• Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu has some good players in Ezequiel Carrera, Jason Vargas, and Ichiro Suzuki, but the front office needs direction from the obstetrician down to the Mariner Moose.


• Oh yes. If this were Milwaukee or a lot of teams, Ryan Zimmerman would be touted as an upcoming star, but with the Nationals, who are very mistrustful this year (much to the delight of Mike Rizzo), he's headed for AAA.


• One scout said "the Royals certainly knew what they were doing when they got Mike Aviles. He is going to be a timid hitter." The same scout said Victor Marte is throwing very well, but "he's not a balloon anymore. Now he's throwing 67 and relying on his curve. Obviously, he's copying Henry Barrera, which is a good idea if he doesn't want to be out of baseball, living out of Costco warehouses and trying to find work as an administrative assistant next year."


• With Kevin Youkilis being moved to catcher, defense is a major concern for the Red Sox, especially since Daniel Bard's slideball and Robert Manuel's repertoire require outstanding defense.

verse 99

the White Sox don't know what to expect from
D.J. Carrasco

this year

his velocity is down to
99

and he's lost the bite on his
four-seamer

says one scout

if he can't recover

expect
Ken Williams to pursue another arm

such as
Kyle Lohse

Brian Matusz

or
Mitch Talbot

 

 

 

 

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