Cali Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Anbody notice something is missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 yeah everythiong........ it's subscription req'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Anbody notice something is missing? The Sox, but I'm sure that preview will be out there shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Hose Jon Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Here you go By Phil Rogers Tribune baseball reporter February 10, 2004, 9:29 PM CST The Minnesota Twins didn't need Mark Prior to win their back-to-back division championships. But could Prior have helped them get to the World Series? They could have had Prior in the 2001 draft but weren't sure they could sign him. Their consolation prize, catcher Joe Mauer, will be on display beginning this spring. Mauer, an all-everything in St. Paul, seems destined to be a homegrown star. He is the best catching prospect in a decade, so promising the Twins traded All-Star A.J. Pierzysnki to open a spot for the 20-year-old Mauer. That's a lot of pressure to put on a kid who has played 73 games above Class A and hit just nine homers in his first 1,030 at-bats. But part of the fun of baseball is seeing how new faces fit in. Twins Last year: 90-72, 1st; lost to New York in the first round. Manager: Ron Gardenhire. Key additions: RHP Joe Nathan. Key losses: LHP Eddie Guardado, RHP La Troy Hawkins, C A.J. Pierzynski, LHP Kenny Rogers, LHP Eric Milton. Lesser moves: Added RHP Rick Helling, RHP Carlos Silva, INF Nick Punto, INF Augie Ojeda, C Henry Blanco; lost INF Denny Hocking, SS Chris Gomez, OF Dustan Mohr, C Tom Prince, RHP Rick Reed. Big question: Can 20-year-old catching prodigy Joe Mauer establish himself after only 73 games above Class A? Look out for: Unhappy starting pitchers. Suspect rotation is certain to miss Guardado and Hawkins, who took the adventure out of late innings. Royals Last year: 83-79, 3rd. Manager: Tony Pena. Key additions: RF Juan Gonzalez, RHP Scott Sullivan, C Benito Santiago. Key losses: OFs Raul Ibanez, Michael Tucker. Lesser moves: Added INF Tony Graffanino, C Kelly Stinnett, 1B-LF Matt Stairs, LHP Jamie Cerda; lost LF Rondell White, C Brent Mayne, C Mike DiFelice, RHP Paul Abbott, RHP Alan Levine. Big question: Will Pena be able to re-instill edge that made Royals one of 2003's biggest surprises? Look out for: Zach Greinke. The 20-year-old right-hander is a wunderkind but shouldn't be needed in a starting rotation that includes veterans Darrell May, Brian Anderson and Kevin Appier along with Miguel Asencio and Jimmy Gobble. Indians Last year: 68-94, 4th. Manager: Eric Wedge. Key addition: RHP Jose Jimenez. Key losses: DH Ellis Burks, RHP Danys Baez. Lesser moves: Added 2B Ronnie Belliard, INF Lou Merloni, OF Adam Piatt, LHP Scott Stewart, RHP Mark Wohlers, RHP Bob Howry; lost LHP Terry Mulholland, RHP Jose Santiago. Big question: Can closer Bob Wickman come back strong after missing 2003 because of Tommy John surgery? Look out for: A compelling center-field battle. Milton Bradley hit .321 during another injury-plagued season. But he is being pushed by top prospect Grady Sizemore as well as Alex Escobar, the former New York Mets' top prospect acquired in the Roberto Alomar package. Tigers Last year: 43-119, 5th. Manager: Alan Trammell. Key additions: C Ivan Rodriguez, RHP Jason Johnson, 2B Fernando Vina, SS Carlos Guillen, OF Rondell White. Key losses: None. Lesser moves: Added RHP Esteban Yan, RHP Alan Levine, C Mike DiFelice, C Bobby Estalella, 2B Brent Abernathy, 3B Greg Norton, OF Marcus Thames, RHP Ariel Prieto; lost INF Shane Halter, SS Ramon Santiago, C A.J. Hinch, C Matt Walbeck. Big question: Is there any way to restore confidence of starters Mike Maroth, Jeremy Bonderman and Nat Cornejo (a combined 21-57 in 2003)? Look out for: Brian Schmack, 30, a right-hander from Barrington and NIU, who'll be in thick of bullpen competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Hose Jon Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 And heres a list of breakthrough players from chicagosports.com By Phil Rogers Tribune baseball reporter February 10, 2004, 9:08 PM CST A look at other potential impact rookies for 2004, ranked in order of their likely impact. 1 SS Kazuo Matsui, Mets. Japanese import is a two-way player at shortstop. 2 OF Alexis Rios, Toronto. The Blue Jays' next great young outfielder, who hit .352 at Double A, might be as good as Vernon Wells. 3 1B Adam LaRoche, Atlanta. He takes over as the Braves' regular at first base. 4 SS Bobby Crosby, Oakland. He has got big shoes to fill as Miguel Tejada's replacement. 5 2B Aaron Miles, Colorado. The White Sox castoff has skills that fit well at Coors Field. 6 RHP Edwin Jackson, Los Angeles. Hard thrower picked up two big-league wins, one over Randy son, before his 20th birthday. 7 CF Jeremy Reed, White Sox. That .409 batting average at Double-A fires the imagination. 8 1B-DH Justin Morneau, Minnesota. His left-handed power got Team Canada into the Olympics. 9 RHP Adam Wainwright, St. Louis. The Braves haven't traded away many good pitchers. 10 RHP Shingo Takatsu, White Sox. Japan's all-time saves leader joins White Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 5 2B Aaron Miles, Colorado. The White Sox castoff has skills that fit well at Coors Field. One of these things is not like the other BTW I think Edwin Jackson has a serious shot at doing some damage in the Dodger rotation this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSF Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 The Cubune at its finest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beebeerichards Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 The Sox, but I'm sure that preview will be out there shortly. It said White Sox preview Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 And heres a list of breakthrough players from chicagosports.com By Phil Rogers Tribune baseball reporter February 10, 2004, 9:08 PM CST A look at other potential impact rookies for 2004, ranked in order of their likely impact. 1 SS Kazuo Matsui, Mets. Japanese import is a two-way player at shortstop. 2 OF Alexis Rios, Toronto. The Blue Jays' next great young outfielder, who hit .352 at Double A, might be as good as Vernon Wells. 3 1B Adam LaRoche, Atlanta. He takes over as the Braves' regular at first base. 4 SS Bobby Crosby, Oakland. He has got big shoes to fill as Miguel Tejada's replacement. 5 2B Aaron Miles, Colorado. The White Sox castoff has skills that fit well at Coors Field. 6 RHP Edwin Jackson, Los Angeles. Hard thrower picked up two big-league wins, one over Randy son, before his 20th birthday. 7 CF Jeremy Reed, White Sox. That .409 batting average at Double-A fires the imagination. 8 1B-DH Justin Morneau, Minnesota. His left-handed power got Team Canada into the Olympics. 9 RHP Adam Wainwright, St. Louis. The Braves haven't traded away many good pitchers. 10 RHP Shingo Takatsu, White Sox. Japan's all-time saves leader joins White Sox. Phil is foolish if he feels Jeremy Reed will have a bigger impact this season than Joe Mauer. Hell he doesn't even list Mauer at all. Nothing against Jeremy, but I don't expect him to get more than 100 AB at the major league level this year, while Mauer will start the season as the starting catcher in Minny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 And heres a list of breakthrough players from chicagosports.com By Phil Rogers Tribune baseball reporter February 10, 2004, 9:08 PM CST A look at other potential impact rookies for 2004, ranked in order of their likely impact. 1 SS Kazuo Matsui, Mets. Japanese import is a two-way player at shortstop. 2 OF Alexis Rios, Toronto. The Blue Jays' next great young outfielder, who hit .352 at Double A, might be as good as Vernon Wells. 3 1B Adam LaRoche, Atlanta. He takes over as the Braves' regular at first base. 4 SS Bobby Crosby, Oakland. He has got big shoes to fill as Miguel Tejada's replacement. 5 2B Aaron Miles, Colorado. The White Sox castoff has skills that fit well at Coors Field. 6 RHP Edwin Jackson, Los Angeles. Hard thrower picked up two big-league wins, one over Randy son, before his 20th birthday. 7 CF Jeremy Reed, White Sox. That .409 batting average at Double-A fires the imagination. 8 1B-DH Justin Morneau, Minnesota. His left-handed power got Team Canada into the Olympics. 9 RHP Adam Wainwright, St. Louis. The Braves haven't traded away many good pitchers. 10 RHP Shingo Takatsu, White Sox. Japan's all-time saves leader joins White Sox. Am I the only one who thinks that it is quite biased that 3 of the 10 have been a part of the White Sox organization at some time or another(be it now with Reed and Takatsu, and some time with Miles)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Showtime Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Phil is foolish if he feels Jeremy Reed will have a bigger impact this season than Joe Mauer. Hell he doesn't even list Mauer at all. Notice on the list it says "others" to make an impact. This whole preview was on the back page of the sports section. With a massive photo of Mauer, trust me, he got his kudos from Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Notice on the list it says "others" to make an impact. This whole preview was on the back page of the sports section. With a massive photo of Mauer, trust me, he got his kudos from Phil. Thank you or pointing that out! I was gonna go crazy on aboz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 I read on Yahoo that Aaron Miles should be seriously considered in Fantasy baseball. I was pretty suprised to read that, but mabye we underestimated the kid. Because he's playing in Coors Field. No other reason why in all honesty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLAK Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 I read on Yahoo that Aaron Miles should be seriously considered in Fantasy baseball. I was pretty suprised to read that, but mabye we underestimated the kid. Everyone knows he can hit. It's always been a question of whether you can afford to keep his glove in the field over the long grind. The Rocks look to be going all out offense (ala the '77 hit men), and much like the beloved Alan Bannister, Aaron will put offensive numbers up. Great for fantasy leagues. We'll all find out together how the team does. God bless him and I wish him great success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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