jacksonianmarch

It isn't much of a theme. I don't even like hockey. I could care less if the Bruins never win another game or take 10 titles in a row. Last night, the Yankee game wasn't entertaining, I was throwing stuff in boxes and then I passed the hockey game when it was 2-1. I saw 3 goals in a short span and they had me.

He cant be a backup option for Denney. If you lose Denney, you not only lose the player, but you lose the cash

No, unfortunately. I was packing stuff up, then I clicked over to the Bruins game and couldn't take my eyes off it. I don't like hockey, but that was pretty sick

BTW, Clarkin and Gotsue are headed to Tampa tomorrow. Looking pretty good for signing

Cole told the Yankees he would sign with them assuming the money was right. The Yankees had every intention of throwing the moon at him. Boras was his advisor and he said to wait until August to start throwing figures around. By the time August came around, he wouldn't talk money and said he was in love with going to UCLA. The Yankees never offered him anything. This isn't a case of a kid wanting the moon, this was a case where a player flat out lied and never talked money at all

Dellin Betances likely would have failed out of Vandy and he knew it. He fell because of the Vandy commit, but he got first round money

The past two starts, he was on the black and his breaking ball was better located. In this game, his breaking ball is leaking over the plate

That being said, it sucks CC is having a rough game, but we aren't hitting Colon.

In his defense, only 2 balls were hit hard, both homers. The two guys who scored on the 3 run HR got end of the bat hits and the run driven in on Norris' double was a bloop in front of Overbay. Also, I think Norris read the SR. He saw the get-me-over slider and pounded it. CC does that well vs patient teams and the A's are typically patient (at least their GM preaches it). I don't think he was expecting Norris to jump on that pitch

Yeah, we're playing with fire here. But what are you going to do? I'd personally like to see us bring up Zoilo Almonte. Switch hitter with power and speed. I'd rather see what we have down there than continue with these retreads who are either out of position or should be out of a job

Cole lied to the Yankees outright. Gray was picked in the 10th round and offered $500K or so. I am sure that if the Yankees offered Gray $1.5 mil last yr, he'd be in their system

They need to do something with Lester. Last 5 starts... 30IP 38H 23ER 18BB 22K He's walked 3 more in his last 5 starts than he did in his first 10. His mechanics are off. He's flying open instead of staying closed, leaving his ball up and when he flies open quickly, he's missing up and away. They might need to skip him or DL him with a phantom injury to undo his mechanical issue

The guys that are signed via INTL and draft process don't replace those who are proving themselves in the upper levels. Those are typically the guys you want in a trade at the deadline. For all you know, every one of your draft picks could be future HOFers or a bunch of s***

This is a Bill Belichek shot in the dark. If he hits, he'll be set for the next decade too. I think Tebow has the innate capability to be a good QB, I just think his mechanics suck so much that he needs time to work on them in an environment where he isn't jerked around. And if he isn't making progress, the Pats can convert him or cut him without losing anything

I saw that on scout.com. The resident draft guru there doesn't think he signs for overslot. I tend to agree. His slot is worth $1.5 mil plus, that's life changing money

You don't miss by the amount he is missing without some sort of mechanical issue

This looks mechanical for Lester. Farrell looked like he had him fixed and now he's back to the same stuff.

It's 830p and I have work to do, so naturally, I am procrastinating

Jagielo is in Tampa right now and is expected to sign shortly. Judge is in Oakland right now, taking BP with the team. He expects to sign soon. Kendall Coleman said he will sign shortly as well

1st round (#26): Eric Jagielo, 3B, Notre Dame (IN) 1st round (#32): Aaron Judge, CF, Fresno State (CA) 1st round (#33): Ian Clarkin, LHP, Madison HS (CA) 2nd round (#66): Gosuke Katoh, 2B, Rancho Bernardo HS (CA) 3rd round (#103): Michael O'Neill, CF, Michigan 4th round (#134): Tyler Wade, SS, Murrieta Valley HS (CA) 5th round (#164): David Palladino, RHP, Howard College (TX) 6th round (#194): John Murphy, SS, Sacred Heart U. (CT) 7th round (#224): Nick Rumbelow, RHP, LSU 8th round (#254): Brandon Thomas, CF, Georgia Tech 9th round (#284): Conner Kendrick, LHP, Auburn (AL) 10th round (#314): Tyler Webb, LHP, South Carolina 11th round (#344): Kendall Coleman, RF, Rockwall HS (TX) 12th round (#374): Philip Walby, RHP, San Diego St. (CA) 13th round (#404): Cale Coshow, RHP, Oklahoma Christian U. 14th round (#434): Caleb Smith, LHP, Sam Houston St. (TX) 15th round (#464): Jordan Barnes, OF, Northwest Mississippi CC (MS) 16th round (#494): Ryan Butler, RHP, Central Piedmont CC (NC) 17th round (#524): Hever Bueno, RHP, Westwood HS (AZ) 18th round (#554): Dustin Fowler, CF, West Laurens HS (GA) 19th round (#584): Andrew Beresford, RHP, UNLV 20th round (#614): Drew Bridges, 3B, Carthage HS (MO) 21st round (#644): Ethan Carnes, LHP, Oklahoma 22nd round (#674): Derek Toadvine, 2B, Kent St. (OH) 23rd round (#704): Alex Polanco, RHP, Western Oklahoma St. 24th round (#734): Sam Agnew-Wieland, RHP, Appalachian St. (NC) 25th round (#764): Jordan Floyd, LHP Shawnee Heights HS (KS) 26th round (#794): Cal Quantrill, RHP, Trinity College School (Canada) 27th round (#824): Dillon McNamara, RHP, Adelphi U. (NY) 28th round (#854): Trent Garrison, C, Fresno State (CA) 29th round (#884): Charles White, CF, Maryland 30th round (#914): Cody Thomas, CF, Heritage HS (TX) 31st round (#944): Kevin Cornelius, SS, Grayson CC (TX) 32nd round (#974): Chauncey Sumner, 3B, Hawaii Pacific U. 33rd round (#1,004): Shane McCarley, RHP, Manvel HS (TX) 34th round (#1,034): Hector Crespo, 2B, Appalachian St. (NC) 35th round (#1,064): Nick Green, RHP, Fountain-Ft Carson HS (CO) 36th round (#1,094): Nestor Cortes, LHP, Hialeah Senior HS (FL) 37th round (#1,124): Josh Pettitte, RHP, Deer Park HS (TX) 38th round (#1,154): Andrew Schmidt, LF, Regis Jesuit HS (CO) 39th round (#1,184): Ty Afenir, SS, Washington St. 40th round (#1,214): Kyle Buchanan, CF, FGCU (FL)

WMB has always been a power first guy with lots of K's and a minimal amount of walks. Last yr, he was buoyed by a .335BABIP. This yr, he's been pretty unlucky with his BABIP of .237. 7 walks and 54K's in 174ABs isn't gonna get it done in Boston. I have a feeling he stays in AAA for awhile.

11th rounder Kendall Coleman, a lanky left handed power hitting HS OFer has stated he will be signing with the Yankees.

I think the ST competition will involve 3 players for 2 spots. Middlebrooks has been beaten out by Iglesias right now, which is why he's still in the minors. There is a possibility that Bogaerts beats out WMB for 3b next yr. Or, there is a chance Iglesias takes SS, WMB moves to 1b, and Bogaerts takes 3b

I think Sheffield and Boldt are going to be near impossible signs, to be totally honest. They are both going to require first round pay for injured players, which the sox would be stupid to hand out. And taking less than that on the player's end is stupid as well since both have injuries that typically lead to complete recoveries and with some time in college, they could eventually get their first round money

Jose Iglesias has a BABIP of .508. He is going to crash down to earth