Doh!
Not a Simpsons post, but that is how I feel. I found the article about Brett Zawacki in an Illinois newspaper that recently (as in today) took down the link. Since I don't want to subscribe to their online service to read it, I will summarize it.
Basically, he is signed to Arizona State and hasn't heard from the Cardinals much. St. Louis hasn't made an offer, and it is starting to sound like a broken record. Whether or not the big club is in the playoff hunt, Zawacki and Kozma could very well go off to playing ball at big-time college programs.
Kyle Russell, Tyler Henley, and Michael Stutes fall into a totally different category, but I'm worried more about the two HS players. Russell will sign for enough money, and Stutes is coming off of two straight National Titles. Henley is the wild card in my opinion, but the Cards should get him signed before the Aug. 15 deadline.
Not sure if St. Louis has ever failed to sign their first-round pick, and I don't see it happening this year. That leaves the Illinois hurler who is currently playing for a traveling All-Star team. The article didn't say which way he was leaning, and I'm really hoping to be making a bigger deal out of this than it really is.
Show the kids some money and get the deals done. Or this year's draft will really be one of a kind for all the wrong reasons.
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Speaking of The Simpsons, though
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/simpsons-contest.htm
by effin fisk on Jul 7, 2007 12:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, now
by DanUpBaby on Jul 7, 2007 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I know
by effin fisk on Jul 7, 2007 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Russell
by bigboy1234 on Jul 7, 2007 12:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not very optimistic either
Watching him play in a wood-bat league is great and all but couldn't they watch him DEVELOP at Batavia?
by gforce on Jul 8, 2007 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i know nothing about zawacki
Kozma and Russell kind of make me wonder because, while Russell is asking for $1M+, there hasn't been a word from kozma's folks either way that I've seen.
by SleepyCA on Jul 7, 2007 12:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Zawacki
A 12th round pick isn't one you don't 'care' about. I'm getting tired of the slot theory the Cardinals have been using, and the team isn't lacking in funds. Spend the extra money now and put the great Lunhow evaluation skills to the test.
Zawacki, Russell, and Kozma might never wear the BOB, but at least give them them opportunity.
by gforce on Jul 8, 2007 2:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
an update on russell (sort of)
WJ apparently made a comment to goold about that and that is why Russell is playing for the team in santa barbara in a wooden bat league this summer. It's going to give them a better idea of his value as a player.
full discussion here, for those who want to pay for it (definitely worth it, imho):
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?S=321&F=2122&T=692540
by SleepyCA on Jul 8, 2007 12:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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