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Posada has a automatic option in his contract, if he catches more than I think 100 games, the option is picked up. So he will be a Yankee in 2007 also. So unless Kelly Stinnett is catching 63 games this year, Posada will still be a Yankee in 2007.

No, Posada's option becomes guaranteed if he catches 330 games from 2004-2006. So far, he has caught 279, so he only needs 51 games for it to be guartanteed.

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Chicago Cubs

Right-handed pitcher Brian Boehringer signed a Minor League contract with the Cubs.

Chicago White Sox

Signed 1B/OF Bucky Jacobsen to a Minor League contract and will send him to Minor League camp.

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I was just wondering if you guys are looking at the team rating when doing rosters. Whenever I make my own edits, the team ratings get messed up ( i.e. White Sox ranked 16th or something ).

Is there anyway to change that manually?

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Totte, great job on the rosters,

may I make a suggestion, for the mets

Here in New York, Billy Wagner is taking a lot of critisism for his stamina. "They" are saying that's his main weakness. That he's not as good 2 days in a row. When I use him in the game, I can dominate with him for 2 or 3 innings or 40 to 50 pitches. His stamina is rated at 39, which I think maybe to high for him. I'm not sure how recovery comes into play, but I'd like to know what you think?

Also, one other quick observation, Cliff Floyd, is much thinner and in shape than he was 2 seasons ago. May I suggest using the "athletic" and "average" for is appearence.

Thanks

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Totte, great job on the rosters,

may I make a suggestion, for the mets

Here in New York, Billy Wagner is taking a lot of critisism for his stamina. "They" are saying that's his main weakness. That he's not as good 2 days in a row. When I use him in the game, I can dominate with him for 2 or 3 innings or 40 to 50 pitches. His stamina is rated at 39, which I think maybe to high for him. I'm not sure how recovery comes into play, but I'd like to know what you think?

Also, one other quick observation, Cliff Floyd, is much thinner and in shape than he was 2 seasons ago. May I suggest using the "athletic" and "average" for is appearence.

Thanks

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll take it into consideration :)

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Oh and I keep forgeting a request... Please get Caesar Carillo in the minor league system for the Padres. He's probably their top prospect and could possibly see time in the Majors in 06. I know there's other prospects missing for the Padres (and maybe you were already getting to adding them in the next few updates), but Carillo is the one that definitely needs to be added.

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For Oakland the 3 i can think of our Cliff Pennington, Travis Buck, and Craig Italiano. These 3 were Oaklands major draft picks last june... But i havent seen the most recent update so sorry if there already in the organisation for Oakland.

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After a quick glance at the Cubs, I see these moves to be made.

P Chad Fox to free agents

3B Jose Macias to free agents

I'll look a little closer at them this weekend to see if I can suggest any more corrections.

Solid work overall yet again though!

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Here are some quick scouting reports on some of the recently mentioned guys.

Cesar Carrillo (SP) Padres Organization

Age: 22, 6-foot-3, 175-pounds, Bats: R Throws: R

Throws a 2-seam and 4-seam fastball in the low 90's, mixes in a good curveball with an improving changeup

2005 Highlights: The Padres number one pick in 2005 had the most successful debut of anyone selected in the 2005 draft.. Carrillo consistently throws in the 92-96 mph range, with a very hard curve and was dominant in one of the toughest leagues in the minors.

Negatives: Not a whole lot. Carrillo needs to work on his change up, but after that...

In order to make the major leagues Carrillo needs to...have a little bit better change-up. Once that is done we we’ll see him in San Diego.

Conniff’s assessment: We should see Carrillo in San Diego by mid-season, he will probably bypass Portland as Jake Peavy and Adam Eaton did. The Padres plan to start him in the warm weather of Mobile and, barring injury, he will be in the majors quickly.

Has a pitching frame that resembles Ramon Martinez with a whip-like motion. His fastball consistently sits in the 92-94 mph range, with a hard curve and developing changeup. Carrillo’s early dominance at Lake Elsinore was impressive beyond his statistics for two other reasons, one he was coming off of a long collegiate season where he had already pitched 125 innings with 19 starts. Secondly, most college pitchers need to go through at least two other lower minor leagues before even attempting the California League, which as most people know is a very tough league for pitchers. He probably has the most upside of any Padres pitcher in the system right now.

Cliff Pennington, SS Oakland organization

Pennington was an advanced collegiate player, so the A’s had him skip short-season Vancouver and he went directly to low-A Kane County. The Texas A&M alum was almost immediately put in the top part of the batting order and he would eventually settle into the Cougars’ lead-off spot. He acquitted himself nicely at the plate for the Cougars, hitting .276 with a .364 on-base percentage. He proved to be a tough out at the plate, as he showed the ability to fight off pitches. Pennington struck out more then expected (47 times in 290 at-bats), but he walked nearly as often (39 times). However, his biggest contribution offensively may have been with his legs, as he swiped 25 bases in 31 opportunities in only 69 games.

Pennington is the kind of player that both traditional scouts and stats-minded baseball executives like. He is a throw-back shortstop who doesn’t hit for power, but switch-hits, gets on-base, steals bases and fields his position very well. Pennington has a strong arm and good range into the deep hole at short and projects to be an above-average major league fielding shortstop. He has a wiry build and doesn’t hit with much homerun power at this point in his career. However, he could develop into a 30-40 doubles/ 10 homers hitter down the road. Pennington is an advanced prospect for his draft year who could be in the major leagues as soon as mid-season 2007. He ended the year at High-A Stockton, where he played with the Ports for the playoffs, and that is probably where he will begin the 2006 season. However, he has advanced skills both defensively and offensively, so he could move up to AA-Midland before the 2006 season ends.

Pennington is very gifted defensively, so it is hard to imagine that he would be moved to second base. Offensively, he is arguably the A’s best lead-off hitting prospect, as he projects as a lead-off hitter in the David Eckstein or Brett Butler-mold. Consequently, the A’s may move Pennington to second just to get his bat at the top of their order.

After signing with the A’s the day after he was selected 21st overall, Cliff Pennington made his professional debut at Low Class-A Kane County on June 23rd. In 63 games with the Cougars, he has hit .280/.372/.371 with 15 doubles, three homers and 37 walks in 264 ABs. He is flashing all the tools necessary to hit leadoff, with 22 steals in 28 attempts to go along with his solid OBP. The A’s see him as a second baseman but for now they have him playing shortstop, where he’s committed 12 errors. According to the A’s, it is still unknown where he will start the 2006 season, but it’s probable that he will be in High Class-A Stockton early next summer.

Travis Buck, OF

Buck started his professional career at Vancouver, hitting .361/.439/.556 in 36 ABs over nine games. The A’s promoted him to Kane County where he continued to hit. In 115 ABs over 30 games, Buck posted a .357/.444/.496 line that included 13 doubles and one homerun. He has a quick, line drive stroke that results in a lot of low lasers through the infield. He is also skilled at using the entire field, which is something the A's hope will remain as he tries to improve his power.

Yes, the knock on Buck is that, for a big guy (6’3'', 210), he hasn’t shown an ability to hit the longball. Though his power hasn’t resulted in a strong homerun total, his doubles figure is a good indication that the homers will come in time. He figures to start 2006 at Stockton, where he’s going to need to adjust to a new level and improve his power numbers. He just turned 22, so it won’t be a disaster if he has to repeat Single-A, but his 2006 production could indicate whether he is a blue chip prospect or something below that.

Buck gave the A’s every reason to feel good about drafting him right out of the gate. Kicking off his pro career in Vancouver of the Northwest League, Buck just killed the ball, hitting .361/.439/.556 in nine games (36 ABs). Upon his promotion to Low Class-A Kane County, Buck continued raking: .357/.444/.496 with 13 doubles and a homer in 30 games (115 ABs). Maybe the most telling stat is Buck’s 18/19 K/BB ratio. It isn’t often that a power hitter walks more than he strikes out. Though his power hasn’t resulted in a strong homerun total, the 13 doubles are a good indicator that the homers will come in time. He should start next season in High Class-A Stockton of the California League

Craig Italiano, SP

Italiano, like Lansford, was drafted directly out of high school this season. Before the draft, he was tabbed by Baseball America as having the best fastball of any of the potential high school draftees. He lived up to that reputation when he arrived at the Arizona Rookie League. The Texas native consistently lit up the radar gun at the upper 90s without breaking much of a sweat.

Much like current A’s starter Rich Harden, Italiano has a deceptively easy throwing motion which makes his fastball look even faster. Italiano still has work to do on getting more movement and more consistent control of the pitch, but he has a good base to start with. Italiano also has an excellent curveball. Like with his fastball, Italiano struggled to control his curveball at times, but it was very hard for hitters to get a bead on when he threw it for strikes. Like most A’s prospects, Italiano will likely be adding a change-up over the next season or so.

Italiano doesn’t have as much composure as Lansford at this point in his career, but his 27 strikeouts in 18.2 innings tell you all you need to know about the quality of his stuff. He still has a tendency to overthrow when he gets in trouble, but, at 19, that is to be expected. He will likely start the 2006 season at low-A Kane County and he could make it up to High-A Stockton by the end of the year.

Italiano is only 18 an has already experienced shoulder and elbow problems. His high-stress delivery only heightens concern for his future health.

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Wow...nice job on those. Hopefully those players get added in, like opening day or something like totte said. I hope Kraw isnt haven any problems with the xbox version. That would suck.

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