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That's a good point.. Also current prospect families.. Some met last year and took multiple pictures of messaged over the off season here and DL'd some up close that had posted here last year of their son.

Have noticed several times last few days posters taking somewhat dim views of picks thanking God for something. Just say the said pick wrote "Praise be Allah" instead.. Would there be the same fuss?? My point is this is a sports board and I know many of us like to come here and mostly thru the year just read it and don't post for this reason.. can the politiking please go??

Might be more of a risk giving extra money to a kid who has trained in a non competitive environment over another potential signee who has. remember several years back a guy named Engel beltre. Not a lone example either. Trainers, possibly parents also can have these kids do nothing but train to hit, run 60's.. Then know little else about the game. Beltre was like that. Hitting meatballs from a BP pitcher isn't like in a competitive environment and I'd be wary of this more than another who has.

Every draft makes that itch worse for these guys to sign and some to get assigned to Ft Myers to get down and see some right away on our 1st trip of the summer..

The guys with some gas have a legit chance at being a useable reliever in the future. Taking people with that so cliche "4 pitch mix" which is cue for no fast ball are mostly relegated to minor league depth when they fail and this team has had many of them over the years drafted in rounds 1-2.

Baldwin was a nice kid too when saw him at Ft Myers. Vocal during games, tho played 3b every time saw him during his GCL time. Chatted with him (with help of trainer once) a couple times.

Boards can be such hostile places sometimes (not saying this one is) and think some might prefer using social media sites over blogs past several years. Also? those same devices and on the go use has led to some of the "testy" users now around on sites.

I'll keep sending in any pictures of GCL players you might want whenever make one of our multiple yearly trips and post anything see from the games wife and I take in. Don't think 1st trip (probably mid July) will have many of the draft picks, but hopefully will have some good kids to watch over 3-5 days we stay.

Mark

Thanks Chris.. Tomlin.. get him mixed up with brent Strom for some reason from old padres.. I do actually remember both, tho have never mentioned to Dave I remember his playing days with SD.

He's one with some humor would miss from Fort Myers on our 2-3 trips each summer.

Those were shots of Harry Carey, drunk without his glasses on.

He sure hinted as much when first drafted and was in that pretty large "0-fer". Wife and I kept on cheering for him to get that 1st hit, we stopped him on the way to the bus after a game at Sarasota think it was and he pointed to the thumb. It was pretty obvious he was implying was impairing the swing IMO.

Would really appreciate it to cease the insults on Kotch, who have known since his days of managing the old Winter haven Red Sox back in the early 80's to some extent and he's a very knowledgeable baseball man and friendly.

My wife and I will both greet him and say goodbye to both him, as well as Dave Strom each and every trip during the summer, it's not as if either of those 2 are some kind of "stiff's" or anything. Have seen Strom especially in action nearly every trip and know he's a motivator and Kotch wouldn't have kept a job managing for well over 30y continuously if he wasn't a fine manager in his own right.

Believe the GCL club has a fine coaching staff overall and is in good hands.

Weems pitched one of the GCL games went to. Don't remember a ton with regards to his off speed, just that his control wasn't that great and his FB was pretty good and like 94-5.