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Young pitcher hopes to make team Rovals look at 20-year-old Zack Greinke this spring
The Associated Press
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Ready or not? That's the question the Kansas City Royals will address this spring training with 20-year-old Zack Greinke.
Greinke was considered among the best pitching prospects in the minor leagues last year, when he went a combined 15-4 with a 1.93 ERA in 23 starts with Double-A Wichita and Single-A Wilmington. And since the Royals have a few vacant spots in the rotation, Greinke has a chance to make the club.
"I've read that, but it could be completely different behind closed doors," said Greinke, the Royals' top pick in the 2002 draft. "I know I had a good year, but I don't know if the front office is thinking I'm going to get a long look in spring training. If I do really good, I have a chance. I don't know how good a chance it is."
Royals general manager Allard Baird said Greinke will be given an opportunity to make the staff
"I think about his career, his future, not just pitching one year in the big leagues."
Tony Pena Royals manager
"Physically his stuff will get better, not that his stuff isn't major league ready now," Baird said. "His command is major league ready. His mental readiness to handle the major leagues will factor into our decision.
"If he comes up and fails, it's not the player's fault, but my fault. We're going to do the right thing in both the short-term and long-term development for him. I can assure you of that."
Greinke has experienced very few setbacks in his baseball career; as a high school senior in Apopka, Fla., he went 9-2 with a 0.55 ERA and 118 strike outs.
But he still vividly recalls a
his third start after a promotion to Wichita, he gave up eight runs on 12 hits, including three home runs, in just 3 2/3 innings in a loss to Tulsa.
loss to TUF.
"I just got crushed," Greinke said. "Everybody said you can learn from this game. I said, 'How can I learn from this?' I didn't really learn anything from it until a couple of months later. It sank in after the season. Pride took over at the time."
Greinke faced Tulsa again on Aug. 31 in the season finale, when Wichita needed a win to make the Texas League playoffs. Greinke gave up two runs on seven hits in 52/3 innings to earn the victory.
Kansas City manager Tony Pena said he does not think Greinke is too young to pitch in the majors.
"Everybody knows I won't walk away from talent," Pena said. "If he's ready to pitch in the big leagues, we'll give him that chance."
Pena said his major concern is that Greinke played mostly shortstop and first base in high school before concentrating on pitching his senior year. Thus, he has not thrown many innings. Greinke threw 140 innings last year, the first time he has thrown more than 100 innings in a season.
"I think about his career, his future, not just pitching one year in the big leagues," Pena said.
While Pena and Baird think Greinke could be ready for the majors, he's not that sure.
"I think I'll be able to tell you after spring training is over," he said. "Last year is gone. Many things could change. Who knows what's going to happen when the games really begin?"
Cardinals' Marquis ready for season
The Associated Press
JUPITER, Fla. — Jason Marquis is getting a start with the St. Louis Cardinals, but he doesn't see it as a make-or-break opportunity.
The 25-year-old right-hander, acquired from Atlanta in December along with prospect Adam Wainright and reliever Ray King for outfielder J.D. Drew and catcher Eli Marrero, threw batting practice Monday in front of manager Tony La Russa and pitching coach Dave Duncan.
Duncan.
Aftergoing 8-9 with a 5.04 ERA as a starter in 2002, Marquis struggled last season. He made just two starts in 21 appearances and spent much of the season at Triple-A Richmond, where he
was 8-4 with a 3.35 ERA. For the Braves, Marquis was 0-0 with a 5.53 ERA.
Now, he's projected to be the No. 5 starter for St. Louis, though that's not a given.
St. Louis has three former starters — Jason Simontacchi, Dan Haren and Kiko Calero — waiting in the wings if Marquis fails.
"I intend to pitch to my ability and show them that I belong here," Marquis said. "I try not to put pressure on myself. I try to go out there, give them what I have and let my natural ability and instinct take over."
La Russa and Duncan like the potential for Marquis, whose fastball can reach 95 mph.
he will get that opportunity here," La Russa said.
"It is a nice time in his career for him to put it all together and
"I expect Jason to take the ball 30-
plus times and give us a chance to win every time out," La Russa said. "He has youth on his side, he has talent on his side and he had some nice experience with the Braves."
Marquis threw batting practice for 15 minutes. Among the hitters he faced was Albert Pujols, an early camp arrival who last week signed a $100 million, seven-year contract.
"For the first time facing batters he pitched fine," Duncan said. "But like everybody else he
doesn't have that pinpoint control yet.
"He has a live arm, a better than average fastball, nice movement on the ball and a great change-up," Duncan said. "I would say his breaking ball needs some refinement but you can tell he has a lot of potential."
NOTES: Pitchers and catchers will work out again Tuesday, when the rest of the squad is due to report. The first full-squad workouts are Wednesday. .. closer Jason Isringhausen was sent home Monday with a fever... After pitching 15 minutes of batting practice, left-handed reliever Steve Kline said, "An honest day's pay for an honest day's work. Now I can go home and go to sleep."
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Great Books and Bad Ideas:
Mortimer Adler on Liberal Education
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Humanities and Western Civilization Program Spring 2004 Lecture Series
Daniel Born Editor, The Common Review The Great Books Foundation Chicago, Illinois
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
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Malott, Room, Kansas Union
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The University of Kansas Chancellor's Student Awards Committee
is accepting nominations and applications for the following graduating senior awards:
The Agnes Wright Strickland Award
The Donald K. Alderson Award
The Class of 1913 Award
The Alexis F. Dillard Student Involvement Award
*The Rusty Leffel Concerned Student Award
The Caryl K. Smith Student Leader Award
Nominations must be received by 5:00pm, February 18 Applications must be received by 5:00pm, February 27
*This award is not limited graduating seniors
Forms available online at www.deanofstudents.ku.edu or from 113 Strong Hall
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