Aaron Sanchez stud thread

[Jimcanuck]

Sure in theory but it's only ever clear in hindsight whether a player has peaked or has bottomed out. Maybe this is a good as Pompey will ever look (I'm assuming you were referencing him above) and maybe he's going to climb up the charts (so to speak). If it's the former, the team will really regret selling high if it's the later, they will regret selling low but they'll only know that for sure after the fact.

 

Pompey is a prime example. If he wasn't from Mississauga i'd be calling for his trade for Franklin or some other young 2B. OF's are not hard to get for a team with a $130M payroll

[KingKat]

Sure in theory but it's only ever clear in hindsight whether a player has peaked or has bottomed out. Maybe this is a good as Pompey will ever look (I'm assuming you were referencing him above) and maybe he's going to climb up the charts (so to speak). If it's the former, the team COULD really regret NOT selling high if it's the later, the team COULD regret selling low but they'll only know that for sure after the fact.

 

Fixed myself here.

[KingKat]

Pompey is a prime example. If he wasn't from Mississauga i'd be calling for his trade for Franklin or some other young 2B. OF's are not hard to get for a team with a $130M payroll

 

Mere OFs and CFs and not the same. CFs can be a real bitch to lock up and a whole slew of terrrible contracts have been handed out to them (Matthew Jr., Wells, Upton). That being said the team does have Gose and both him and Pompey have similar floors so maybe Pompey is expendable but god forbid you go to the free agent market for a CF. That's where GMs go to die.

[reedjohnsonfan]

Way too early, but he's been locating his high 90s fastball and showing a nice curve. It's hard to refrain from getting excited over this guy's capability.

[John_Havok]

But my calculator says hes no good.....

 

Then your calculator sucks. saber loves the guy

[HERPDERP]

I wonder if Sanchez could very well end up being a reliever long-term, possibly the closer .

 

There is precedent out there, most notably off the top of my head - Papelbon, Feliz, Chapman

 

Sanchez most definitely doesn't have an issue with stamina, but I think because right now he only has two true dominating pitches he may benefit from being exposed less often.

[Angrioter]

I wonder if Sanchez could very well end up being a reliever long-term, possibly the closer .

 

There is precedent out there, most notably off the top of my head - Papelbon, Feliz, Chapman

 

Sanchez most definitely doesn't have an issue with stamina, but I think because right now he only has two true dominating pitches he may benefit from being exposed less often.

 

Starter #4 >>> CloserZZ

[KingKat]

I wonder if Sanchez could very well end up being a reliever long-term, possibly the closer .

 

There is precedent out there, most notably off the top of my head - Papelbon, Feliz, Chapman

 

Sanchez most definitely doesn't have an issue with stamina, but I think because right now he only has two true dominating pitches he may benefit from being exposed less often.

 

I think this is a very real possibility.

[HERPDERP]

Starter #4 >>> CloserZZ

 

but we can have the next Daniel Bard!

 

pre-derp, of course

[GD]

If we can't get something good for him, Sanchez becoming a closer could work pretty well.

[Angrioter]

2-0, no walks

[John_Havok]

I think this is a very real possibility.

 

That's pretty much worst case scenario at this point, barring injury

[HERPDERP]

I think tonight was the only time he reached 3 balls in a count

[ElNik2013]

All I know is the advanced geniuses don't even think he can be a good reliever so forget about Sanchez, he's a AA talent at best.

[gruber92]

Funny how his control just suddenly improved after the call up.

[Chappy]

Funny how his control just suddenly improved after the call up.

 

Working short stints out of the pen probably has a lot to do with it.

[Jimcanuck]

Funny how his control just suddenly improved after the call up.

 

it improved about a month ago in AAA.... his control was very good his last few AAA starts

 

something has clicked in his delivery

[reedjohnsonfan]

He's exactly as advertised. A lot of potential but can struggle with his fastball control. Still I was about to skip his first inning and decided to watch when I saw it was him coming in. Exciting player.

[HERPDERP]

With Jannsen surely leaving at the end of this season (since Rogers/AA don't seem to keep their promises or word), Sanchez will step in nicely into the closer's role. Guess we'll have to find a pitcher to start the season, though. Maybe Norris can be a mid season call-up too...

[Angrioter]

With Jannsen surely leaving at the end of this season (since Rogers/AA don't seem to keep their promises or word), Sanchez will step in nicely into the closer's role. Guess we'll have to find a pitcher to start the season, though. Maybe Norris can be a mid season call-up too...

 

Starter #4 >>> Clozzerr

[Jimcanuck]

All I know is the advanced geniuses don't even think he can be a good reliever so forget about Sanchez, he's a AA talent at best.

 

should pull up those posts.... some on here were calling a very young pitcher holding his own in AAA "worthless"

 

and rating a guy in short season ball Castro a better prospect

[ElNik2013]

it improved about a month ago in AAA.... his control was very good his last few AAA starts

 

something has clicked in his delivery

 

 

You're right. There was talk of some changes to his delivery so maybe the AAA pitching coach, Randy St-Claire, helped him out.

[Jimcanuck]

By the way, props to Ang for being a Sanchez booster throughout

[ElNik2013]

should pull up those posts.... some on here were calling a very young pitcher holding his own in AAA "worthless"

 

and rating a guy in short season ball Castro a better prospect

 

 

They can never be wrong though since they can always blame projection systems for their wrongness.

 

We'll see what happens...

[ElNik2013]

By the way, props to Ang for being a Sanchez booster throughout

 

 

 

With a few flip-flops in between...

[Atothe]

By the way, props to Ang for being a Sanchez booster throughout

 

Ang isn't a booster more like s*** stirrer

[wilko]

Sanchez will step in nicely into the closer's role.

 

I hope not!

[Angrioter]

Ang isn't a booster more like s*** stirrer

 

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[Jimcanuck]

Que mierda estas diciendo?

I'm a legit poster with a great skills evaluate and find talent

 

The best

 

Only Hurl and Dinger come close

[John_Havok]

With Jannsen surely leaving at the end of this season (since Rogers/AA don't seem to keep their promises or word), Sanchez will step in nicely into the closer's role. Guess we'll have to find a pitcher to start the season, though. Maybe Norris can be a mid season call-up too...

 

There'd be no reason to retain Janssen past this year anyways, regardless of any "unhappy" narrative, which is probably wholly overblown. You sure do t want to offer a QO and risk paying him 15 million next year. And you don't really want a closer who's stuff is declining slightly who relies on command control with very little margin of error to be in the 7 million per year range when you have bigger problems to address and need payroll room.