June 8, 201016 yr (257) - Alan Oaks - RHP just picked by the Marlins. I can't believe the Nationals were able to take A.J. Cole with the 116th pick of the draft. That could turn out to be quite a steal. As if we needed the Nationals to get another potential stud...
June 8, 201016 yr (287) - Austin Brice - RHP First pitcher the Marlins take out of high school in this year's draft.
June 8, 201016 yr Rasmussen sounds good. I wonder why they passed on Zack Cox but still took a 3B in the 3rd round....
June 8, 201016 yr Rasmussen sounds good. I wonder why they passed on Zack Cox but still took a 3B in the 3rd round.... I heard it was due to some signability issuses, to be honest.
June 8, 201016 yr (317) 1B - Aaron Senne - L/L 6'2" 199lbs http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=10018074&content_id=8729301 Another left-handed stick, this one out of college.
June 8, 201016 yr (287) - Austin Brice - RHP First pitcher the Marlins take out of high school in this year's draft. He held a baseball clinic as a senior project. Sounds like a stand-up kid.
June 8, 201016 yr Another incredibly underwhelming Marlins draft dictated by a cheapass owner choosing to take cheap older college players at the expense of young players with upside.
June 8, 201016 yr Author Both James and Miller have close to mid 5 ERA's in limited action. Only difference so far is Miller K's more and walks less. However, the big difference was Miller signed a $3 million bonus, James signed for close to $1.5 million I believe. I'll take close to equal production (and a GB pitcher for that matter) at half the price.
June 9, 201016 yr How scary is the idea of a Strasburg/Harper team, especially after last night? I know there are a lot of concerns about Strasburg's delivery (some have even said he won't last two years if he keeps it like it is) but if you take the potential of that and then throw in Derek Norris who is their version of Stanton, the future is pretty bright in Washington.
June 9, 201016 yr How scary is the idea of a Strasburg/Harper team, especially after last night? I know there are a lot of concerns about Strasburg's delivery (some have even said he won't last two years if he keeps it like it is) but if you take the potential of that and then throw in Derek Norris who is their version of Stanton, the future is pretty bright in Washington. Like an ESPN article read last week. "The NL East is going to be the best Division in baseball for many years to come.:"
June 9, 201016 yr How scary is the idea of a Strasburg/Harper team, especially after last night? I know there are a lot of concerns about Strasburg's delivery (some have even said he won't last two years if he keeps it like it is) but if you take the potential of that and then throw in Derek Norris who is their version of Stanton, the future is pretty bright in Washington. Really?
June 9, 201016 yr Yeah Norris is quite the drop in comparison to Stanton. He's more their Morrison/Dominguez. Still a very very good prospect
June 10, 201016 yr Author I see that they drafted Taiwan Easterling again And again, Easterling has said that he is definitely going back to FSU to help Christian Ponder and the FSU football team. Marlins just don't seem to understand no with this kid
June 10, 201016 yr It seems that Florida State receiver Taiwan Easterling, who has spent the past several months on the Seminoles’ baseball team, will indeed be returning to the football team. Easterling on Tuesday wrote through his Twitter account that he turned down potential offers from Major League Baseball teams interested in drafting him.That was before the Florida Marlins drafted Easterling today in the 31st round (947th pick overall). That said, Easterling wrote that he turned down offers from teams interested in drafting him in the fourth round and in the 15th round. That’s good news, obviously, for a Seminoles’ offense that should be among the best in the nation next season. Easterling’s presence would give quarterback Christian Ponder one more receiving target. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_fsu/2010/06/florida-state-wr-taiwan-easterling-turns-down-mlb-offers-according-to-his-twitter-feed.html
June 11, 201016 yr How scary is the idea of a Strasburg/Harper team, especially after last night? I know there are a lot of concerns about Strasburg's delivery (some have even said he won't last two years if he keeps it like it is) but if you take the potential of that and then throw in Derek Norris who is their version of Stanton, the future is pretty bright in Washington. Really? I guess I worded that badly. I didn't mean that he was as good a prospect as Stanton, just that he's their big power 'spect.
June 11, 201016 yr How scary is the idea of a Strasburg/Harper team, especially after last night? I know there are a lot of concerns about Strasburg's delivery (some have even said he won't last two years if he keeps it like it is) but if you take the potential of that and then throw in Derek Norris who is their version of Stanton, the future is pretty bright in Washington. I read that some scouts are concerned Harper will continue to grow and may become too big and end up being something like Adam Dunn. Talk about a let down if that happens. I'm interested too see how Harper will handle adversity. Who knows though maybe he'll never have to deal with it till he reaches the bigs. Strasburg has me worried though. I'm not that worried about his delivery and the idea of him being anything like his first start or something close to it most of the time is scary. He was throwing 98-99 with movement.
June 13, 201016 yr How scary is the idea of a Strasburg/Harper team, especially after last night? I know there are a lot of concerns about Strasburg's delivery (some have even said he won't last two years if he keeps it like it is) but if you take the potential of that and then throw in Derek Norris who is their version of Stanton, the future is pretty bright in Washington. I read that some scouts are concerned Harper will continue to grow and may become too big and end up being something like Adam Dunn. Talk about a let down if that happens. I'm interested too see how Harper will handle adversity. Who knows though maybe he'll never have to deal with it till he reaches the bigs. Yeah, any time a player has 5 consecutive 40 homer seasons, over 300 homers in ten seasons, and a career .383 OBP, you know a team has to be disappointed in their draft pick.
June 14, 201016 yr How scary is the idea of a Strasburg/Harper team, especially after last night? I know there are a lot of concerns about Strasburg's delivery (some have even said he won't last two years if he keeps it like it is) but if you take the potential of that and then throw in Derek Norris who is their version of Stanton, the future is pretty bright in Washington. I read that some scouts are concerned Harper will continue to grow and may become too big and end up being something like Adam Dunn. Talk about a let down if that happens. I'm interested too see how Harper will handle adversity. Who knows though maybe he'll never have to deal with it till he reaches the bigs. Yeah, any time a player has 5 consecutive 40 homer seasons, over 300 homers in ten seasons, and a career .383 OBP, you know a team has to be disappointed in their draft pick. Considering the hype around Harper I believe it would be a let down for most fans.
June 14, 201016 yr How scary is the idea of a Strasburg/Harper team, especially after last night? I know there are a lot of concerns about Strasburg's delivery (some have even said he won't last two years if he keeps it like it is) but if you take the potential of that and then throw in Derek Norris who is their version of Stanton, the future is pretty bright in Washington. I read that some scouts are concerned Harper will continue to grow and may become too big and end up being something like Adam Dunn. Talk about a let down if that happens. I'm interested too see how Harper will handle adversity. Who knows though maybe he'll never have to deal with it till he reaches the bigs. Yeah, any time a player has 5 consecutive 40 homer seasons, over 300 homers in ten seasons, and a career .383 OBP, you know a team has to be disappointed in their draft pick. Considering the hype around Harper I believe it would be a let down for most fans. Maybe but that's because most fans are silly. Adam Dunn by virtue of that is the most underrated player in all of baseball.
June 14, 201016 yr Now that Harper is becoming an OF, I'm not quite as scared. Sure, he looks like he'll be a phenomenal hitter, but his value as a catcher could have been off-the-charts stupid good if he had stuck at that position.
June 15, 201016 yr Now that Harper is becoming an OF, I'm not quite as scared. Sure, he looks like he'll be a phenomenal hitter, but his value as a catcher could have been off-the-charts stupid good if he had stuck at that position. I agree. But if he even comes close to the hype, no matter where he plays he will be feared.
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