Puerto Rico

Shout - NYNY - 5/20/15 5:49am

Somewhere off the coast of #Puerto_Rico, they found some new #Animals. #NYNY #Single

Shout - NYC123 - January 21 2015 7:45 pm EST

But unfortunately the plane had something wrong with it once we got to #Puerto_Rico. #Single #NYC123 #newyork-single.com #Chat:1-21-15_6:36pm

Chat: January 21 2015 6:36 pm EST

Shout - NYC123 - January 17 2015 7:45 pm EST

#Puerto_Rico, St. Martin or #Bermuda? They all sound nice and relaxing. #Single #NYC123 #newyork-single.com #Chat:1-17-15_5:05pm

Chat: January 17 2015 5:05 pm EST

Minor league review, post-draft

So here's our annual (is it annual? Whatever...) post-draft system look. We added a couple of bright lights and various votive candles in the draft - what does the system look like now? How are last year's draftpicks doing? How's our top-20? Do we have anyone we can trade for a bowl of sushi and some Pez?

Mariners Prospect News for June 27

At least two Mariners prospects will be on the big stage (ESPN2, at least) on All-Star weekend, and a third is "in the running."

Video-blog on the 'Best Internship on Earth'

Interested in spending the summer traveling, making a difference and telling friends about the adventure? The Sierra Club is looking for two young adults to spend the summer “enjoying, exploring and protecting.” The two interns will explore the country with the Sierra Club’s activist and outings programs then video blog about their experiences.

It’s not a one-size-fits-all program. The two interns will shape the trip from their own interests.

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Carlos Correa, SS, PR Baseball Academy - SSI pre-draft $0.01

=== You Won't Get Any Arguments About ... ? ===

... the fact that Correa has a shortstop's arm. He set a Perfect Game record with a 97 MPH throw across the infield. (MLB.com says that there is no doubt about his ability to stick at shortstop, but every scout who dislikes Cal Ripken-style deep shorstops is already warning that Correa profiles at third.)

... the fact that Correa's stock is sky-high after his home runs at the Excellence tournament in Puerto Rico. If he goes 1-1 overall, few people will bust the Astros' chops about it.

... Correa's hitting upside. He has supposedly gone 450+ already, turned around good velocity for homers, and is a big 6'4" guy with projectable power.

.... Correa's character.

You get arguments about just about everything else. There are a lot of questions about Correa for a 1-1 draft pick.

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=== What's Fresh About 'Im? ===

Though you're not going to hear it from Dr. D, Correa's fans have no problem comparing him to Troy Tulowitzki and Evan Longoria. They see him as having "awesome" power and some corners say that he has an unnatural ability to read breaking balls at such a young age.

As a hitter, we heard these same things about Carlos Triunfel -- that it was like watching a 12-year-old downshift and merge expertly onto a freeway, "doing things he shouldn't be able to do at that age." (It is not yet a given that Triunfel won't become an excellent MLB shortstop, by the way.)

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Correa not only has the 97-MPH shortstop's arm, but his fans give him credit for fish-in-water footwork and soft hands. The videos look that way to Dr. D, too. Here is a Perfect Game dude waxing ecstatic about Correa's defense.

It doesn't seem to me like you'd draft Correa unless you had zero problem with big Cal Ripken-style shortstops who play deep. So far that hasn't been Jack Zduriencik, who has gone wayyyyyyy around the block to line up acrobatic Gold Glove shortstops like Jack Wilson and Brendan Ryan.