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Charlie keeps his comparison of Huntington to other small market GMs going. Since I think this is the best way to evaluate Huntington, I'll keep linking.

SID BREAM WILL BE THE TOP ASSISTANT WITH THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES. Also, Brad Fischer is the new manager there, displacing the ever-so-popular Turner Ward.

BP rates the breakout candidates for 2008. On the list is Nate McLouth.

It’s not clear whether McLouth can make enough contact to warrant being called a breakout candidate. However, in his career he’s 34-for-36 stealing bases, including 22-for-23 in 2007, and that’s a key skill for any speed player. Moreover, he nearly doubled his walk rate in ’07 and hit for more power. That makes the strikeout rate (more than one every five PA) palatable, if just barely.

Not quite a ringing endorsement, but I'll take it.

Andy Van Slyke is quite fond of the lineup that will make people declare Jim Leyland a "genius" in only a few short months.