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| The BP Wayback Machine: Projecting the Top of the Crop | Nate Silver | 2013-01-18 |
 | Divide and Conquer, NL West: Is There a Draft in Here, or is that Just 2006? | Geoff Young | 2011-09-27 |
| Future Shock: Friday Fun: Minor League Update for July 29... 2006? | Kevin Goldstein | 2011-07-29 |
| Future Shock: Raining on Your Draft Parade | Kevin Goldstein | 2011-06-01 |
| Future Shock: Playing the 'What If' Game with Tim Lincecum | Kevin Goldstein | 2010-11-05 |
| Future Shock: Who are the Next Rays? | Kevin Goldstein | 2008-10-10 |
| Future Shock: AL Two Steps Back | Kevin Goldstein | 2008-09-18 |
| Future Shock: AL East Notebook | Kevin Goldstein | 2008-06-26 |
| Lies, Damned Lies: Projecting the Top of the Crop | Nate Silver | 2008-06-05 |
| Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Third Base Prospects | Nate Silver | 2008-05-08 |
| Future Shock: State of the Systems, AL East | Kevin Goldstein | 2008-03-20 |
| Future Shock: Organizational Rankings, Part 2 | Kevin Goldstein | 2008-03-05 |
| Future Shock: AL Top 11 Prospects Update | Kevin Goldstein | 2008-01-10 |
| Future Shock: Orioles Top 11 Prospects | Kevin Goldstein | 2007-10-31 |
| Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL East | Nate Silver | 2007-10-30 |
| Future Shock: Two Steps Back, American League | Kevin Goldstein | 2007-09-06 |
| Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack | Kevin Goldstein | 2007-08-13 |
| Future Shock: Positional Rankings - Third Base | Kevin Goldstein | 2007-08-01 |
| Future Shock: Risers and Fallers, American League | Kevin Goldstein | 2007-07-06 |
| Future Shock: Monday Ten-Pack | Kevin Goldstein | 2007-06-11 |
| Wait 'Til Next Year: The Scouting Directors, AL East | Bryan Smith | 2007-05-29 |
| Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack | Kevin Goldstein | 2007-04-30 |
| Lies, Damned Lies: The PECOTA Top 100 | Nate Silver | 2007-04-27 |
| Future Shock: State of the Systems, AL East | Kevin Goldstein | 2007-03-14 |
| Future Shock: 2007 Draft Notebook | Kevin Goldstein | 2007-03-01 |
| Future Shock: Top 100 Prospects | Kevin Goldstein | 2007-02-21 |
| Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Third Base Prospects | Nate Silver | 2007-02-20 |
| Future Shock: Organizational Rankings | Kevin Goldstein | 2007-02-14 |
BP Chats
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| 2008-09-24 14:00:00 | I know he's still very young, but do you see any signs that Billy Rowell will eventually tap into the potential that caused the O's to draft him in the first place? Also, do you think Nolan Reimold is ready for the majors?
(Dave from Massachusetts) | No; almost, but I don't see Reimold as a stud as much as I see him as solid -- and that's not a bad thing. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2008-07-07 13:00:00 | Thinking of Billy Rowell, what usually motivates a guy in the minors to improve (other than to get to the show)? What usually deters improvement? Is this normal for a first rounder?
(Corkedbat from Dallas) | I don't think there is any one answer to that, as every guy is different. That said, scouts are VERY down on Rowell and see very little effort, especially on the defensive side. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2008-01-29 16:00:00 | I like pretty much any of the rumored Bedard-to-Seattle deals for Baltimore, but why would they want George Sherrill? He's 30 and pitches 40 innings a year. Unless they flip him, isn't that almost counterproductive to a team that should be auditioning young pitchers?
(Amos from New York) | Gee, you make it sound like a team that are dumping salary need a left-handed specialist less than the team that's trying to win this year. The Orioles and Mariners might be the two worst-run teams in the American League, so I think it's perfect that they would make a trade (at least this component of it) that hurts both sides.
Honestly, I'm not sure any trade these two teams could make would surprise me. Adrian Beltre for Billy Rowell? Sure, why not? (Rany Jazayerli) |
| 2008-02-04 13:00:00 | if you could compare pedro alvarez to any current major leaguer,who would it be
(tycobb from ga) | Alex Gordon seems like the logical answer, and it makes sense to speculate whether the two might be teammates in a few years. While scouting directors primarily draft talent over need (the smart ones anyway), it’s interesting that the teams at the top of this year’s draft all have promising young third basemen: Evan Longoria, Neil Walker, and Gordon. Depending on your opinion of Billy Rowell, the team drafting 4th may have one themselves.
Just think what kind of draft the Red Sox would have had in 2005 had they been able to sign Alvarez after taking him in the 14th round. While they came away with Ellsbury, Buchholz, Hansen, Bowden, and Lowrie, not to mention a pair of unheralded kids in Mark Wagner and Reid Engel, the one thing the Red Sox don’t in their talented farm system is a highly-regarded third base prospect. (David Laurila) |
| 2008-01-09 13:00:00 | What do you make of Brandon Snyder? Can he handle 3B better than Billy Rowell? Will his bat support a permanent move to 1B?
(mike from DC) | Saying he can handle third base better than Billy Rowell is like saying he'll be a better dictator than Idi Amin. Both are pretty bad there, and both have no MLB future at the hot corner. I do like Snyder's bat, but at the same time, like you point out, is it enough to be a 1b? I don't see it. (Kevin Goldstein) |
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