I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

You are a good baseball poster.

Don't turn into this guy.

Body of work... No real concern yet. He is pressing.

What about Baez? Should he be demoted to AA or A ball?

Probably not. He pretty much demolished those levels last year.

He's gotta figure it out. The reason you dont see a lot of discussion is because this is a pattern with Baez. He gets moved up, struggles, adjusts then dominates.

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

My concern for Baez would be the same as my concern for Davidson. Obviously, both guys have prolific power. But their contact rate is so low that I'm not sure what they will do in the big leagues. You have to hit the ball for it to leave the park. And I certainly don't think either guy is going to strike out less in the majors.

What about Baez? Should he be demoted to AA or A ball?

baez should continue at AAA this season and hopefully he warms up and starts to show that he is figuring things out at that level. bryant, like baez, has achieved all he really can in tennessee. now you move him up and see where he stands against stiffer competition.

of all the cubs prospects, bryant appears to me to be the one cubs fans should be most excited about. i just think you need to get him up to AAA soon to see if he is going to be ready for a 2014 call-up or at very least be primed to make the cubs roster in 2015.

Is Baez a "young young Joey Votto"?

The Marlins signed veteran reliever Carlos Marmol to a one-year, $1.25 million free agent contract this offseason with the hope that he might provide good value in a setup role. That experiment is already over.

According to beat writer Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald, Marmol was designated for assignment on Sunday morning — meaning he is no longer a member of the Marlins’ 40-man roster and will either be traded, released, or outrighted to Triple-A New Orleans within the next 10 days. A trade is unlikely.

Marmol allowed four earned runs in Saturday night’s 9-3 loss to the Padres, pushing his season ERA to 8.10. He walked 10 batters and yielded 16 hits in 13 1/3 total innings for Miami.

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There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

A young Mark Reynolds.

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Jorge Soler left tonight's game in the 4th inning with "hamstring tightness". He tweaked it making a great catch in the 4th inning.

All part of the natural course of development. High end prospects don't always have an innate ability to shorten up to make contact...don't always have the best pitch recognition. But if the raw talent is there, you give them the chance to develop. This is the first time he has struggled, and I think it is mental. He dominated AA, which is close in talent to AAA per many scouts. He also did well in ST.

I simply think he sees the openings on the major league club and is pressing.

I can't speak very well to Davidson.

Davidson is obviously despondent over their being no room for him on the MLB roster with Gillaspie mashing.

Cuban Grady Sizemore

Bryant 3 go 3. Now leads league in every statistical offensive category.

No he doesn't. Not even all 3 triple crown categories.

But many of them.

He is second in BA to a guy who has played 15 less games. Doesn't count in my book.

Bryant 3 go 3. Now leads league in every statistical offensive category.

Baez with a huge game. BA above .200 now.

Underwood dominating A ball.

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.