What is a sandwich pick in the MLB draft?
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It is a supplemental pick that takes place between rounds in the MLB draft (the picks are sandwiched between the first and second or second and third rounds).\n\nSandwich picks are given in compensation for losing a free agents.  The rules governing draft-pick forfeiture are byzantine at best but, essentially, a team that loses a free agent gets a draft pick from the player's new team as compensation (assuming the old team is still in position to take the player to salary arbitration). The compensation pick might be the signing team's pick, a "sandwich pick," both, and/or a later pick.\n\nThe free agent rules can lead to some bizarre results.  For example, if you lose a free agent you get the signing team's regular pick and the bonus sandwich pick; but when you sign someone else's free agent, all you lose is your regular pick.  So, if you swap your free agent for someone else's, you both swap regular picks and then everyone nets those bonus sandwich picks.  As a result, there is disincentive to re-signing their players. The Red Sox are masters at this.
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ask the marlins or mlb to see if you can get that
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I'm a Mets fan, and being from NY all I hear is that the odds makers pick the Yankees EVERY year. Nothing new there. In the AL the Chisox could do it again. In the NL, who knows? My Mets are bound to improve (they can only go up!), so let's just watch and see. Play Ball!!
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Well you have to understand what positions you are lacking in and sign some young fresh players that are hitting well, some pitchers would be heilman, lirano, tomko, and lieber. Some batters would be brossard, hanley ramirez, and brad wilkerson is starting to get hot. That or you can wait it out, but if you want to be a competitor i would recomend you start signing!
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pick up a catcher.  check if floridas Lf/c is available and you need pitching.  SP and RP.
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First I'd check for a C upgrade. Lopez isn't bad, but I picked up Ramon Hernandez today and Willingham recently on another team. It never hurts to look. While Mueller is hot now, he's not a long term answer. You really should be getting some SBs out of this position. Check out Josh Barfield of SD or Castillo of Pittsburgh. Your team is vitually bereft of speed. SPs are weak. I'd drop Weaver and look at Bannister of the Mets.Trade Clement now before he reverts to his normal form. Andruw Jones supplies great HR?RBIs, but he's a drain on team batting average. I would be inclined to offer Thome or Jones for an SP. Keep your eyes on the free agents in your league. Use your DL slot. Always good to keep one guy on the DL, so if another goes on the DL, you can just switch them. I think your team is mid-pack talent wise. You need a couple front of the order guys for runs and SBs. Maybe Granderson or Stewart are available. Maybe package Thome or Jones plus Clement. Get an SP with era/whip and a .300+ hitter who'll replace some of the HRs you traded.
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http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/draft/drafttracker\n\nHere is a site that has what your looking for.  Rememeber there are 50 rounds in the MLB draft
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pitchers:  matt cain of the giants if he wins a starting job.  doug davis of the brewers is having an excellent spring. scott baker of the twins is compared favorably to brad radke.  and of course everyone knows about felix hernandez (mariners) and francisco liriano (twins)... but have you heard of jon papelbon (red sox)?  for some surprise relief help, look to neal cotts (white sox), JJ putz (mariners), or jesse crain (twins).\n\nbatters:  catchers: kenji johjima (mariners) or javier valentin (reds).  1st base: casey kotchman (angels) or conor jackson (diamondbacks).  2nd base: dan uggla (marlins) or ian kinsler (rangers). shortstop:  not a real sleeper, but JJ hardy (brewers).  3rd base: ryan zimmerman (nationals) or edwin encarnacion (reds).   outfield:  jeremy hermida (marlins), jason kubel (twins), and delmon young (devil rays).\n\nhave fun and good luck!
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MLB: pitcher, 1B, outfield. \n\nHigh School: catcher and pitcher
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Well the main one is Coco Crisp but they sometimes put Willie Harris out there.They also put Willy Mo Pena,but he is on the DL.
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big strong solid pitcher good pick
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Think about this way - Johan Santana was about 6-10 overall draft ranking.  Since he is not pitching well so far, you probably can only look for someone around 20-30 overall ranking, like Ichiro or Peavy.  Your call for batter or pitcher.\n\nLook for teams with a lot of SPs.  Usually that means the manager like pitchers, so you might be able to get good deal in return.  Also look for teams with a lot of Twins players.
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Older minor league statistics are a bit tough to find.  The Baseball Cube lists drafts and more recent minor league stats, but they're not so good on the older ones.  Below is their page for the Expos '71 draft picks.
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Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the ball slightly, so more balls go to the shortstop than any other position. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.\n\nShortstops are required to cover second base in double play situations when the ball is hit to the second baseman, first baseman, pitcher, or catcher. They often cover second when a runner is attempting a stolen base. They also must cover third at various times, including the rotation play; that is, when there are runners on first and second and a sacrifice bunt is attempted. Shortstops generally are given precedence on catching pop-ups in the infield as well, so they end up calling off other players many times, although on deep pop-ups they fall back when called off by an outfielder.\n\nTraditionally, players are selected as shortstops for their fielding prowess, but in recent years more shortstops with excellent hitting have entered the leagues as well.
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http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/about_mlb/tryout_us.jsp
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Padres' Scott Linebrink would have to be on a list with Mike Timlin, Scott Shield, Kiko Calero, maybe Tigers' Ferdinand Rodney.  Danys Baez was supposed to fill that role for the Dodgers, but Gagne got hurt.  Yankees have had some success with Scott Proctor.   Majewski on Washington. You are right, that there is a very shaky bridge between the starter and the closer on most teams.
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Finley!!\n\nTrust me just pick finley.