Comments on: More Roster Moves and Some Health Updates http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/04/29/more-roster-moves-and-some-health-updates/ We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future - FDR Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:08:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Mama B http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/04/29/more-roster-moves-and-some-health-updates/#comment-67257 Mama B Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:16:14 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/04/29/more-roster-moves-and-some-health-updates/#comment-67257 <p>Have been hearing a rumor that Dan Foli has been re-signed by the Nats. Can you shed any light on this rumor?</p> Have been hearing a rumor that Dan Foli has been re-signed by the Nats. Can you shed any light on this rumor?

]]> By: Chris http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/04/29/more-roster-moves-and-some-health-updates/#comment-67258 Chris Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:23:10 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/04/29/more-roster-moves-and-some-health-updates/#comment-67258 <p>Eric Hosmer nugget from Keith Law.</p> <p>Looks pretty expensive</p> <p>First baseman Eric Hosmer would probably go in the top five to eight picks overall if it wasn't for his reported demand for a signing bonus of $7 million. Neither Hosmer nor his advisor, Scott Boras, responded to requests for comment. Hosmer has incredible bat speed, plus-plus raw power and good athleticism for a corner player; he's above-average defensively at first with an above-average arm, and might be able to slide to right field for a team already locked in at first base. Hosmer gets his hands into great position to offer both contact and power, gets his arms extended on anything that's not in on his hands and accelerates his wrists from his loaded position get the bat to the ball extremely quickly. If Hosmer has a flaw as a hitter, it's on hard stuff inside, where he can get a little tied up. But in Tuesday's game, almost everything he saw was away, including the breaking ball he hit out to dead center field to win the game -- a ball I never saw land</p> Eric Hosmer nugget from Keith Law.

Looks pretty expensive

First baseman Eric Hosmer would probably go in the top five to eight picks overall if it wasn’t for his reported demand for a signing bonus of $7 million. Neither Hosmer nor his advisor, Scott Boras, responded to requests for comment. Hosmer has incredible bat speed, plus-plus raw power and good athleticism for a corner player; he’s above-average defensively at first with an above-average arm, and might be able to slide to right field for a team already locked in at first base. Hosmer gets his hands into great position to offer both contact and power, gets his arms extended on anything that’s not in on his hands and accelerates his wrists from his loaded position get the bat to the ball extremely quickly. If Hosmer has a flaw as a hitter, it’s on hard stuff inside, where he can get a little tied up. But in Tuesday’s game, almost everything he saw was away, including the breaking ball he hit out to dead center field to win the game — a ball I never saw land

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