| # ? Mar 18, 2012 22:40 |
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FlamingLiberal posted:They've been planning to send him down for awhile, this is just an excuse. He'll be in the majors by mis-season and will probably stay there, since the Nats have few options I really don't understand why Harper is on the fast track at the moment. He only OPS .700ish in AA, will he really do that much better at the MLB level?
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| # ? Mar 18, 2012 22:57 |
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Ryguy005 posted:I really don't understand why Harper is on the fast track at the moment. He only OPS .700ish in AA, will he really do that much better at the MLB level?
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| # ? Mar 18, 2012 23:56 |
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Ryguy005 posted:I really don't understand why Harper is on the fast track at the moment. He only OPS .700ish in AA, will he really do that much better at the MLB level?
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 00:13 |
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Groucho Marxist posted:He did that in 147 PAs At 18 years old.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 00:14 |
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Per our good friend Bill Baer on the twitters :stare:
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 00:17 |
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Gonz posted:Bryce Harper will miss the entire season after taking a 97 mph fastball....to the teeth. Jesus Christ. 
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 01:19 |
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AlleyViper posted:Per our good friend Bill Baer on the twitters That reminds me of when Fox baseball used to have the "Burger King Hot Zone" graphic, and Barry Bonds had flaming patties in every single zone including up and in.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 01:36 |
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Rand alPaul posted:That reminds me of when Fox baseball used to have the "Burger King Hot Zone" graphic, and Barry Bonds had flaming patties in every single zone including up and in. Please find me a screencap of this.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 01:42 |
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jeffersonlives posted:At 18 years old. Yeah but how is he going to fare at 19 years old in the MLB when he couldn't even hit 800 OPS in AA? Is there a rush to bring him up so soon?
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 01:46 |
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Do you honestly think that they're going to bring him up if he's OPSing .700 at AAA?
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 01:48 |
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Joe Don Baker posted:Please find me a screencap of this. Seconded. AlleyViper posted:Per our good friend Bill Baer on the twitters  Christ, Bautista.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 01:49 |
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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b...-215852309.html Bryce Harper to start in Triple AAA edit: Beaten like a sick puppy. I miss-read the post at the top of the page and saw this flash up as "recent news" as of an hour ago. My bad.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 01:59 |
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Mr.Showtime posted:Do you honestly think that they're going to bring him up if he's OPSing .700 at AAA? No, I think I read jeffersonlives' comment wrong. I thought he was complaining about him being sent to the minors.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 02:09 |
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LordPants posted:edit: Beaten like a sick puppy. 
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 02:13 |
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Ryguy005 posted:No, I think I read jeffersonlives' comment wrong. I thought he was complaining about him being sent to the minors. I think the point is that Bryce Harper is really really good and 147 PAs at AA don't tell you anything
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 02:40 |
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Ryguy005 posted:No, I think I read jeffersonlives' comment wrong. I thought he was complaining about him being sent to the minors. I think position player superprospects tend to make their own timetables and don't adhere to the usual "rules" where you want a player a full year at most levels where he masters the competition. Even ignoring sample size, I also don't think Harper's AA performance considering age relative to league context was as bad or underwhelming as people think; being a slightly above average hitter at age 18 in AA is a good thing, not a bad thing. He probably wasn't ready for the majors out of spring, but it wouldn't surprise me at all to see him up by the break if he's performing well, and I expect him to perform well.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 02:48 |
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Why do you hate the Nationals and their prospects Jeffersonlives? Er...wait
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 02:56 |
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Pumpkin McPastry posted:Why do you hate the Nationals and their prospects Jeffersonlives? He just clearly likes older men, leave him be.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 02:56 |
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jeffersonlives posted:I think position player superprospects... What would performing well be?
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 02:58 |
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Pumpkin McPastry posted:Why do you hate the Nationals and their prospects Jeffersonlives? Jefferson Olives badmouthing everybody's prospects again Be careful pmp he's coming for your prospects next wait
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 02:59 |
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Ryguy005 posted:What would performing well be? I don't think you can set a statistical benchmark; this is one of those dreaded things where you have to actually evaluate the player's readiness and not go "well he's batting .300 he must be ready!" or "nope he's batting .270 that's not good enough!"
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 03:00 |
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The White Sox are impervious to criticism because they have no prospects.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 03:00 |
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Gendo posted:Can this be avatar-sized and/or interlaced with "gently caress YOU" guy? It would be so nice 
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 03:29 |
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Pumpkin McPastry posted:The White Sox are impervious to criticism because they have no prospects. Well they have Nestor Molina who could turn out to be Sergio Santos!
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 03:46 |
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stuart scott irl posted:I think the point is that Bryce Harper is really really good and 147 PAs at AA don't tell you anything But is he good enough that it's worth starting his service clock at age 19 instead of waiting for him to get better in the minors?
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 04:06 |
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Grozz Nuy posted:But is he good enough that it's worth starting his service clock at age 19 instead of waiting for him to get better in the minors? He has a major league deal, so it's already started. I think that is how that type of contract works.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 04:15 |
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Ryguy005 posted:He has a major league deal, so it's already started. I think that is how that type of contract works. Nope.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 04:15 |
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Grozz Nuy posted:But is he good enough that it's worth starting his service clock at age 19 instead of waiting for him to get better in the minors? Well I wasn't addressing that part, just the thing about his AA bat. I don't think it's really a pressing need for them to bring him up this season but if they have a shot at competing this year and feel like they need him I don't think it's a big deal.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 04:31 |
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Grozz Nuy posted:But is he good enough that it's worth starting his service clock at age 19 instead of waiting for him to get better in the minors? Well if they think he is advanced enough then yea its worth it. You start getting him reps against major league pitchers, you build his experience, and have a person with potentially 3-4 solid major league years under his belt when he hits his power peak. Look at A-rod and Griffey. If he is like them, it couldn't hurt.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 05:00 |
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I guess I just suspect the Nats' window is another year or two away and that it wouldn't hurt giving Harper more time against higher level pitching instead of just bumping him to the majors right away, especially if they're going to tinker with his position. I suppose a lot depends on how his first few months in AAA go.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 05:25 |
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Grozz Nuy posted:I guess I just suspect the Nats' window is another year or two away and that it wouldn't hurt giving Harper more time against higher level pitching instead of just bumping him to the majors right away, especially if they're going to tinker with his position. I suppose a lot depends on how his first few months in AAA go. 2 wildcards, and the Nats are in a division with the Mets and 2 teams with big injury risks. You never know.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 05:30 |
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jeffersonlives posted:At 18 years old.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 07:44 |
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If Washington wasn't having a dumb dispute with their A+ team about field conditions we probably wouldn't be scrutinizing this, to be honest. For what it's worth scouty types think he needs some more MiLB time because he hasn't quite adjusted to breaking pitches yet. I think that's a feature of the Nationals skipping A+ since that's where batters start to encounter pitchers with good secondary offerings consistently.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 08:18 |
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Twins optioned Nishioka to AAA Judd Zulgad @1500ESPNJudd This will be interesting. Tsuyoshi Nishioka already optioned to Class AAA Rochester by Twins. Is this it? Can we just admit it didn't work? I'm somewhat impressed the Twins are willing to recognize a sunk cost.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 13:19 |
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Harper's golden sombrero yesterday certainly didn't help his case to make the team.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2012 13:20 |
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factorialite posted:Can this be avatar-sized and/or interlaced with "gently caress YOU" guy? Actually it should be done with the one of Ibanez spiking the ball.
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