Kevin - what's your opinion on Robert Bell, Blue Jays' High-A, Dunedin? His numbers snce being taken out of Rice last year have been phenomenal - between SS-A/A/A+, he's pitched 91 innings. Allowed 59 hits and and 16 BB. 125K. And now the Jays are shifting him to the rotation, stretching him out in his first five starts from 4-6 innings. He'll turn 24 towards the end of the month - Is there a legit prospect in there, or will his numbers fall off at higher levels? Thanks

Kevin, I've held the minority opinion since the day the Diamondbacks traded for Dan Haren in thinking that they gave up too much for him, despite the fact that they were getting a front of the rotation starter with an affordable salary. But now that Chris Carter is developing into a top notch hitter and Brett Anderson continues to improve at the big league level, how would you evaluate that trade now?

Kevin, do you know how the Midland ballpark plays? I mean is it a pitcher's park, hitters park, fairly nuetral? And he needs a promotion to Sacramento, unless they want to keep him for the stretch run to (hopefully) the playoffs.

I'm just catching up on the week's Minor League Updates now, so I'm obviously a little late on this, but if you're really going to start the Hudson Rule (the pitcher's version of the Vitters Rule), you've got to send some love to Adam Warren from the Staten Island Yankees. Before he gave up a solo home run last night, he had pitched 37 scoreless innnings, dating back to July 6th.

The most remarkable item in Carter's stat line had to be the Caught Stealing. What the heck was a man-mountain like him doing trying to swipe a base? Either way, I can't wait to see him mashing in Sacto next year, assuming he doesn't go nuts in ST and force his way into the opening day lineup. With Carter and the Walrus on the corners, the A's lack of outfield power might not matter too much.