Prospects

Taking a step back from the Hot Stove for a second, John Sickels looks back at the 20 guys he had listed as our preseason Top 20 and how they fared in 2005. At the top was Zach Duke, who obviously exceeded expectations. As for the rest of the top 20, well it seems like mostly everyone fared just about as expected with some of the bottom guys (Sharpless, Bullington, Paulino) exceeding preseason expectations, leading Sickels to say that he feels that we have some sleepers in the minors and maybe our farm isn't as barren as everyone thinks.

I'm not exactly sure why I think you guys care. The SiteMeter went berserk in the 2 hours after I did the Anna Benson post so it's pretty obvious what everyone wants. Maybe I should mention that while looking at the Baseball America Rule 5 list the other day I saw Casey Daigle on the list. Who's Casey Daigle you ask? Why, the one and only Jenny Finch's husband, if course. Let's see, he's a right handed reliever with some decent potential, she's incredibly hot, athletic, and SANE. See ya later Josh Fogg, it was nice while it lasted. Now to find out where her seats will be...

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