Gian-Claude Van Damme

The article I read on ESPN last night mentioned the hiccup with MLB

According to Brooks baseball he averaged 93

It was nice seeing Cishek blow it in person at least

Great start. I'll be going to the next three games so if they lose the series I'm going to ban myself. Seeing as I mostly lurk I guess it won't be a huge loss.

Think they try to move someone like Bourjos to fill in some other needs? Maybe even Trumbo given he doesn't really fit anywhere defensively and had a terrible second half of the season.

Oh, only an occasional all-star? Royals win. That's his high-end projection, which he could very well reach, but few prospects really reach what their best case scenario is projected to be. Nice conclusion though.

Myers isn't necessarily a can't miss prospect, he's more projected to be an occasional All-Star type of player I think. The Royals have enough depth in their system so they can take a chance like this to trade away future pieces for a proven major league talent like Shields. The Odorizzi for Wade part of the deal is what doesn't make much sense to me, but still the Royals are putting themselves in a position to be darkhorses in the Central, especially if guys like Hosmer and Moose step up from their less than stellar seasons last year. They may not have gotten a number one, but that rotation desperately needed help and this was the best way they can do it if they weren't going to spend 80-90 million on someone like Anibal in free agency.

Where's Hech on that list? There was a separate part labeled "Factors on the Farm (Prospects likely to contribute at ML level in 2013)" Hech is ranked third on that list behind Grant Dayton and Zack Cox. 1. LHP Grant Dayton: A lefty reliever with two plus pitches (92-94 mph FB; hard slider) and good feel for execution , Dayton might only have 13 Double-A innings under his belt, but he’s a good bet to contribute to the Marlins in 2013. 2. 3B Zack Cox: Remember this guy? It was only a year ago that Cox was a highly thought of prospect in the Cardinals system, ranked ahead of blue-chippers like Kolten Wong, Tyrell Jenkins, and Trevor Rosenthal (by some publications). After a dreadful 2012 season that saw him struggle at two levels and get traded to the Marlins for relieverEdward Mujica, Cox will look to regain his first-round form, and hope to challenge for playing time at the major-league level. 3. SS Adeiny Hechavarria: You won’t find many shortstops that can match Hechavarria’s wizardry with the glove, but with big holes that exist in his game exist in his bat, and they threaten to limit his overall potential. Because of his plus-plus profile at a premium position, the 23-year-old Cuban doesn’t have to win batting title to stay in the lineup, but he does have to tighten his approach and make enough contact to avoid being labeled an empty wizard.

For comparison's sake, Jason Parks at Baseball Prospectus just ranked our top ten as: 1. Jose Fernandez 2. Christian Yelich 3. Jake Marisnick 4. Justin Nicolino 5. Andrew Heaney 6. Rob Brantly 7. Austin Brice 8. Avery Romer 9. Jacob Realmuto 10. Marcel Ozuna

they probably won't keep Escobar after 2013, Hechavarria is the SS prospect coming back. And its very questionable whether or not he'll be able to hit on the major league level

The prospects we got back are really good. Granted we've all heard that before with Maybin, Miller etc. No they aren't lol Nicolino seems solid, but yeah nothing earth shattering. Hey, I'll gladly take prospects from the 3rd ranked farm system in MLB. Whether it works out or not is a completely different thing. That 3rd ranked farm system managed to protect their top 4-5 prospects, depending on who you ask.

Ken Rosenthal just tweeted that Nolasco can be on the move too.

Most recent draft and most recent trade. The team may suck but at least the farm system is replenished!

At this point can we even be bothered to believe Stanton will be offered any money? The organization fights for a new stadium, gets it, puts up an attempt to have a winner for half a season then dumps everyone.

Marlins paying $8 million of $21 million left Source: Joe Frisaro twitter

A bump to this thread about former Marlins. We all missed a huge sports story this weekend with Isaac and all. Chris Volstad, in 14 starts, won his first game on Sunday. 1-9 with a 6.28 ERA hehe Make that 2-9 with a 6.06 ERA

Looks like it's going to be De La Rosa, Webster, Loney, DeJesus, and Sands going from LA to Boston.

Rumors are swirling that either Fielder or Verlander failed a drug test. Where? If it's Verlander that would incredibly suck. Someone posted about it on another forum I post at. Did a little Twitter search and there's some people talking about. Just rumors of course, but its something to keep an eye on.

Rumors are swirling that either Fielder or Verlander failed a drug test.

I listen to the Giants radio station on the way home from work, whenever someone brings up the Dodgers and Hanley's performance so far its always followed by, "Well, he's still Hanley Ramirez."

They lead the league with 12 walk-off wins this year. Their fans are definitely enjoying this season. A couple of years ago during the Giants World Series run they coined 'Giants baseball: Torture.' Well apparently that's spread to the other side of the bay this year. The crowds still aren't huge, but they're all still enthusiastic as hell. I sat near the drum section last week in the RF bleachers. Those guys are a blast and who can hate on the Bernie? http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyirvrJmRjQ

Jon Heyman tweeted that a scout said Eovaldi is not ready for the big leagues and might be a reliever. Um no. He is raw but I love how Heyman tweets that right after his bad start. Doesn't say anything when he won last week. People have been saying that since before the year even started.

I'm not sure why you would even want to overpay for Hamilton the way he's been hitting the last two months. Ethier's not worth the money either, Swisher even less so. I would love a Bourn or even Upton, but those guys are going to cost a lot more than I believe the FO will be willing to spend. This. I've seen many people mention Hamtilton a FA they want, but don't realize that he's going to want a lot of years and there's going to be a team or two that drive the price so far up it wouldn't be worth it. If people didn't want Prince for 6 years because of future productivity issues then they shouldn't want Hamilton either who has injury issues as well as personal issues that can affect play down the line. Wouldn't want Upton either, just a terrible hitter overall who also has injury issues himself. Bourn is a guy I wouldn't mind going after, but it seems like we need to find a way to add some extra pop into the lineup. Giancarlo can't be the only deep threat in the lineup.

Joe Frisaro �@JoeFrisaro #Marlins are trying to trade John Buck, Team is expected to keep JJ. Details in blog http://joefrisaro.mlblogs.com/

I just made a twitter can someone make a list of people I should follow thanks Others have answered with the usual like Olney, Morosi and Rosenthal. I dislike Heyman very much so I stopped following him. For prospects I follow Jason Parks and Kevin Goldstein, they provide some humor as well. Jay Jaffe is another good follow.