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I was sent this:

Among the disappointments in Arizona has been a Pirates prospect, C Neal Walker. "This poor kid is way, way behind with his catching," a rival scout says. "He's so far from being big-league ready it isn't funny. His lefthanded swing certainly is going to play, but it's ahead of the righthanded swing. I just don't know what you have here. If he can't catch he's a whole different animal. He could be another Ryan Doumit."

about a day ago with no link to go along with it. Charlie has the link at Bucs Dugout, along with wondering how reliable it can be given that Walker's name is spelled wrong (it's Neil). It's certainly true that his offensive stats have taken a dive in the last week (down to .259/.286/.333) but he's only played in six games, so it's still a small sample size. Still, it's not encouraging.

Also, I'm a moron for taking so long to post this, but apk has designed a FredEx shirt and has it for sale on Zazzle.

It was only a matter of time after Mondesi's House opened. Someone was going to name a blog after Derek Bell. The Derek Bell Yacht Co. is officially open for business.

Ed Eagle is still cranking out Q&As on the mother-site. He tackles some big lefty bat candidates, speculating that the Bucs will at least inquire about Texieria (though he will be very costly) and will probably not enter a bidding war for Seung-Yeop Lee. The speculation is, of course, that the Yankees will be outbidding all comers for him.

And this is a day or so old, but the players and owners have actually reached a labor agreement before the old one expired, which is unprecedented (I'm not kidding, it's actually never happened before). Seems like everything will mostly be staying the same with a few minor tweaks here and there.