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Just curious, why is everyone convinced he'd blow the pick? He probably grabbed the best player in the draft last year while not in the lottery...

Huge rosters, especially early in spring training, is quite standard. It's a lot more about ensuring everyone is able to get their work in than anything... There is some competition in there, but not all the NRIs are in serious consideration. Plus, invites to ML camp are starting to be included in draft pick negotiations, which further inflates the numbers a bit.

In! Looking forward to it.

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I'm OUT... Dangnabbit.

I'd be in for some fall ball.

If that's the batting order, I'd like to unconfirm, then reconfirm.

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Looks like the makeup game is August 1 at 7:15, not 7:30.

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I'll root for an unlikely Phil Ervin drop... Not betting on it though. Also, hoping we avoid pitchers at the top of the draft... despite our lack of depth. The ROI is just not there historically. Load up later, get bats early.

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Long time listener, great topic, love the show. The problem is, from the outside, we don't know where the internal inefficiencies lie. I think most would agree that over the past few years, the draft hasn't been as successful as we would hope. But where is the disconnect? How are prospects analyzed? Is the statistical side considered more of an anecdote to strengthen the argument for or against a player? How much weight does an AB in the cape have over an AB in the SEC/ACC/B10/High school? Is there some sort of formula that factors in both the scouting and statistical inputs to create a master list, or are these decisions ultimately thought out in Bruce Seid's head? Much of the Cardinals success has come down a bit in the draft: Molina - 4th round - 2000 Craig - 8th round - 2006 Carpenter - 13th round - 2009 Freeze - 9th round - 2006 Jay - 2nd round - 2006 Descalso - 3rd round - 2006 Adams - 23rd round -2009 Robinson - 5th round - 2009 Cruz - 26th round - 2007 Jackson - 5th round - 2009 Curtis - 5th round - 2008 Garcia - 22nd round - 2005 Gast - 6th round - 2010 Lyons - 9th round - 2010 Kelly - 3rd round - 2009 Boggs - 5th round - 2005 Rosenthal - 21st round - 2009 Manness - 11th round - 2011 And first rounders that hit: Lynn - 2008 Miller - 2010 Wacha - 2012 And trading away missteps: Cox to MIA for Mujica (current closer) Wallace to OAK for Matt Holliday Whatever they're doing, they seem to be finding way more contributors later in the draft than most teams, and have admitted mistakes and traded those mistakes for contributors on the major league roster. Of course, this does not even address the second half of the equation: player development. How do you distribute ABs/IPs in the minor league system? Do you give absolute priority to the higher-level picks, or do you balance that more with the lower level selections? How much biometric analysis is done with players in the system? Do the managers/coaches in the system focus on winning (to preserve their job and/or get promoted), or do they focus on development at the expense of winning? It's a complicated situation, but it's pretty clear something needs to be tweaked to improve the quality of the player acquisition system.

If you find out for sure we're short, text me... I can probably grab my brother for a game.

In? Not having much faith in the weather.

Fire Marcus Hanel!

I went 0-3 last week. Don't copy me!

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Are these different than the jerseys from long ago? If so, I'd love either 17 or 28.

I'm cool with 1B/3B/LF/RF, though LF is probably more emergency basis, as I have the speed of Prince Fielder.

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Hell, I can barely sleep past 6:30 any more... 8 AM gets my vote! 10 AM is fine too.

Those types of jerseys typically get auctioned off... not sure if there will be any non-used jerseys for sale though.