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What a great bullpen arm this guy ttuned out to be. Drafted by the club and lasted so long. But he would never have the opportunity to get 30+mil in his career again. Best of luck to him in St. Louis

Too slow kids

Goodbye Squints. 4 year deal per mlbtr

I don't think it's that terrible. He will make for a nice bench bat at 1B/3B for some teams. - On the wrong side of 30 now, coming off a terrible, injury plagued season. - Probably a 1-2 win player (if) healthy, but would cost 8 mil in arbitration. Possibly they just gave him the option of going to free agency and choosing his team than picking up a few C level prospects, like the Cubs did with Hammel. Falvey and Levine have made it clear that they are going to re-shape that team this offseason. And Sano will get more starts at 3B this way. I expect Dozier will be traded too, and maybe Ervin Santana if anyone wants him.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/11/royals-designate-tony-cruz-tim-collins-elects-free-agency.html Tiny Tim elects free agency. Time to bring him home and give him the closer role

He has one option year left according to roster resource. I like it as a depth signing

Cotillo says we had strong interest in signing Drew Butera. But he has since signed a 2 year deal with the Royals

As per the dbacks media people

I hope they don't implement restrictions on reliever usage.

They arent going to combine anytime soon. MLB players are already protesting the idea of an international draft.

Time for NJH thread (5).

Maybe he didn't want to sign here.

Don't worry about it mate. A lot of your ideas about where to rank different prospects were done in the right mindset. Jon "DIRTY" Harris is your guy now.

Yes sir. That game he pitched was a real eye opener for me. There's a lot to like about Maese.

Here is another Maese article. http://jaysprospects.com/2016/08/22/justin-maese-lansing/ One of the fastest movers in the Blue Jays minor league system is that of right-handed pitcher Justin Maese. Jumping levels quickly due to the command he has of all four of his pitches has really helped the 19-year old prospect reach the low-A Lansing Lugnuts in just one year removed from high school. Finding success with his 4-seam fastball, 2-seam fastball, slider, and changeup hasn’t been an issue in 2016. Currently maintaining a 1.08 WHIP and a 5.63 SO/W ratio in his 66 innings pitched between Vancouver and Lansing; shows that the up-and-coming star is on the right path with his career. Known primarily for his sinking fastball. There’s no question why Maese’s K/9 ratio is currently at 6.1 as he likes to pitch to contact for quick outs instead of chasing strikeouts. Explaining how he uses his sinker to his advantage when facing opposing hitters, Maese admits it depends on the situation on whether or not he’ll show his 2-seamer that usually sits in the 91 to 93 miles per hour range. “I throw my fastball in certain situations when I feel I need it,” stated Maese. “I throw a sinker, so I generate a lot of groundballs. I use it in certain situations when I feel I need an out.” When his sinker is clicking he can easily mix in his slider to give the batter something totally different to think about. Currently throwing the slider around 89; Maese is happy with the feel for this pitch right now, as he believes it has improved leaps and bounds since high school. “My slider has come a long way in pro ball,” explained Maese. “I didn’t throw a true slider in high school, it was more of a slurve. But now I have complete confidence in the pitch every outing.” But the greatest thing about Maese’s game is the differential between his 4-seam fastball and his changeup. Usually sitting at a 10 mile per hour difference between the two has really helped the prospect keep hitters off-balance all season. This skill has really impressed Lansing Lugnuts pitching coach Jeff Ware who feels Maese will find a lot of success on the mound if he can continue to maintain his arm speed when throwing these two pitches. “Justin has a really good differential between his fastball and changeup, especially if can maintain the same arm speed with both pitches,” stated Ware. “He’s got nice bottom to both and that’ll help him get batters out moving forward.” Making the jump to professional baseball last summer; Maese discusses the differences from playing high school baseball in Texas to pitching in the Gulf Coast League in 2015. “The jump from high school baseball to the GCL was tough at first as it’s not the same level of competition. But once you’re focused on repeating everything it gets a lot easier,” explained Maese. “One of the aspects that makes the process better is the amazing coaches you get to work with in the Blue Jays organization. It doesn’t take long to realize they know what they’re talking about and if you take advantage of the resources they offer you the process goes well.” Taking advantage of great coaching is second nature for Maese who’s been blessed to have his Dad as his coach up through middle school. While he had to focus on the game without his father’s guidance in high school, the prospect feels it was the fundamentals he learned growing up from his Dad that got him to where he is today. “My Dad was my coach up through middle school and he was harder on me than people would expect,” said Maese. “Once I got to high school I pretty much coached myself in pitching. But having my Dad teach me everything growing up played a big part in getting me here.” With the conclusion of the season fast approaching, Maese has only one focus for the remainder of his year in Lansing. “I hope to just continue to learn more about myself in Lansing,” stated Maese. “In baseball you never stop learning, so I hope to learn from the coaches and figure out what I can do to get better in my career.” If Maese continues to keep this mindset moving forward his stock will only rise in the upcoming seasons. Currently ranked the 11th best prospect in the Blue Jays organization by MLB.com, fans shouldn’t be surprised to see the young Texan jump into the top-10 in the near future. But if Justin Maese continues to stay humble and take in as much coaching as possible success in the majors won’t be far away no matter where he’s ranked.

Here is Maeses start from July 9th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0ILO6WpsPw&t=4524s He pitched, 8IP 3H 2ER 0BB 5K and 15 groundouts. It was probably one of his better performances from this season. http://clutchlings.blogspot.ca/2016/08/a-look-at-justin-maese.html Here is an article from Clutchlings charting his start in Lansing, from August - When former GM Alex Anthopoulos went on his shopping spree over a year ago prior to the trade deadline, he was able to hang onto much of the club's upper level talent depth. He did, however, deal much of its middle level talent base in order to put deals together that resulted in a division title. The top level prospects, like Anthony Alford, Conner Greene, Sean Reid-Foley, Richard Urena, and Rowdy Tellez, remained intact, and now the next wave of prospects is just starting to get established in Low A ball. RHP Justin Maese is at the forefront of that group. Maese (say "My-EH-zee) grew up in the football hotbed of El Paso, TX, which is off the beaten path for baseball scouts. A high school QB and punter, he was headed the college football route, but began to attract minor attention when he hit 96 on the gun in the spring of 2015. Credit goes to the Blue Jays, who developed a knack for unearthing talent in non-traditional baseball markets under Anthopoulos, and Blue Texas scout Gerald Murray, who talked Maese out of his football commitment, and he signed with Toronto after being selected in the 3rd round last June. Baseball America's scouting report on Maese before the draft: Maese climbed this spring from off of draft boards into consideration for the top 10 rounds because scouts who saw him at his best saw an above-average fastball and a slider that flashed above-average. But scouts who stuck around for a few more starts saw the stuff often drop back from the 93-96 mph he showed at his best to 88-92 mph. Maese's feel for the breaking ball comes and goes and his delivery involves effort and is somewhat mechanical. But Maese has lots of arm speed and potential if he can smooth out the rough edges. He is committed to Texas Tech. Their tune changed a bit after an impressive rookie season: Athletic and live-armed, Maese delivers from a low three-quarters delivery that helps him impart excellent sink to his fastball. His velocity came and went during the spring, which led to his draft stock rising and falling, but when he stays on top of the ball in his delivery, he can push 96 mph with plus sinking life. He'll sit 89-93 mph most of the time but could fill out and hold higher velocity longer down the line. He has work to do to polish his changeup and slider, which at times flashes plus with mid-80s power. Maese had an exceptional groundball rate in his debut (2.58 grounds per airout) and profiles as a power sinkerballer if it all works out. Maese has been on an upward arc in terms of his career trajectory ever since, and in only his second pro season was promoted to Lansing a few weeks ago. Last year, he was dominant in the GCL, being named the league's MVP, and threw a 6-inning, one run, four hit, 10 strikeout game in the playoffs. This year, Maese began the season with Vancouver, as the organization opted to pump the brakes a bit on his development, but after posting an 0.80 WHIP for the C's in 26 innings over 5 starts, he was on his way to the Midwest League. I charted Maese's August 13th start at West Michigan. At 6"3"/180, Maese fits the mold of the prototypical Blue Jays pitching prospect. Maese doesn't turn 20 until late October, and as one of the youngest players in the MWL, he certainly looks like it. Maese has made huge strides in his delivery, repeating it well, throwing from a consistent arm slot, and landing in a good position to field comebackers: Maese worked a tidy, 10-pitch first inning, retiring the side in order, CF Lane Thomas making a nice running catch of a sinking liner for the final out. A deliberate worker on the mound, West Michigan hitters started stepping out of the box on Maese in the 2nd. Maese gave up a one-out double off the LF wall, which later came around to score on a two-out single that had some eyes, and found a hole between third and short. As a sinkerball pitcher who works down in the zone, Maese will give up some contact like that. Hitting 95, Maese struck out the final hitter swinging to end his 16-pitch 2nd. Maese struggled a bit with his command in the 3rd, but still retired the side in order on 13 pitches, inducing a pair of groundball outs after striking out the leadoff hitter. He also gave up a leadoff single in the 4th, but C Ryan Hissery, who continues to improve his skills behind the plate, gunned down the runner attempting to steal 2nd. While Maese did not show a great move to 1st in this game, his short stride to home no doubt helped Hissey throw the runner out. He retired the next two hitters, needing only 8 pitches to get out of the inning. The 5th proved to be Maese's longest of the day. After giving up another leadoff base hit, Hissey's throw hit the runner on the helmet as he attempted to steal second, putting a runner on 3rd with no outs. A one-out singled brought home West Michigan's second run of the game. Maese retired the next two hitters, and still maintained his velocity, hitting 95 once again, but he did continue to struggle with his command. He required 22 pitches to get through the inning. Maese's cleanest inning of the night was the 6th, when he needed only 5 pitches to retire the side in order. Back out for the 7th, Maese gave up a pair of soft grounders to start the inning, but his infield D let him down a bit. SS JC Cardenas ranged to his right to scoop up a groundball from the leadoff hitter, but didn't have time to set up properly for the throw, and skipped it to first, allowing the hitter to beat it by a hair. Two pitches later, 2B Ryan Metzler bobbled a routine groundball which most likely would have resulted in a double play had he not dropped it, leaving runners on first and second with no outs. The next hitter whiffed on a pair of bunt attempts, and swung and missed at Maese's third pitch for the first out of the inning, and with a left-handed hitter due next, and Maese at 80 pitches for the night, his outing was over. For the game, Maese threw 6.1 innings, gave up a pair of earned runs on six hits, allowed a walk, and fanned six. He threw 80 pitches, 55 for strikes, and threw first strikes to 11 of the 26 hitters he faced. Maese had 8 swings-and-misses on the night, and recorded 8 ground ball outs, as opposed to 4 by fly balls. He worked consistently down in the zone for much of the night, relying mostly on his sinker, which showed good movement. He pairs his sinker with an 89 mph slider, as well as his change, but stuck mostly with the fastball on this night. Maese is still a considerable distance away from MLB, and given his age and experience, there's no need to rush. There was concern that he wouldn't be able to refine his mechanics or keep his velo up well into games, but he appears to have all but conquered those aspects. His change is coming along nicely, but is still a work in progress. Maese profiles as a weak-contact inducing pounder of the lower part of the strike zone. Promoting him to Lansing was a challenge, and while he's alternated some good outings with some in which he's struggled, Maese is making good progress. At 19, there is projection remaining. There may be more room for an extra mile or two per hour of velocity, and his fastball command and secondary pitches should continue to improve. Expect to see him back at Lansing to start the year next season, but his development could really take off in 2017.

He told me it was the first prospect list he has ever made. So not too bad for a rookie. I think he favoured some guys too highly that he personally really likes. Like Harris. But other than that not too bad. He'll learn.

No sir. Fastball slider change. Ill link to the game when i get home later

His contract was up last offseason. GD was looking to get younger.

And this was our top 15 at this time last year.. Dec. 2015 List 1. Anthony Alford 2. Sean Reid-Foley 3. Conner Greene 4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 5. Rowdy Tellez 6. Jon Harris 7. Max Pentecost 8. Richard Urena 9. Clinton Hollon 10. Justin Maese 11. Jose Espada 12. Ryan Borucki 13. Danny Jansen 14. Angel Perdomo 15. D.J. Davis Now. 15 Max Pentecost 14 Angel Perdomo 13 Justin Maese 12 Harold Ramirez 11 Reese McGuire 10 Jon Harris 9 Conner Greene 8 T.J. Zeuch 7 Bo Bichette 6 Richard Urena 5 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 4 Rowdy Tellez 3 Sean Reid-Foley 2 Anthony Alford 1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

I can change it. Luckily it doesn't change any placements in the rankings.

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