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By Jason A. Churchill

By 04-22-2009

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Today, as usual, anything goes. The minor league season is underway, the High Desert arms have been impressive, extremely in fact, Greg Halman is still Greg Halman, but the draft is getting closer...

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1. By: DAMellen on 04-22-2009 22:25:09
You say on twitter that Brett Jackson is Darin Erstad POST steroids. My question is how long after the steiroids? Like right after when the juice is fresh in his veins? Or months after when it's left his system?

2. By: Jason A. Churchill on 04-22-2009 22:39:06
Post steroids means without roids.

Jackson sucks.

3. By: Jason A. Churchill on 04-22-2009 22:42:23
BTW, I believe rocketdawg asked about Orta...

Word is he has elbow tightness, DL.

4. By: DAMellen on 04-22-2009 23:24:50
Clearer.

Any idea who would want Clement or what we could get for him? It seems like his value's pretty low, but I have trouble believing that he can't still be a pretty solid hitter. Seems like someone would part with something for him.

Same questions for Beltre and Bedard. How much value do other teams see them as having? Could they bring in some elite minor leaguers or are we going to get more mid level prospects in the Carp/Saunders kinda mold? Are there any positions where you think the organization is particularly weak or where Jack would particularly like to add a player? That is other than the bullpen which has already been bolstered beyond a healthy level (seriously, it's like those guys on the covers of fitness magazines whose veins pop out of their foreheads).

5. By: Lonnie on 04-23-2009 02:51:17
It was me who asked about Orta, but that's ok, I'll share :)

Hey, did any of you happen to look at Kyle Parker's pitching line from last night? I challenge anyone to come up with a bizarre string of numbers then what he put up. I don't think he's any sort of prospect (trying to protecting myself from a JAC WHACK), so he really isn't anyone of interest, but that line is a jaw dropper.

I just want to weigh in on the trade values of Beltre, Bedard, and Clement real quick. All three have value, but the value isn't a static number. As the trade deadline nears their values may rise because someone REALLY needs one of them, or it could plummet because the asking price could be too high. Market forces will determine their value. My point is, it's very nearly a waste of bits and bytes to speculate on relative value at this point in time.

Lonnie

6. By: Lonnie on 04-23-2009 02:52:49
Oh, I almost forgot. Great chat session today, Jason!

Lonnie

7. By: Jason A. Churchill on 04-23-2009 11:21:02
How about Harden's line earlier this year where he faced 17 batters, walking four, allowing five hits and striking out eight.

Think about that for a second. Five hits, plus four walks plus eight strikeouts = 17 batters faced.

All 17 batters he faced either walked, got a hit or fanned. First time in 80 years that's happened.

8. By: rocketdawg31 on 04-23-2009 14:20:37

Heh, heh, heh. A "JAC Whack". That even sounds like something I wouldn't want to happen! Thanks for a great chat session recently, Jason.

This is why I love this stuff- I didn't have the slightest clue Efrain Nunez had fallen out of favor that much.

Whenever we have one of those live chat blogs, I always just hope the questions I have in my head don't sound as though posed by an idiot when seen in type.

Did you notice Joel Pineiro is 3-0 with the Cardinals? I only got a chance to watch 2 innings (during FSN's tech difficulties with last night's game), but he seemed committed to throwing 89-90 MPH strikes and mixing up pitches instead of overhtrowing 93-94 MPH fastballs and praying.

A case of a guy finally figuring it out at 30?

9. By: Mike Craven on 04-23-2009 14:44:40
Or a case of a guy that was on steroids, was good, then had to get off them, because the league started testing for them and punishing the guilty, and he had to re-learn how to pitch without 92-94 mph stuff.

Plus, he's in the NL. That matters.

10. By: Mike Craven on 04-23-2009 15:17:38
Not going to get anything for Clement at all right now. He's struggling.

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