Abreu ESPN piece

[Procol Harum]

http://espn.go.com/blog/spring-train...hic-stands-out

Encouraging look at Abreu's attitude and personality.

[doublem23]

Hope springs eternal

[AzureJazzMan]

Nicely done by Crasnick...I am really looking forward to seeing this guy play.

[Noneck]

Spring hope is eternal.

[Procol Harum]

Originally Posted by doublem23

Hope springs eternal

On the glass half-empty side of the ledger, it was grating to watch the MLB Channel's shtick on the "Top 50 Prospects" for this year and note that Abreu was the only South Sider in that number...

Here's hopin' that our oft-panned farm system continues to--in a relative sense--surprise us.

[Milw]

Originally Posted by Procol Harum

On the glass half-empty side of the ledger, it was grating to watch the MLB Channel's shtick on the "Top 50 Prospects" for this year and note that Abreu was the only South Sider in that number...

Here's hopin' that our oft-panned farm system continues to--in a relative sense--surprise us.

With 30 teams, any given team should only expect to have on average 1.7 players on that list. So yeah, we're under, but not really.

[hawkjt]

Have not heard a single negative about Abreu to this point....great.

Sounds like a good teammate.
Now, please be a great hitter!

[Procol Harum]

Originally Posted by Milw

With 30 teams, any given team should only expect to have on average 1.7 players on that list. So yeah, we're under, but not really.

Fair enough, but the lion's share of the top prospects in the list were from the usual suspects (Yankees, BoSox, Cards) and struggling teams--including those people on the North Side. Within that context, a little more South Side presence would've been nice.