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It might take me a long time to map out everything in the trade, but it seems reasonable to me. I think that 26 wins that trade, but it's not nearly as bad as some other offers that have been put out there. One thing though, 26, are you trying to trade your entire team or something? You should wait out some of your players so you can get accustomed to what stats you need. You've made 2 huge trades recently, so you don't need to make another one for awhile.

That's actually not that bad. That's more than I'd offer.

I hope Ray Allen reads some of this s*** and calls some of you out. It's like you forgot that he single handedly gave you game 2 in LA.

Not really, I'd be surprised if there were offers.

Ball game. F***

How many replays will they use?

I'm loving the Mark Jackson Beyonce reference when describing Kobe's first half performance.

Thank god I've stayed out of this thread.

Cecchini will be a tough sign. I see them getting one of Coyle or Cecchini.

Hopefully Wakefield can get the win. I want him to get to 200 wins before he retires.

May 30th vs. the A's. 5.2 innings, 2 hits, 4 walks, 14 K's. Single handedly f***** up my fantasy team.

I wonder how many "That's Nasty" segments Strasburg would be on. He and Ubaldo Jimenez might combine to own every entry.

Max Scherzer did the same thing in only 5.2 innings. In the AL.

I had gotten Choo from 26, so I no longer need Victorino either. Even with Danks struggling lately, I still wouldn't do that trade.

Yet another high school RHP, Eric Jaffe, he was #91 on BA's top 100 list.

Dallas Chadwick, another high school RHP.

Adam Duke, high school RHP from Utah Duke's father Dev was killed on July 4, 2001, when a fireworks stand he was operating blew over on top of him during a strong windstorm. Duke has persevered through that adversity, however, and will likely be the highest-drafted pitcher from the Beehive State since Mark Pawelek was a first-round pick in 2005. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Duke looked good in the summer and was on the rise early this spring when he threw 92-95 mph with a sharp curveball and a changeup with some fade. His velocity dipped down to 85-89 late in the year. Some teams thought he might be hurt, while others thought he may have been coasting a bit, or it may have been a dead-arm period. He was back up to 92 mph in his team's first playoff game, twirling a one-hit shutout. Duke throws from a three-quarters arm slot, and his fastball gets late tailing action and jumps in on hitters. He's polished for a high school pitcher and fills up the strike zone with all of his pitches. He's a good athlete and plays shortstop when he's not on the mound. He also works fast and understands the finer points of the game, like setting up hitters and holding runners. Duke is a bulldog on the mound. His brother Brock is a freshman righthander at Utah, and Adam is considered a tough sign away from his Oregon State commitment.

We finally got a catcher with Michael Holenveck from a high school in Illinois, and we followed him with Steve Wilkerson, a high school SS from Georgia Illinois State should be strong in the future as well, after securing up commitments from three of the state's best high school prospects. Catcher Mike Hollenbeck's receiving skills are raw, but he has a strong arm, lefthanded power potential and a pro body (6-foot-2, 210 pounds). The buzz is that the catching-needy Red Sox could take him in the first 10 rounds. The one weakness in Georgia's prep class was the lack of legitimate middle infielders, as most of the top athletes look more like future outfielders. One who should be able to stay in the infield is Steve Wilkerson, a switch-hitter with good size at 6-foot-2, 190 pounds with plus tools and athleticism. Wilkerson has the arm strength for shortstop if he can harness the accuracy on his throws, and he's an above-average runner, having run sub-6.6-second times in the 60-yard dash at the East Coast Pro showcase last summer. He has potential with the bat as well, though he's a bit raw at the plate. Some scouts see him more as a second baseman at the pro level. It may be difficult to pry him away from his Clemson committment, but the home-state Braves could be the team to do it.

Another RHP Keith Couch Division II Adelphi righthander Keith Couch has carved up the wood-bat Northeast-10 Conference for three years and went 5-2, 2.24 with 83 strikeouts and 11 walks in 76 innings as a junior this spring. He mixes four pitches but profiles best as a sinker/slider reliever. He works in the 88-91 mph range with his sinker and has touched 93. His slider can be average at times, and his curveball and changeup are below-average but serviceable. Couch has an upright finish to his delivery, but some looseness in his 6-foot-2 frame. Couch has a chance to be drafted inside the top 10 rounds.

Next pick is Lucas LeBlanc, an OF from Delgado College Outfielder Lucas LeBlanc is a 6-foot-1, 200-pounder with close to average tools across the board, profiling best as a right fielder for pro ball. He redshirted at Southeastern Louisiana in 2008 before playing the last two seasons at Delgado CC, so he's already 21. He may be difficult to sign away from a Louisiana State commitment

Jacob Dahlstrand, highschool RHP from Texas Jacob Dahlstrand requires polish, but it's easy to dream on the projectable righthander. He's 6-foot-5 and 205 pounds and already throws an 88-93 mph sinker. His secondary pitches and command are erratic because he lacks a consistent release point and often falls toward the first-base side of the mound. He has committed to Houston but may be signable.

This time it's a high school RHP Tyler Barnette Barnette, a Charlotte recruit, offers less projection but sits 87-91 mph with his fastball and has looseness in his delivery. He fills up the strike zone with his fastball, which is not the case with his curve. While the breaking ball has some shape, he lacks a feel for using it or commanding it.

I don't know, but he's got great numbers. And speaking of ACC pitchers, we just drafted Matthew Price from VA Tech, a teammate of Jessie Hahn and another high profile potential top 50 guy. Another ACC pitcher.