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reminded me of a spring training outing where he worked on only one or two things in order to get consistency and work on stamina did you notice how he seemed to throw pitches in bunches like 8 curveballs in a row or nothing but fastballs located in one specific area. this is exactly the way pitchers approach spring games. overall it was a good outing considering that he hasnt pitched in 13 months fastball looked live but not quite 100%, curveball had some bite on it but once again wasnt 100%. the real test is how he feels tomorrow and the day after. this outing wasnt about a win tonight but for a build up for the 2nd half stretch run. if AJ can be a full time horse again there will be a major move made and I think some of the signs are already being shown that something is going to happen. its going to be a fun summer for Marlins fans

Apparently Kansas City has one week to right the ship or their GM will begin taking offers. Gammons said that the Marlins will be one of the suitors. Kansas City will want a young catcher a pitcher and a young hitter in return. I think a lot depends on how AJ performs in his return. If he is 100% I think you can see Penny/Willingham/ and Nunez????? I think we would all prefer Pavano going rather than Penny but Pavano will be cheaper to resign this off-season and I think that will factor in Also, it looks like the Marlins will be making a move for a catcher. Word is either Seattle's Dan Wilson, Toronto's Greg Myers or KC's Benito Santiago any of those guys should come relatively cheap

On pace for 97 wins and all this with two regulars in the lineup hitting below .150. If we were getting ANY sort of production above the Mendoza line from Castro and Gonzalez, this team would be flirting with dominance. is asking for a .235 BA from those two guys too much??????

no way a 180 pound guy is going to be more than a 12-15 homer guy in the majors best case scenario with this guy would probably be Jason Kendall and if he is putting up big time numbers in Japan, the price to sign him will probably be more than he is worth in major league value

its mid-May people!!!!!! name one team that is perfect and has no question marks name one team that has not had bouts of slumping hitting or inconsistant pitching name one top team that already has their identity for the season already set in stone and is firing on all cylanders c'mon people, this team just came off a .500 road trip against two of the BEST teams in the National League WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE EXPECTING?????? sorry the team cant play at a .800 winning percentage all season long

Locks if it were today Lowell Cabrera Benitez others that have a better than average chance because of reputation Castillo Beckett Pierre Guys that have to keep performing at current level to get the nod Penny Will the marlins get 7, I doubt it, but since Jack is making the roster Id be willing to bet that we get Benitez in as well as one of our starters so either Beckett or Penny (maybe even both) Castillo should win the fan voting at 2B and Lowell may not win for 3B but will get a spot without argument. Cabrera may have to get an invite because of the stiff OF competition, but if he is in the top 3 in the NL in homers come choice time for Jack, he will take him and not get any heat for it. Pierre should make it, but either him or one of our starters will likely be the odd man out. I think we are a lock for 5 spots. 6 is a good possibility, and we could get 7 but there will be a lot of complaining around the league if Jack gives us that many

this started out as a good post and then got stupid when it went into projections the best way to judge Cabrera at this point would be to wait until he gets to an equal number of ABs as compared to the first FULL seasons of the aforementioned superstars. for example Pujols had 590 ABs in his first major league season AROD is tough to gauge because his first two stints in the majors were short, but to make a good comparision compare each players first 550 ABs and so on and so forth projections dont mean a thing, lets see how he continues to produce and when we have enough of a statistical sample we can then make fair comparisons and in the end, I think Miguel is going to BURY most of those guys so young, so good, so fast and so much more to come!!!!!!

oops I just started a thread on this subject didnt even see this one around I think its a GREAT idea :mischief2

someone was mentioning bringing Pedro in for next year Ive got what I think would be a better signing A young player who just keeps getting better and better every year and fits into our style of play almost perfectly. Carlos Beltran plug him into either left or right field (move Cabrera back to left where he looks more comfortable) With a stadium on the way, perhaps we can be a player in the Free Agent market this guy is a perfect candidate and he is eligible after this season

I have watched Hermida extensively and while he is extremely talented, he will NOT be ready to join for opening day next year. he will need at least a full season of AA, he'll get half of that this year and half next year. expect a mid-season callup with a shot at making the team full time in 2006. He is only 20 years old and nowhere near ready physically and he is NOT Miguel Cabrera. give him time, let him develop. he is on target and on the fast track. but he is still only in A ball. he needs AA time and maybe even a bit of AAA

all things considered players production, age, durability, team need, connection to team, or any other reason you can come up with EDGAR RENTERIA is the obvious choice anyone that thinks otherwise needs their head examined

the Greensboro kids are striking out a lot but they are all 18-19 year olds that are really in their first year of playing baseball full time be patient with them and see what happens

lets not get excited about Trevor Hutchinson he is essentially Justin Wayne stuff-wise but he has a little bit of a deceptive delivery

Greensboro has a few guys that have a lot of potential its just that with young guys there are a lot of ifs that need to come through take note of 2B Cole Seifrig RHP Mauro Zarate LHP Jon-Michael Nickerson there are also a few guys that in extended spring training that have some potential as well RHP Jeff Allison RHP Henricus Vanden Hurk SS Jonathan Fulton and how can any marlins prospect list be complete without mentioning Josh Willingham or Jeremy Hermida Hermida may have started somewhat slow but he is battling a sore hamstring

Beckett tried throwing his curve several times he did have any control of it today. he wasnt sharp with his fastball either basically it was just a bad all around outing it happens