1. 05-17-12 10:17 PM #1
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    Starlin Castro or Jose Altuve????

    you are starting an expansion franchise, and you can take one of those bright young players. Who do you take and why?
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  2. 05-17-12 10:32 PM #2
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    Castro, not a lot of upside for Altuve might hit .300 but not much speed power defense or walks.
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  3. 05-17-12 10:48 PM #3
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    did you just call starlin castro "bright"?? lol no i would take castro too but man the guy has his head up his ass sometimes, sooo many errors
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  4. 05-17-12 10:53 PM #4
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    you always take the SS over the 2B, but if his defense continues to be this bad they will have to move him to 3rd i would imagine.
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  5. 05-17-12 10:56 PM #5
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    Starlin for sure. RBI machine, & his brain resets before every pitch..
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  6. 05-17-12 10:58 PM #6
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    Castro without pause.
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  7. 05-17-12 11:00 PM #7
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    starlin castro by a mile
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  8. 05-17-12 11:11 PM #8
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    the real correct answer is mike trout in centerfield.

    i don't know i may go justin upton. he is only 24 and can play center. he just doesn't because they have chris young.
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  9. 05-18-12 12:16 AM #9
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    Castro is a little younger, i'm not sure that Altuve won't develop a bit more pop though. anti, Upton or McCutchen?
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  10. 05-18-12 07:41 AM #10
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    anti, Upton or McCutchen?
    McCutchen

    Upton has yet to live up to his #1 overall draft pick hype. Strikeout machine, does not hit for average....
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  11. 05-18-12 07:48 AM #11
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    McCutchen has absolutely arrived this past month. He is dominating every aspect of the game.
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  12. 05-18-12 07:34 PM #12
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    I wouldn't say Arrived yet WV..... he has his flashes, but he hasn't been consistent yet. Not real happy with his defense this year, guy never throws to the right base, and takes horrible routes
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    well from what i have read about baseball drafting philosophy, i agree with the camp that thinks you draft the highest ceiling players with greater risk than players with lower ceiling but are safer. so i would still go with upton not that there is that large a difference between the two.

    like this year the astros are probably going to daft a pitcher from stanford, but the best prospect is a guy that plays center from high school. if i was drafting i would take the guy from high school.
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  14. 05-19-12 11:46 PM #14
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    Castro for the reasons antifoil mentioned. Castro needs to improve defense and attitude/behavior problems. But raw talent is there.
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  15. 05-20-12 12:06 AM #15
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    Altuve less chance of being imprisoned
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  16. 05-20-12 08:44 AM #16
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    starlin
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  17. 05-31-12 05:33 PM #17
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    http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/...e-player-draft

    here is a franchise draft they did today.

    you should read some of the chat. i am biased to kevin goldstein's analysis and think jim bowden is an idiot so its funny to watch kevin keep telling bowden he is way off base.
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  18. 05-31-12 05:35 PM #18
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    altuve is like 5'6"
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  19. 05-31-12 05:40 PM #19
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    wow...samardzija that high??

    profar pretty high for a guy without an ml at bat

    i like castro....super talented...but way too high for a guy as unpolished as he is and with an immature approach at the plate
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  20. 05-31-12 05:44 PM #20
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    the guy that pick profar is on the BP up and in podcast from time to time. they love profar.

    he is just blocked by andrus. wouldn't be surprised if the rangers trade andrus at some point to make room for profar.
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    Quote Originally Posted by antifoil View Post
    the guy that pick profar is on the BP up and in podcast from time to time. they love profar.

    he is just blocked by andrus. wouldn't be surprised if the rangers trade andrus at some point to make room for profar.
    i know all about profar....been reading baseball america since i was like 9.....its just..someone has to be enamored by him to, hypothetically, take him that high in a franchise draft without any mlb abs
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  22. 06-01-12 06:13 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    Castro is a little younger, i'm not sure that Altuve won't develop a bit more pop though. anti, Upton or McCutchen?
    This is not true. Altuve is younger by about six weeks.
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  23. 06-10-12 10:59 AM #23
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    Altuve, definitely. Here's why.

    http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/6/5/306...-how-many-outs
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  24. 06-10-12 09:59 PM #24
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    Altuve---by a nosehair
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  25. 06-11-12 01:06 AM #25
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    Castro... because the brightest GM in baseball is basically try to start a team from scratch (close as you can get to an expansion team), and he knows damn well the only piece worth keeping is their star SS.
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  26. 06-11-12 03:33 AM #26
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    Archie I agree 100%, you're a genius sir. Gentleman and a rogue scholar.
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  27. 06-23-12 08:51 AM #27
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    Castro's bat starting to come around again.. I think Altuve has him on OPS at this point
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  28. 06-23-12 09:50 AM #28
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    Jose Altuve is a midget. Give me Castro.
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