MINOR LEAGUE/PROSPECTS Thread

He's been in their camp working out and when it was rumored he had met with the Padres brass 3 or 4 days in a row, it came out that he was likely going to wait until the July 2nd deadline to sign. So a lot of signs point that way.

 

So what do you think it is?
LAD not high enough on him, him not being high on LAD or his chances of making it to the show within a " reasonable " time frame because of all the other young OF'ers?
Or is it that SD just beat LAD to him?

 

Bad advice basically. Maybe his family is well off so he doesn't need the high dollar teams to bid on him?

 

No clue, but his agent did leave him for the death threats so things could change. He sounds like a bit of a mess, just like Martinez was, so the Dodgers may not have been overly high on him. Sounds like the Padres are going to be spending a ton of money in the next signing period so they may be offering him a lot more than the Dodgers are willing to give.

 

Damn, so what are you hearing about the price for Lazarito?
In that Alvarez area, about 15MM?

 

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No Clue, I haven't heard anything other than it looks like he will not sign until July 2.

 

depth be good

damned modern ballplayers are made of eggshells held together with paper mache'

 

• Dodgers prospect Julio Urias, a 19-year-old left-hander, gave up two runs on three hits in his spring debut. He struck out the first three batters he faced in the seventh, but surrendered back-to-back doubles in the eighth. With Zack Greinke's move to Arizona and Brett Anderson lost to back surgery for three-to-five months, the Dodgers are looking at Urias as a possible starter. ''If he's throwing well enough and we feel good enough about him to be in the spot, it's realistic,'' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Last statement seems to be a departure from the usual rhetoric concerning the young lefty.

 

His outing yesterday sure was a mixed bag but if he can keep his pitches down I think he has a real shot of debuting in 16'.

 

He's still young. I'd hate for the Dodgers to make the same mistake they made with Pedro Martinez.

 

27 years and counting and yet you doubt?

 

Cody Bellinger is turning some heads so far this Spring. Most people's knock on him was that they had only seen the power for one year in the Cal League so some kept him ranked lower. Excited to see him as this year is off to a very good start. Also just had a great AB against Lyles.

 

I think they've already displayed that they would not trade him per se, but use him too early? Definitely.
Depth is all well and good, and of course you need it...but for every time you need to use your "depth" players, the original, front line, first choice player is not out there, for whatever reason. If you sign a bunch of pitchers with a history of injuries, then you get a McCarthy, and even worse, an Anderson situation. You also need to win, so you use your best...maybe way to early. There very well could he more to come...
For whatever reasons stated over and over again by the blindly faithful, they still let the batting champion and one of the best, proven pitchers in bb go, by whatever means.
So, if "depth" is the counter balance, then we should win it all, hands down...we'll see. I hope so.
I don't think they are infallible as many think, and are capable of bonehead moves, by addition, or subtraction, like anyone else.
As far as Lasorda, his monumental poor judgement on Kenerko and HoF guy Pedro will always be an albatross around his neck...but he'll always have WS rings and appearances for a measure of balance. And that Cooperstown thing.
Just my tuppence. But this "future looks bright" and "depth" thing is being used to death...and not one pitch thrown in anger yet.

 

I don't get this one, Zoo...s'plain it to me. How is the Anderson situation worse than the McCarthy situation?