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Prospects Will Break Your Heart
Texas Rangers Top 10 Prospects
State of the Farm: "I give her all my love. That's all I do. And if you saw my love. You'd love her too."
The Top Ten
1. Jurickson Profar
What Happened in 2012: After spending the 2011 season in Low-A, Profar jumped to the Double-A level to start 2012, and finished the year at the major-league level at the age of 19.
Strengths: Advanced instincts for the game; preternatural bat-to-ball ability; fluid swing from both sides; hard contact; hit tool projects as 7; natural pop; could be 5+ power at maturity; excellent pitch recognition skills/strike zone judgment; 5 run, but plays up in game action; glove is 6; arm is 6+; profiles as above-average major-league shortstop with above average major-league bat
Weaknesses: Playmaker with glove, but can struggle with routine balls he has to center; not a burner; at the plate, can try to do too much in the moment (all-star talent that wants to be an all-star on every play in every situation); his biggest weakness is that he doesn't play for (insert favorite team here).
Overall Future Potential: 7; all-star player
Explanation of Risk: Low risk; reaches the major leagues at age 19; tools, skills, and feel for the game.
Fantasy Future: Could hit .300 with a very high OBP, 20-plus home runs, and steal 20-plus bases from a premium defensive position. Is that good?
The Year Ahead: From a scouting perspective, Profar is ready to play baseball at the major-league level. But organizational depth is a factor for the Rangers, and as promising as Profar's defensive skill-set happens to be, Elvis Andrus is still the king at the position. Long term, Profar has a chance to be the superior player, with plus chops with the glove and a plus bat; the kind of player that every org in baseball dreams of acquiring. It's not just the tools that Profar beings to the table that make him special, it's the instincts and feel that not only allow game utility but push the tools beyond their paper grade. Only a few short years ago, Profar was widely considered a better pitching prospect than a positional talent, and several scouts and front office personnel were sure his desire to play shortstop would be short-lived and a return to the bump would be inevitable. How'd that work out?
Major league ETA: 2012
2. Mike Olt
What Happened in 2012: Olt crushed at the Double-A level, leaving little doubt about the power in the bat and the proficiency of the glove.
Strengths: Good athlete; high-end bat speed; power to all fields; some sources put a 7 on his raw power; could hit 25-30 HR at major-league level; good eye for balls/strikes; glove at third is plus; centers and plays position with shortstop actions; arm is easy plus.
Weaknesses: Hit tool is only average; swing has a lot of miss (will swing and miss on balls in the zone); hit tool could cause game power to play down; below average run.
Overall Future Potential: 6; first-division player
Explanation of Risk: Low risk; achieved major-league level; ready for extended look.
Fantasy Future: Potential to hit .265-plus with good on-base ability and 25-plus HR power; bat can play at any position.
The Year Ahead: Olt is a very good third baseman, and the overall profile obviously looks better if he stays at the hot corner at the highest level. But like Profar, organizational depth necessitates alternative defensive assignments, so Olt could find himself wearing several different positional hats for the 2013 Rangers. Olt is a good athlete with good fundamental baseball skills, so you can put him in right field or first base and he can hold his own. His bat is where he will make his bones, and if the hit tool plays enough to allow the power to flow through it, you can stick Olt anywhere you want and he will have value.
Major league ETA: 2012
3. Martin Perez
What Happened in 2012: A very up and down year for Perez, who continues to show above average raw stuff, but often sacrificed missed bats for more efficiency.
Strengths: Very good arm action; fastball is easy plus; works 91-93 and touches higher; shows plus life on offering; changeup is best offering; high 6 pitch with incredible arm speed and late fall-off-the-table action; curveball has good shape and has always flashed above-average potential.
Weaknesses: Mechanical inconsistencies; doesn't stay direct to the plate; tendency to overthrow; when fastball command is off, changeup plays down; shows some potential with slider, but will overthrow it; curveball is hard to command and inconsistent; overall approach can detonate when setback occurs
Overall Future Potential: High 5; no. 3 starter
Explanation of Risk: Low risk; has major-league quality stuff; achieved major-league level; high floor
Fantasy Future: Lefty with two 6+ pitches and two breaking balls that will flash; has the potential to develop into a mid-rotation starter
The Year Ahead: Perez has been on the prospect radar for a very long time, and a featured resident on Rangers top 10 lists since the 2008 season. As he transitions from prospect to player, Perez will need to find more fluidity and consistency in his delivery, staying on a better line to the plate and throwing more strikes. The raw stuff is excellent from the left side, with an easy fastball in the low-mid 90s and a changeup that some call a 7 pitch. But the utility comes and goes, and very rarely does Perez have the entire arsenal working at the same time. If it clicks, he's a legit major-league starter with a chance to exceed the conservative ceiling mentioned here. He's not a finished product and will pitch the season as a 22-year-old, so it's major-league rotation or bust for the young Venezuelan.
Major league ETA: 2012
4. Jorge Alfaro
What Happened in 2012: #TheLegend made his full-season debut in the Sally League, and continued to flash the type of high-end tools that could make him a star at the highest level.
Strengths: Very loud tool profile; very good athlete; raw arm strength is 8; raw power is 7; precocious opposite field power; near elite bat speed; 6 run; routinely 4.15-4.2 to first; excellent second gear; hit tool projects to 5; glove has above-average potential
Weaknesses: Still raw on all sides of the ball; 8 arm plays down (6+) because of throwing mechanics and footwork; receiving skills need a lot of work; approach is aggressive and reactionary; chews up fastballs over the plate, but struggles offspeed/sequence; needs to slow his game down.
Overall Future Potential: 7; all-star player
Explanation of Risk: Extreme risk; special profile, but a long way from putting it together.
Fantasy Future: Could be middle-of-the-order hitter from a premium defensive position; potential to hit .260-plus with over-the-fence power.
The Year Ahead: Developing a catcher is more than just a physical exercise, as it takes a multi-dimensional focus to excel at the position. Alfaro is one of the most tooled-upped players in the minors, but as is often the case, the promise of the bat can set a developmental trajectory that the development of the glove struggles to match, which has prompted several sources to mention a future position change for Alfaro. In the coming year, Alfaro will move to High-A and will continue to wear the burden of being a backstop and a highly projectable offensive threat at the same time, but if the bat moves at a faster pace than the glove, Alfaro might start seeing reps at other spots on the diamond. His role grade is predicated on his positional value behind the plate, and if he does move to right field or even first base, his overall projection will drop a full grade. But even in the event of a position change, the middle-of-the-order promise in the bat is very legit and could make him a first-division player if everything clicks.
Major league ETA: 2016
5. Luis Sardinas
What Happened in 2012: Finally healthy, Sardinas started to live up to his amateur hype, advancing to a full-season level and finishing the year as one of the youngest prospects in the Arizona Fall League.
Strengths: Very good athlete; shows a fluid swing from both sides of the plate; very contact oriented, but good bat speed and line-drive ability; hit tool has easy plus potential; 7 run; true shortstop; plus glove, with ultra smooth actions; plus arm; plus overall profile at position.
Weaknesses: Has had trouble staying on the field; slight frame/narrow; has been unable to add much weight/strength to frame; left-handed swing is more slappy/produces less punch; might be empty average hitter.
Overall Future Potential: 6; first-division player
Explanation of Risk: High risk; injury history with both shoulders; limited professional record.
Fantasy Future: Has the potential to hit for a high average and steal bases; profiles as a true shortstop at the highest level.
The Year Ahead: It often gets forgotten that Sardinas has an even better defensive profile than fellow J2 classmate Jurickson Profar, with slick actions and a very strong arm. He's been sidetracked with assorted injuries, but a healthy Sardinas is a serious player and he could be ready for another step forward in 2013. People will pay to watch this kid pick it at short, and if he can add some much needed strength and stability to his frame, his easy and fluid swing can pack a little more punch and give him another dimension at the plate.
Major league ETA: 2015
6. Lewis Brinson
What Happened in 2012: All the pre-draft reports on Brinson suggested he was an extremely raw player with a ton of tools and limited baseball skills, but the first-round pick arrived with more polish than advertised and showed excellent feel and instincts for the game.
Strengths: Premium athlete; excellent physical projection; profiles as above-average defensive center fielder; plus arm; plus range; glove has plus potential; shows good on-the-field instincts at the position; big raw power; crushed left-handed pitching; can square velocity; legit five-tool prospect; huge makeup.
Weaknesses: Swing can show some length; leveraged; likes to swing and will expand the zone; hit tool has lowest projection of all tools; shows high-end promise in center, but reads/routes need refinement.
Overall Future Potential: 7; all-star player
Explanation of Risk: Extreme risk; lofty ceiling, but long way to go; only 18. Fantasy Future: Has monster potential, with power in the bat, stolen bases in the legs, all from a premium defensive position that he should be able to play at a high level. It's a long shot, but one source said he could be a 30/30 type at the plate and a Gold Glove-quality defender in center.
The Year Ahead: Brinson is ready to make the jump to full-season ball, where the length of his swing and the aggressive nature of his approach will be tested by better pitching. With the top tier of the Rangers farm system set to graduate from the prospect ranks, Brinson has the type of electric, high-impact skill-set to be the no. 1 prospect in the system at this time next year. This is the type of player that can come back to haunt all the teams that let him fall to the 29t overall pick in the 2012 draft. The dream is big, but the risk is of equal size.
Major league ETA: 2016
7. Justin Grimm
What Happened in 2012: With a deep arsenal and a very good feel for pitching, Grimm passed the Double-A test and eventually found himself on a major-league mound.
Strengths: Athletic with good size; strike thrower; multiple fastball looks; four-seam can work easy plus and touch 95-96 mph; two-seamer works low-90s with some movement; curveball is plus offering; heavy vertical action; shows feel for a promising changeup; fooled around with slider; has pitchability.
Weaknesses: Four-seam can lack movement; delivery is easy and fluid, but doesn't offer much deception; hitters get good (early) look at the ball; can tip secondary pitches with deliberate setup.
Overall Future Potential: High 5; no. 3 starter
Explanation of Risk: Low risk; already achieved major-league level; ready for extended look at the level; stuff to play in rotation.
Fantasy Future: Has the athleticism/body to log innings at highest level; deep arsenal and strike-throwing ability; should develop into league-average starter with a chance for more.
The Year Ahead: Grimm has a chance to put his name on a rotation spot in 2013, whether that happens out of camp or not. While its not an overwhelming profile, Grimm does have the potential to bring three above average offerings to the table and the ability to throw strikes. He needs to continue the process of turning his excellent control into excellent command, and the secondary arsenal needs more consistency, but Grimm has all of the tools to develop into a quality major-league starter.
Major league ETA: 2012
8. Nomar Mazara
What Happened in 2012: You can make the case that Mazara took the biggest steps forward of any player in the Rangers farm system, going from a player with batting practice promise to a player with legit game production.
Strengths: Massive raw; highly projectable; shows bat speed; power characteristics in swing; very big power ceiling; good athlete for size; solid-average to plus arm; solid glove; big makeup/work ethic; good feel for strike zone.
Weaknesses: Swing has some length; can get tied up inside; deep hand load; struggles against arm-side stuff; hit tool has average projection.
Overall Future Potential: 6; first-division player
Explanation of Risk: High risk; complex-league resume; will play 2013 season at age 18.
Fantasy Future: Prototypical right field profile, with 30-plus HR potential; might not hit for high average and speed not a part of game; hit tool should be enough to let power play.
The Year Ahead: Mazara is still a raw product and far away from reaching his vast potential, but if he can show a similar progression in 2013 like he did in 2012, the Rangers might have something special in this kid. Big power bats are hard to find, and Mazara's power is legit; he might not hit for a high batting average and he might feature some swing-and-miss, but when he does make contact, it will be very loud and very dangerous, and his approach will allow for on-base ability which will make him more than just an all-or-nothing power hitter. He will be challenged by full-season pitching and the production might not match the promise from day one, but with his makeup and his ability to make adjustments, he is a good candidate to improve as a the season continues.
Major league ETA: 2016
9. Ronald Guzman
What Happened in 2012: Despite being only 17 and playing stateside ball, Guzman got better each month of the short-season and finished the year by hitting .356 in the month of August.
Strengths: Very tall/long; natural hitter; despite long arms, takes good path to the ball and shows bat speed; swing plane keeps bat in the zone a long time; line-drive stroke; several sources put a future 7 on the hit tool; excellent overall approach; tracks pitches very well; power could be slow to develop because of swing, but has above-average potential; huge reports on makeup and work ethic; highly intelligent; very big target at first base; flexible on the stretch; glove improved throughout season
Weaknesses: Limited defensively; arm is well below average; well below average run; large, underdeveloped frame can be awkward/uncoordinated at times; questions about what body looks like at maturity; power potential is a question mark.
Overall Future Potential: 6; first-division player
Explanation of Risk: High risk; very promising hit tool, but very young; complex-league resume
Fantasy Future: Could develop into atypical first baseman, with high average, high on-base percentage, lots of doubles, but not huge HR totals.
The Year Ahead: Like fellow Dominican skyscraper Nomar Mazara, Guzman is ready to make the jump to full-season ball in 2013, and with it, face the challenges that will arrive from full-season pitching. Because of his defensive profile, he's going to have to mash all the way up the chain, proving the validity of his bat at each stop. The swing is very sweet and the approach very mature for his age, but until he gets a heavy dose of more advanced pitching, we are still left with more questions about the profile than answers.
Major league ETA: 2016
10. Joey Gallo
What Happened in 2012: You mean besides slugging over .700 at the complex level as an 18-year-old and setting an AZL record for home runs?
Strengths: 80 raw power; impressive size/strength; generates plenty of bat speed; ball just launches off of the bat; potential to hit 40-plus home runs; arguably the best raw power in the minors; good strike-zone awareness; arm is plus-plus
Weaknesses: Power hungry; wants to hit home runs and tries to hit home runs; lots of swing-and-miss; struggles to stay back on secondary stuff; defense at third base doesn't receive good reviews; arm is very strong, but poor utility; footwork/glovework are big question marks.
Overall Future Potential: High 6; first-division/all-star player
Explanation of Risk: Extreme risk; legit questions about hit tool/power utility against better pitching.
Fantasy Future: Has the potential to hit 40-plus home runs with on-base ability; strikeout totals could be extreme; low batting average.
The Year Ahead: Nobody doubts the raw power that Gallo brings to the table, but every source for this article has major questions about the amount of contact he will make against better pitching, and how much power will be able to come out as a result. If the bat falls flat next season, the setback will force Gallo to adjust his all-or-nothing power approach and could make him a better hitter as a result; like learning how to shorten up with two strikes or use a more linear stroke rather than an exaggerated lift against every offering in every location. When he runs into the ball, its going to go a long way, but he will need to advance as a hitter if he wants to advance as a prospect.
Major league ETA: 2016
Prospects on the Rise
1. 2B Rougned Odor: With an advanced hit tool, solid-average to plus defensive tools at second, and enough #swagger to supply an entire team, Odor is a prospect that should be in the top 10 discussion for years to come. He doesn't have a crazy ceiling, but not many 19-years-old have his floor, and it's entirely possibly that he reaches the Double-A level at some point in 2013.
2. OF Nick Williams: A 2nd round pick in the 2012 draft, Williams can flat-out rake, showing the ability to square up velocity and make loud contact to all fields. While he doesn't have the same defensive qualities as complex teammate and fellow 2012 draftee Lewis Brinson, his offensive projections are high enough to play in left field and propel him up prospect lists in 2013.
3. OF Jairo Beras: Everybody knows about the complications and subsequent punitive actions of the Beras signing, which resulted in a one-year suspension of the Dominican prospect. When he finally steps onto the short-season stage this summer, his prospect status could soar, as the raw power in the bat was the best of his J2 class and some of the best in recent memory from that market.
Factors on the Farm (Prospects likely to contribute at the ML level in 2013
1. RHP Cody Buckel: With a deep arsenal and advanced pitchability, Buckel crushed the Carolina League and made a very strong showing in Double-A over the summer. He's probably more of a no. 4 starter than a high-impact arm, but is a likely major-league contributor at some point in 2013, and a very safe bet to carve out a long career.
2. IF/OF Leury Garcia: In a system full of toolsy shortstop prospects, Garcia might have the loudest tools of the bunch. With a plus-plus arm, smooth actions, and 8 run, the diminutive yet catalytic player has positioned himself as a future super-utility option at the highest level. At the plate, he can make contact and get his legs involved, and on defense, he can play on the left side of the infield and has even logged time in the outfield.
3. OF Engel Beltre: It seems like Beltre has been a prospect for a decade, tantalizing fans with his five-tool potential and high-impact upside. In the upper minors, his scouting report has cooled, but he is still a plus defender at all three outfield spots and a plus runner. The approach and hit tool utility will most likely keep him from his ultimate ceiling, but Beltre could develop into a cost-effective and valuable bench outfielder at the highest level.
Top 10 Talents 25 And Under (born 4/1/87 or later)
While the Rangers' system is powered by its impressive depth of high-ceiling talent at the lower levels, the club also has a number of players ready to make an impact in Arlington. Prospects like SS Jurickson Profar, 3B Mike Olt, LHP Martin Perez, and RHP Justin Grimm should all log big-league action in 2013. That's in addition to under-25 established big leaguers Elvis Andrus and Neftali Feliz, who have already combined for three American League All-Star selections. Although OF Leonys Martin has too much service time to qualify for our prospects list, he's another young talent looking to cement himself in the Rangers' lineup this season.
From the major leagues to the lower minors, Texas may have the game's deepest crop of middle infield talent. This U25 list certainly reflects that, with three shortstops ranking in the top eight, including Elvis Andrus and Jurickson Profar occupying the top two spots. Still only 24, Andrus has blossomed into an elite defender who's gradually progressing with the bat. The Venezuelan isn't going to provide loads of power, but he should be a consistent .280-.290 hitter with an acceptable walk rate and 20-30 steals annually at full maturity. Though Profar's glove at short projects as a plus, it's not quite on Andrus' elite level. The switch-hitting Profar may have a higher ceiling with more offensive potential. Turning 20 on Feb. 20th, Profar has perhaps the minors' best hit tool––he could be a .300 hitter––coupled with on-base ability and at least average power.
Signed to a five-year, $15.5 million deal in 2011, Cuban import Leonys Martin is competing for the Rangers' center field job this spring and should get his first extended major league look this season. After hitting .359/.422/.610 in 55 Triple-A games last year, he's deserving of the opportunity. The 24-year-old profiles as a solid-average regular up the middle with decent tools across the board. The bat may be ready, but his outfield routes and baserunning skills have room for improvement.
On the mound, 24-year-old fireballer Neftali Feliz is expected to miss most of the 2013 campaign after undergoing Tommy John surgery last August. An excellent late-innings reliever between 2009 and 2011, Feliz moved into the Rangers' rotation last season, making only seven starts before succumbing to the elbow troubles. The righty could be in for a full-time return to the bullpen, where his heavy mid- to upper 90s gas makes him a standout closer.
The Rangers' U25 list doesn't include southpaw Robbie Ross, who posted a 2.22 ERA in 58 appearances out of the big-league bullpen last season. Ross would have ranked 11th on this list; he's narrowly edged out by Justin Grimm. Currently working as a starter in camp, Ross most likely profiles as a reliever––though an effective one––long term with his ultra-lively 90-93 mph fastball and hard slider. The club is hoping 25-year-old righty Josh Lindblom can fill a seventh-inning role this year. Acquired from Philadelphia in the Michael Young deal this offseason, Lindblom features 90-94 mph velocity with a low to mid-80s slider. —Jason Cole
A Parting Thought: The system is absolutely loaded with high ceiling talent––most of it on the positional side--but the majority of that talent comes with a high risk, giving the Rangers farm a boom or bust quality.
Special thanks to Jason Cole and Chris Mellen for the input and influence on this list.
Jason Parks is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @ProfessorParks
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Richard Bergstrom
What I like about Ross is how few home runs he gives up in addition to his good control/command profile.
Feb 19, 2013 04:14 AM
Why is Leonys Martin not considered a prospect?
Feb 19, 2013 05:37 AM
Service time, more then 45 days on the 25 man roster. I guess BP goes strictly by the rookie rule while most prospect lists just use AB & IP.
Feb 19, 2013 06:20 AM
Rougned Odor also has a 7 'name' tool.
Feb 19, 2013 06:51 AM
6 of 10 acquired as international free agents--Jason, any insight into what the new CBA is going to do the the Rangers' development process long-term? Still think they'll be able to be successful because of their deep roots in the market?
Feb 19, 2013 06:52 AM
I think they will be able to locate and acquire talent, but the new CBA sucks for a team like the Rangers, especially in the LA market. It not only limits one of baseball's most talent-rich environments, but it punishes teams for being successful. I'm not a fan.
Feb 19, 2013 07:18 AM
Any thoughts on Hanser Alberto? Just not good enough to make the cut?
Feb 19, 2013 07:26 AM
I took a lot of criticism a few years ago when I suggested Alberto had one of the best hit tools in the Rangers system. He does. He can play on the left-side of the infield, although he's not on the same defensive level as guys like Profar, Sardinas, Marte, or Garcia. He isn't a burner, but he can run and he's a smart all-around ball player. I like Hanser a lot. He's not going to crack the top ten in a system like this, especially with a utility/second-division ceiling, but he looks like a future major leaguer in some form.
Feb 19, 2013 07:30 AM
Forgive me if this has been answered before (possibly many times), but Parks, can you give a bit of a run-down on how the 20-80 scale for starting pitchers relates to your "3rd starter" etc. projections?
Feb 19, 2013 08:11 AM
Where's the love for Wilmer Font ?
Feb 19, 2013 08:22 AM
Parks can answer this as well. But in a system with so many high ceiling guys, it's just more difficult to put a relief profile prospect on the list.
Feb 19, 2013 08:55 AM
So Alfaro would be Jason's pick to be this years awesome riser in the mold of Taveras? Or is he that far away and 100% tools at this point?
Feb 19, 2013 08:53 AM
He's far away; extreme risk. But I love the tools and the upside.
Feb 19, 2013 10:10 AM
Also, due to the fast that he's trying to develop behind the plate, I'm not sure we're going to see one total breakout season from Alfaro. I think the biggest thing is just showing consistent all-around development.
Feb 19, 2013 10:15 AM
While reading this list... it moved.... on more than one ocassion.
Feb 19, 2013 09:04 AM
I had high expectations when we were told Jason was taking over this series. He, and the rest of the BPers that put in work on the prospect end, have exceeded those expectations. Well done.
Feb 19, 2013 09:11 AM
How close was Luke Jackson to cracking the top 10? I always figured he had a nice, fun ceiling due to the FB.
Feb 19, 2013 09:16 AM
It's likely a sign of how deep this system is, but I would love to see the BP team's thoughts on David Perez, Will Lamb, Yohander Mendez, and Matt West (I know he came back from TJS last year). Jason was quite high on them in his TFR articles.
Feb 19, 2013 09:41 AM
My personal Rangers top 50 this year had David Perez 48th, Will Lamb unranked (51-60 range), Yohander Mendez 27th, and Matt West 32nd.
Feb 19, 2013 09:51 AM
"Leonys Martin has too much service time to qualify." Can you clarify how much he has and what your cutoff is? Baseball Reference shows his service time as 0.113 and he has 60PA/54AB at the ML level. Thanks.
Feb 19, 2013 09:58 AM
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With so many prospects likely losing their prospect status this year due to service time, do you expect the Rangers to have a top system in 2014, or will they be hurt by lower draft positions, the new CBA and multiple graduations?
Feb 19, 2013 10:37 AM
CJ Edwards was a theft in the 48th round. How have his secondary pitches looked? Was he close to the list?
Feb 19, 2013 10:42 AM
He's top 20, but he wasn't in the discussion for the top ten. Very promising arm; easy delivery; plus FB velo; shows feel for very good CB; good overall feel for pitching. Even if he doesn't throw another pitch in the minors he was a steal. The fact that he is a legit prospect is beyond a draft theft in that round.
Feb 19, 2013 11:01 AM
If Profar or Manny Machado open the season with the big clubs playing 2B and 3B respectively, are there any concerns about how this may affect their development as shortstops? Would that evaluation depend solely on the player or do you have any broader thoughts on temporarily moving a highly regarded prospect for an incumbent vet?
Feb 19, 2013 10:44 AM
I think playing the game at the highest level, regardless of primary position, has more benefit than any potential position specific developmental regression that might occur. You can't simulate the action of the majors in the minors. If they have the talent, they should be fine. It's not like they can't take reps or simulations at the position.
Feb 19, 2013 11:03 AM
Top 5 farm Professor? Or 6-10 range?
Feb 19, 2013 10:46 AM
He's probably outside of the scope of this list, but since my brother always asks about him (they played legion ball together), I figure now is the time. Jared Hoying: any shot?
Feb 19, 2013 13:03 PM
I realize the power tool is a bit vague, perhaps even for scouts but 20+ homers from a 5+ power tool surprises me a little. Is this 'close' to accurate?:
Feb 19, 2013 14:03 PM
Feb 19, 2013 14:05 PM
Gallo sounds remarkably like Russell Branyan, fitting perhaps since Russell has finally stopped fanning the diamond seats with his swings.
Feb 19, 2013 18:42 PM
There have been some loose comps from scouts to Adam Dunn thrown around. Big guy, lefty bat. Gallo probably won't stick at third base. Massive raw power with a feel for the strike zone but a 40/45 hit tool. Of course, Gallo has a long way to go before he can actualize the hit tool like that, but the raw talent and ceiling profile is pretty similar to Dunn.
Feb 19, 2013 19:41 PM
Hey BP, your prospect guys are HUNGRY for baseball. I've never had such a pleasant, polite and profession approach to answering questions. I'd recommend buying out all three years of arbitration of these guys and at least their first two years of free agency as well. Save some money now!
Feb 19, 2013 20:03 PM
The loaded nature of this list explains why the Angels have, at best, drawn even with Texas thru FA
Feb 19, 2013 22:15 PM
If he reaches his ceiling, which is quite a big if for an 18 year old who has never played A ball, isn't Guzman the second coming of John Olerud?
Feb 20, 2013 14:21 PM
I don't think Guzman is ever going to hit .350 or .360-plus in a season. Ha. But when you look at Olerud's career line – .295/.398/.465 – I think that actually could be a somewhat realistic ceiling for Guzman. Perhaps not quite that high on the BP or OBP but it's a six potential hit tool with an advanced feel for the strike zone.
Feb 20, 2013 14:26 PM
This was supposed to be a reply to morocco13 but I messed it up. Also meant "BA," not "BP." Solid job, Cole.
Feb 20, 2013 14:27 PM
What's your opinion and ceiling on Phil Klein?
Mar 03, 2013 10:35 AM
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James E. Hollis of Longview caught the new record for Lake O' the Pines-13.2 pounds-while fishing in a tournament. That fish was not only the new lake record but also the first ShareLunker from the lake. The former lake record was 12.74 pounds. Hollis caught the fish on a lizard in five feet of water. "I'm not saying what color lizard," he said.
The two-fish weekend coming in the midst of rain and snow driven by fierce north winds increased the possibility the current season will see the 500th fish entered into the Toyota ShareLunker program. The angler who catches that fish will receive $500 per pound for his or her catch-a minimum of $6,500.
The two catches also illustrated the importance of weighing big fish as soon as possible after the catch and calling ShareLunker program manager David Campell to report 13-pound or larger fish immediately. Hollis caught his fish at 7:15 a.m. but did not report it until after the tournament weigh-in that afternoon. Burns caught the Caddo fish at 11:30 a.m. and called it in shortly thereafter, so became entry No. 487, while Hollis's fish became No. 488.
"Fish that meet all the entry qualifications are numbered in the order we receive the calls from the anglers," Campbell explained. "The ShareLunker program rules require that fish be turned over to TPWD within 12 hours after the catch, since the sooner we begin caring for them the better chance they have of survival. We encourage anglers who catch a fish they think might weigh 13 pounds to have it weighed and put into a minnow tank at a marina or official ShareLunker weigh and holding station as soon as possible."
Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at (903) 681-0550 or paging him at (888) 784-0600 and leaving a phone number including area code.
ShareLunker entries are used in a selective breeding program at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens. Some of the offspring from these fish are stocked back into the water body from which they were caught. Other ShareLunker offspring are stocked in public waters around the state in an attempt to increase the overall size and growth rate of largemouth bass in Texas.
Anglers entering fish into the Toyota ShareLunker program receive a free replica of their fish, a certificate and ShareLunker clothing and are recognized at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens.
For complete information and rules of the ShareLunker program, tips on caring for big bass and a recap of last year's season, see tpwd.texas.gov/sharelunker. The site also includes a searchable database of all fish entered into the program along with pictures where available.
Information on current catches, including short videos of interviews with anglers, is posted on www.facebook.com/sharelunkerprogram.
The Toyota ShareLunker Program is made possible by a grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation from Gulf States Toyota. Toyota is a long-time supporter of the Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, providing major funding for a wide variety of education, fish, parks and wildlife projects.
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MIAMI -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia was back in the Marlins' dugout Friday, but the catcher remains out of the lineup for at least several more days.
Saltalamacchia, on the seven-day concussion disabled list since June 1, was rooting his teammates on from the dugout on Friday night against the Pirates at Marlins Park. When he first went on the DL, the catcher was advised to stay away from bright lighting and noise.
Saltalamacchia is expected to be transferred to the 15-day disabled list in the coming days because his injury will keep him out at least that long. On Monday, he is scheduled to play in games at the team's complex in Jupiter, Fla.
"He's progressing to game activity," manager Mike Redmond said. "Still, the plan for him is to go to Jupiter and play on Monday, but he's swinging and moving around and playing catch. He's doing all baseball activities."
Saltalamacchia was dazed after being struck in the mask on Justin Upton's foul tip on May 31 when the Braves were in Miami.
In 48 games, the 29-year-old catcher is batting .237 with six home runs and 17 RBIs.
Jeff Mathis and J.T. Realmuto have been handling the catching duties in Saltalamacchia's place.
"It's just a matter of him continuing to be symptom-free," Redmond said. "The plan is to see the doctor again -- I don't know exactly what day it is -- between now and Monday. If everything is fine, he'll be cleared to play on Monday."
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Simsbury Zoning Commission mulls local regulations for medical marijuana while complying with new state laws
Published 12:00 am, Saturday, November 24, 2012
SIMSBURY >> The Simsbury Zoning Commission sought public feedback at its Nov. 19 on how to proceed with local regulations for recently state-approved medical marijuana. Though not federally approved, Connecticut became one of several states to pass such laws, which took effect Oct. 1. It approves use of marijuana for some medical uses, such as cancer, AIDS, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
"We're not trying to challenge the spirit of the law," said Commission Chairman Robert Pomeroy Jr. during the Nov. 19 meeting at town hall. "The state has approved this to make it available, so we don't want to be obstructionist."
Nonetheless, Pomeroy said the commission wants to avoid what he says occurred in California, and instead make it clear that not just anyone can distribute medical marijuana in Simsbury.
"Not like California, where the law passed and everyone was a pharmacist," said Pomeroy.
Patients are required to have a doctor's authorization to use medical marijuana, it was noted.
Pomeroy said because medical marijuana use has not been approved by federal law, in states where it is approved it must be produced and sold within state borders.
The commission plans to hold a future hearing on the matter. According to Town Planner Hiram Peck, by July the state has to have rules for use drafted. Thus, he advised that it would be wise before then for the town to set up its own local regulations.
In addition to regulating where and who can dispense it locally, the commissioners expect to mull the possibility of Simsbury becoming one of ten designated medical marijuana grower locations in the state. That possibility was raised by the only member of the public who spoke among the three who turned out for the discussion.
"There's lots of farmland in Simsbury," said Charles Wolfe.
Pomeroy acknowledged that because of the extensive, rich, farmland in town, patients beyond those in Simsbury potentially stand to benefit from the new law. The state's approval of medical marijuana use followed Connecticut's decriminalization of the use of small amounts of marijuana for recreation in 2011.
Commission members said some well-known area tobacco growers may be interested in expanding to grow the medical marijuana.
It is unclear, if the town does not establish a defined permitted use for growing marijuana, if that would mean it could not be grown in town, or if that would mean the town would not have control over the growing, according to Peck. He said he will seek further information on that question from the town attorney.
The new state law requires that anyone who wants to sell or use medical marijuana to get state approval and then register with the state. However, Peck noted towns such as Torrington, Middletown and Canton have already established their own regulations.
"Canton beat us to it," said Peck.
In September, Canton's Zoning Commission adopted regulations stipulating that in Canton, medical marijuana can only be sold within a pharmacy and would require a special exception application. Peck and commission members said Canton is considering regulations to limit growing medical marijuana to indoors, in the town's industrial zones.


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Eastbourne Indoor Bowls Club members were treated to a feast of bowls when all the club finals were played off.
Past Ladies champion Sue Taylor played Rosemary Burgin in the Ladies Singles Final.
The first 10 ends were evenly contested with Sue leading by seven shots to six. At this point Sue started on a brilliant run to take the title 21-7.
The Ladies Pairs final was between Sue Taylor and Pat Bain who played Judy White and Anne Summers. Sue and Pat played steadily to lead 11-3 after 10 ends and were leading 16-6 after 15. Scoring four shots on the 17th and 18th ends, Sue and Pat secured a fine win 24-7.
Jean Baulcombe, Mo Young and Pat Bain staged a terrific fight back in the Ladies Triples when they played Pat White, Judy White and Anne Summers.
Anne's trio had gained a good lead after 10 ends 9-4 then Pat's team started to fight back scoring 3,2 to level. Anne's ladies then rallied themselves, scoring 4,1 to lead 14-9. Pat's ladies then turned on the style to win an exiting game 17-14. In a new format this year the Ladies had a drawn fours competition.
The Final was between Pauline Davies, Anne Jobbins, Beth Clarke and Sheila Simmons who played Maureen Stanbridge, Jean Hampson, Barbara Archer and Ursular Fenner. The first 10 ends saw Sheila's team draw ahead 11-6 and finish much the stronger side. Sheila's Ladies ran out fine winners 21-10.
The last of the ladies games was the Ralph Endeavour Pairs. This year's finalists were Daphne Buxton and Gill Henty who played Sharon Searle and Wendy Hylands. Daphne and Gill played steadily throughout running out the winners 27-11.
Pannett power
Two past Champions contested the Men's Singles Final when John Pannett played Peter Reynolds. Peter, who is a Founder Member, has been champion no fewer than five times over the clubs 33 years history.
John, who was in fine form over the weekend, led 10-5 after 10 ends and 16-12 after 20 ends. After an excellent game, which was a credit to both players, John captured his second Crown 21-13.
The Men's Pairs Final was a thrilling and exiting game between Tom Dickens and Stephen Bain and father and son, James and Brian Henty. With 19 ends completed Tom and Stephen led 16-12. Then on the penultimate end the Henty's scored four super shots to level the game 16 all. The all-important final shot went to Tom and Stephen who won by the narrowest margin 17-16.
The Men's Triples Final was between Tom Dickens, Jim Preston (sub) and John Pannett. who played David Bain, Bill Fuller and Stephen Bain. John's side led 11-8 after 10 ends. With John in top form he led his team to a fine 19-9 win.
There was an amazing score line when the Men's Fours was played between eight of the clubs top bowlers. Peter Reynolds, John Eriera, Terry Howard and Derek Dyer had a runaway win against Tom Dickens, Dave Bain, Bill Fuller and Stephen Bain. Leading 14-2 after 10 ends Derek's team went on to win when Stephen's side conceded the game 26-6.
In the Over 65's Pairs Ray Novis and Ian Coombes showed all their experience when they played Dave Webber and Tony Huggett. Dave and Tony had bagged some good Scalps on the way to the final. Ian and Ray were always ahead leading 15-3 after 10 ends they went on to record a fine win 23-7.
There was yet another cliff hanger when the Mixed Pairs was played between David and Pat Bain and Maureen Stanbridge and Ian Coombes. Maureen and Ian played steadily to lead 10-7 after ten ends and 15-11 after 15 ends. with both sides scoring one shot on the next two ends Dave and Pat put in a strong finish to win the game 18-16.
The wife and family of the late club member and former County President Bill Winslade have donated a Trophy in his memory to be played for as the Men's Novices Singles.
Bill was always interested in the games' development. Ted Seagers and Doug Rodderick gave the watching family an exiting game to watch as the game see-sawed to and fro. With the scores level at 13 all after 15 ends, it was Ted who finished the stronger going on to win 21-14.


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My background, at first glance, is television production but having spent such an extensive time at the NBA, I have experience with brand management, marketing, sponsorship integration, etc. It may not have always been direct experience or the main focus but there were definitely elements of my position of Production Manager that involved these other areas.
I am looking for opportunities that would utilize my background and skills but that aren't necessarily explicit production jobs, preferably heading in more of a marketing direction. With that said, I am open to taking a step "back" in order to move forward.
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In Barbara & Jim Mauzy's depression glass book they list a fluted green ring footed bowl as as trp(too rare to price). Does anyone know if this is the piece. It has 3 feet, three mold lines, 7" in diameter. How can I be sure this is the piece?


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Are you forgetting Kyrie Irving?This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteObviously no Pacer is getting voted in this year and that was never on the table for discussion.
But coaches will put a guy on the team if he's been a big pain in their a**. These guys know who they hate to deal with and who is doing special things. Up till now it's been West, and after a mini-slump he put together another great half of shooting to get back on track (I hope). But over the last few weeks Paul has been outplaying West's best games this year.
If these 2 both keep it up then that probably means the Pacers will be winning games, and that in turn will mean recognition. The question is going to be how good do they each have to be for the next few weeks and just how many games do the Pacers need to be above 500 to get 1 or 2 guys in.
I think this could be the end of KG's run. There's always a year where a guy doesn't make the AS team anymore.
Looking at the top PPG guys in the East:
That's the starting 5. The other guys ahead of Paul (and West for most) that to me are getting into less certain territory:
More likely
Josh Smith (should make it easily)
Jrue (team W-L hurts a lot but not enough)
Less likely
Ellis (if MIL stays above 500 he has a shot, but FG% hurts a lot)
Deng (comparison to Paul hurts a ton, Noah seems a more likely rep)
Joe Johnson (team not good enough, could be lone rep though)
Deron (rep helps a ton, but W-L hurts chances for multi-reps, and his FG% is puke)
Very unlikely
B Lopez (size helps, but team isn't good enough for multi-reps, Joe and DWill have rep)
Afflalo (gaining a rep but ORL is bad and he's not good enough to overcome that)
Kemba (team is awful)
DeRozen (team is awful)
Jennings (Ellis goes before him if MIL gets 1 due to rep, though Ellis shooting is bad)
So of the top 18 scorers (which ends at Paul's rank, currently) there could be a good case for both West and Paul.
From rebounders Paul ends the top 20, West is at 13. You can bring in Varejao, Noah, Chandler and Horford into the discussion.
Varejao has a bad team, but he's been so good and is at a thin spot (technically since there is no "C" this year) that he has a decent shot.
Noah goes instead of Deng.
Chandler and Horford are only hurt by having other reps and whether the team deserves more. Horford has a better shot to me.
Since Paul and West are both in this list also, along with Lebron, Josh Smith and Bosh, I think it helps them quite a bit.
Obviously assists will hurt them but to me the only new guy it brings into the mix is Rondo. This is what puts Jrue on the team for sure, but Rondo might be on a team at or below 500 by that point and will clearly already have Pierce on the roster.
In fact, let's just think of it in terms of getting reps based on standings.
Lebron, Wade, Bosh
Melo, Chandler
Josh Smith, Horford
Paul, West
Ellis, Jennings
Noah, Deng
Pierce, Rondo
Joe Johnson, DWill
And from teams really out of the playoffs - Afflalo, Varejao
That's 20. Indy is a borderline 2 player team. MIL, CHI, BRK and BOS are worse than Indy, so more than 1 there is also questionable. If you cut them all back to 1 and drop Afflalo and Varejao then you are at 13. I think MIL is at risk of having no reps with Rondo going on instead. Then you have Horford and Chandler as "at risk" players to me. I don't think a 3rd or 4th seed Pacers would go without a rep at all and I think West would go over Horford at this point if that's where the decision ends up.
After all that scattered (sorry) brainstorming it's still really close. Looking at it even more only solidifies to me how it can range from none to both based on how things play out the next few weeks. I could honestly see West and Paul playing their way onto the team. If they have numbers and have been key in a series of wins that has the Pacers pushing past Atlanta, then I think they will get 2 reps.


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SALISBURY, N.C. The Department of Defense has awarded Food Lion with its 2010 Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for outstanding support of their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve, the retailer reported.
Food Lion reported that it was the only grocery store chain nationwide to receive this honor out of the 15 employers selected.Steve Boos, a store manager from New Bern, N.C., nominated Food Lion.
"Food Lion is proud to support its military associates who serve as members of the Guard and Reserve to protect the freedom we enjoy everyday," said Eric Watson, Delhaize America's VP diversity and inclusion. "We recognize our employees for going beyond the call of duty serving both our country and company."
The Freedom Award will be presented to Food Lion during a formal ceremony Thursday, Sept. 23 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Food Lion president Cathy Green will accept the award on behalf of the company.


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Almost half of America's farmland is operated by someone other than the owner. Critics of farm subsidies often point to examples of famous wealthy landowners receiving handouts as a reason to end the federal government's agriculture gravy train. Notable recipients have included Ted Turner, Larry Flynt, Charles Schwab, and numerous members of Congress.
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Swap Debt Limit for 'Cut and Cap'
Gross federal debt just hit $14 trillion and will soon reach the legal limit of $14.3 trillion. House Republicans are wondering what spending reforms they can extract from the Democrats for their support of a debt-limit increase.
Race and Homeownership
A common rationale for federal policies to expand homeownership is the desire to reduce observed racial differences in homeownership. Receiving the most attention has been the gap in homeownership rates between white households and African-American. The current homeownership rate for whites is 76.5 percent (2007), while that for African-Americans is 54 percent, leaving a gap of 22.5 percent.
Community Development Booze Grants
In a recent post on earmarks and federal grants, I cited the crazy example of HUD's Community Development Block Grant program funding facade renovations for a wine bar in Connecticut. Now a Michigan newspaper reports that Bell's Brewery in Kalamazoo is looking for $220,000 in CDBG money to expand its facilities.
Rep. Brady's CUTS Act
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) has introduced the Cut Unsustainable and Top-heavy Spending Act, which would cut spending by $44 billion annually. Brady's effort moves in the right direction but it is a very modest fiscal reform effort.
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Farm Subsidies)
The Washington Times says that the upcoming farm bill re-write could "sow division in the GOP." While House Republican leaders John Boehner, Eric Cantor, and Kevin McCarthy voted against the 2008 farm bill, the new chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), is a dedicated supporter of farm subsidies.
FAA IG Report
We have discussed continuing problems the Federal Aviation Administration is having implementing a new air traffic control (ATC) system. And we've contrasted it with Canada's privatized ATC system, which is one of the best in the world.
Gates Cuts That Aren't
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is poised to axe or significantly restructure a number of high-profile weapons platforms, and otherwise rein in the Pentagon's budget. The reports present these initiatives as intended to preempt greater scrutiny of the military's budget by Congress.
Thoughts on the Debt Limit Debate
The origins of the federal government's statutory debt limit can be traced back to 1917. Congress has voted to increase the limit numerous times over the decades, including 10 times since 2001.
Republican $100 Billion Spending Cut
A top agenda item for the incoming House Republicans is to immediately start cutting spending. The GOP promised to reduce "nondefense" (or alternatively "nonsecurity") spending for 2011 to the 2008 level, representing a $100 billion cut. GOP leaders are now being accused of backsliding on that promise, so let's take a look at the numbers.


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Penguins enjoying the comforts of homeJanuary 14, 2014 8:37 PM
The Penguins this season might rival Merriam-Webster in defining that word.
They return to Consol Energy Center tonight against the Washington Capitals after a three-game trip to western Canada with quite an agenda.
• They have won 12 home games in a row and would set a franchise record with a 13th.
• At 19-3-0, they have the best home record in the Eastern Conference. They have the most goals at home in the East (89).
• Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has won nine home decisions in a row over a two-month stretch and would equal the second-longest streak of his career with a win.
That much is easy to quantify. But why are the Penguins so good at home?
"That's a good question," center and team captain Sidney Crosby said Tuesday after practice at Consol Energy Center. "I don't have a great explanation.
"It's always a place you want to establish as being tough to play against. We know that there are certain teams in the league that when you go to their rinks, you notice their starts or you see that they play a little more aggressively. You want to try to establish that when you're at your own home rink. I think we've tried to do that.
"Besides that, I don't know if there's one specific thing we've tried to do differently."
Fleury, so confident in the home nets, also struggled to account for the team's prowess at Consol Energy Center,
"I don't know," he said, but he does know that nothing deters the Penguins when they are on home ice.
"It seems like it doesn't matter who we play," Fleury said. "It's always about taking care of our game. It doesn't matter what the score is. We can hold our leads or we can come back in games. We just find ways to win. It's been a lot of fun."
Perhaps it's partly due to the crowd, which, at times, can be boisterous. Defenseman/winger Deryk Engelland expects that to be the case tonight. Washington is a longtime rival and will be making its first appearance here as a fellow member of the Metropolitan Division after offseason NHL realignment.
"It's going to be high energy," Engelland said. "The building should be pretty loud."
Crosby and fellow Penguins center Evgeni Malkin have a longtime rivalry with Washington winger Alex Ovechkin. All are former league scoring champions and MVPs.
Crosby leads the NHL with 67 points in 47 games. Malkin, who has missed 11 games because of injury, and Ovechkin were tied for 11th with 46 points apiece before Washington played host to San Jose Tuesday, and Ovechkin led the league with 32 goals.
In the 20 games since 2006-07 when all three players have available to play in the matchup, Crosby, Malkin and the Penguins are 13-5-2 against Ovechkin and the Capitals.
It is NBC Sports Network's rivalry game of the week, carrying an out-of-the-ordinary 8:08 p.m. start.
"Hopefully, San Jose beat up on them at home so, hopefully, they'll be a little bit tired coming in here," Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik said slyly.
"But with the 8 o'clock start, I'm sure they'll get a little rest and I'm sure they'll get up for the game."
The Penguins are expected to draw their 309th sellout in a row — dating to the now-razed Mellon/Civic Arena. They have drawn 5,462,531 fans during the streak, which includes regular-season and playoff games and which hit the 300 mark Nov. 27 during the team's current home winning streak.
Of course, the Penguins road record (14-9-2) isn't bad, either.
All those wins have the team comfortably in first place in the East and the Metropolitan Division with 68 points. Going into games Tuesday night, they had an eight-point bulge over Boston in the East and a 17-point lead on the Capitals and New York Rangers in the division.
"By no means does that make our games easier," Fleury said. "Every night is tough to win."
Washington is part of a jumble of the seven teams well behind the Penguins in the division, all seven within eight points of each other before Tuesday. That means they are playing with a certain level of desperation, particularly now that the second half of the NHL schedule is well underway.
The high-flying Penguins, in contrast, don't feel as if they can afford to let complacency creep in, home or not. They are trying to match their opponents' desperation.
"If you're on a winning team or a team that has high expectations — and I think that's a team we like to consider ourselves as — then those things aren't easy to bring every night," Crosby said. "You have to have those expectations. You have to find a way to make sure that when teams come in, they don't outwork you."
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PLANS to make an area of Darwen available for the development of 50 executive homes have been roundly condemned by people living nearby.
Whitehall councillors organised a public meeting ahead of Blackburn with Darwen's Local Plan going on display in Darwen Town Hall for public consultation.
The plan, published in full last November, included provision for building on the Ellerslie House estate, off Bury Fold Lane.
Coun David Foster, who organised the meeting, said almost all residents in the area were represented in the meeting at Bolton Road Methodist Church, at which 95 per cent of people were against the proposals.
He said: "We had 55 people at the meeting and I think there are about 60 houses in the area.
"I was impressed with the turnout. We were putting extra chairs out in the end.
"It was a positive meeting and people wanted to know how they could object to it."
Coun Foster said he was careful to explain to those who attended that no physical plans had been submitted to develop the site.
However, under Government rules, the council has to identify potential sites for 9,400 homes to be built by 2026.
Coun Foster said: "People were concerned that the area had only come in at a late stage and was not part of the initial consultations from the council.
"Concerns were expressed that the road was inadequate to take 50 extra houses, in addition people were worried about the impact on wildlife and drainage.
"The lane is used extensively by walkers and increased traffic would be a road safety risk."
The Local Plan can be inspected at Darwen Town Hall and objections and comments need to be sent to the council between January 27 and March 10.
Other sites for potential development in Darwen include Bailey's Field Darwen (500-plus homes), Kirkham's Farm, Cranberry Lane (200 homes), two sites in Pole Lane (130 and 133 homes), Jack's Key (dozens of homes in small pockets), Johnson New Road, Waterside (80 homes) and Springside Works, Belmont (120 homes).


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Model-Predictive Control and Advanced Process Control Tools Are Helping Users Gain Efficiencies and Savings in Their Process Applications. Heres How You Can Boogie to the Optimization Beat, Too
Data Collection and Optimization, Part 2
See Part 1, It Takes ...
By Jim Montague, Executive Editor
Another dance? Mais oui. Faster this time? I guess. So you might think that coaxing a few precious nuggets of useful data out of your application would be the hardest part of data collection, and that all you need to do to optimize your process is plug them into it. Sorry, Mr. Astaire.
In fact, plowing intelligence back into a process to make improvements can be even harder than finding it in the first place. Besides choosing and implementing the right hardware and software, there are many other jobs that all need to be done right for optimization efforts to really pay off. Probably the two most important of these are developing models and model-predictive controls that genuinely reflect the application in which theyre going to be used, and then training operators, technicians, engineers and managers to make those controls part of their daily work routines.
Instilling Stability
Prohibition may be over, but making alcohol is still risky. For example, the East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol plant in Garnett uses a six-step, dry-mill process to ferment corn into sugar and then distill it into alcohol, and annually produces 35 million gallons of 200-proof ethanol, 68,000 tons of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and 110,000 tons of wet distillers grains with solubles (WDGS). Doug Sommer, EKAEs plant manager, reports that controlling the cooking process is difficult because of disturbances from in-plant water recycling. Added challenges come from trying to maintain consistent DDG and syrup-solids moisture levels.
More recently, increasing ethanol demand pushed EKAE to move from a half-week to a full-time production schedule. To increase its dryer capacity by 4% to 6%, reduce energy use by 2.5% to 3% and increase ethanol production via more stable plant control, EKAE enlisted Rockwell Automation subsidiary Pavilion Technologies to help implement an advanced process control (APC) system for the plants milling, cooking and stillage-dehydration sections. This APC system is based on a nonlinear, model-predictive control (NMPC) method, a control algorithm based on a dynamic-process model of EKAEs process, so it can predict and optimize future responses. EKAEs models combined fundamental and empirical models derived from plant measurements.
As a result, EKAEs APC system includes two controllersone configured for the milling and cooking section and a second for the stillage-dehydration section. The objectives for the milling/cooking section were to balance load and energy between mills for efficient milling; increase feed to beer column to increase ethanol production; manage fermentation inventory with the water balance; control liquefaction and slurry solids percentages to reduce disturbance to the fermenters; and control backset percentage to ensure a constant mineral feed to the fermentation process to maintain consistent water quality in the fermentation feed. Goals for the stillage-dehydration section, including centrifuges, evaporators and dryers, were to balance load distribution between centrifuges; decrease energy use in ethanol production; control dryer moisture for consistent DDG product quality; reduce average thermal oxidizer (TO) hotbox temperature while maintaining temperature within environmental limits; and stabilizing steam pressure within the TOs operating limits.
To accomplish these objectives, Sommer says liquefaction, evaporator solids and dryer moisture were controlled to meet an operator-determined target using values predicted in real time from virtual online analyzers (VOA) developed by Pavilion. Likewise, backset flow was manipulated by the water balance controller, and the trajectories were sent to the slurry/stillage controller. Slurry solids were controlled by manipulating corn and water amounts to the slurry tank. The operator decided on a target value for liquefaction solids. The application calculated the slurry solids target value required to achieve the desired consistency of the liquefaction solids. The application included virtual online analyzers for slurry, liquefaction and syrup solids, as well as dryer product moisture. These analyzers in turn provided real- time calculations to the controller.
Before APC was installed at EKAE, its beer feed flow rate average was roughly 511 gpm. After APC was added, beer feed flow rate increased 3.6% to an average of 529.3 gpm. In addition, 190-proof production was 91.4 gpm on average before APC, and it increased to 104.5 gpm after APC. Most important, the average 200-proof flow to storage increases from 74.6 gpm to 84.2 gpm, which represents a 12.8% increase in ethanol production (Figure 1). Also, energy use of steam in lbs/gal of ethanol improved approximately 9.7%.
Figure 1. East Kansas Agri-Energy (EKAE) used advanced process control (APC) to increase its production of 200-proof ethanol by 12.8% from 74.6 gpm (pink line) to 84.2 gpm (blue line).
Besides its quantitative benefits, NMPC also gave EKAE automation with the following advantages: Models dont require major adjustment unless major modifications to the process are carried out; process is kept stable during fluctuating conditions, such as changes in the weather or upsets in the distillation section; and better control of the fermentation/beerwell inventories makes it easier to manage the milling rate with the beer feed target rates. This stability increased the plants ability to push production rates to capacity.
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ADHD varies in its intensity but also in how it affects children. These are the three basic 'sub-types' children are tested for - and having an understanding of these will help you better explain your child's symptoms to your doctor.
Your child may fidget, talk excessively, run around at inappropriate times and frequently disrupt class. Perhaps teachers or other adults - even peers - notice that your child blurts out answers in class, acts before thinking or makes rash decisions. These symptoms characterise a child who has difficulty with hyperactivity/impulsivity.
Your child is often observed as not paying attention, making careless mistakes, not listening, not finishing tasks and not following directions. Often, it appears as if your child is unusually or easily distracted.
This sub-type applies when your child shows six or more symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity and six or more symptoms of inattentive type ADHD.
Among children affected by ADHD, about a half will predominantly have inattention problems, a quarter will mainly have hyperactive and impulsive symptoms, while the remainder will have a mixture of these symptoms.
Remember, for an ADHD diagnosis, symptoms are persistent and present in a number of settings - at home, in school or during extracurricular activities.
Strictly speaking, says ADHD advocate Michele Toner, "they're all called ADHD" with specialists referring now to the sub-types above to describe each child's condition.
This article was written by Fiona Baker for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource. Sources include Michele Toner, Living with ADHD, Raising Children Network and the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Last revised: Saturday, 17 July 2010
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CNN's Piers Morgan was supposed to have the parents of controversial Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman on his show Monday night, and it sounds like it would have been a treat.
Technical difficulties prevented Sherman's parents from joining the show, so Morgan was left to speak to Sherman's brother and business manager, Branton, who told quite the story about their mother who tried her best, along with their father, to keep the kids in line amid their hardscrabble livelihood living in Compton.
Branton was a good athlete in his own right growing up, but when he stepped out of line at school one day years ago, she drove right up to the football field he was playing on and gave him a piece of her mind.
"She literally pulled up on the football field and whooped my butt," Branton said.
Too bad she couldn't make the show. Sounds like Richard might share a little of her fire. Morgan said they'd try to get her on "tomorrow night," but CNN is slated to carry President Obama's State of the Union address. Perhaps they'll retry later in the week.
But Branton also gave us another interesting view of the outspoken Sherman, who was the talk of the nation this past week following his post-NFC title game rant about Michael Crabtree.
Branton joined the legion of Sherman supporters who cite Sherman's intelligence and say that his passion sometimes gets the best of him, as he has tried to emulate brazen legends such as Muhammad Ali and Deion Sanders. But we also learned a few interesting childlike qualities about the talented cornerback as Branton recalled his brother's conversation with Erin Andrews.
"I know Richard; he's an awesome person," Branton said. "A lot of people of Seattle and people of our hometown, they know he's a very good, caring, loving, Gusher-eating, cartoon-watching guy. He's passionate and he wants to be the best at his craft.
"He feels like he's the best, and he wants everyone to know it. That day, he let the world know."
Wait, back up ... Fruit Gushers? Cartoons? Someone needs to ask Sherman more about this on Tuesday's Media Day.
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Lawyers: SPD hiding alleged beating video from public
Published 11:39 pm, Monday, November 26, 2012
Local lawyers say video of an alleged beating by a Seattle police officer is so explosive that if released, it would immediately go viral.
They claim that is the reason Seattle police are keeping the video hidden from public view. As a result, they and their client are suing the department.
Back in October, Leo Etherly was bruised and black-eyed. As for how he got that way, a Seattle police dash cam video could tell that story. Except police won't allow Etherly to have a copy, and they won't allow Etherly's attorney to share his copy with the public.
Here's how Etherly tells it: "I was motionless, and he (the officer) was still punching me and says something to the effect of, 'You effing idiot.'"
Witness video shows Etherly's face after he is already handcuffed on the ground.
Store surveillance video indistinctly shows Etherly on the hood of a police cruiser.
"At that point, (the officer) throws a tremendously fast fist to Leo Etherly's eye, causing permanent partial blindness," said attorney James Egan.
But the best video of Etherly's Oct. 6 arrest would be from the police officer's own dashboard camera.
Etherly says he was first choked then knocked out, and didn't realize the extent of what happened until he saw the dash cam video.
"When it happened, I understood I got mistreated. But when I seen it, it hit me. It really hit me like, 'Wow!"' he said.
"Clearly shows choking and punching for no reason," said First Amendment attorney Jim Lobsenz, who is also representing Etherly. "It's not exactly in the same realm as the Rodney King beating, which went on and on and on, but it's bad."
As Etherly's defense attorney, Egan has obtained the dash cam video. But the attorney can't share that footage as the SPD has warned him it could cost him his license. And police will not allow Etherly to have a copy.
"You don't maintain public trust by doing what the police chief is doing, which is hiding this video," said Egan.
Etherly was stopped in connection with a hit-and-run crash several blocks away. Seattle police told KOMO News Etherly was uncooperative and spat on the arresting officers; however, King County prosecutors have declined to file any charges.
So nearly seven weeks after the incident, why can't Etherly get a public copy of his own dash cam video?
Even the city's own policy says, "...any person who is shown in police dash camera video has an absolute right to request and receive video depicting their incident at any time."
Lobsenz says the city is stalling.
"They don't want this video to get to you guys," he said.
Etherly says his video needs to be made public.
"'Cause it needs to stop," he said. "I could have been dead."
Late Monday afternoon, Seattle police released a brief statement saying that Egan has already received a copy of the dash cam video, but will get another copy through the Public Records Act when the department's process is completed.
In spite of KOMO's questions, SPD made no mention of the restrictions on the first video or when this second video would be released.