The disappointing famrhands, poll.

[DavidGee24]

I'm going with Sheffield. Yes, he's had a couple good starts in AA, but considering that he was supposedly the top Yankee pitching prospect, being a complete train wreck in AAA is really alarming. There's just no excuse for that, he should have be dominating AAA. Period.

Lewis? That ship sailed long ago, he's just like a lot of first-round draft picks who simply didn't have it. Just about every franchise has a long list of those. Swanson? He projects at best to be a back-end starter so no real expectations for him. Bishop? Same thing, projects as someone who at best might get in a few seasons at the major league level. And Bautista? He's had almost no success above A level, and I don't for the life of me get how anyone would consider him a prospect. When you're that bad, how can you expect a magical light to suddenly turn on?

[D-train]

Sheff has had 4 great starts in AA. His walk rate has gone from 6.7 to 1.7. WHIP has gone from 1.82 to .78

I am feeling 1000x better about him than I did a month ago.

[Hanjag]

Swanson has never been close to being a top 100 prospect, he has always projected as a 4-5 starter, wasn't even in the Yanks top 30 was he

top 30. yes

[Sexymarinersfan]

It's got to be Sheffield. When you trade a starting pitcher like Paxton you have to get back an elite prospect, and it would appear the Mariners didn't.

+1

[Hanjag]

I'm going with Sheffield. Yes, he's had a couple good starts in AA, but considering that he was supposedly the top Yankee pitching prospect, being a complete train wreck in AAA is really alarming. There's just no excuse for that, he should have be dominating AAA. Period.

Lewis? That ship sailed long ago, he's just like a lot of first-round draft picks who simply didn't have it. Just about every franchise has a long list of those. Swanson? He projects at best to be a back-end starter so no real expectations for him. Bishop? Same thing, projects as someone who at best might get in a few seasons at the major league level. And Bautista? He's had almost no success above A level, and I don't for the life of me get how anyone would consider him a prospect. When you're that bad, how can you expect a magical light to suddenly turn on?

You see many prospects hit the lights all the time. Haniger worked on launch angle. Altavilla, foot placement. Randy Johnson had a conversation with Nolan Ryan. Lights on.

[DavidGee24]

I'm going with Sheffield. Yes, he's had a couple good starts in AA, but considering that he was supposedly the top Yankee pitching prospect, being a complete train wreck in AAA is really alarming. There's just no excuse for that, he should have be dominating AAA. Period.

Lewis? That ship sailed long ago, he's just like a lot of first-round draft picks who simply didn't have it. Just about every franchise has a long list of those. Swanson? He projects at best to be a back-end starter so no real expectations for him. Bishop? Same thing, projects as someone who at best might get in a few seasons at the major league level. And Bautista? He's had almost no success above A level, and I don't for the life of me get how anyone would consider him a prospect. When you're that bad, how can you expect a magical light to suddenly turn on?

You see many prospects hit the lights all the time. Haniger worked on launch angle. Altavilla, foot placement. Randy Johnson had a conversation with Nolan Ryan. Lights on.

But none of those guys were terrible in the minor leagues like Bautista is.

[D-train]

Throw Bautista into the Thyago Vieira and Arquimedes Caminero scrap heap of hard throwers that can't pitch.

[Juliooooo]

Throw Bautista into the Thyago Vieira and Arquimedes Caminero scrap heap of hard throwers that can't pitch.

I never expected much from him, so it's hard to say I was disappointed.

[Double Mocha Man]

It's got to be Sheffield. When you trade a starting pitcher like Paxton you have to get back an elite prospect, and it would appear the Mariners didn't.

Hey, it's a trade with the Yankees. We almost always get skunked on those...

[D-train]

It's got to be Sheffield. When you trade a starting pitcher like Paxton you have to get back an elite prospect, and it would appear the Mariners didn't.

Hey, it's a trade with the Yankees. We almost always get skunked on those...

And it always rains in Seattle and the moon is made of cheese...........