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The offensive lineup you put together is worse on paper than this year's lineup. Other than being enticed by some pitchers we may get through Fielder I'm not all that optimistic about the team you constructed.

I think Melvin has too much pride to be Mark Attanasio's puppet. Then again as long as he's receiving a check each week.......... Somebody has to be accountable for the inability of putting solid pitching together for the past five years. Ultimately Melvin is accountable(mark a. isn't going to get axed). Melvin's track record has never been good in assembling good pitching, so it's not like under Attanasio this is suddenly a problem.

Bando and perhaps Taylor may have been lost causes but we also have to remember that Melvin is the only GM to have the benefit of an owner who is willing to competitively spend money. A huge disadvantage for Taylor, Bando, etc. So we aren't exactly comparing apples to apples. Taylor got us a better farm system in hiring Jack Z....Bando just sucked regardless of the owner's pocketbook.

I think we have to remember to separate what Melvin was given through the draft from what he has actually accomplished through his own dealings. He hasn't done a great job supplementing the talent he was given by Jack Zdurencik (Braun, Fielder, Gallardo, etc.)

We gave Rickie Weeks three years to get his swing straight. If we believe Gamel is our third baseman of the future then there's no time like the present for him to go through his initiation lumps in the majors.

Because the optician didn't install a Predator-like sensory system for outside fastballs like they did for Josh Prince.

makes you appreciate Mel Kiper Jr.

I should have mentioned that. Just offering up what people thought of Davis when he was healthy and putting up good numbers.

Not worth much since I don't study the players prior to the draft calls. But I've got a good feeling so far.... big arm college pitchers and a very talented cf coming off a injury-riddled down year.

Sounds like he should have been a top 10 pick by that overview. Why did he drop out the first round?

after a down year maybe they feel Davis will be anxious to sign now. They must still believe in his ability.

some were calling his Kirby Puckett -esque after his freshman year.

story on Davis: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=3286474

eric arnett: http://www.bigtennetwork.com/videos/indiana-hoosiers.asp?bcpid=1704097618&bclid=1612710067&bctid=23867957001

One knock I've had on Melvin is his inability to gauge when guys are "one year wonders". He signed Brady Clark, T-blow and Bill Hall to lucrative contracts after one year of over achievement. Now I'm no prophet but even I called for Bill Hall to be traded after his stand out season as it was an outlier at age 26.