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San Francisco Giants @ Philadelphia Phillies
SF are 8-2 in their last 10 road games. PHI are 2-8 in their last 10 overall. PHI are 2-8 in their last 10 games on grass. SF are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 60 | Run: 65 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 65 The best teenaged prospect to come out of Cuba since Jorge Soler in 2011, Moncada sparked a bidding war among teams that landed him a $31.5 million bonus from the Red Sox. That's the largest bonus ever given to an amateur player, eclipsing the $16.25 million (deferred over 11 years) Aroldis Chapman got from the Reds in 2010. Factor in the matching $31.5 million penalty that Boston had to pay for exceeding its international bonus pool, and the total outlay for his services was $63 million
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LA Angels at NY Yankees: in this game the selection will be LA Angels to win. I wish all fellow BRM the best of luck in their sports betting and poker tables
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Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 60 | Run: 45 | Arm: 55 | Field: 50 | Overall: 55 Ever since the Pirates drafted and managed to sign, surprisingly, Bell in the second round of the 2011 Draft, few questioned whether he had the bat to get to the big leagues. The questions came when trying to figure out where Bell would fit, given the crowded outfield picture in Pittsburgh. That began to be answered when Bell moved to first base last fall at instructs and the Arizona Fall League.
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Baltimore Orioles @ Cleveland Indians
BAL are 4-15 in their last 19 road games. BAL are 2-6 in their last 8 overall. BAL are 2-6 in their last 8 games on grass. CLE are 13-5 in their last 18 overall. CLE are 13-5 in their last 18 games on grass.
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2015 Prospect Watch
Byron Buxton Rank: 1
Position: OF Bats: R, Throws: R Drafted: 2012, 1st (2) - MIN ETA: 2016 Age: 21, DOB: 12/18/1993 Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190
Scouting grades: Hit: 70 | Power: 60 | Run: 80 | Arm: 70 | Field: 70 | Overall: 70 Ever since Buxton was taken with the No. 2 overall pick of the 2012 Draft, he's been seen as one of the best all-around talents in the Minor Leagues. Since the end of his first full season, he's been ranked No. 1 in the Top 100. Despite a rash of unrelated injuries, he's remained in that spot for good reason.
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San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Brave
ATL -145 Total 7.5
The San Diego Padres will open up a four game series with the Atlanta Braves when they visit Turner Field on Monday night. San Diego had won four straight heading onto Sunday’s matchup with Cincinnati.
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II. Scout Central
Maybin, OF, Braves (No. 10 pick, Tigers, T.C. Roberson H.S., Asheville, N.C.): I remember hearing that a private investigator moved in across the street from my house. I was told that after the Draft. That was just one of the things they do before they're going to give an amateur guy a lot of money. They do their homework.
Rasmus, OF, Astros (No. 28 pick, Cardinals, Russell County H.S., Seale, Ala.): A lot of scouts were coming in, actually, to watch my younger brother [Cory] and Kasey Kiker, who got drafted [12th overall in 2006] by the Rangers, which kind of helped me to get seen a little bit more.
Buchholz, RHP, Red Sox (No. 42 pick, supplemental first round, Red Sox, Angelina College): There wasn't a whole lot of talk about anything as far as I went. The first fall ballgame that I pitched in, there was one scout there, and I threw two innings, and my dad came up to me and said, "How hard do you think you're throwing?" I was like, "I don't know … 91, 92?" He was like, "You haven't thrown a fastball under 96 yet." I was like, "That's a little different." The next time I started, there was nothing but scouts in the stands.
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MLB:
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh: in this game the selection will be Pittsburgh to win. I wish all fellow BRM the best of luck in their sports betting and poker tables
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III. Speculation Season
Upton: Closer to the Draft, I did a couple of pre-Draft workouts for a couple of teams and one was the D-backs [who held the No. 1 overall pick]. I guess at that point, I knew they were interested.
Gordon, OF, Royals (No. 2 pick, Royals, Nebraska): I really had no contact with the Royals. I thought I was going to go No. 3 to Seattle. I talked to one of their area scouts who lived close to Lincoln [Neb.], so I talked to him all the time.
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Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh Pirates
MIL are 7-19 in their last 26 Tue. games. MIL are 15-31 in their last 46 road games. PIT are 11-2 in their last 13 games as a favorite. PIT are 13-4 in their last 17 overall. PIT are 13-4 in their last 17 games on grass.
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III. Speculation Season
Tulowitzki: Everybody was like, "If you do get past the Mariners [at No. 3], we'll take you." The Rockies had talked to me a little bit here or there, but it's not like they stood out more than any other team. The pre-Draft stuff said, "Another A-Rod for the Mariners," and that's the last thing you wanted to hear. You didn't want to have to live up to that.
Maybin: You always hear first round, but I was told by previous [draftees] to not believe anything they tell you.
McCutchen: It was between the Rays, who were picking eighth, and the Pirates, 11th. I was thinking more of the future, and [Tampa Bay] had so many prospects, outfielders. With the Pirates, I would have more of an opportunity to get to the Majors than I would've had with the Rays at the time. So I was like, "I hope the Pirates get me."
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III. Speculation Season
Lowrie, SS, Astros (45th pick of supplemental first round, Red Sox, Stanford): We had a little scout day where you can go and talk and have lunch with a couple that were more interested. It was a fun experience, because you got to think about your future and hopefully the opportunity to play professional baseball.
Tulowitzki: The Mariners had told me all along that basically I was their guy. The night before the Draft, my advisor received a phone call that said they were going to go in a different direction. It wasn't full-on panic, because I knew I was going to get picked. But I had all these teams I didn't really talk to, because all they'd heard was the Mariners were going to pick me. (Editor's note: The Mariners selected USC catcher Jeff Clement.)
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Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles
Under is 26-11-1 in BOS last 38 overall. Under is 7-3 in BOS last 10 on grass. Under is 15-5-1 in BAL last 21 Wed. games. Under is 25-10-2 in BAL last 37 overall. Under is 15-6 in BAL last 21 home games.
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San Diego at Atlanta: in this game the selection will be Atlanta to win. I wish all fellow BRM the best of luck in their sports betting and poker tables
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IV. The Big Day
Upton: I think everyone around me was really excited. I was more shocked than anything. You never really expect that, to be the first overall pick. I couldn't believe it.
Gordon: We had practice going on at the time of the Draft. And I had my brother in the stands, listening to the Draft. So when it happened, he just raised his hand with two fingers, meaning I went No. 2. Then the whole team got together around me and congratulated me.
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San Francisco Giants @ New York Mets
Over is 7-1-2 in SF last 10 overall. Over is 7-1-2 in SF last 10 on grass. Over is 11-5-1 in NYM last 17 overall. Over is 11-5-1 in NYM last 17 on grass.
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