Roch: O's sign Parmelee and DeLaRosa

[jamalshw]

It doesn't hurt to look at them, but these 2 aren't exactly players I'd want to make the ML roster.

I wouldn't mind Parmelee making the roster, depending on what he shows in spring training.

[ArtVanDelay]

He had some shoulder and forearm injuries, but unsure how much that impacted the numbers when he did pitch.

He also had knee surgery in late September. May not be ready to start the season.

[Chavez Ravine]

He had some shoulder and forearm injuries, but unsure how much that impacted the numbers when he did pitch.

Looks like he only pitched a handful of games (2.1 innings). He is intriguing BP depth.

[Can_of_corn]

Looks like he only pitched a handful of games (2.1 innings). He is intriguing BP depth.

But the bullpen is too deep as it is.

Not that I mind the signing but this is deep depth at this point.

[TheOrangeBirds]

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Off Miller.

[weams]

Looks like he only pitched a handful of games (2.1 innings). He is intriguing BP depth.

Hurt all year. Great 2013.

[Ven6]

Hurt all year. Great 2013.

Yeah, was a key fixture in Angels' 2013 pen.

Anyone know anything about his stuff? Pitches, speeds, pitch grades, etc.?

Edit: I see 51% ground ball rate. Perfect for our D.

[weams]

Yeah, was a key fixture in Angels' 2013 pen.

Anyone know anything about his stuff? Pitches, speeds, pitch grades, etc.?

Edit: I see 51% ground ball rate. Perfect for our D.

He is huge. 6 foot 7 250 lbs

[scOtt]

Yeah, was a key fixture in Angels' 2013 pen.

Anyone know anything about his stuff? Pitches, speeds, pitch grades, etc.?

Edit: I see 51% ground ball rate. Perfect for our D.

From Roch: "Dane De La Rosa had a breakout season with the Angels in 2013," Duquette said. "He has a good fastball and he also has a good curveball. Knee surgery in 2014 sidelined him and he's recovered from it.

6' 7" 245

[weams]

Yeah, was a key fixture in Angels' 2013 pen.

Anyone know anything about his stuff? Pitches, speeds, pitch grades, etc.?

Edit: I see 51% ground ball rate. Perfect for our D.

http://irfast.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-emergence-of-dane-de-la-rosa.html

With the Angels, it has been anything but, averaging over 94 MPH. Maybe the minor league gun wasn't working properly that day, or maybe he was just having a bad day (if nothing else, it is a cautionary tale on one time looks), but the fastball is good velocity wise. This certainly helps (no one on the above list didn't throw hard), but he is not in the top 10 in fastball velocity but is in the top 10 in fastball whiffs. Vertical movement tended to be a good indicator as to why some plus fastballs got whiffs and some didn't, and De La Rosa gets a lot of vertical movement on his fastball according to Pitch F/X (nearly a full inch on average better than the average whiff on 95 MPH + fastballs). The Angels' ballpark does make vertical movement data higher apparently, and it shows when you break De La Rosa's vertical movement data by home and road (at home it is around 11 inches, on the road it is about 9 inches). With this correction, he is in more human territory, but still in good territory.

[byrdz]

Here's the Oriole Park bomb out onto Eutaw.

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Cuts down runner Nick style.

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Plays the wall and cuts down runner at second.

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[weams]

He had some shoulder and forearm injuries, but unsure how much that impacted the numbers when he did pitch.

He pitched two innings. So I assume it impacted those innings.

[Bahama O's Fan]

If De La Rosa returns to his old form, could he make Hunter trade bait?

[Mayor McCheese]

There's a reason why this guy is just getting a MiLB deal...

Let's not go crazy people.

AAA bound for sure.

[BohKnowsBmore]

Here's the Oriole Park bomb out onto Eutaw.

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Cuts down runner Nick style.

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Plays the wall and cuts down runner at second.

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Looks like he has played RF, LF and 1B. Will he be our left-handed Steve Pearce?