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    Once again...no one talks about Wilson.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    Once again...no one talks about Wilson.
    Yeah, it's odd. Dude is the best pitching prospect in many teams' farm system.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    Once again...no one talks about Wilson.
    Feels like a reliever to me, but I like him a lot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tapate50 View Post
    Feels like a reliever to me, but I like him a lot.
    He has pretty much pitched as well or better than literally everyone else in the system as a starter. He has exceeded expectations at every level, and has had no problem at all going deep into games and keeping his velo up. He was considered that out of college because of his lack of secondary pitches, but that isn’t the case anymore.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UNCBlue012 View Post
    Yeah, it's odd. Dude is the best pitching prospect in many teams' farm system.
    4 IP 1H 0 ER 5K....ERA in spring ball now 1.86. Better than Wright, Touki. No one mentions him as a option. Not anyone here, not the team. I just don’t get it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    Snit taking it easy on the Cards by taking Acuna out. Didn't want to embarrass them with a cycle in ST.
    That was Weiss - Snit's away from the team.
    Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    4 IP 1H 0 ER 5K....ERA in spring ball now 1.86. Better than Wright, Touki. No one mentions him as a option. Not anyone here, not the team. I just don’t get it.
    Don't put too much stock in spring numbers. I think he's good enough to contribute at the major league level but he's not got the stuff of Wright or Touki.

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    Bold prediction: Acuna will be in the top 3 in MVP voting this year. He'll be 2nd in fWAR in the NL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeanieAntics View Post
    Bold prediction: Acuna will be in the top 3 in MVP voting this year. He'll be 2nd in fWAR in the NL.
    Is it really that bold

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    Is it really that bold
    I think so... no way someone has more fWAR in the nl

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    He has pretty much pitched as well or better than literally everyone else in the system as a starter. He has exceeded expectations at every level, and has had no problem at all going deep into games and keeping his velo up. He was considered that out of college because of his lack of secondary pitches, but that isn’t the case anymore.
    Flat FA that plays closer to average than his plus velocity suggests. SL that sits right around average. Above average or better CH. Command that should be average or better.

    That's the definition of a #4 SP. That's great, but guys like Soroka, Wright, Touki and Gohara when healthy have a much higher ceiling, so they get talked about more as a result.
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    It is oddly quiet on the Soroka front.

    That is the scariest part of spring so far.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesguy View Post
    It is oddly quiet on the Soroka front.

    That is the scariest part of spring so far.
    Last news I can find is he started throwing again on Feb 28. That was almost 2 weeks ago.

    Don’t worry though, “it’s just....”

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Last news I can find is he started throwing again on Feb 28. That was almost 2 weeks ago.

    Don’t worry though, “it’s just....”
    i hadn’t even realized that much time has passed since that report.

    if he’s out for the year i won’t be surprised
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    I’ve never seen Riley. I assume they can calculate bat spreed. They have those accelerometers they put on the knob.

    He is still very young. He seems to be a guy that works hard and adjusts.

    I just think he is a guy that has to slug 450 plus. I think 250 avg is expected. Maybe 325-350 obp. Got to slug 450.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeanieAntics View Post
    Bold prediction: Acuna will be in the top 3 in MVP voting this year. He'll be 2nd in fWAR in the NL.
    I sure hope your right.I believe he has to put up those type of numbers for us to be in the race all season.
    While I think JD is a great pickup and a perfect compliment to FF and Acuna , I’ll believe he stays healthy for 125 plus games when I see it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Flat FA that plays closer to average than his plus velocity suggests. SL that sits right around average. Above average or better CH. Command that should be average or better.

    That's the definition of a #4 SP. That's great, but guys like Soroka, Wright, Touki and Gohara when healthy have a much higher ceiling, so they get talked about more as a result.
    I think the command is the key for him. The 2-3 times I've seen him, he's had excellent command and pounds the strike zone, which is a recipe for success in the Majors. Reminds me a lot of Brad Penny or Josh Beckett overall, though I don't know how his pure stuff stacks up against them.

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    Riley in LF today
    Camargo in rf

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Riley in LF today
    Camargo in rf
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