SB Nation User Blog: WayneCampbell08

Steven Strasburg Update

WayneCampbell08 — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:41:41 -0000

I didn't see it mentioned in the minor league daily update so I figured I'd start up a new thread. In his first start in the NCAA regionals, he flat out dominated ACC champion Virginia, ranked #7 in the country. He allowed only 8 hits and 2 ER in 7 IP while walking none and striking out 15. He gave up a HR in the first and threw two wild pitches that helped Virginia score another run in the second. He got stuck with the loss as the Aztecs failed to score until the 8th and the bullpen let the game get out of reach in the bottom half of the inning. It'll probably be his last start until the Draft because their next game is against UC Irvine who's ranked #1 by many. Here's his final stats for the year :

109 IP, 65 H, 17 R, 16 ER, 19 BB, 195 K, 4 HR, 11 WP, 4 HBP

1.32 ERA, 0.771 WHIP, 1.57 BB/9IP, 16.1 K/9IP, 0.33 HR/9IP, 10.3 K:BB

If there was any doubt in anyone's mind that he should be the first pick in the draft, there shouldn't be anymore. There is nobody close to his talent level and his production backs it up. It'd be like passing on Justin Upton to draft Jay Bruce.

Undrafted Free Agents

WayneCampbell08 — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:39:09 -0000

Who do you want to see the Bears sign? Southerland, a FB, got some love in the 7th round thread. There were about a half dozen QBs on Kiper's 10 Best Remaining list that could develop into a decent backup to Cutler. A Georgia LB was #1 on his list though, Daniel Ellerbee. He could contribute to the ST at least. There were a couple of RBs on that list I wouldn't mind to see try out for the team either. Jeremiah Johnson, Kory Sheets & PJ Hill would be nice to see trying out for the team.

OT : Pedro Alvarez and How It's Hard to be a Pirates' Fan

WayneCampbell08 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:10:42 -0000

Well, Scott Boras is at it again. Now he's trying to get Pedro's contract voided because it was signed after the midnight August 15th deadline. In essence, he's trying to shake down the Pirates for more money. In the process, he might take down another one of his clients, Eric Hosmer, who Pittsburgh believes submitted his contract after Pedro. Here's a link to the ESPN story :

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3556133

I think it'd be hilarious if he took down another one of his clients with this move. I'd love to see Hosmer win a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Boras. Though this makes me wonder if Vitters really signed by midnight. I'm sure there have been other deals made after the deadline but nobody was slimy enough to agree to a contract then renege a couple of weeks later.

The Kershaw Decree

WayneCampbell08 — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:10:44 -0000

I just read about it yesterday on CBS Sportsline maybe someone closer to LA or Jacksonville can tell me more. I'm surprised nobody has posted anything about it yet. Looks like Clayton is going to pitch out of the bullpen for the next week or so to keep his innings down. They also want to limit his innings to just 25 per month while in the minors. So what do you guys think? Good idea, bad idea, don't care?