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Hey, Totte, the Mets promoted recently drafted lefty pitcher Eric Niesen to St. Lucie. Tim McNab has been in Binghamton all season, as has Caleb Stewart and Jamar Hill. Jorge Reyes has been cut. I'd send Eddie Kunz and Brant Rustich up to St. Lucie, as well. Here are scouting reports on all 3.

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Round 1, Pick 42: Eddie Kunz

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Eddie Kunz - (RHP - Oregon State University)

Here are some differing scouting reports on Kunz:

He has average command and throws from a three-quarters arm slot out of the bullpen.

He lacks a true weapon against good left-handed batters but his sinker will induce

a lot of ground balls and chew up bats in pro ball."

He has a solid fastball that reaches the mid 90s, with some nice movement.

Has a bit of a slider, but nothing else. Good control though, and gets

lot of ground balls.

Fastball: Kunz threw a heavy fastball that ran up to 94 mph.

FB Movement: He keeps his fastball down in the zone, and it has some above-average sink to it.

Slider: His slider sits in the 80-82 mph range. It's a true slider, with a short, late break and hard bite.

Control: Kunz commanded his fastball and slider well over the weekend, particularly in his second outing, on Sunday.

Poise: Above average. He came into both situations and threw strikes.

Physical Description: Big right-hander who throws from three-quarters arm slot.

Medical Update: Healthy.

Strengths: Command and poise. Kunz comes into games and pounds his heavy fastball to the bottom of the strike zone. He gets a lot of ground balls and his stuff will break bats at the pro level.

Weaknesses: He doesn't have a third pitch to attack left-handed hitters.

Summary: Kunz's package of stuff is well-suited to the back of a

but the lack of the third pitch may keep him from closing as a pro.

His future may be as a setup man who can pound his sinker-slider

in on right-handed hitters.

He probably doesn't fit there, but his big-time fastball will fit in the Mets

bullpen by next season. Solid, unspectacular pick.

Kunz has plus stuff and closer-quality velocity. He's a behemoth at 6-foot-5, 250 pounds

and will have to watch his body and his weight as a pro. His loose arm and

low arm angle produce 94-96 mph fastballs, and some scouts think a

cleaner body and more consistent mechanics would give him even more velocity.

Kunz throws a changeup to lefthanders that's effective, and at times his

change is ahead of his flat slider.

And here is a scouting report from Kunz himself:

Fstball sits around 95, 96 MPH. Slider sits around low to mid 80s. Changeup is probably around mid to upper 70s. He likes his changeup as his second pitch, and throws a hard sinking fastball. Slider is in development. He sees himself as an Eric Gagne type, similiar sink on his ball, and similiar body type.

2007: 3-1, 2.91 era, 31 G, 12 SVs, 46.1 IP, 31 H, 18 BBs, 37 Ks, BAA .194

2006: 5-1, 3.61 era, 29 G, 42.1 IP, 39 H, 21 BBs, 30 Ks, 1.42 WHIP

2005: 2-0, 1.51 era, 13 G, 11.2 IP, 7 G, 7 BBs, 14 Ks, 1.20 WHIP

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Round 2, Pick 93: Brant Rustich

Brant Rustich (RHP - UCLA)

Fastball: Rustich features a fastball that sits in the 93-94 mph range.

Slider: Rustich's slider is a plus pitch at times.

Changeup: Rustich has thrown a changeup in the past, but didn't throw one in the weekend series against Winthrop.

Split-fingered fastball: He's thrown a split in the past, but didn't in his two outings over the weekend, perhaps scrapping it because of 2006 finger surgery.

Control: The closer commanded both pitches well over the weekend.

Physical Description: Big, imposing presence on the mound.

Medical Update: Rustich pitched in just six games in 2006 before a finger injury forced him to red shirt. He had surgery, but seemed to throw fine in the opening weekend, albeit without the split.

Strengths: Good two-pitch mix, presence for back bullpen.

Weaknesses: He doesn't have the pure power stuff necessarily to be a big league closer and he lacks deception. Some felt he'd have more value as a starter.

Summary: Overall, it was a good opening weekend for Rustich, who answered some questions about his finger. His delivery had improved from the previous year, with a slightly higher arm slot.

Here is how Rustich sees/describes himself:

He throws a 2 and 4 seam fastball, between 92-96, his 2 seamer has great movement on it, and he calls it his best pitch. He has enjoyed success with it when using it against wood bats. His second best pitch is his slider, which ranges between 85 and 89. He calls it his out pitch. His changeup has been called a splitter, due to the down break on it, which is comparable (as Kunz was earlier) to Gagne's change. Rustich feels he needs to work on his fastball command, and also work on his change. He would most compare himself, however, to Jonathan Papelbon.

2007: 3-2, 6.67 era, 20 G, 1 GS, 29.2 IP, 31 H, 20 BBs, 28 Ks, BAA .265

2006: 1-0, 1.50 era, 6 G, 6 IP, 7 H, 2 BBs, 10 Ks

2005: 2-7, 5.23 era, 21 G, 11 GS, 62 IP, 71 H, 38 BBs, 53 Ks

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Round 3, Pick 99: Eric Niesen

Eric Niesen (LHP - Wake Forest)

Fastball: Since moving into the bullpen, Niesen's fastball has been a plus, touching the mid-90s.

Slider: Some like his slider, but others grade it as below-average.

Changeup: Niesen's change is a below-average pitch.

Control: His command is below-average as well.

Physical Description: Niesen is a small lefty with a low three-quarters arm angle and fits a Dan Reichert-type body mold.

Medical Update: Healthy.

Strengths: Plus velocity on his fastball with an interesting arm angle.

Weaknesses: None of his other pitches grade out average or above.

Summary: Niesen has found success since moving into Wake Forest's bullpen earlier in the season. His fastball has picked up a few notches, and he throws it with a three-quarter arm angle. That being said, he lacks deception for a lefty reliever and his other pitches lag behind the fastball.

Here is how Niesen sees/describes himself:

He throws a fastball, slider and changeup. His fastball sits 93-94, topping out at 95. His slider and changeup both sit in the 78-83 range. He feels he needs to work on his consistency with his offspeed pitches. He compares himself to Billy Wagner in terms of the guy he wants to pitch like.

2007: 6-5, 3.00 era, 30 G, 7 GS, 84 IP, 66 H, 38 BBs, 83 Ks, BAA .218

2006: 3-2, 4.68 era, 22 G, 9 GS, 57.2 IP, 49 H, 35 BBs, 50 Ks

2005: 5-2, 7.43 era, 33 G, 3 GS, 49.2 IP, 59 H, 28 BBs, 55 Ks

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BigRog Legend

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totte you have a matt dominguez on the jupiter squad (florida marlins)

is this the same guy?

http://ww2.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/ev...sp?mc=dominguez

if so his birthday is off (one day which isnt that big of a deal) and im getting this for his picture : mattdominguez.png

i realize the picture isnt your fualt but thats what is making me question if he is the same guy

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Totte Legend

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totte you have a matt dominguez on the jupiter squad (florida marlins)

is this the same guy?

http://ww2.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/ev...sp?mc=dominguez

if so his birthday is off (one day which isnt that big of a deal) and im getting this for his picture

First of all, KG is right about the photo...you need the latest TP series.

Yeah I've got Dominguez in there and his age is wrong because I've aged all the players in MVPedit to match them towards you starting a dynasty/owner mode with the correct age of the players :wink:

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Totte Legend

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nah total portrait

i dl the one in that has the release date of may but now when i use tit to install portraits it crashes my game and i cant see them in mvpedit

I think that's the latest one yes and then you can install all the other transactions packs by Pdaddy or whatever his name is and enjoy updated hats on players.

You'll have to ask KG about the crash though

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lilfisch Major Leaguer

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Not sure if this is just mine but when I played with the Brewers yesterday, Bill Hall had a white face. Is it like that for everyone or is it just mine?

Nonetheless, Great rosters. NICE JOB EVERYONE

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Totte Legend

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Not sure if this is just mine but when I played with the Brewers yesterday, Bill Hall had a white face. Is it like that for everyone or is it just mine?

Nonetheless, Great rosters. NICE JOB EVERYONE

I might have assigned him the wrong ID. He should be 04 YES and face 804 in MVPedit

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I might have assigned him the wrong ID. He should be 04 YES and face 804 in MVPedit

Looking in MVPedit, both of those are right however, the face is still white and I'm not sure how to change it and I do not want to F*** it up

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Totte Legend

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Looking in MVPedit, both of those are right however, the face is still white and I'm not sure how to change it and I do not want to F*** it up

What models.big file are you using?

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Deffinatly. If he learns control, he's going to be a stud reliever. And even if does continue to struggle with control, he's still very effective with the stuff he has. Pretty surprising the Mets would make that move, since there looks to be several guys who would you be better to take off their 40 man.

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I simply re-installed the models big file. However, I also noticed that Lou Penilla (cubs manager) was missing, so I had to add him back in.

Really? In the latest models.big? Could you do me a favor and pm big shmooz about it?

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