Unless you see a Prior in the top 5 I always think the college hitter is the safe choice. Pitchers are hard to judge and they are injury prone. Rodon will be no worse than a great #3 but Schwarber looks like he's going to be a .300/30/100 guy for a long time. Right now the Sox need bats.

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When healthy he was really good.

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Pitcher injuries are not nearly as devastating as they once were.

Age would be the thing that concerns me more than injury in today's baseball.

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I could not agree more. Basically picked up an ace for nothing.

Pitchers in the first round have a much lower success rate. Both in making it to the majors and excelling in the majors. A fifth round high school pitcher has similar chances.

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I'm not sure of the numbers but outside having a guy like Prior available it appears pitchers are really hard to gauge. You need a good organization that can develop them.

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And when was he healthy?

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Almost never.

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Just as kenny thinks guys who have football mentality make good baseball players, Krause just wanted big bodies and if he was the GM great chance the Bulls get Sam perkins or Mel Turpin...

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I'm not saying wildly speculate on a pitcher just because he is a pitcher.

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The signing of Scott Feldman might end up being the move that set them on a Championship course


I have his autograph with Authentication papers (there is a huge fake Scott Feldman autograph market)

Rodon is perfect for the Sox. Hell he's perfect for every team in baseball.

Regardless of what you think of Schwarber, the fact remains that the Cubs have an impressive collection of talent. That talent was acquired in a variety of ways- drafting, trades, and free agent signings. It's not a Cubs vs Sox thing. Rather, on its own, the Cubs have rebuilt this franchise from the ground up.

And for those advocating Rodon over Schwarber because of long term monetary reasons, that makes me laugh. It seems like the same crowd that called the Cubs cheap and that they should have spent money during the last three years. "It's not our money." Now it's about money?

Both appear to be solid draft picks.

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no one did that

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Ok bad troll.

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Nothing specific to Schwarber v. Rodon in that post. The post was in regards to the general philosophy of pitcher v. hitter.

It's OK to admit you are wrong. It's not like everyone else doesn't already know it.

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Ok troll. I know it hurts.

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you're not fooling anyone

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The kid is a bad ass!

Forget the BEER can, when he stared down Peavy and pissed him off, "THAT WAS AWESOME"

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I don't think the Babe sat against tough lefties. Maybe they don't want to hurt his psyche.

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Just waiting for IMU and JORR to admit that I was right about Schwarber. Not only is he the best hitter on the team but his addition to the lineup has turned this season around.

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I think Rizzo is a better hitter at this point, but Schwarber can become what Rizzo does. Has the power and has a more natural compact swing, Rizzo had to create that and it probably doesnt have the same power Schwarber does from that compact swing.

But does that mean then nas is saying Schwarber will be far better than Abreu?

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Yes. He's 10 to 15 years younger too.

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"Kyle Schwarber will be a far better player than Jose Abreu"

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Babe is already better than Abreu. He doesn't need to sit against Sale. Let's get it on bitches.

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He's legit and will only get better.

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Funny, because I never talked down Abreu. I just think he started his MLB career late, doesnt keep himself in great shape and his defense isnt very good. I see Rizzo working hard to improve everything and on top of that be the best team leader he can be, so to be FAR Better than Rizzo right now, that puts you in automatic HOF realm, which I dont think Jose is.

The real question is will Shwarber be a first ballot guy?

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I'm bookmarking this for when RFDC and Bucky Chris insist no Cub Fan has ever called these goofs Hall of Famers.

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