[USML Announce] It Just Keeps Getting Better

[Brad Jansen]

Sir Jeffrey:
  Please activate these players NOW so you can trade them to me
IMMEDIATELY. I need talent like this on my 2014 team.
Brad Lee

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:

> In his column today, ESPN's Kevin Goldstein highlighted those prospects
> that were making noise in Spring Training.  Not surprisingly, two Berliner
> beans stood out:
>
> Cheslor Cuthbert, 3B, Kansas City Royals
> Cuthbert was one of the talks of the low-Class A Midwest League during the
> first half of the 2011 season, where he showed the ability to hit for
> average and power as an 18-year-old. But he finished the year in a brutal
> slump, going 13-for-96 after July. While the Royals' minor league camp is
> one of the most talented in baseball, Cuthbert has stood out not only for
> his performances but also for his improved physical conditioning.
>
> "He'll never be a physical specimen," said one National League scout of
> the 19-year-old Nicaraguan who's listed at 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds. "But
> he's clearly both trimmer and bigger, if that makes sense, and that shows
> me some lessons were learned in the offseason about commitment."
>
> Francisco Lindor, SS, Cleveland Indians
> The eighth overall pick in last year's draft, Lindor was the talk of the
> instructional leagues in Arizona last fall, and this spring, he's been
> generating the same type of buzz with his performances so far in minor
> league camp.
>
> "I heard all of the rumors about how Seattle almost took him with the
> second pick in the draft," said an American League scout. "Now I understand
> why. What a player. He can do it all and he could come very quickly.
> There's a quiet confidence in his game that goes with all five tools and
> that's a rare combination."
>
> WINNER:  In the short term, the Berliners, who have once again
> demonstrated their skill at identifying the best of the beans.  In the
> longer term, the lucky team that is able to talk the Berliners out of these
> gems.
>
> LOSER:  Everyone playing for the Damon in 2012 that isn't named Jeff.
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