25th Round - Michael Finnigan - LHP - San Bernardino Valley College

Though I criticized that play last night, overall he’s looked good in the field this year.  3 of the 4 defensive metrics I look at have him in positive territory: 2 OAA, 1.3 UZR, 1 Rdrs, -2 Rtot.  He’s faster than Hays and covers more ground.  Hays catches anything within diving range and has great body control, but many of those balls he dives for would be caught without diving by a faster outfielder or one who gets better jumps.  Not that I’m complaining about Hays, who was a deserving Gold Glove nominee last year.  

Gotcha.

I wasn’t aiming my comment directly at you.  More of a general observation about many posters.   

That's fair.

I never said I was worried about his velocity, if he's effective, great. I don't think you need to throw 97 to be a good pitcher. Velocity is down on nearly all of our starters this season, they seem to be doing okay.

That’s irrelevant.  He’s far worse than Brooks The Great.  That’s what matters.  

Quick question. How much worse than the other 29 GMs is Elias in making roster decisions, acquisitions, and transactions? I think it's likely that fans from all 30 teams say the same hyperbolic statement about their GM.