Around Baseball 2021

[TwistedLogic]

[The Cats Ass]

The guy who gave Perez a 2nd place vote was a KC writer, lmao.

 

A writer that probably does all his scouting from the radio.

[TwistedLogic]

Frazier, Odor and Wade DFA'd by the Yankees.

 

What a colossal bust Frazier turned out to be.

 

[G-Snarls]

Wow

 

Almost an entire mediocre AAAA infield jettisoned all in one blast

[Spanky__99]

Frazier, Odor and Wade DFA'd by the Yankees.

 

What a colossal bust Frazier turned out to be.

 

 

I wouldn't call him a bust more than injury prone, that vertigo issue must be bigger than any of us suspect, I'm shocked he's been DFA'd.

[Jimcanuck]

I wouldn't call him a bust more than injury prone, that vertigo issue must be bigger than any of us suspect, I'm shocked he's been DFA'd.

 

Yanks had quite a roster crunch, but yes its a surprise. Rays had an even bigger crunch, need to find out who they left exposed.

 

Rays left C Blake Hunt unprotected, #108 ranked prospect on FG.

[Angrioter]

Rays offering over 200 M to Franco for +10 years

[Deadpool]

Frazier, Odor and Wade DFA'd by the Yankees.

 

What a colossal bust Frazier turned out to be.

 

 

All those years of Frazier being a "top prospect" based entirely on his uniform for naught, they couldn't even trade him for way more than he was worth!

 

Yanks be slippin'

[Jimcanuck]

Rays offering over 200 M to Franco for +10 years

 

He should be getting FTJ money

[Spanky__99]

Yanks had quite a roster crunch, but yes its a surprise. Rays had an even bigger crunch, need to find out who they left exposed.

 

Rays left C Blake Hunt unprotected, #108 ranked prospect on FG.

 

Rays Select Four Players

By Sean Bavazzano | November 19, 2021 at 6:22pm CDT

 

The Rays announced that they’ve added four players to their 40-man roster. The players being added are infielder Jonathan Aranda, infielder/catcher Ford Proctor, and right-handed pitchers Calvin Faucher and Tommy Romero. Following some earlier trades today, the roster is now full at 40 players.

 

More to come.

 

So basically Blake Hunt can be had.

[Jimcanuck]

Pirates left Tahnaj Thomas unprotected

[Spanky__99]

All those years of Frazier being a "top prospect" based entirely on his uniform for naught, they couldn't even trade him for way more than he was worth!

 

Yanks be slippin'

 

I don't know man, wasn't cause of his uniform, I'm hoping the Jays claim him.

[Deadpool]

I don't know man, wasn't cause of his uniform, I'm hoping the Jays claim him.

 

I mean, he's PROBABLY better than Grichuk (though maybe not), but he can't backup CF, so... like, who do you want him to replace?

[Spanky__99]

Pirates left Tahnaj Thomas unprotected

 

He won't be selected, too far away. Although tempting.

[Spanky__99]

I mean, he's PROBABLY better than Grichuk (though maybe not), but he can't backup CF, so... like, who do you want him to replace?

 

Someone on the 40, can likely start the year on the 60 day IL. I'd punt Anderson(the guy they claimed today) from the 40 in a millisecond for him.

[Jimcanuck]

He won't be selected, too far away. Although tempting.

 

A team like Baltimore will take him, give him the Luciano treatment.

[Brownie19]

Yanks had quite a roster crunch, but yes its a surprise. Rays had an even bigger crunch, need to find out who they left exposed.

 

Rays left C Blake Hunt unprotected, #108 ranked prospect on FG.

 

Based on my 5 seconds of stat scouting - I think FG is out to lunch. This guy was awful in A ball as a 22 year old. Unless he's Yadi defensively, I can see why the Rays left him unprotected.

[Jimcanuck]

Unless roster resource is wrong, the Jays left Miguel Hiraldo unprotected.

[Spanky__99]

Based on my 5 seconds of stat scouting - I think FG is out to lunch. This guy was awful in A ball as a 22 year old. Unless he's Yadi defensively, I can see why the Rays left him unprotected.

 

Full Report

Hunt was so crowded out by other prospects (Danner, Greene, Lewis, Pratto, Crouse, Estrada, Allen, Ward, etc) that he didn't even make the SoCal Area Code team (a regional, draft and scout-driven All-Star team) the summer before his senior year, and I didn't know about him until the following spring when he played well at a heavily-attended Boras tournament. Hunt got a $1.6 million bonus to keep him from going to Pepperdine, then put forth three solid, if unspectacular offensive seasons (.258/.341/.384) before having a huge breakout during 2020 Instructional League, during which he was suddenly hitting for much more in-game power. As a young pro, Hunt had a conservative in-game swing swing. He'd show you average raw power during BP but deploy a contact-oriented approach in games. His swing had virtually no stride, and he relied on strength to drive balls into the gaps for doubles, but that was it. Last Fall, Hunt's swing had more lower body movement and that, combined with another year of added body/strength maturation, makes him a much more dangerous hitter. I watched him park one halfway into the left-center field seats at Chase Field and he took Mason Thompson (who sat 96-99 that day) deep later that week, his second loud extra-base hit that day. He was one of a few buzzy Padres prospects (some of the others have also been traded) from the Fall, and he performed against a quality cross-section of pitching. Hunt's defense has backed up a little bit. He was catching on one knee, even with runners on base, and his footwork coming out of his crouch was inconsistent, which lead to inconsistent throwing accuracy. I've also seen him pop as low as 1.88 on throws to second and, despite his size, he’s agile enough and has sufficiently good hands to receive and frame big league stuff. I think the style with which Hunt catches will probably grow and change, especially as he shifts to an org that seems less inclined to put their catchers on one knee with runners on, and ultimately he'll be good back there. The thing to focus on here, though, is the potential power production from behind the plate, which now compels me to project him as an everyday player. (Alternate site, Fall Instructional League)

[Spanky__99]

A team like Baltimore will take him, give him the Luciano treatment.

 

That's exactly who I thought of, Luciano. I'll be pissed if that happens.

[Spanky__99]

Unless roster resource is wrong, the Jays left Miguel Hiraldo unprotected.

 

You're right, these moves are puzzling. I hope this works out. *shits pants*

 

Pardhino wasn't protected either... meh, who cares. Jays know what their doing.

Edited November 20, 2021 by Spanky99

[Abomination]

Hiraldo feels like a mistake. Maybe they think he's not close enough for someone to roster him a full year? Seems risky since someone will probably just give him a year-ending papercut or something.

 

I wonder if there's something in the CBA talks that changes things?

[Jimcanuck]

You're right, these moves are puzzling. I hope this works out. *shits pants*

 

Pardhino wasn't protected either... meh, who cares. Jays know what their doing.

 

Not surprised by Pardinho, I think he's done. Too bad, I was hoping he would morph into a late inning RP

[BTS]

[Spanky__99]

 

Now there's a guy who bust because of injuries.

[Daniel Labude]

Not surprised by Pardinho, I think he's done. Too bad, I was hoping he would morph into a late inning RP

 

He is 20. Why would he be done?

[Jimcanuck]

He is 20. Why would he be done?

 

Off TJS, pitches 3 innings, shut down with elbow soreness. He's taking the Franklin Perez route to obscurity.

 

He might make it all the way back, but rather unlikely.

[G-Snarls]

Jim Bowden predicts that 14 free agents will get contracts of 100M or more

 

The current record for one off season is 7

[Laika]

Now there's a guy who bust because of injuries.

 

Sad

[Laika]

Hiraldo feels like a mistake. Maybe they think he's not close enough for someone to roster him a full year? Seems risky since someone will probably just give him a year-ending papercut or something.

 

I wonder if there's something in the CBA talks that changes things?

 

Players like him only tend to get taken if they are good shortstops