The Warriors obviously have a massive stockpile of very talented players who primarily play the tweener-guard and wing positions, and it's no secret that they've been looking for an offensive presence at the four to play off of this strength.

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Oleksiy Pecherov and Wolves' second-round 2010 pick to the Warriors for Marco Belinelli.

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Hey everyone,

I am the GM of the Padres in the Fair Off the Foul Pole DMB sim league.  We are 1.5 years old, have 22 dedicated GMs and a very active commissioner, and eight current openings, including a team that went to the World Series in the league last year.  These open teams are mostly the result of recent departures due to other commitments; the rosters are well-constructed and worth managing.  We are seeking eight dedicated and smart GMs to pick up where the last GMs left off.

More importantly, everyone in the league is very active and responds to trade offers.  The league is also very friendly to GMs who like to control their rosters.  We have a 25-man roster and 25 other keeper slots.  Trading of draft picks is allowed, and we have a salary cap structure (using real MLB salaries) to ensure that rosters do not stagnate.  I've never seen this as an issue; nearly every GM is at least willing to seriously discuss trades, and several fair deals for megastars have gone down.

Please contact me at danclovic@gmail.com if you would like more information about the league.

The teams that are open are the: Rangers, Yankees, Orioles, Giants, Diamondbacks, Astros, Pirates, and Phillies.  The rosters were based on a fantasy draft, so please contact me if you'd like to know what they are.  We are open to allowing people to select a roster first, then decide what team they want that roster to correspond to (i.e., you can pick the Giants' roster and decide that you'd rather your team be the Yankees).

Thanks, and again, please email me at danclovic@gmail.com if you're interested.

I was perusing some minor league stats when I noticed that Shane Lindsay is back from labrum surgery.  He had a bit of a rough go of A-ball, but upon his first career promotion to A+, he racked up 56 K in 47 IP and a 3.99 ERA.  That's not too bad for a first try in the Cal League.

Is his velocity creeping back to where it used to be?  Is he expected to move fast now that he's back?

This guy seems to be flying way under the radar.  Stats this year.  Does anyone have info on what he throws?  Either way, he's coming off of TJ surgery and has made the AA transition with little effect on his K/9, BB/9 or H/9.  He's 24, so he's a bit old, but I think his stats compare favorably to Erik Bedard's, who also was coming back from TJ around age 24.

If he really has the talent to K/9 13 and BB/9 2.5 in AA, he's a great prospect who deserves more hype.

Euclides Viloria was a pretty interesting prospect about a year ago; a 17-year-old who struck out over 1.5 per inning in the AZL.  He was a pretty well-regarded international signing with the Padres, and reports are that he's got an impressive changeup and good velocity. 

But he hasn't pitched at all this year, and I can't find any updated info on him on Google News or anywhere else.  Does anyone know what's up with Euclides?

Anyone know anything about this guy's stuff?  I've heard he has a nice breaking ball and one of the really good fastballs in the minors.  His K rate seems to support the idea that he has good stuff, and his BB rate isn't too bad, but the ERA is pretty nasty at this point.

I've never seen him pitch, so it would be interesting to hear what he throws and how he throws it from someone in the know.  And maybe some insight as to his ceiling or why he's struggling so much right now.

Straight out of college, the Braves promoted him to the Sally League and he put up more walks than strikeouts with a .925 OPS.  This year he's hitting for power at Myrtle Beach, one of the nastiest parks to hit in in the minors.  The strikeouts seem to be a concern now, and they weren't before, but he's still walking a lot and crushing the ball when he does hit it.

Where do others see Hicks ending up defensively?  He's a moderately sized guy for a shortstop, and I haven't heard much about his defense.

Not a bad third-round pick, that's for sure.

I know that one's a 22 year old college pitcher who went straight to AA the the other is a little-known A-ball pitcher from high school, but I was really struck by the similarities in numbers and scouting reports of Mulvey and Burnett.

Both are GB-inducing righties with mid 90s fastballs and decent-not-great K rates.  Both have great control and feature a curve and a change in addition to the FB.  Both are shorter righties as well.

Anyway, just wondering if anyone else sees this comparison.

48 flyballs (17 infield flies)
33 ground balls
33 strikeouts
14 line drives
11 walks
0 hit by pitch

Upton is showing the classic signs of a good hitter struggling on his first exposure to big league pitching.  His strikeout rate is pretty bad, but what's really hurting his average are 17 infield flies.  That's not typical of his minor league record, and probably indicates that he's getting fooled by major league stuff.

That being said, I love the 15 more flyballs than groundballs and I like the not-sickly LD% and BB%.  There's plenty of room for improvement in these numbers, and nothing sticks out as particularly alarming.