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    Who is the next Mike Wacha or next Sonny Gray??? what team has one?

    I'm talking a flame throwing pitcher with an ungodly breaking ball like these 2 young studs...

    Does anybody know about a pitcher on the come up who will make a big splash in the 2014 MLB season?

    I know about the Japanese Cy Young Tanaka ... but who else?

    also any word on who is going to snag Tanaka?

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    Danny Salazar.

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    Archie Bradley and Taijuan Walker have a decent shot to contribute right away

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    Look for Jamison Tallion near June for the Pirates, he has unreal stuff

    like the other guys mentioned, 90% of the time teams won't break camp with their studs, so that the organization can avoid paying them arbitration a year earlier and maintain the maximum amount of ownership of a prospect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    Look for Jamison Tallion near June for the Pirates, he has unreal stuff

    like the other guys mentioned, 90% of the time teams won't break camp with their studs, so that the organization can avoid paying them arbitration a year earlier and maintain the maximum amount of ownership of a prospect.
    true + its good to bring them up midway thru the year as a secret weapon for the playoff run..

    that way teams don't have a good scouting report on them or atleast they havent faced them many times.

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    Tony Cingrani (LHP) Cincinnati Reds
    Cory Luebke (LHP) San Diego Padres
    Brandon Beachy (RHP) Atlanta Braves
    Chris Archer (RHP) Tampa Bay Rays

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    lucas giolito

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    cingrani or cole

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    Quote Originally Posted by freeVICK View Post
    cingrani or cole
    no i was refering to farm systems.

    i wanna know who has the best kept secret potential ace wise. Guys that havent made it to the big leagues yet.

    The whole world knows about Cole. But yes he is on that same level with Gray and Wacha

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    Noah Syndergaard

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    aroldis chapman if dusty will let him start

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    My Yankees will snatch up that Japanese guy.

    Last year was a fukking embarrassment and the Bronx Bombers won't tolerate that shit again.

    I'm ashamed that the Yankees as a whole couldn't give Rivera and Pettite a better final season.

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    Possibly Tyler Glasnow as a Sept roster expansion call up to man the Pen for the Pirates in their stretch run towards 100 win season

    but more likely he'll be a 2015 kid

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    Quote Originally Posted by Initiative View Post
    Tony Cingrani (LHP) Cincinnati Reds
    Cory Luebke (LHP) San Diego Padres
    Brandon Beachy (RHP) Atlanta Braves
    Chris Archer (RHP) Tampa Bay Rays
    All but Luebke are on everyones radar already.

    Beachy is filthy, thing is he can't keep healthy.

    Keep an eye on Mets Syndegaard
    Archie Bradley in 'Zona too.
    Dylan Bundy had TJ surgery, if he's good to go, look out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bubblebuttluv View Post
    My Yankees will snatch up that Japanese guy.
    I'm hearing overrated, and will run out of gas come August.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    I'm hearing overrated, and will run out of gas come August.
    Whose overrated? The Yankees or the Japanese guy?

    If it is the Japanese guy, I can believe that. Those Tournaments in Japan where they have guys pitch multiple games day after day is brutal.

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    Japanese guy

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    Good info, gonna need to stock up on potential prospects for my keeper league when I'm in last by June.

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    Quote Originally Posted by easyliving View Post
    Noah Syndergaard
    Probly won't happen.
    After Harvey ruining his arm that fast I doubt the Mets are going to push any of the young kids no matter how bad the team sucks.
    Can't wait to see him in August though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lunch View Post
    aroldis chapman if dusty will let him start
    Didn't Dusty resign?

    I sure would have loved to see what Chapman could have done in that 1 game playoff vs Pittsburgh

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveKerrsJunk View Post
    Good info, gonna need to stock up on potential prospects for my keeper league when I'm in last by June.
    yeah and i was thinking along the lines of Futures bets as well as guys to keep an eye on to bet on
    when they make their debut.

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    cant believe no one before me mentioned giolito......kid prob would have been the first high school righthander taken #1 but he missed his senior season because of elbow problems.....had tj surgery in 2012...came back last year and pitched well in limited work.....this kid compares to wacha prob better than any other pitching prospect

    might be hard for him to make it to the bigs this year because the nats have alot of starting pitching.....and theyve dealt with strasburg.....but this kid has insane potential

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    Quote Originally Posted by bobby heenan View Post
    cant believe no one before me mentioned giolito......kid prob would have been the first high school righthander taken #1 but he missed his senior season because of elbow problems.....had tj surgery in 2012...came back last year and pitched well in limited work.....this kid compares to wacha prob better than any other pitching prospect

    might be hard for him to make it to the bigs this year because the nats have alot of starting pitching.....and theyve dealt with strasburg.....but this kid has insane potential
    David Clyde was a HS overall first pick, but he was LHP

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    Quote Originally Posted by lunch View Post
    aroldis chapman if dusty will let him start


    Dusty got canned 5 seconds after his decision to start Cueto in that one game playoff and they lost.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bobby heenan View Post
    cant believe no one before me mentioned giolito......kid prob would have been the first high school righthander taken #1 but he missed his senior season because of elbow problems.....had tj surgery in 2012...came back last year and pitched well in limited work.....this kid compares to wacha prob better than any other pitching prospect

    might be hard for him to make it to the bigs this year because the nats have alot of starting pitching.....and theyve dealt with strasburg.....but this kid has insane potential

    guy has pitched 14 innings at low A ball. Still got A+, AA, and maybe AAA before we talk about a debut.

    more like 2015 or 2016 for him

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    I'll say Robert Stephenson (Cin), but probably won't be in the majors until 2015.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    David Clyde was a HS overall first pick, but he was LHP
    hence why i said "first high school righthander".....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    guy has pitched 14 innings at low A ball. Still got A+, AA, and maybe AAA before we talk about a debut.

    more like 2015 or 2016 for him
    dylan bundy shot from a ball to the bigs in his first full pro season....its not likely...but it isnt impossible for giolito to do the same.....again....he compares to wacha prob better than any other pitching prospect out there imo

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    Quote Originally Posted by bubblebuttluv View Post
    Whose overrated? The Yankees or the Japanese guy?

    If it is the Japanese guy, I can believe that. Those Tournaments in Japan where they have guys pitch multiple games day after day is brutal.
    Guys the Japanese pitcher may win cy young. His stuff is that good.

    Japanese players always do well their first year in the show .

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