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So it all comes down to this. The season has been over for about month now and it's time to reveal our top 15 prospects. I'd like to thank everyone who has read our sparadic posts throughout the summer and all of the scouts who have helped me and in part, contributed to the site and this list. And last, but not least, thank you to Matt Coller for contributing and helping out with the list. It was a great summer for me and I hope everyone enjoyed the reports as much I enjoyed providing them.
Anyway, this is a little different than the usual prospect list you will read. This isn't exactly a top 15 prospects list, but rather a top 15 players we saw this summer list. So there might be a player on here who may not have qualified as far as innings pitched, but he was one of the best 15 players I saw so he's in here. I didn't put a player on the list that either me or Matt hasn't seen and there is at least one eyewitness account on each player. This is the first one of these that I have done, so I hope you enjoy. Without further ado, here you go:
1) Jonathon Crawford, RHP, Connecticut (Tigers)
Acquired: 2013 Amateur Draft, 1st Round, 20th Overall
Height/Weight: 6'2"/205 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 19 IP, 21 SO, 9 BB, 1.89 ERA, 15 H, 4 ER
Report from Filippi: Crawford is the best talent I saw this summer. He has the potential to be a low-end number two starter, but most scouts that I've talked to peg him as a high-end number three or a back-end of the bullpen type. He has the potential to have a very nice three pitch mix led by a fastball that sits in the 92-94, topping out at 95 that he can cut and sink. His money pitch is a slider that has a ton of depth sitting at 86-87. It's the best pitch I saw during the season. His third pitch, a change-up, drew some mixed reviews from my contacts, but when I saw it, it looked solid-average at 83-86 with some decent fade. An athletic body allows him to field his position well.
The problem with Crawford's mechanics that makes the bullpen a legitimate possibility is that he has a long arm action and also has a pretty rigid delivery with some effort. He's a competitor out on the mound though, he pitches with aggression, and he has a good presence. He's a guy I would bet on to stick in the rotation, but there's no doubt that he's a high risk, high reward guy.
2) Oscar Hernandez, C, Hudson Valley (Rays)
Acquired: IFA, 2009
Height/Weight: 6'0"/196 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 181 PA, .228/.282/.371, 6 HR, 9 SB, 24 SO, 11 BB
Report from Filippi: I noticed Hernandez right away because he put on a great display during batting practice showing bat speed, quick hands, and some over-the-fence pop. The sound that the ball makes off of his bat was just different from anyone else on the roster. He has a nice load, but his swing is a little long, and one scout said that he could see Hernandez having trouble with pitches that change plane as he moves up the minors. This makes sense because he does have a little bit of an all or nothing approach and tends to shift his weight early looking fastball. Behind the plate, he looks to be a good receiver, though his blocking needs work because he has some trouble squaring off his shoulders. However, the real value is in arm, which has a chance to be a real asset. I've had him pop at 1.88 and 1.89. I've had multiple scouts put a 70 on the tool without hesitation. He also looks aware back there and always seems to know the situation.
Report from Coller: With this young catcher, there is a mix of impressive tools and intangibles. Just watching him throw down to second in between innings will grab your eye. He has a plus-plus arm with a quick, accurate release that put him in a league of his own at the New York Penn League level where he gunned out 57% of runners this year. That's his best physical tool. The tall, athletic backstop has a swing that could result in him posting average to above average power numbers, but there's serious concern over whether he'll hit for average. Hernandez has an issue with discipline, swinging at just about anything he can reach. The good news is he has great hand-eye coordination and doesn't strike out often – only 24 times in 43 games.
It's the intangibles, though, that make him one of the most outstanding prospects in the NYPL. He's a firey, confident leader behind the plate who refuses to let anyone out-work him. He'll take the punishment of being a catcher and still bust it to first base on a routine ground ball. And positionally, some scouts argue there is no more important aspect of a catcher's game than these types of intangibles.
3) Harold Ramirez, OF, Jamestown (Pirates)
Acquired: IFA, 2011
Height/Weight: 5'11"/175 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 310 PA, .285/.354/.409, 5 HR, 23 SB, 52 SO, 23 BB
Report from Coller: After a tremendous NYPL season, expect Ramirez's name to pop up more often in Pirates prospect conversations. The 18-year-old had the quickest hands in the NYPL, a short swing and an impressive ability to get the barrel on pitches anywhere in the strike zone. He's a line drive hitter with power that projects to be average or a tick above. Ramirez played mostly left field, but is a good enough athlete to play all three outfield positions. He is also an aggressive, instinctive base runner who was at the top of the list in NYPL stolen bases this year.
4) B.J. Boyd, OF, Vermont (Athletics)
Acquired: 2012 Amateur Draft, 4th Round, 139th Overall
Height/Weight: 5'10"/220 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 300 PA, .285/.375/.442, 8 HR, 8 SB, 66 SO, 35 BB
Report from Coller: A compact left-handed hitter, Boyd is fairly short to the ball, gets his strong hands through the zone quickly and hits line drive after line drive. His even swing hints that he won't be clearing the fence at more than an average rate despite having the raw strength to do so in BP over and over. While he does expand the zone at times, especially on off-speed pitches, the 19-year-old also sees the plate extremely well, laying off close fastballs off the corners. Boyd's athleticism makes him projectable in center field and a threat as a base stealer. He appears to need more work on the ins-and-outs of center field such as reads and angles playing balls in the gaps, but that should come with time.
5) Carson Kelly, 3B, State College (Cardinals)
Acquired: 2012 Amateur Draft, 2nd Round, 86th Overall
Height/Weight: 6'2"/200 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 299 PA, .277/.340/.387, 4 HR, 1 SB, 31 SO, 20 BB
Report from Filippi: Kelly showed the pop that warranted him being selected in the second round by the Cardinals in 2012. He has a very quick bat and makes solid, hard contact. He takes a large stride forward pre-swing, which is something that he should work to cut out because it's extra movement and it could change his eye level. He also has an all or nothing swing that's pretty long; and he takes the same swing with pretty much every pitch. On defense, he looks pretty good showcasing a quick first step and a slightly above average arm, but his footwork isn't smooth and needs work. I also liked Kelly's makeup. He hit a soft ground ball to the second baseman in one at-bat and ran it out as hard as he could. He also fought through some fans to catch a pop foul in the second row down the third base line with the bases loaded and two outs to bail out his pitcher. He's a kid who always seems into the game, which was awesome to see from someone so young.
Report from Coller: The 2nd round pick from Portland, Ore., was a tough at-bat for NYPL pitchers. The 6-foot-2 third baseman has a short swing, needing little cock of the bat or stride to snap his wrists through the zone. He's strong enough to add a little length to the swing in order to drive the ball over the wall. His hand speed and quick-to-the-zone swing allow him to foul off tough pitches with two strikes and extend at-bats. Defensively, he needs a great deal of work, but is a good athlete and has a good enough arm to stick at third base.
6) Eric Jagielo, 3B, Staten Island (Yankees)
Acquired: 2013 Amateur Draft, 1st Round, 26th Overall
Height/Weight: 6'2"/195 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 218 PA, .264/.376/.451, 6 HR, 0 SB, 54 SO, 26 BB
Report from Filippi: I was excited to see Jagielo when I first heard he was coming to Staten Island because it's always cool to get a look at a first rounder. He was pretty much as advertised based on the pre-draft reports that I saw. He has plus raw power thanks to strong wrists and good bat speed. He also shows a good approach, having a good command of the zone, working deep counts, and seeing off-speed pitches very well. It should also be noted that he stays in pretty well with left-handed pitchers. One thing about the offensive package that I don't like is that he, like Kelly, tends to take the same swing no matter what location or pitch type. The offense is good, but the defense is still a big question mark. He has decent movements at third and has average range and probably an average-at-best arm. I've spoken to a number of contacts who say they don't see it happening at the hot corner and that he'd probably fit best at first base, but there are a couple of believers that say he could make it work. I personally don't see it.
7) Michael Feliz, RHP, Tri-City (Astros)
Acquired: IFA, 2010
Height/Weight: 6'4"/210 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 69 IP, 78 SO, 13 BB, 1.96 ERA, 53 H, 15 ER
Report from Filippi: Feliz's arm action is the first thing that stuck out to me. Before I even held up a gun I watched him throw a few pitches and saw a very fast and loose arm. He works from the third base side of the rubber and has a high ¾ slot, also featuring a slight twist backward as he leg kicks. His arm provides premium velocity, sitting 92-95, touching 96 with some late life. However, that was kind of it. He threw only four more sliders, one of which actually looked like it had some projection. He added one change for the night also that came in at 85 and bounced a few feet in front of the plate. I've had a couple people tell me that the slider has looked like it could be an above average offering at some point, but when I saw it it wasn't working.
As far as the mechanics go, Feliz generates some great torque as he steps toward the plate, but the stride he takes is surprisingly short and he lands very stiff on his front foot, which slows his momentum and he doesn't keep his balance too well through the delivery. The arm is a very good one, but with the few minuses mechanically and not much of a feel for secondary stuff, it's hard to peg him as anything, but a reliever, though it could be a shut down one.
8) Zach Green, 3B, Williamsport (Phillies)
Acquired: 2012 Amateur Draft, 3rd Round, 125th Overall
Height/Weight: 6'3"/210 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 311 PA, .252/.344/.478, 13 HR, 8 SB, 91 SO, 31 BB
Report from Coller: At 19, Green led the New York Penn League in home runs with 13 and added 20 doubles to boot. The Crosscutters' third baseman is a tremendous athlete with a body fit for an NFL quarterback. He has one one of the quickest bats in the league and a high finish to his swing that suggests he'll be able to continue to hit the ball out of the park as he goes forward. He is also an average runner who could nab a base from time to time. The biggest concern is whether Green will be able to cut down on swings and misses. Currently, his approach consists of looking for a fastball inside and clubbing it out. Curveballs and change ups away often get him lunging. He struck out 91 times in 74 games - a rate that will have to be lowered to hit for any type of average elsewhere. It's possible Green could stick at third base, although his hands are questionable. He may project better at corner outfielder.
9) Dylan Cozens, OF, Williamsport (Phillies)
Acquired: 2012 Amateur Draft, 2nd Round, 77th Overall
Height/Weight: 6'6"/235 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 277 PA, .265/.343/.469, 9 HR, 6 SB, 64 SO, 28 BB
Report from Coller: The 6-foot-6 outfielder dropped to the second round because of concerns over his makeup, but so far he's showing his tools were well worth the risk for the Phillies. The player who was once recruited as a D-I defensive lineman has tremendous athleticism and coordination for someone of his height. His raw strength is well above average. That combined with a classic lefty drop-the-barrel type swing gives him a chance at being an above average power hitter in the big leagues. He'll struggle to hit for a high average and has a below average arm that may force him to play first base. As for the makeup problems, his competitiveness was evident.
10) Nellie Rodriguez, 1B, Mahoning Valley (Indians)
Acquired: 2012 Amateur Draft, 15th Round, 139th Overall
Height/Weight: 6'2"/250 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 295 PA, .287/.386/.452, 9 HR, 0 SB, 61 SO, 29 BB
Report from Filippi: The position is obviously a tough profile, especially being relegated to it so early in his professional career, but Rodriguez has the stick to justify it. He has an advanced approach reading pitches early and has some big raw power, which I actually got to see a little bit of in game action, as he hit probably the longest home run I saw all summer. The swing itself starts with a slightly open stance, and a simple set-up and load, both of which I like. He's not much of a runner and doesn't have much range at first, which will put even more pressure on the bat. One scout I spoke to in particular called him the best position player prospect he'd seen all summer in the NYPL up to that point.
Report from Coller: There are few hitters in the New York Penn League who are more polished at the plate than Rodriguez. The Bronx native has a short, simple swing that is built to hit for power and average. He gets all of his 6-foot-2, 250-pound frame into each cut and doesn't require a huge stride or wrap of the bat. The 19-year-old has a solid approach and ability to take close pitches and avoid expanding the stikezone with two strikes.
In the field, he's a first baseman and first baseman only. While he has some athleticism for his size, he'll have to work hard to be average at the position. In terms of makeup, there are occasional lapses in his mental game and hustle isn't always there.
11) Avery Romero, 2B, Batavia (Marlins)
Acquired: 2012 Amateur Draft, 3rd Round, 104th Overall
Height/Weight: 5'11"/195 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 335 PA, .297/.357/.411, 2 HR, 3 SB, 34 SO, 15 BB
Report from Filippi: Romero took the Penn League by storm this year leading the league in batting average for most of the year. He's very quick to the ball and has a simple set-up and load so things don't get too complicated. He also has a very good feel for hitting and makes a lot of contact. The problem is there's not much power left to be tapped into because he's a pretty small guy, which is something that has scouts feeling lukewarm about him. I still like the approach and feel. On defense is where things get tricky. He's a guy who just started playing second base so there's time needed to adjust and all that, but he looked very uncomfortable with poor footwork and he misplayed a couple of balls. The bat is interesting, but it will need carry him as he continues to get settled in at the position.
Report from Coller: The highly-ranked Marlins prospect got off to a blazing hot start in his first full year in the NYPL, hitting around .400 over the first half of the season, but he faded badly toward the end and showed signs of fatigue. Romero has extremely quick hands and plus-plus hand-eye coordinaton. He's a line drive hitter with the ability to hit the ball to both gaps. Some scouts believe he could develop more power as he fills out. His actual swing is not polished. Romero has a long stride and can be easily thrown off his timing by good off-speed stuff. He also swings a toot many pitches outside the zone and falls behind counts often.
The biggest question mark around Romero is about his defense. While his footwork around the bag is very good and arm is average, there are doubts about his range. In terms of makeup, scouts debate it greatly. One scout said he likes the 20-year-old's confidence, another didn't like his body language or competitiveness.
12) Javier Lopez, SS, Batavia (Marlins)
Acquired: IFA, 2011
Height/Weight: 6'3"/180 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 173 PA, .174/.273/.258, 1 HR, 1 SB, 47 SO, 13 BB
Report from Filippi: Lopez is the type of prospect that you'll see a lot in the Penn League: a very raw kid with tools and athleticism, but still needs a lot of seasoning. He's a kid who has a small, wiry frame that oozes with athleticism. This athletic ability allows him to move well at shortstop and I think he could stick there long term, though one scout I spoke to disagreed because He thinks the player will thicken up a little bit and probably have to move to third. At the dish, Lopez is a mixed bag. I saw him go the other way to the right-center field gap and leg out a triple, but he's also a free swinger who has trouble picking up breaking balls. He also tends to bail out at times at the plate and take a step toward third base as the ball is being delivered. There's no doubt he's a project, but the package here is exciting.
Report from Coller: The raw prospect has the defensive tools to one day be a Major League shortstop. His quick feet, athleticism, coordination and plus arm will give him an opportunity to rise up the Marlins ranks. But there's two glaring issues: His ability to make routine plays and hitting. Lopez made a mass of errors on simple plays. He often blew routine plays or short-armed easy tosses to first. At only 18, it's clear he needs many, many more reps. In terms of hitting, he swings wildly, sometimes spinning himself into the ground. And he's 100% see-the-ball-hit-the-ball, not thinking about the next pitch yet. In terms of makeup, he plays hard, hustling to first base and showing a want to win even when the team was out of the playoff race.
13) Gavin Cecchini, SS, Brooklyn (Mets)
Acquired: 2012 Amateur Draft, 1st Round, 12th Overall
Height/Weight: 6'2"/180 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 212 PA, .273/.319/.314, 0 HR, 2 SB, 30 SO, 14 BB
Report from Filippi: Cecchini is impressive at short, showing good range (when healthy) and a strong throwing arm, combined with good footwork around the bag. He also seems to have good feel out there, which is always impressive from a kid his age. At the plate, however, it's another story. Cecchini tends to step in the bucket and generally just has trouble keeping his feet still. He also had trouble catching up to good velocity with solid location and didn't read secondary offerings very well. A guy who can play an up-the-middle position is always fun, but there's a lot of work that needs to be done with the bat.
14) Robert Gsellman, RHP, Brooklyn (Mets)
Acquired: 2011 Amateur Draft, 13th Round, 402nd Overall
Height/Weight: 6'4"/200 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 70 IP, 64 K, 12 BB, 2.06 ERA, 59 H, 16 ER
Report from Filippi: I've seen Gsellman a bunch and I like him quite a bit. He has a fastball that sits 90-92 (topping out at 93) with some nice tail on it. He also features a plus change in the 80-83 range that has some nice bottom heavy action on it. His third pitch is a breaking ball that hasn't figured out whether it wants to be a curveball or a slider. He throws some slurvy ones, but there are some nice 11-to-5 ones as well. There are times when he loses arm speed when he tries to spin the breaking ball as well. He also sequences well, pounds the strike zone, and works quickly which makes his stuff play up.
Mechanically, he has a very simple delivery and comes from a ¾ slot. There are no red flags with his arm action and he works from the first base side of the rubber. There are times when he has trouble staying on top of the ball, especially when he throws the breaking ball, which is why it tends to get slurvy. He also tends to land stiff on his front foot and has trouble getting over his front side on the follow through.
15) Hector Veloz, 3B, Aberdeen (Orioles)
Acquired: IFA, 2012
Height/Weight: 6'2"/192 lbs.
2013 NYPL Stats: 224 PA, .213/.277/.332, 5 HR, 4 SB, 70 SO, 17 BB
Report from Filippi: Veloz is a guy that didn't receive great reviews from the scouts that I talked to, so this is more me going with my gut than anything else. The appeal here is the potential in the bat, specifically in the power department. He shows good bat speed and big raw power and makes solid contact when he hits the ball. However, it's an all or nothing swing at the moment, and he's always sitting fastball it seems. He doesn't read any off-speed stuff and is a free swinger. At third, he doesn't really move well because of a thick lower half that will probably keep getting bigger and will probably eventually move him across the diamond to first. He does have a very strong throwing arm, however. Many of the scouts that I've talked to also question his work ethic, which is very valid; there are times when he looks kind of bored out there. There are legitimate concerns since the player is very much a project and may not be willing to put the necessary work in to become good enough. But there was one time when he botched a bunt, and he walked to the pitcher's mound and it looked as though he apologized for having missed the play, which was cool to see. I saw scouts put 3's on him, but I kind of like a little bit of what is here, and with no one clear pick to round out the list, I went with him.
Report from Coller: The young third baseman was highly paid coming out of the Dominican Republic – and tools wise, it's not hard to see why. Veloz displays above average power with strong upper body strength, flexibility and a high-finish swing with lift that could result in a lot of balls leaving the yard. The 19-year-old's plate approach, however, needs serious work. While he will work the occasional walk, he is totally see-the-ball-hit-the-ball, getting fooled on the same pitches from at-bat to at-bat.
Defensively, he could stay at third base or be moved to a corner outfield position. He has average ranges and decent hands at third and one of the NYPL's best arms that can handle throws deep in the hole or on balls pulling him into foul territory. In terms of makeup, a person close to the team indicated he is immature, but that isn't anything new for a 19-year-old.
Usually I put some little intro before my notes, but I can't really think of anything interesting to write so let's just get right into talking about some Indians prospects:
Nellie Rodriguez, 1B
One scout I talked to called Rodriguez the best position prospect he's seen this summer in the Penn League. While the NYPL might not be the most prospect-loaded league, Rodriguez is still very much a prospect. I usually don't like prospects that are relegated to first base so early in their careers, but Rodriguez has the bat to justify it. He has an advanced approach, showing good pitch recognition and the ability to keep his weight back. He's not a good runner and doesn't look to be a great defender, which puts even more pressure on the bat, but it is one to believe in.
Juan Herrera, SS
Herrera was recently traded to the Cardinals organization and has been recently bumped up to A ball. I didn't get to see him with State College so I'll lump him in here. He's got a good body at shortstop and has the potential to be an easy plus defender, with smooth, quick actions, and a good arm. Herrera also has a little room to add some bulk if need be. At the plate, he's still very much a project. I like his set-up a lot, but he has some major approach issues. He's up there to swing the bat. he doesn't work counts and often finds himself flailing at off-speed stuff. He has pitch recognition issues also, but with more time on the field, these two things should get better.
Claudio Bautista, IF
Bautista is interesting because like Herrera he has a good, athletic body, but I've also seen him play second base and third base and he handled both pretty well. He has the range to play up the middle and he had the arm for third. At the plate, he's a hacker looking to swing early and often, but he recognizes breaking balls better out of the hand than Herrera does. There's also some juice in the bat; he got a fastball middle-in and turned on it, hitting it off the scoreboard in left field in Staten Island, which is an absolute bomb.
Josh McAdams, LF
I don't know what it is about McAdams that I like. He's a left fielder, he's not a good runner (consistently 4.4-4.5 to first base), and he looks like only an average defender out in left. He takes good routes and has an average arm. I guess I see some potential in the bat. He's got a good body that he should add some muscle too (kind if getting tired of writing this) and he's got an idea at the plate. He starts off slightly open at the plate, with a good set-up and load. He's not late to trigger and is able to stay on good velocity. He also reads breaking balls well out of the hand. McAdams is raw, but he's only 19 and he's interesting at the plate.
Dace Kime, RHSP
Kime throws from the third base side of the rubber from a high 3/4 slot. He's got a twist toward center field during his leg kick and has a surprisingly long stride down the mound. His four seam fastball sat at 90-91 and touched 93 without much life. He did keep his velocity in the stretch though. He also mixes in an 88-89 cutter to both sides of the plate against both lefties and righties. His best pitch is his tight curveball which sat 75-77 and had good depth. He threw the pitch for strikes and he also burried it. His fourth pitch was a change-up that he barely used which was in the low 80's with a little bit of fade. Kime's stuff played up because he sequenced well. He also controlled the running game pretty well consistently being quick to home plate with men on base in the 1.1-1.2 range. I'm not one to use comps ever because it can make scouts lazy, but Kime really reminded me of the Yankees starting pitcher David Phelps.
Joel Mejia, OF
Mejia is an elite runner who has an above average arm in center field, but profiles more as a fourth outfielder. The defensive profile makes him a guy to keep an eye on.
Kyle Crockett, LHRP
Crockett looks like he's going to be a loogy one day. He comes from a low 3/4 slot and has a long stride to home plate. His fastball sits at 88-90 with good run and tops out at 91. He also features a curveball in the 76-78 range with some bite that he can throw to both sides.
The Jamestown Jammers have put together a pretty incredible club in the first year of a partnership between the Jammers and Pittsburgh Pirates. While the Buccos are sitting in first place, their low-A club in the Southern Tier of New York is dominating the Penn League. They're doing so with some legitimate prospects, including one who could very well be the best prospect in the NYPL in Harold Ramirez.
Here's a look at the most promising prospects on the Jammers:
Harold Ramirez
There aren't too many players in the Penn League who you can say have MLB star potential, but Ramirez is one of those players. The 18-year-old outfielder uses his top notch bat speed to flick the barrel through the zone so quickly that he can hit any type of pitch in any location. The Dominican prospect projects as a corner outfielder because of his stocky, Jon Jay-like body type, but his surprising foot speed and plus instincts make it a possibility he could play center.
The one question mark is whether Ramirez's swing can be tweaked so more baseballs leave the ballpark. He has a short, even swing and constantly smokes line drives. But he doesn't hit the ball with backspin or finish up high with the bat like many of MLB's best power hitters do. If everything goes his way, Ramirez could reasonably be a starting outfielder who hits .300-plus and drives 20 home runs and steals 20 bases.
He's currently hitting .329 with 2 HR 33 RBI and 15 SB
Adam Frazier
The Jammers have a roster stacked with slap hitting speedsters. Frazier isn't the fastest, but he sure is the most impressive at whacking the ball wherever he wants it to go. The former Mississippi State middle infielder has one of the shortest swings you will ever see and rarely swings and misses. It reminds you of Marco Scutaro, only from the left side. His hands and head barely move as the ball is approaching and even if it's too fast or has late break, he can still foul off any pitch. Frazier doesn't have any power and won't be a plus fielder at second base and doesn't have the range to be anything more than an emergency shortstop, so it will be a tough road to finding a major league starting spot. But never underestimate a guy with plus-plus hand-eye coordination.
Michael Fransoso
Here's a case of an under-the-radar, late-round pick by the Pirates that might turn out to be something. Fransoso went to the University of Maine – by no means a hotbed of baseball prospects. Maybe hockey? But he's stood out significantly in his first professional season. Fransoso is a smooth shortstop who can make the routine plays. He has an average arm and average range, but won't make many errors. The lefty hitting infielder from New Hampshire is much like Frazier in that he has a short, slappy swing, and won't go deep much if ever. But he has something on Frazier and the rest of the Penn League: Patience. Fransoso is one of the best in the league and taking close pitches, fouling off balls and going deep into counts. He currently has a .435 on-base percentage. While some say that anybody could work walks in the Penn League, there have been plenty of young players who have carried the skill over to the next level. The major knock on Fransoso is his age. He's a finished product and won't grow much from where he is now. At best, he's a utility infielder long term.
Jeff Roy
While he may be short and have absolutely no power, Jeff Roy can be a pain in the neck for opposing pitchers. He may be the best base stealer in the Penn League. So far, he's 18 for 22 and will probably end in the range of 30 in the short season. He's a plus runner with great instincts on the paths and the ability to read pitchers' moves (in a league where pitchers spend half their lives trying to pick off runners.) Like Frazier and Fransoso, Roy has good hand-eye coordination and can lay down a perfect bunt. In the outfield, he is questionable at times, but makes up for mistakes with his foot speed. Projects as a Triple-A base stealer or 5th outfielder.
Jacoby Jones
The former third-round pick is somewhat of a tweener. It's unclear whether he will end up as a shortstop, second baseman or center fielder. He's tall for a shortstop at 6-foot-3, but has plus athleticism. Jones' foot work is decent at short, but not perfect around the bag or when charging the ball. In the outfield, he can cover a lot of ground and has a solid arm. At the plate, the Louisiana State product can be a little long but makes up for it with exceptional strength. He seems to feel especially comfortable against left handers who pitch away, where he can jump out and extend his arms to drive fastballs. It's questionable whether he'll ever be a master of any of his tools because at age 20 he still seems like a project.
Danny Collins
The big, right-handed hitting first baseman jumped out to a blazing start to his NYPL season, but has since faded. Collins reminds you of a player who might have been something in the 1920s with his high socks and cooky batting stance. He swings extremely hard and, when he connects, you can expect the ball to leave the ballpark. It isn't your typical Ryan Howard story with Collins – he makes contact more than many of the big swingers we've seen over the years in the Penn League – but it's hard to see his stance and swing carrying over to higher levels when the fastballs get faster. As he prepares to swing, he brings the bat down near his waist, then back up, then cocks it back, then swings. Too many moving parts. And at his age, 22, it will be hard to overhaul that swing.
I was a little upset when the Marlins sent first rounder Colin Moran straight to Low-A Greensboro instead of giving him a short season assignment, but there is still some interesting talent here worth keeping an eye on. Let's take a look:
Javier Lopez, SS
Lopez was my favorite player on the team. He has a thin, wiry frame which makes him athletic and quick. This allows him to have both above average speed and a good first step at shortstop. He combines that quick first step with a very strong arm, which allows him to profile as a plus defender at the position. At the plate, there is plenty of work to be done. Lopez has trouble picking up off-speed offerings, specifically breaking balls. He has also bailed out at the plate at times, striding toward third base. However, he did show the ability to go with the ball. He got a fastball on the outer black of the plate and instead of strying to pull it, he went with it to the right-center field gap for a triple, so he does kind of have an idea. One last note: in one at-bat he hit a lazy pop up to shortstop that was eventually caught, but when the ball landed in the fielder's glove, Lopez was already on his way to second. He works hard and hustles out every ball, which is nice to see from such a young kid.
Avery Romero, 2B
I like Romero's bat a lot. I like his set up and load and he has quick hands and good bat speed. He also has an idea of what he's doing at the dish as well as good bat-to-ball skills. However, I'm not sure he can stick at second. He doesn't seem very comfortable at the position as he misplayed a few balls and he also didn't show soft hands, but a couple of scouts disagreed with me so maybe I just caught him on a bad series. Regardless of defense being a work in progress, the bat is interesting.
Austin Dean, LF
I like Dean's bat also, just not as much as I like Romero's. I like load and his swing, and I think the set-up is fine, but I would prefer the hands to be a little lower. He has very good bat speed, but has some pitch rcognition issues. He also looked a little flat-footed at the plate and he tends to take the same swing with every pitch, no matter the pitch type or location. In left, he looked fine showing an average arm and good route running.
Chad Wallach, C
I liked Wallach a lot behind the plate. He was a very good receiver with soft hands and stole a few strikes for his pitcher. Sometimes he went a little overboard with it, but the ability is there. He also showed the ability to smother balls in the dirt and rounded off his shoulders well. On the offensive side, there's a lot of pre-swing movement and the swing path gets long and there isn't a ton of raw power.
Ryan Newell, RHSP
Newell is an interesting guy who flashed me four pitches. He works from a high 3/4 slot and has a short arm action, short stride, and a twist backward after his leg kick which helps him hide the ball well. One issue I have with the delivery is that he had trouble finishing over his front side. He possesses a fastball in the 87-90 range that has some run and sink, a short breaking slider at 82-83, a bottom heavy change-up at 82-84, and a curveball with decent shape that gets loopy at 79-82, though he only burried that pitch. He works at a very quick pace and he showed his athleticism by covering first and making a few plays.
With the 26th overall pick in the 2013 amateur draft the New York Yankees selected third baseman Eric Jagielo out of Notre Dame. Jagielo signed almost right away, but tweaked his hamstring while working out and was held back in Tampa for a couple of weeks before reporting to Staten Island. He's gotten off to a good start in the Penn League hitting .310/.429/.414. Recently, he agreed to answer some of my questions:
Matt Filippi: You were drafted a few years back out of high school and you chose to go to school at Notre Dame. What went into that decision?
Eric Jagielo: I don't think there was too much of a decision to make. We knew that I wanted to get started on my education and the way that me and my family went about it was that we knew my dream was to play professional baseball, but we didn't know what the likelihood was. And then as soon as I got a scholarship from Notre Dame, that was one step in the right direction. The other think I liked about Notre Dame was the academic side because something can always happen with baseball and you always need a back-up plan, so that's something we thought about. So when I got drafted by the Cubs, it was awesome because it was a hometown team, but we kind of knew that I was always gonna go to school and get my education started and if I was good enough in three years, I'll be drafted again.
MF: Over your three career at ND, what part of your game do you think you improved upon the most?
EJ: Hitting. Hitting has always been my strong suit and I think at college I learned how to have plate discipline and how to have more of an approach. Also, defensively though because in high school I played shortstop and that's probably because I was the most athletic, but when I got to college I got to play all three outfield positions and I also got to settle in at third and that gave me the confidence that I could play anywhere and I could use my bat to always be an option in the lineup and the manager could use me wherever he wants that day.
MF: You talked about your approach and your plate discipline. You've drawn a lot of walks since you've gotten here. What are you trying to do at the plate?
EJ: I think what I've talked about with our hitting coach Ty Hawkins and everything about it is hitting what they give you, not so much trying to make things happen. That was one of the things that I learned at Notre Dame too; sometimes you're gonna get pitches to hit and sometimes you're not and if you try to go outside of who you are, you're gonna start struggling. So I've just been trying to stay within myself and keep the approach that I've always had and try to learn what pitches I can hit and what pitches I can't early in the count and just try to be more efficient and just try to get the on-base percentage pretty high.
MF: So now that you're a professional, what are you trying to improve?
EJ: Obviously third base. I've been there for less than two years so I'm still trying to learn a lot about playing there and also just the pro lifestyle. It's a lot different than college; this is something you do every day. The ups and downs, the grind, and how to manage your body at this level, and this summer I've just been trying to talk to people and see what the best to go about your business is so I can show up every day ready to play.
MF: Before you came up here, you were down in Tampa rehabbing from a hamstring injury. And obviously the Yankees are dealing with a lot of injuries at the Major League level so there are a few guys rehabbing down there. Did you have a chance to talk to any of them?
EJ: Yeah, I was able to talk to Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson and that helped me a lot with my transition into pro ball and it kind of helped me with my hitting approach too because I was able to take words from A-Rod and try to incorporate it into my approach. All of that has helped. And also just seeing how these guys act around the younger guys and just the way they go about their business and watching them move around the field was awesome. Being able to talk to them, you're almost star struck at first, but then you realize you're in the same profession as them so it was cool just to sitting around and talking to them, but also to work out with them.
I was sitting on a game between Staten Island and Hudson Valley and talking to a scout about different baseball things when the term makeup came up. Makeup is a widely debated topic amongst scouts (i.e. how it's defined, how to indentify it, etc.). I, personally, have always thought of it as how a player attacks the game; how badly he wants to be the best, how hard does he work, how much does he care.
Anyway, back to the story, I said to the scout that I thought a certain player had good makeup. He responded, "Why?" I told him that I had watched this player a lot, watching him take batting practice, take infield, and interact with his teammates. He responded by asking me if I thought Aaron Hernandez had good makeup before certain incidents had taken place and I told him I wasn't sure because I hadn't watched him play too closely. He then talked about how scouts will never have a full grasp on these kids and how they'll never know what the players are like off the field. He said we just have to do the best we can with it.
I disagreed. I still believe(d) that makeup had to do with how a player acted on the field. Character definitely bleeds into makeup a little bit, but only a little bit. I talked to another scout about this and he brought up Michael Jordan. Jordan wasn't a great guy off the court, and I won't go into detail about that, but on the court there was no one who was going to beat him. He was the best; he knew it; and he wanted to win more than anything else. His work ethic, his mental strength, and his want are what made him the best, not what he did off the court. The same goes for baseball players.
Sorry if these just seem like random thoughts, but I thought they were interesting.
If you would like to read more about makeup, Matthew Coller put together a real good piece about it last year on this site. You can click on his name to get to it. It gets my highest level of recommendation.
Like almost every other NYPL team, the Tigers have one legitimate prospect and a few other guys that are interesting. However, the one legit guy is a pitcher so I'm glad I caught him (yes I'm talking about Crawford, but I've heard good things about 2013 second rounder Kevin Ziomek as well). Anyway, here it is:
Jonathan Crawford, RHSP
Crawford is a dude. He comes from a 3/4 slot and was throwing smoke right out of the gate. His fastball has some natural armside tail on it and sits 92-94, topping out at 95 (a few times). He combines this with a tight, plus slider (86-87 range) that has very sharp downward bite and breaks late. His third pitch was a change up, which was also impressive sitting 86-87 as well with some solid fade on it. He had a good feel for the pitch and pronated very well. The stuff is very good, but he had some trouble commanding his fastball, which got him into trouble at times. Crawford has the potantial for a really nice three pitch mix and with a good body, should be able to stay a starter long term.
Buck Farmer, RHSP
I think Farmer could be a nice bullpen piece one day. Right now he's working as a starter, but there's effort in his delivery. He also sports some deception with a little stop 'n' go during his leg kick. Stuff-wise, he has a fastball with some run that sits 91-92 mph and a low 80's slider with solid two-plane break, but it tends to break early and get slurvy at times. He rounds out the arsenal with an 83-85 change up that has some sink and some fade, though he does tend to float it at times and doesn't have great feel for the pitch. Farmer is a good athlete and fields his position well and also controls the running game well by being quick to the plate and having a good move to first.
Dominic Ficociello, 2B
Good hands at second base and a good, level swing from both sides of the plate. He's shown the ability to hit mistakes. I'd like to see more of him because he made a lot of hard contact and showed good gap power during batting practice.
Jose Felix, RHRP
Felix's arm strength is appealing; he sat 90-92 with the heater and touched 93 and 94. He also flashed a bottom heavy change up in the 79-82 range and an okay slider in the low 80's. He also had a very simple delivery and he was quick to the plate. The fastball-change make him a guy to keep an eye on.
Austin Schotts, OF
Schotts has very good speed and covers a lot of ground out in center field with an average arm. At the plate, I'm not a huge fan. First of all, he's a pretty small kid and lacks strength so he doesn't have much pop. He also has a pretty big stride, which I'm not a fan of. My reasoning is that the less pre-swing movement the better and also a big stride could change to hitter's eye-level. Still, the speed and defense is something to keep an eye on.
Ben Verlander, OF
Verlander has a very good body. He's athletic and a slightly above average runner, which when combined with his good route running makes him a good defender out in right field. I also think there could some pop here in the future because he showed bat speed and and created some good leverage. However, sometimes he jumps at the ball and there is small hitch in which he drops his hands a little bit as he strides forward. It's an interesting package to keep an eye on. (And yes, he's Justin's brother).
The Staten Island Yankees are the team that I've seen the most, so I have a lot of notes on them. I posted some notes on four of their pitchers a few weeks back, but here is a more complete team report. I'll have the Connecticut Tigers up either later this week or early next week.
Michael O'Neil, OF
The first thing that I thought when I saw O'Neil is that he's not a center fielder. He's got a bad body and a thick lower half, so he profiles more as a corner. However, I think he can be very good corner outfielder because he reads balls well off the bat and he's decptively fast. He also uses this speed to be a presence on the bases and he has very good instincts. At the plate, he shows some raw power, but I see him more as a gaps hitter. He has a long way to go though because he has a very hard time reading off-speed pitches. He's taken many weak hacks at curveballs and change ups which is troubling for a kid who came out of a DI college. The swing also has some unnecessary loop.
Eric Jagielo, 3B
Jagielo has strong wrists and good bat speed which gives him plus raw power. The swing is a little long, but I still think he can make enough contact. He does a good job of reading the spin on breaking balls before deciding to pull the trigger. He also keeps his weight back well and is able to explode on mistakes. At third, he'll never be a plus defender, but I think he can stick. He doesn't have the quickest first step, but he covers a decent amount of ground and has good hands, though he doesn't have a great arm. In the end, the bat will be what carries him.
Brandon Thomas, OF
Thomas has some raw pop and he has speed and I think there's a chance he can play center field. However, the tools aren't loud enough for him to be too much of impact player. He's more of a fourth outfielder type if things break right.
John Murphy, SS
Good makeup, can play short and has a decent arm. At the plate, I don't like the swing. His feet start off close together and he jumps at the pitch, though to his credit he does stay back well. Could maybe be a utility guy if things break right.
Phil Walby, RHSP (revised)
I wrote up Walby in my post about Yankees pitchers a few weeks ago (which you can get to by clicking the link in the intro), but I came away a much bigger fan after seeing him throw again. First of all he had more velocity. His fastball was sitting 92-95 and touching 96 with tail paired with a 12-to-6 curveball with very good shape. His third offering is a surprisingly good change that has some bottom heavy action at 78-80. He also hides the ball pretty well to go along with it. However, he has a lot of trouble commanding it all, especially the heater. He has trouble throwing it for strikes and when he does, it can find barrels. The lack of command might have to do with some violence in the delivery; he tends to snap his head as he strides forward. Still have to like the stuff though.
Jairo Heredia, RHSP
Heredia is an older rehabbing guy, but I figure Yankees fans will like to hear how he's doing. His fastball can range from anywhere between 86-92. Some innings he'll be more 91-92 and others he'll be 88 and sometimes even lower. It's pretty weird and I'm not sure if that's just the way he pitches changing speeds or if it's a side effect from the injury, but I would think the former. His second best pitch is a change up that sits 83-84 with good fade and downward action on it. It's the type of pitch that makes Penn League hitters look foolish. He rounds out the arsenal with a curveball that has decent shape and looked a lot sharper the second time I saw him.
Conner Kendrick, LHRP
Kendrick has loogy (Lefty One-Out GuY) written all over him. He's a two pitch guy featuring a fastball at 91-92 with run and a 77-80 mph curveball with good shape. During the leg kick, he has a little twist which helps him hide the ball very well, especially from lefties. My one knock is that he's slow to the plate and doesn't do a great job with the running game for a lefty.
Andy Beresford, RHRP
Beresford is just another reliever to look out for. He's got a 91-92 mph fastball, low 70's curveball, and a low 80's change up. It's a solid repertoire that should allow him to have success, at least in the lower levels. He could be a solid middle reliever type. He also wears stirrups, which is really cool.
Hudson Valley has a couple of interesting guys at least worth keeping an eye on, but most of them are very raw. The reason I like to write up the interesting guys as well as the legitimate prospects is because in the Penn League, most teams only have one legit prospect, but also these kids are really far away. As one scout put it to me last summer, "You're just looking for the positives at this level because so many of these players are really raw and are still trying to figure it out. It's tough to really put a legitimate projection on them." Anyway, I didn't get to see too many of the arms that are here, but hopefully I will at some point, and if so, I'll provide a report. And finally, here you are:
Oscar Hernandez, C
Hernandez was on my radar before I even saw him step on to the field for two reasons: 1) he's the second youngest player on the team (almost 20) 2) a scout told me to keep an eye on him when I get to see him play. Hernandez is special because I think he will stay behind the plate (more on that in a minute) and he can hit. During batting practice he showed good gap power with a level swing, though he hit a few over the fence as well. I like his load a lot and he also had very quick hands, but he does seem to have some trouble with his weight transfer, shifting too early. In game, I've seen him make a lot of loud contact, so there is some carry over. Now on to the defensive side. A scout I was sitting with got his pop time at 1.88 and 1.89, although he had some trouble consistently putting the ball on the bag. He also seemed to have very good instincts and was very aware behind the dish. He doesn't consistently round off his shoulder when blocking balls, but that's a small nitpick and he seemed to be a solid receiver, though I'd like to get another long look at that. Consider me a fan.
John Alexander, 1B
Alexander is a young, tall, lanky first baseman who isn't too athletic, so he's going to have to hit. He's extremely raw, however, and is going to need to a lot of time to develop. He has a very level swing, something that surprised me, but I still can see him hitting for good power one day. First of all, 6'6" and has a decent amount of room to still fill out. Also, despite the level swing, he tends to creates a lot of backspin on the line drives he hits. In game, he rolls over a lot of pitches, but that could be fixed just by seeing more pitches and making an adjustment.
James Harris, OF
Harris is very athletic, but is also very raw. I think he can stay in center field though he didn't take the best routes on fly balls when I saw him, but his speed seemed to make up for that. I'm not sure if he can hit though. He didn't look that impressive during batting practice, often handcuffing himself and didn't make much solid contact when I saw him in game. He's definitely a guy worth keeping an eye on.
Granden Goetzman, OF
Goetzman is another raw fellow who shows some power during batting practice thanks to the leverage he creates. He also has some projection in 6'3" frame which leads me to believe more is coming. He's a corner outfielder so that power is going to have to come out at some point during games. His movements out in left field seemed solid, ahowing some athleticism and range and he showed an average arm so he should stay in the outfield.
Eli Echarry, RHSP
Echarry is a very projectable right-hander with a smooth and simple delivery and good arm action. He flashed a fastball that sat 87-88, a short-breaking slider that sat at 79-80, and a 78-80 change up with some armside fade. He also hides the ball well, which gives same side hitters trouble. The simpleness of the delivery along with his athleticism allow him to repeat his delivery with ease. Obviously, Echarry has room to add some velocity and how much he adds will probably define what his role is as he moves up the ladder.


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In the third installment of "The Hangover" series, the Wolf Pack takes Alan to get treated for his mental illness in the wake of his father's death. As the Wolf Pack is visiting the hospital, the group gets attacked and Doug is kidnapped (again). In order to save Doug, the group must find Mr. Chow and hand him over to a gangster.
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Chris Johnson is many things, and few of those things are good right now. Set to turn 29 a few weeks into the 2014 season, he's an old man by the standards of his position, a decline made even more real by his 2,014 career touches. He's also a shell of his former self, with less explosive downfield shaking and/or baking, and much more backfield dancing that ends badly. He had only 1,077 rushing yards this past season, which is a drop of 287 yards from his total just a few years back in 2010, and he arrived there at a career low pace of 3.9 yards per carry.
Those numbers are bad news for a running back, and with Johnson that's especially true when we toss in another awful digit: $8 million, his scheduled paycheck in 2014. It's a hefty sum, and one set to make him the highest paid running back in the league not named Adrian Peterson next season if he stays with the Tennessee Titans.
Which is why he's not staying with the Tennessee Titans.
Whether it's through a trade for the proverbial sack of battered footballs or his release (much, much more likely the latter because no one will pay him that $8 million), Johnson will be a former Titans employee in a matter of days. Or hours, and the Titans have no intention of letting him participate when their offseason program begins Monday. Yesterday Johnson's agent Joe Segal appeared on NFL Radio and stated the obvious, saying his client will be playing elsewhere in the very near future.
If you're the positive vibes type, it's easy and quite sensible to arrive at a possibility for Johnson. Can he pull off a LaDainian Tomlinson?
Tomlinson was in a nearly identical situation towards the end of his career as his time in San Diego came to a close. Actually, his plight was worse. Much worse.
His final season as a Charger was also Tomlinson's ninth NFL year, nearly a decade in which he had rushed for over 1,400 yards five times. That came at an abusive price though: 3,071 career touches by the end of his age 30 season. Yet much like Johnson (who's missed only one career game), Tomlinson absorbed that high volume abuse and kept chugging, missing just three games when he was with the Chargers.
That pounding year-after-year inevitably led to declining numbers. Tomlinson averaged 1387.8 rushing yards per season with the Chargers and that included 1,815 in 2006, the same year he set the single-season record for rushing touchdowns with 28. But during his final season before becoming a free agent and eventually signing with the New York Jets his numbers followed a familiar path of decay, with his rushing yardage falling to 730, easily a career low.
It was assumed in New York he would be a mere veteran presence behind Shonn Greene. He would get a handful of managed touches per game, dive ahead for whatever he had left, and have a few final victory laps as the Chargers moved on. But when that more managed workload came, so did a far more fresh and spry Tomlinson. On a career low 219 carries (Greene wasn't far behind at 185) Tomlinson rushed for 914 yards. That's nearly 200 more yards than the previous season on a lesser workload, and it gets better when we add in his production as a receiving option out of the backfield. Tomlinson had 1,282 total yards during his age 31 season, a year after finishing with just 884.
With Johnson it's easy to think rosy thoughts and imagine a rejuvenation that parallels Tomlinson's. Like the future hall of famer, Johnson is a fast and elusive open-field runner who doubles as a consistent pass catching option, and when speed is kept fresh with a reduced workload there's a better opportunity for a good return on your investment. Although his fall in production has been a little longer than Tomlinson's at the end of his San Diego run, Johnson still has six straight seasons with over 1,000 rushing yards. He's also a little younger than Tomlinson with far less milage on those weary leg tires at this point in their respective careers.
Johnson is fading before our very eyes, no doubt, and a running back market that looks a lot like the punter market won't help his cause. But in the right situation fresh and fast legs will always be welcome.
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During the academic year, the ARC is open from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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Real interest rates, the rate of return you receive on your savings after adjustment for inflation, have been negative for a long time. But this is the first time Denmark has set nominal interest rates below zero. People who have been paying attention to inflation figures have noticed the negative rate of return for holding Euros (and dollars). Those people are buying gold, silver, and other commodities that act as a counterbalance to inflation and, in times of crisis, can actually increase in purchasing power. For the people who haven't really focused on the markets and their investments, the flip to negative nominal rates should be a wake up call. A negative nominal interest rate means the bank is taxing you to hold your money, in addition to any outstanding fees they normally charge to keep accounts open and change money.
That people still hold significant amounts of money in a bank when rates are negative suggests these people don't know what to do with their money to protect it from inflation and keep it safe from the bankers' next collapse. Some will choose to take their money out of the bank and hold it in cash to avoid paying the penalty that negative interest rates impose on savers. The banks would like to keep "consumers" spending instead of saving.
* Central bank cuts main policy rate by 25 bps to 0.20 pct
* Cuts CD rate by 25 bps to negative 0.20 pct
* Keeps current account rate unchanged at 0.0 pct
* Lifts current account limits (Adds c.bank governor quotes, details; updates crown rate)
By John Acher and Ole Mikkelsen
COPENHAGEN, July 5 (Reuters) – Denmark's central bank cut interest rates by a quarter point on Thursday, mirroring the European Central Bank's action earlier in the day, putting one of its secondary rates below zero for the first time in history.
Yields on some short-end Danish government bonds had already turned negative earlier, as investors fearful of turmoil in the euro zone have piled into non-euro assets, including Danish bonds, and are were willing to pay to shelter their money.
The Nationalbank cut its lending rate to 0.20 percent from 0.45 percent and lowered its certificates of deposit (CD) rate to negative 0.20 percent from 0.05 percent to match the ECB's move and to curb strength in the Danish currency.
"When the ECB moves downwards, we are moving in parallel," central bank Governor Nils Bernstein told Reuters.
"Our main concern is the pegging of the crown to the euro, and therefore we want to make sure that the effect of the interest rate is felt," Bernstein said.
EU member, but euro outsider, Denmark conducts a fixed exchange-rate monetary policy to keep the crown steady within a narrow band to the euro, and the central bank changes interest rates for the sole purpose of carrying out that mandate.
The negative CD rate means that banks must pay the Danish central bank for the privilege of depositing money with it, which is a reflection of the high uncertainty in financial markets as Europe's debt crisis has deepened.


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(Adrian, Mich.) The Golden Eagles started fast and didn't look back today as they swept Siena Heights 11-3 and 8-5. Lauren Pasciak and Heidi Warmelink hit back to back singles and Megan Oberst followed with a 3-run shot to put Cornerstone on the board. Jenna Weightman came up next and hit a single followed by a walk to Ashley Niedermayer. Rachel Bode and Tahni Bruno both collected RBI's on fielder choice plays to make it 5-0 in the top of the first. Cornerstone added another in the second inning on a Heidi Warmelink homer and put up another five spot in the third. Cornerstone scored five on two hits (singles by Haley Castillo and Lauren Pasciak) and a combination of walks, errors, and wild pitches by the Saints. Siena Heights scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth but both teams went scoreless in the fifth and the game was ended after the fifth by the mercy rule.
Haley Castillo singled and scored on an error to put Cornerstone up 1-0 in the first inning of game 2. Siena Heights responded with one in the bottom half of the inning to tie the score at 1-1. The Saints took a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning scoring three runs on three hits and an error. Cornerstone go two back in the top of the fourth inning. Jenna Weightman double and scored on an error and Haley Castillo hit an RBI single to pull the Golden Eagles to within one run at 4-3. Cornerstone took the lead in the top of the fifth with four runs on four hits. Heidi Warmelink, Jenna Weightman, and Harlie Sherman picked up RBI's for the Golden Eagles. Siena Heights made it 7-5 in the bottom of the fifth on a couple of singles and a wild pitch. Cornerstone added a little cushion in the top of the seventh inning. Harlie Sherman drew a walk, advanced to third on a single to right by Rachel Bode and scored on a Tahni Bruno ground out. Heidi Warmelink struck out two of three and retired the side to seal the victory for the Golden Eagles.
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21 March 2012
Moving new pictures sent back from Zambia are providing a powerful glimpse into the lives and the people a University-inspired charity is supporting.
They come as a group of intrepid walkers from the School of Medicine and Cardiff and the Vale University Health Board gear up to walk 33 miles later this month, a challenge that reflects the distance expectant mothers in Zambia have to walk to get medical treatment.
The images are being sent back by the founder of Cardiff-based charity Mothers of Africa, Professor Judith Hall, School of Medicine, who is currently in Zambia conducting a needs assessment to see where Cardiff expertise can help.
Professor Hall said: "We want to build solar powered classrooms in the Chongwe province of Zambia, equipped with hard wearing computers which can be used to help educate everyone caring for mums and the mothers themselves. These classrooms cost £4000 each.
"They will also be used to teach health science to young children. These facilities can make such a difference so it really is important that we raise as much as possible."
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Chair, David Francis, who will lead the group of walkers, says the snaps are a powerful motivator as he and colleagues intensify their preparations for their arduous trek.
David Francis said: "These images are a powerful reminder of the lives we're hoping to improve through the important work of Mothers for Africa and its Go Zambia initiative.
"To see pictures of the people we will be helping through the walk, people who are having to cover these distances while with child and in incredibly difficult conditions, simply helps to spur us on and makes us even more determined to make a difference."
The money raised will go towards improving education and maternity facilities in Zambia. To see pictures from Professor Hall's trip visit: www.flickr.com/gozambia
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The City of Danbury is accepting applications for funding under its 2014 Community Development Block Grant Program for projects which assist low/moderate income families and individuals, eliminate slum and blight conditions or meet urgent needs which affect public health and safety within the City.
A pre-application workshop will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in the Danbury City Hall, Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, 155 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury, CT to review and discuss the Application process, eligibility requirements and other issues regarding this years funding. It is strongly suggested that potential applicants attend.
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Stochastic electrodynamics (SED) is a classical theory of nature advanced significantly in the 1960s by Trevor Marshall and Timothy Boyer. Since then, SED has continued to be investigated by a very small group of physicists. Early investigations seemed promising, as SED was shown to agree with quantum mechanics (QM) and quantum electrodynamics (QED) for a few linear systems. In particular, agreement was found for the simple harmonic electric dipole oscillator, physical systems composed of such oscillators and interacting electromagnetically, and free electromagnetic fields with boundary conditions imposed such as would enter into Casimir‐type force calculations. These results were found to hold for both zero‐point and non‐zero temperature conditions. However, by the late 1970s and then into the early 1980s, researchers found that when investigating nonlinear systems, SED did not appear to provide agreement with the predictions of QM and QED. A proposed reason for this disagreement was advocated by Boyer and Cole that such nonlinear systems are not sufficiently realistic for describing atomic and molecular physical systems, which should be fundamentally based on the Coulombic binding potential. Analytic attempts on these systems have proven to be most difficult. Consequently, in recent years more attention has been placed on numerically simulating the interaction of a classical electron in a Coulombic binding potential, with classical electromagnetic radiation acting on the classical electron. Good agreement was found for this numerical simulation work as compared with predictions from QM. Here this worked is reviewed and possible directions are discussed. Recent simulation work involving subharmonic resonances for the classical hydrogen atom is also discussed; some of the properties of these subharmonic resonances seem quite interesting and unusual.
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So, naturally, a Lithuanian player whipped his stick helicopter style at a ref.
I don't know if it was intentional or not (the "at the ref" part, I mean) – I'm leaning towards yes – but either way, that just happened. Remember kids: displays of anger and ref-blaming are key parts of the sporting culture, and it's important to look at players like this as role models.
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Video shows Evan Ebel shooting Texas deputy
Yesterday, in announcing a reprieve for quadruple murderer Nathan Dunlap noted that Lisa Clements remains against the death penalty even after what happened to her husband, the late Colorado prison chief Tom Clements.Video and more below.
What happened to Clements is that Evan Ebel allegedly murdered him, then took off for Texas, where he was killed in a gunfight, but not before shooting a deputy. Now, we've got shocking video of the latter (see it below), as well as more evidence of Ebel's lethality.
As we've reported, Ebel's killing spree appears to have started with Nathan Leon, who worked at a Domino's Pizza branch near East 40th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. Leon was sent on a delivery over the weekend, but never returned. His body was found in an open-space area near a Golden recycling plant. The Denver coroner's office has established that the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds.
This week, CBS4 checked into the progress of the investigation attempting to definitively tie Ebel to Leon's death. Turns out Ebel ordered a pizza to be delivered to an intersection -- something that's against Domino's rules. So he called back from a pay phone (he's reportedly seen doing so on surveillance footage, and DNA and fingerprint evidence back up the clip) and gave an address to which Leon responded.Nathan Leon and his wife, Katie.
What happened next remains speculation at this point. But it looks like Ebel took Leon hostage, then drove him to the Golden area, where he shot him to death. Under that scenario, Leon was alive throughout the drive, adding one more chilling element to an extremely brutal act.
Ebel is thought to have subsequently shot down Clements at his home before heading south. The journey seems to have gone without incident prior to Montague County, Texas, where Deputy James Boyd pulled over Ebel's black, Colorado-plated Caddy in a traffic stop. Now, authorities there have released dashboard-cam video of what happened next. See it below courtesy of 7News -- and remember while you watch that Boyd survived the shooting.
Fortunately, Boyd was wearing a bulletproof vest -- and while a bullet grazed his head, he was able to get back to his car and radio for help. The response from law enforcers resulted in Ebel's death.
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